CISPA and you: how it would work and how it could work better
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A decade after the September 11 attacks, Congress still hasn't effectively addressed cybersecurity, an oversight they seem determined to correct in this election year. Thus Thursday's rushed passage of the deeply flawed Cyber Information Sharing ...
Lieberman, Coburn press Super Congress to punish seniors with Medicare cuts
Coburn and Lieberman introduce the proposal.
Ugh. They're back. Sens. Joe Lieberman and Tom Coburn are trying to put the catfood in the Catfood Commission II, pressing the Super Congress punish seniors.
Sens. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) and Tom Coburn (...
CT-Sen: Murphy, McMahon lead in primaries; Democrats lead in 3 of 4 matchups
Susan Bysiewicz; Chris Murphy
Quinnipiac. 9/8-13. Registered voters (No trendlines):
Chris Murphy (D): 36
Susan Bysiewicz (D): 26
William Tong (D): 1
Undecided: 35
(MoE: ±4.6%)
I'm pleased to see Chris Murphy—who is one of my personal favorite pol...
McCain: ‘Outrageous’ to think he tried to get weapons to Gaddafi
John McCain wants you to know that yes, he met with the crazy dictator, but he didn't promise him assistance in obtaining weapons from the U.S., despite what the leaked documents say:
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) denied that he promised to help Libyan lead...
Libya has changed, Republicans have not
You're holding it wrong.
It's at least a little funny to note how, let's say "unnuanced" some political figures are. It doesn't matter what the situation: You always know what they're going to say. Even when that situation turns completely upside-dow...
Wikileaks: Sens. McCain, Lieberman and Graham promised to help arm Libya in 2009
John McCain has always wanted to bomb the shit out of Libya. Except for that time in 2009 when he and his BFFs, Lindsey Graham and Joe Lieberman, went to Tripoli to meet with Gaddafi and promised to help arm Libya.
Via Think Progress:
[E] xactly two y...
Raising Medicare eligibility age might be on the debt ceiling table
A few weeks ago, Sens. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) and Tom Coburn (R-OK) introduced a thoroughly panned plan to raise the age of Medicare eligibility. At a time when more and more older people are facing long-term unemployment, and the loss of health insuran...
GAO: Eliminating Overlap in Federal Programs Would Save Billions of Dollars
Filed under: Senate, Investigations, Budget, Congress, DeficitSen. Joe Lieberman, chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, called the GAO report a "battle plan" in the "war against wasteful federal spending." Permalink | Email this&...
Democrat Joe Courtney Won’t Run for Sen. Joe Lieberman’s Seat
Filed under: Senate, Congress, 2012 ElectionsThe prominent Connecticut Democrat says he has no intention of running for the Senate and will remain in the House. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
Democrat Joe Courtney Won’t Run for Sen. Joe Lieberman’s Seat
Filed under: Senate, Congress, 2012 ElectionsThe prominent Connecticut Democrat says he has no intention of running for the Senate and will remain in the House. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
