And ask him where you can send the check to his primary opponent unless he votes no on cloture.
Joseph I. Lieberman (D- CT), 202-224-4041

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Because we know the rest of the Ohio Republicans wouldn’t dream of doing such a thing:
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Two Republican lawyers say their firms lost much of their legal work for the state because they refused to donate to Attorney General Jim Petro’s campaign, a newspaper reported.
Jack Morrison of the Akron firm Amer Cunningham told […]

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C.S. Lewis in “The Four Loves,” on St. Augustine’s admonition to love only God, because God is eternal and everything else will pass away:
Who could conceivably begin to love God on such a prudential ground–because the security (so to speak) is better? Who could even include it among the grounds for loving? Would you […]

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Now, this is reassuring, isn’t it?
WASHINGTON — Struggling to retain enough officers to lead its forces, the Army has begun to dramatically increase the number of soldiers it promotes, raising fears within the service that wartime strains are diluting the quality of the officer corps. […]
The higher rates of promotion are part of efforts to […]

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You have the power.
Call. Write. Fax.
Don’t come back here and piss and moan about the spineless Democrats if you can’t even be bothered to make a phone call.
Just do it.
Plenty of info in previous posts - use it.
UPDATE: C-SPAN’s reporting the “Y” votes to confirm Alito at 56 - down from 62 Friday, […]

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REMEMBER: YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE FROM A SENATOR’S STATE TO CALL!
Republican Linc Chaffee (RI) to vote against Alito. Thank him for changing his mind (even though we know he’s just trying to have it both ways, but you catch more flies with honey) and ask him to go all the way and support […]

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Quick reminder, Fishtown’s Drinking Liberally Chapter will be meeting tonight at Johnny Brenda’s (1201 Frankford Ave., at Girard) from 6 to 9 pm.
The Center City Chapter will be gathering tomorrow at Tangier, drink specials and some free wings from 6 to 9 pm, to be followed by a viewing of the State of […]

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“But Susie, I don’t really know what to say!” That’s okay, Vichy Democrats figured it all out for you:
FIRST, as each office opens (8:30 or 9 am Eastern, later for District offices as you move West), call every office (DC and District) of YOUR OWN Democratic Senators and urge them to support the filibuster by […]

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Go read the Booman. Then call some senators.

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Because of policies like this:
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 — Millions of low-income people would have to pay more for health care under a bill worked out by Congress, and some of them would forgo care or drop out of Medicaid because of the higher co-payments and premiums, the Congressional Budget Office says in a new report. […]

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Senator Robert Menendez [NJ] DEMOCRATIC SWING VOTE
Washington, 202-224-4744 (phone), 202-228-2197 (fax)
Newark, 973-645-3030 (phone)
Ask Governor Corzine to get the Senators to do the right thing:
609-292-6000
Senator Frank Lautenberg [NJ] DEMOCRATIC SWING VOTE
Washington, 202-224-3224 (phone), 202-228-4054 (fax)
Camden, 856-338-8922 (phone), 856-338-8936 (fax)
Newark, 973-639-8700 (phone), 973-639-8723 (fax)

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Okay, it’s Monday, you’re in work, you have a fax machine. (Or you can use this.) Write a quick (handwritten is better) note asking these Democratic senators to support the fillibuster - even if they’re voting for Alito.
AR: Lincoln(D) (202) 228-1371
AR: Pryor(D) (202) 228-0908
CA: Boxer(D) (202) 226-6701
CA: Feinstein(D) (202) 228-3954
CO: Salazar(D) (202) 228-5036
CT: Dodd(D) (202) […]

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We have 17 senators now. Keep up the good work!
Now Patrick Leahy’s on board. Have you called or faxed your own senator yet? Good. Don’t stop there, call some more.
Let’s shut down the Senate switchboard this morning. You can use these toll-free numbers (and ask for the Senators by name): 888-355-3588 or 888-818-6641.
Ted Kennedy told […]

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Doug Thompson at Capitol Hill Blue:
Abramoff was a product of a determined GOP effort to put more lobbyists on K Street, the stretch of Washington real estate that is home to many of the rich and powerful sellers of influence. That was former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay’s job and DeLay is as crooked […]

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Here’s a good one: Call the DNC (202-863-8000) or the DSCC (202-224-2447). Although they were telling callers earlier, “We have nothing to do with that,” we know better.
Explain to them you will not be donating any more money to the Democratic party or their candidates unless they stand up to this appointment and do the […]

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Contact Florida’s Senator Bill Nelson at his regional offices and tell him you want him to support the Alito filibuster:
Coral Gables: 305-536-5999
Fax: 305-536-5991
Broward/Davie: 954-693-4851
Fax: 954-693-4862
Ft. Myers: 239-334-7760
Fax: 239-334-7710
Jacksonville: 904-346-4500
Fax: 904-346-4506
Orlando: 888-671-4091 (inside FL only) or 407-872-7161
Fax: 407-872-7165
Tallahassee: 850-942-8415
Fax: 850-942-8450
Tampa: 813- 225-7040
Fax: 813-225-7050
West Palm Beach: 561-514-0189
Fax: 561-514-4075

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Several years ago, when I was an actual department head and made a decent paycheck, I learned my company was about to merge with our archrival. (As any of you who have been through it already know, mergers rank high on the life-stress charts.) And of course, our sales department were all promptly issued copies […]

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Newsweek:
Feb. 6, 2006 issue - James Comey, a lanky, 6-foot-8 former prosecutor who looks a little like Jimmy Stewart, resigned as deputy attorney general in the summer of 2005. The press and public hardly noticed. Comey’s farewell speech, delivered in the Great Hall of the Justice Department, contained all the predictable, if heartfelt, appreciations. But […]

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Here are the people to call or email today, whether they represent you or not:
Robert Byrd (WV)
311 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-3954
Web Form: http://www.byrd.senate.gov/byrd_email.html
FAX: (202) 228-0002
Mary Landrieu (LA)
724 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-5824
Web Form: http://www.landrieu.senate.gov/contact/index.cfm
FAX: (202) 224-9735
K. Salazar (CO)
UNITED STATES SENATE WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-5852
Web Form: http://salazar.senate.gov/contact/email.cfm
FAX: (202) 228-5036 […]

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With only one book, Harper Lee made her mark on American literature. Here’s a great story.

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I can so relate to this.

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My best friend breaks into a cold sweat at the very thought of purchasing a computer, and though she did recently bring herself to order a Dell online, she ended up cancelling because they sent her the wrong one.
So I volunteered to go with her to the Microcenter in St. David’s this morning. “But I […]

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Creepy.

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Did you know Target has one of the world’s top forensics labs? And that it helps the government solve crimes? I’m not sure how I feel about that.

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Thank God for Resolution No. 2. I don’t have to deal with crap like this (although it does strike me as a good way to separate real men from the assholes):
Research to be published this week in a leading academic journal confirms what many female comics - and funny women - have long suspected: men […]

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