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Another sign that Rhee is a disaster

Lieberman likes her. Michelle Rhee’s Proposed Reforms Does anybody have any details on the specifics of this proposal, or how it would work in practice? The fact that she won’t go before… more »

D2 route

Man Threatens to Impale Himself on Calder Sculpture — 2 comments

Mike Licht wrote 1 day ago: Mr. Yuan Fang, 66, of Flushing, NY threatened to jump seven stories into the Philip A. Hart Senate … more »

Tags: Art, China, Congress, District of Columbia, Essay, History, language, Mental Health, News

Another sign that Rhee is a disaster

dcblogger wrote 2 days ago: Lieberman likes her. Michelle Rhee’s Proposed Reforms Does anybody have any details on the sp … more »

Tags: Culture of Corruption, Public Education, DC, Labor, Hubris, michelle rhee, DCPS, Lieberman

Democrats in the bag for ATandT

dcblogger wrote 3 days ago: What’s most striking about the Convention bag — aside, of course, from its stunning desi … more »

Tags: 2008, Civil Rights, constitution, Culture of Corruption, Democrats, Hubris, Privacy, AT&T, Democratic National Convention

Michelle Rhee on accountability — 2 comments

dcblogger wrote 3 days ago: Rhee’s testimony to the Committee On Education and Labor had a hearing on July 17th on Mayor a … more »

Tags: Culture of Corruption, Public Education, DC, Hubris, michelle rhee, DCPS

Pelosi Interview Exemplifies Partisanship and Failure

S.E. wrote 6 days ago: Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, did in an interview with CNN’s Wo … more »

Tags: National Politics, Politics, President, Congress, Nancy Pelosi, House of Representatives, Senate, Democrats, Republicans

bush-league bandits

Jamal wrote 6 days ago: pimp, instead of pope, in New Vatican, DC, the village idiot & his seven dwarves         … more »

Tags: Poetry, Politics, George W. Bush, Viagra, White House, Oil, Texas, Shrub, Uncle Sam

Pelosi Calls Bush 'a total failure' — 1 comment

ballyblog wrote 6 days ago: WASHINGTON — President Bush has been a “total failure” in everything from the economy … more »

Tags: astonishing, Bad Politicians, Caught!, Communication, Hypocrisy, In their own words, Morons in the News, Ranting, Terrible

Eastern Market Burned Again -- by the Media — 1 comment

Mike Licht wrote 1 week ago: News stories about Washington’s Eastern Market filled the DC media yesterday, describing the … more »

Tags: adrian fenty, DC government, Dining, District of Columbia, Eastern Market, Economics, examiner, Food, historic restoration

Single payer round up

dcblogger wrote 1 week ago: Mayors make good move on health care Yes I DO want a universal, single payer health care system Hea … more »

Tags: Health Care, HR676, Single Payer

Off to Lobby Lobby — 1 comment

sarabenincasa wrote 1 week ago: So I’m going to D.C. for a few days because someone has to lobby the Hill on behalf of ladyflo … more »

Tags: mysteries of life, Sara Benincasa, mtv, Washington, DC, NYC, Comedy, Humor, washington dc

Sammies: Baguette Box

yumpassion wrote 1 week ago: I got home hungry and feeling the need for some outdoor exercise, so the only thing to do was walk … more »

Tags: Eating Out, Casual, Restaurant, sammies

Capitol Hill Staffers — 13 comments

What Liz Said wrote 1 week ago: Photo by Me. Capitol Hill interns and staffers make me want to claw my eyes out.  Well, the staffe … more »

Tags: Life, washington dc, National Mall, DC, Humor, Senate, Congress, Staffers, Interns

I'm sure his masters at TimeWaner are very pleased

dcblogger wrote 1 week ago: Jim Webb Speaks out on FISA and the Role of Bloggers in Legislative Fights With respect to legislat … more »

Tags: Culture of Corruption, constitution, Democrats, Virginia, FISA, Webb, TimeWarner

HCAN't

dcblogger wrote 1 week ago: What a doctor thinks of HCAN’t Don McCanne, MD at Physicians for a National Health Program. F … more »

Tags: Health Care, HCAN, Health Care for America NOW!

Bush Pushes Congress to Allow Oil Drilling

ballyblog wrote 1 week ago: WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush has prodded Congress to allow oil drilling in offshore waters and i … more »

Tags: Business News, Caught!, Communication, Government, In their own words, Oil Gas, Political, Ranting, Signs of the times

Karl No-Show Rove

judecowell wrote 1 week ago: As you know, Mr. Defiant was a no-show yesterday on Capitol Hill, so I penned a poem in honor of a m … more »

Tags: Politics, Poetry, washington dc, politicians, Poems, Current Events, Bad Poetry, Political Poems, political poetry

The Day The World Changed Forever

tboracer wrote 1 week ago: I’m big on blogging. I think it’s fabulous for so many reasons. In fact, I’m going … more »

Tags: the great sadness, 9/11, Blog Indiana 2008, Blogging, CBN News, Connecticut Schools of Broadcasting, Journalist, mcdonalds, Pentagon

Health Care for America Now!

dcblogger wrote 1 week ago: A Trojan Horse … more »

Tags: Culture of Corruption, Democrats, 2008, class warfare, Health Care, Grassroots, HCAN

Congress Approval Rate Sinks to Singel Digits First Time Ever — 1 comment

streetknowledge wrote 2 weeks ago: Is The Con Running Out? via Rasmussen The percentage of voters who give Congress good or excellent r … more »

Tags: News, Senate, rasmussen survey, Congress