Archive for posts ‘Richard Shelby’

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The Ball’s In Harry’s Court

The Senate Majority leader is not required to honor any Senator’s hold which means Harry Reid can dare the entire GOP caucus (and any conservadems who might feel like joining in) to filibuster every single one of President Obama’s nominees while the entire nation watches on television. But if Reid lets the entire federal government come grinding to a halt becuase of “Senatorial courtesy,” then it’s time to find a new majority leader.

Everything That Is Wrong with the US Senate in One Sentence

One Senator, Richard Shelby (R-AL), can singlehandedly shut down the entire Senate because the administration gave a big military spending contract to Boeing instead of a European company.

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