Comments on: Some In Labor Frustrated With Obama Administration For Not Sending Signals On Solis

By: groundzero

groundzero — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:53:44 +0000

I want to learn the history of gambling. Can anybody forward me to a worthy site? Btw – Kudos on a great site

By: marlene

marlene — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 00:32:37 +0000

HOW STUPID CAN YOU GET. WHITE LABOR LEADERS DON’T WANT HISPANICS IN CHARGE OF NOTHING. Also if any American was in their right mind neither would they. They are here only for the New World Order. Hispanics are at war with all Hisenglishes, better wake up. The hispanics are mosquitos in obama inner buthole, so he throws them their bones, but he expects Americans to be smart enough to rage War against any President against American boarders, jobs, stealing taxes. President Reagan gave them Amnesty and sold out Americans. It is time for an American Party, to include Libertarians, Green Party. The Dems and the Republicans have sold out, the Hispanics will trash this country into nothing but anarchy and chaos, and killing. For the love of your children wake up Americans. Liberals just want someone to clean their houses, while they are anti-Americans if they want any Hispanics to have voting power. Americans should rise up and revoke the first amnesty and all their descendants voting Power. Because all violated the Constitution including Prez. Reagan!

By: Jen

Jen — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 04:20:39 +0000

Waiting for Obama???…. isn’t it the other way around, don’t we tell him/them what we want?
This is absurd…

By: Meteor Blades

Meteor Blades — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 23:33:53 +0000

"Senate rules should be changed to eliminate anonymous holds on nominees."Yes, Eric. See my Diary on this here.

By: Juanita

Juanita — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 03:06:56 +0000

SBJ, comments re nanny problem — why is it that it is OK for men not to pay their taxes, but not for women.

By: Dick Hertz

Dick Hertz — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 02:43:14 +0000

If he doesn’t see the torches and pitchforks coming, he can’t make arguments that the people are serious about EFCA, for example, or the family planning component just shot down. We need to provide the angry mob of “leftists” (hilarious joke) who are going to demand the reversal of these policies that the GOP and some Democrats have pursued wherein the Paris Hiltons of the world get everything they want and we go suck eggs. Angry mob of simple peasants, please report to Congress!

By: Tena

Tena — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:23:34 +0000

Senate rules should be changed to eliminate anonymous holds on nominees.

I need to know the reason for the rule in the first place before I know whether it’s a good idea to get rid of it; obviously, I don’t know.

By: Amber Sparks

Amber Sparks — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:55:57 +0000

Just wanted to let you all know, the UFCW has responded to the obstruction of Solis’ confirmation here: http://www.ufcw.org/press_room/index.cfm?pressReleaseID=416

By: Greg Sargent

Greg Sargent — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:32:49 +0000

hey all, just wanted to let you know, we’re going to try to do an open thread daily at happy hour, called “Happy Hour Roundup” or “Happy Hour Open Thread” or some such.

I hope you’ll all jump in…

By: Eric Jaffa

Eric Jaffa — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:25:42 +0000

Senate rules should be changed to eliminate anonymous holds on nominees.

By: Tena

Tena — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:06:46 +0000

Perhaps this is connected to Woodward’s cryptic reference to further nanny-type problems?

Nice guess – I sorta disregarded Woodward, but that’s a nice guess, now that you bring it up.

By: Tena

Tena — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:03:59 +0000

But if I saw one thing during the campaign, it was how good Obama’s timing is.

There was a lot of noise when he just carried on calmly when the stock market dropped and McCain “dropped” his campaign. It worked out beautifully. I don’t think he’s infallible, but I have to keep learning the hard way not to underestimate him.

I do hope personally that since he more than extended the hand to the Republicans, who then bit it off that Rahm goes all Chicago on em. It’s time – they’re not going to play nice. I could have told Obama that, but I think the gestures he made were deliberate so that the public could see why he had to when he lowers the boom on them.

But this is just my private scenario that I’m hoping for. I’d like to remind Rahm, in case he forgot, that John Boehner is just Tom Delay in a John Boehner mask and you can’t trust him.

By: sbj

sbj — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:03:30 +0000

“Why hasn’t Hilda Solis been confirmed as Labor Secretary yet, and why haven’t we heard from the unions or from the Obama administration about it?”

Perhaps this is connected to Woodward’s cryptic reference to further nanny-type problems?

By: Tena

Tena — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:52:45 +0000

SqueakyRat – I kind of agree. Labor really came through for Obama in the election. I’ll never forget the speech on racism – was it the president of the AFL-CIO? – gave. It was incredible. Beyond that obvious debt, however, it’s just right.

By: SqueakyRat

SqueakyRat — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:49:29 +0000

The best face I can put on it is that they want to get the stimulus package done before they press on anything that else that might rile deficit hawks and business conservatives. But it sucks.