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	<title>Comments on: Senate Tea Leaves</title>
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		<title>By: Nell</title>
		<link>http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/10/29/senate-tea-leaves/#comment-110756</link>
		<dc:creator>Nell</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 20:52:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Why Schumer at Rules?  Rules is where they predetermine the outcome of many things — like whether amendments will pass with majority or 60 votes, whether amendments will be offered at all, etc. It’s a leadership position without the title and the public focus (and that’s the odd part of Schumer wanting it; he’s a famous publicity hound).&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Why Schumer at Rules?  Rules is where they predetermine the outcome of many things — like whether amendments will pass with majority or 60 votes, whether amendments will be offered at all, etc. It’s a leadership position without the title and the public focus (and that’s the odd part of Schumer wanting it; he’s a famous publicity hound).</p>
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		<title>By: freepatriot</title>
		<link>http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/10/29/senate-tea-leaves/#comment-110224</link>
		<dc:creator>freepatriot</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:32:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;they just don’t get us left coasters&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;no way, no day&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>they just don’t get us left coasters</p>
<p>no way, no day</p>
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		<title>By: Leen</title>
		<link>http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/10/29/senate-tea-leaves/#comment-110220</link>
		<dc:creator>Leen</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:02:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;DiFi as California’s governor “not going to happen”&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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		<title>By: Leen</title>
		<link>http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/10/29/senate-tea-leaves/#comment-110217</link>
		<dc:creator>Leen</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;tainted by war profiteering.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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		<title>By: Leen</title>
		<link>http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/10/29/senate-tea-leaves/#comment-110216</link>
		<dc:creator>Leen</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 23:59:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;I deeply respect Feingold…consistent.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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		<title>By: JohnLopresti</title>
		<link>http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/10/29/senate-tea-leaves/#comment-110215</link>
		<dc:creator>JohnLopresti</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 23:53:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;I would like the CA Secretary of State Debra Bowen to enter the gubernatorial primary, but we need another strong woman to challenge DiFi if she tries to run for reelection to the senate again.  Boxer already is preparing for a focused challenge the RNC is underwriting when she is ready for reelection as well.  DiFi could work as a consultant to the national conference of mayors.  I was surprised Kathleen Brown’s candidacy had no sequel; maybe another run is in store.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Most of the tealeaves in the post are noteworthy for people who are students of the processes involved.  However I prefer to defer to current events, though I have some definite preferences if there is an opportunity to discuss pow wow style after the electoral college votes, or if the election seems real and final instead of the chicanery of the past several elections.  I wonder how clear the outcome will be; there is one county in FL already refusing to send by modem its votes for tally, promising to delay statewide validation of the election results until the courier delivers that county’s results several days following the election; I think that is Hillsborough county, but have yet to find the link.  Too early to tell if that will matter in the scale of the events approaching.  Our county is predicting that as in the primary we will set a record for proportion voting, the registrar is citing above ninety percent as a prediction.  I think we have targeted some key positions in prior writing, it is important who directs ISOO, for example, who is at OLC, and, as writers are observing in several locales, the current policies about G8 divulgation, or serial meetings which expose favored leaders to variant sets of ‘facts’, is a defect in the historic way the current administration took advantage of legislature rules.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I would like the CA Secretary of State Debra Bowen to enter the gubernatorial primary, but we need another strong woman to challenge DiFi if she tries to run for reelection to the senate again.  Boxer already is preparing for a focused challenge the RNC is underwriting when she is ready for reelection as well.  DiFi could work as a consultant to the national conference of mayors.  I was surprised Kathleen Brown’s candidacy had no sequel; maybe another run is in store.</p>
<p>Most of the tealeaves in the post are noteworthy for people who are students of the processes involved.  However I prefer to defer to current events, though I have some definite preferences if there is an opportunity to discuss pow wow style after the electoral college votes, or if the election seems real and final instead of the chicanery of the past several elections.  I wonder how clear the outcome will be; there is one county in FL already refusing to send by modem its votes for tally, promising to delay statewide validation of the election results until the courier delivers that county’s results several days following the election; I think that is Hillsborough county, but have yet to find the link.  Too early to tell if that will matter in the scale of the events approaching.  Our county is predicting that as in the primary we will set a record for proportion voting, the registrar is citing above ninety percent as a prediction.  I think we have targeted some key positions in prior writing, it is important who directs ISOO, for example, who is at OLC, and, as writers are observing in several locales, the current policies about G8 divulgation, or serial meetings which expose favored leaders to variant sets of ‘facts’, is a defect in the historic way the current administration took advantage of legislature rules.</p>
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		<title>By: pluky</title>
		<link>http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/10/29/senate-tea-leaves/#comment-110209</link>
		<dc:creator>pluky</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 23:03:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Why would Schumer want Rules?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;from Wikipedia: “responsible for . . . credentials and qualifications of members of the Senate, including responsibility for dealing with contested elections.”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;And if the need arises to end the tradition of 60 votes to invoke cloture . . .&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Why would Schumer want Rules?</p>
<p>from Wikipedia: “responsible for . . . credentials and qualifications of members of the Senate, including responsibility for dealing with contested elections.”</p>
<p>And if the need arises to end the tradition of 60 votes to invoke cloture . . .</p>
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		<title>By: TheLurkingMod</title>
		<link>http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/10/29/senate-tea-leaves/#comment-110195</link>
		<dc:creator>TheLurkingMod</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 21:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Lindsay Beyerstein is in the Campaign Silo!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://campaignsilo.firedoglake.com/2008/10/29/dems-set-to-strip-lieberman-of-chairmanship/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Dems Set to Strip Lieberman of Chairmanship&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Lindsay Beyerstein is in the Campaign Silo!<br /><a href="http://campaignsilo.firedoglake.com/2008/10/29/dems-set-to-strip-lieberman-of-chairmanship/" rel="nofollow">Dems Set to Strip Lieberman of Chairmanship</a></p>
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		<title>By: siri</title>
		<link>http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/10/29/senate-tea-leaves/#comment-110192</link>
		<dc:creator>siri</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 20:42:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;OK and i think that’d just stink~&lt;br /&gt;
i didn’t want her in the White House because of her insider connections to insurance and big pharma.  i don’t trust her, never did and think she’d suck royally being anywhere NEAR health related issues.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>OK and i think that’d just stink~<br />
i didn’t want her in the White House because of her insider connections to insurance and big pharma.  i don’t trust her, never did and think she’d suck royally being anywhere NEAR health related issues.</p>
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		<title>By: Mary</title>
		<link>http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/10/29/senate-tea-leaves/#comment-110189</link>
		<dc:creator>Mary</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 20:06:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;118 - I understand the rotation and I think that’s not such a bad thing for various reason.  I can see it either way - but I do think they need to be more than 1 deep on each party on briefing - I think the NSAct should be changed on that, but why bother to change it when they just invent things like a “Big Four” that doesn’t exist in the legislation.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;My bigger concern was that if DiFi is going to make a run at Gov then aren’t you looking at an election in 2 years in CA? With some extra time in state to campaign?  Of course, maybe the rumors of her running for Gov are all just talk.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>118 &#8211; I understand the rotation and I think that’s not such a bad thing for various reason.  I can see it either way &#8211; but I do think they need to be more than 1 deep on each party on briefing &#8211; I think the NSAct should be changed on that, but why bother to change it when they just invent things like a “Big Four” that doesn’t exist in the legislation.</p>
<p>My bigger concern was that if DiFi is going to make a run at Gov then aren’t you looking at an election in 2 years in CA? With some extra time in state to campaign?  Of course, maybe the rumors of her running for Gov are all just talk.</p>
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