Which reminds me - I've been meaning to write Obama about all this Social Security nonsense that the administration's been spewing. I've never written a congressperson before? Any advice? I figure a nice snailmail letter is the best....
Mal: Take your people and go. Captain: You would have done the same. Mal: We can already see I haven't.
'Out Of Gas'
Natter 32 Flavors and Then Some
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
tommyrot - Jan 26, 2005 7:46:56 am PST #800 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
juliana - Jan 26, 2005 7:52:08 am PST #801 of 10002
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Jeffords, Kennedy, Kerry are mentioned in the AP story that's everywhere. Boxer is a pretty safe bet. Still looking for the rest.
Dayton had better be in there, otherwise Ima get pissed.
Emily - Jan 26, 2005 7:54:11 am PST #802 of 10002
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
I find that copyediting link kind of inspiring, rather than funny. There's probably something wrong with that, right?
Gudanov - Jan 26, 2005 7:54:21 am PST #803 of 10002
Coding and Sleeping
No chance of my senators being among the 13. Both are Republicans.
Jessica - Jan 26, 2005 7:59:09 am PST #804 of 10002
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
I'd like to think Hillary voted against, but I wouldn't bet on it.
Thomash - Jan 26, 2005 8:04:13 am PST #805 of 10002
I have a plan.
I missed the topic of this particular vote. Are you talking about the vote confirming her as Sec. of State?
'Cause if so, as far as I know, only Kerry and Boxer voted against her.
ION; It doesn't look like I got the job. But it would be nice to know one way or the other. So if somebody could just fukin call me and let me know, I can get on with my life.
tommyrot - Jan 26, 2005 8:06:57 am PST #806 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Oooh, congressional vote whitefont!
amych - Jan 26, 2005 8:08:07 am PST #807 of 10002
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Thomash, we know 13 people voted against -- we just don't know which ones yet (and senate.gov hasn't posted the roll call, curse them.)
§ ita § - Jan 26, 2005 8:09:23 am PST #808 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Here's a snippet from Yahoo news:
Twelve Democrats and independent James Jeffords (news - web sites) of Vermont voted against Rice. The Democrats included some of the Senate's best-known members such as Massachusetts Democratic Sens. Edward M. Kennedy and John Kerry (news - web sites), who was the party's presidential candidate in last year's election. Thirty Democrats voted for her.
Laura - Jan 26, 2005 8:10:39 am PST #809 of 10002
Our wings are not tired.
The 13:
Barbara Boxer, D-Calif.
Robert Byrd, D-W.Va.
Edward Kennedy, D-Mass.
John Kerry, D-Mass.
Carl Levin, D-Mich.
James Jeffords, I-Vt.
Jack Reed, D-R.I
Mark Dayton, D-Minn.
Daniel Akaka, D-Hawaii
Evan Bayh, D-Ind.
Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J.
Tom Harkin, D-Iowa
Richard Durbin, D-Ill.
fixed format