tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401584991689197404.post2880113291085024207..comments2024-03-02T09:41:35.809-08:00Comments on Donkeylicious - A Blog by Neil Sinhababu and Nicholas Beaudrot: Nine Old White Dudes And Charlie RangelNeil Sinhababuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03249327186653397250noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401584991689197404.post-49290252977225751912009-02-11T12:22:00.000-08:002009-02-11T12:22:00.000-08:00Ambinder's "fale" conference seems an apt descript...Ambinder's "fale" conference seems an apt description of the whole process.<BR/><BR/>BTW, my word verification is "maters". Not sure if that has any relevance. Maybe a sign of restored family planning funding?John B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00163297234733313179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401584991689197404.post-14330077162039718002009-02-11T09:02:00.000-08:002009-02-11T09:02:00.000-08:00The conference committee is a fascinating and weir...The conference committee is a fascinating and weird thing. I remember when Congress was passing the Campaign Finance Reform Act in 2001, Lott refused to give a slot to McCain, the man who had written the bill. It seems to be a way crazy powerful tool for party leaders, but I'm not aware of any of them actually using it substantively.<BR/><BR/>One thing I would worry about is the 4 Republicans (who all voted against the bill and against any compromise) getting 1 or 2 liberal dems to destroy the senate compromise.Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14667147687700902147noreply@blogger.com