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Senators Sam Brownback and Pat Roberts must put their parochial self-interest aside and yield to the nation’s overriding needs by confirming John McHugh secretary of the Army. Full Story »

Posted by Samuel W. Velsor IV - via New York Times (Editorials), AllTop
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Posted by: Posted by Samuel W. Velsor IV - Aug 15, 2009 - 8:27 PM PDT
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Edited by: Samuel W. Velsor IV - Aug 16, 2009 - 2:40 PM PDT
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by Samuel W. Velsor IV - Aug. 16, 2009

Bringing abuse of power in the Senate to light is very important. Advise and Consent continues to be abused due to bad Senate Rules.

I am so sick and tired of Senators using the right of Advise and Consent for dozens of other reasons and holding up the process of confirmation. It is way past time for the Senate to wake up ans serve the Country not ham string its President, this holding nominations up is a crock.

If there is any common sense in the Senate (the self-proclaimed greatest deliberative body), the honorable members from Kansas should be forced to yield to the Army’s and ... More »

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