College Dems went to D.C. in early May to do some lobbying for comprehensive sex ed. One of the offices that we met with was that of Senator Arlen Specter, Republican turned Democrat of Pennsylvania (at the time of our meeting he had just made the switch). Of all of the people we met with, [...]
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The governor of South Carolina went missing for 5 days recently. He returned yesterday to explain his disappearance:
In a rambling news conference, Mark Sanford apologized for having an affair, ending a mystery over his recent activities.
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Just read Bob Herbert’s column in today’s New York Times. He points out the role of the NRA in fueling the flames of right-wing extremism. He cites an article written by an NRA lawyer claiming that the second amendment is not abount hunting, but rather is”directed at maintaining an armed citizenry. … to protect [...]
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Today, to celebrate his birthday, former President George H.W. Bush parachuted out of a plane. As a Navy Lieutenant, Bush has considerable experience, but it was an impressive feat nonetheless.
Did I mention that this was to celebrate his eighty-fifth birthday?
You can watch this bit of ex-presidential awesomeness on video here.
(h/t NYMag)
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The battle over healthcare reform is heating up as congressional democrats debate the public option. Last week the Blue Dog Coalition, a group of 51 conservative democrats, issued a statement saying they would only support a public option as a fallback measure that would be triggered sometime in the future if private insurers cannot meet [...]
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Rep. Sestak is, officially, in the race for the Democratic Senate nomination in 2010. Politico reports that the congressman said to Wolf Blitzer this afternoon:
I don’t think that a D next to your name makes you a Democrat. It’s about whether Arlen will fight for the right issues, Democrat or Republican. He helped derail health [...]
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TPM is reporting that Rep. Joe Sestak, who represents Swarthmore and has long been a great friend to Swat College Dems, is privately telling supporters he’s running. If he does chose to run, I’m all for it. The congresman has done great work in his years in the House and has been a leader on [...]
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One of the most surreal experiences I have had at Swarthmore was that of being repeatedly asked, in my function as then-president of College Democrats (aka the organization that brings you Garnet Donkey), how one might contact College Republicans, a group that has gone in and out of existence during my time at Swat. Despite [...]
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Seven intrepid Democrats traveled to Washington, DC on Monday to lobby some of our congresspeople about comprehensive sex ed (not the ineffective abstinence-only kind) and international aid for family planning. We met with Carl Levin and staffers for Chris van Hollen, Joe Sestak, Bob Casey, and Arlen Specter. Responses included college stories (Levin), agreement, reservations [...]
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Sen. Jeff Sessions, the future ranking member of the Senate Judiciary committee, has been widely exposed as a long-time public bigot. Just to put icing on the cake, his full name is Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III. Sessions was born in 1946 in Selma and grew up in rural Alabama. His first name is after the [...]
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