Watch Jon Stewart skewer the senators who voted against the Franken Rape Amendment;
"I guess it's an efficiency thing. You don't want to waste tax-payer money giving it to someone who advises fake prostitutes how to commit imaginary crimes (like ACORN), you want to give it to Halliburton because they're committing real gang rape. Click to continue reading...

More reason to celebrate in the Rose City. According to this excerpt from OPB News Portland is moving closer to getting all the i's dotted and t's crossed before it's 2011 campaign.

The Oregon House Wednesday approved a $5 million grant to help renovate a minor league baseball park into a soccer stadium.

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Spoken like a true Phillies phan, I know.  There's lots of news this morning on the Boston Breakers front, starting with the fact that an agreement has been reached between the Boston Aztecs and the Boston Breakers. Under the agreement the Aztecs will become the reserve team of the Breakers. Seems like a positive [. Click to continue reading...

Russ Feingold is going to be introducing a proposed amendment to the US Constitution that will require special elections to fill vacated Senate seats.  Some states already do this by State law - and Feingold's amendment would require all to do so.  He states: "The controversies surrounding some of the recent gubernatorial appointments to vacant Senate [. Click to continue reading...

Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand (D, NY-20) has been appointed by New York Governor David Paterson to fill the Senate Seat Hillary Clinton vacated when she was confirmed as the US Secretary of State. Click to continue reading...

We're bringing back a feature to WNYmedia.net in 2009 that we haven't done in a while. We're tracking our congressional delegation and their weekly votes on important issues. Click to continue reading...

In a letter to constituents, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton thanked New Yorkers for giving her the honor of serving in the United States Senate and shared some of the highlights of her work on behalf of Western New York and the entire Empire State. From her [...] Click to continue reading...

Below is a statement from President-elect Obama: "Roland Burris is a good man and a fine public servant, but the Senate Democrats made it clear weeks ago that they cannot accept an appointment made by a governor who is accused of selling this very Senate seat.  I agree with their decision, and it is extremely disappointing [. Click to continue reading...

Below is a statement from President-elect Obama: "Roland Burris is a good man and a fine public servant, but the Senate Democrats made it clear weeks ago that they cannot accept an appointment made by a governor who is accused of selling this very Senate seat.  I agree with their decision, and it is extremely disappointing [. Click to continue reading...

One of the oddest stories I noticed yesterday was about Plaxico Burress shooting himself in the leg. That seems a particularly inept and bizarre move in a strange year for Plaxico. The Redskins-Giants game was looking like a close call anyway - but now that Mr. Burress has removed himself from the field again (I'm [. Click to continue reading...

Another Halloween has gone by with no trick or treaters on this hill (and now we have a hefty basket of chocolate to work our way through).  It's November and we're at four days and counting.  As the sun rises, for the last time in Daylight Saving mode, let's see what's going on out there [...] Click to continue reading...

As the Senate gets ready to vote on a new bill to stave off economic disaster, and Sarah prepares (feverishly) to debate, and George Will joins the ranks of those who see her as unqualified to serve ... and some (unfortunately) find themselves feeling sorry for the lipsticked pitbull ... my thoughts turn (feverishly) to [. Click to continue reading...