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Filibuster Votes In The US Senate (see my 7/28/10 blog post)
- 2014/03/02 Cloture Motion; Veterans Benefits; Expansion of health & education benefits-Agreed (99-0)
- 2014/02/10 Cloture Motion; Unemployment Benefits Restoration- Rejected (58-40)
- 2013/11/18 Cloture Motion; Nomination of Cornelia Pillard to US Court of Appeals – Rejected (56-41)
- 2013/08/05 Cloture Motion; Transportation-Housing and Urban Development Appropriations, Rejected (54-43)
- 2013/02/19 Cloture Motion; Defense Secretary Nomination, Rejected (58-40)
- 2012/11/19 Cloture Motion; Sportsmen’s Access to Federal Land, agreed (84-12)(passage of bill expected after Thanksgiving recess)
- 2012/11/19 Cloture Motion; Cybersecurity Act, failed (51-47)
- 2012/05/14 Cloture Motion; Student Loan Interest Rates to extend current 3.4% rate for a year (52-45)
- 2012/04/23 Cloture Motion; Paying a Fair Share Act of 2012 (to raise the tax rate on those earning over $1 Million (51-45)
- 2011/12/12 Cloture Motion; Nomination of Richard Cordray to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (53-45)
- 2011/05/23 Cloture Motion; Nomination of Goodwin Liu to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the 9th Circuit (52-43)
- 2011/05/09 Nomination of James Cole to be Dep. Attorney General (50-40)
- 2010/12/20 DREAM Act (Immigration) (55-41)
- 2010/12/13 Defense Authorization Act (w/DADT repeal) (57-40)
- 2010/11/22 Paycheck Fairness Act (58-41)
- 2010/09/27 National Defense Authorization Act for 2011 (56-43)
- 2010/09/27 Democracy Is Strengthened By Casting Light On Spending In Elections Act (59-39)
- 2010/08/02 Democracy Is Strengthened By Casting Light On Spending In Elections Act (57-41)
- 2010/07/29 Small Business Lending Fund Act of 2010 (58-42)
- 2010/07/27 Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act (57-41)
- 2010/06/30 Reid Amendment; American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010 (58-38)
- 2010/06/24 Reid Amendment; American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010 (57-41)
- 2010/06/17 Baucus Substitute Amendment; American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010 (56-40)
Links About Climate Change - Especially For Those Who Don't "Believe" in Global Warming
- 2008-06 Oceans Absorb CO2 But May Have Reached Their Limit-CO2 Is Altering Oceans' Chemstry
- 2009-10 Climate Change Is Killing Forests In Montana
- 2009-12 Adapting to Climate Change On The Mekong Delta (Photos)
- 2009-12 Is the Once-Stable Part of Antarctica Melting?
- 2010-01 Glacier Melting at Glacier National Park
- 2010-01 Images of How the World Is Changing
- 2010-01 NASA: 2009 tied for 2nd-warmest year, 00s hottest decade too
Favorite Quotations
- We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology -Carl Sagan
- In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken,' and then they would actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it. It doesn't happen as often as it should, because scientists are human and change is sometimes painful. But it happens every day. I cannot recall the last time something like that happened in politics or religion. - Carl Sagan
- 'Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.' -John Steinbeck
- "So long, and thanks for all the fish." Message left by dolphins when they departed Planet Earth as described in "The Hitchiker's Guide to the Universe." (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/So_Long,_and_Thanks_for_All_the_Fish )
- “Let’s say that she’s 90 percent [recovered]. Well, we’ve had congressmen in Arizona who didn’t even have a brain. So, it’s not like you have to be as talented as she is to be good at it.” Mike McNulty, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' last campaign manager on her viability to run for Sen. Kyl's Senate seat in Arizona (Newsweek, 4/10/11)
- Life is what happens while you're planning for the future. John Lennon
- You're entitled to your own opinions. You are not entitled to your own facts. Daniel Patrick Moynihan
- On behalf of the people of Illinois and New York, I'd like to thank South Carolina for giving us Mark ("I've been unfaithful to my wife") Sanford. Finally, a governor who's weirder than Rod Blagojevich and less responsible than Eliot Spitzer. Really, we're extremely relieved. Gail Collins, New York Times 6/28/09
- Not all who wander are lost. J. R. R. Tolkien
- It's no sin to be poor... It's no great honor, either. Tevya, the Fiddler on the Roof
- Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest. Mark Twain
- Any smoothly functioning technology will have the appearence of magic. Arthur C. Clarke
- I intend to live forever. So far, so good. Steven Wright
- I'm not afraid to die, I just don't want to be there when it happens. Woody Allen
- I've had a perfectly wonderful evening. But this wasn't it. Groucho Marx
- If only God would give me some clear sign! Like making a large deposit in my name at a Swiss bank. Woody Allen
- Is it weird in here, or is it just me? Steven Wright
- My friend has a baby. I'm writing down all the noises the baby makes so later I can ask him what he meant. Steven Wright
- Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. Albert Einstein
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Links of Interest
- Atlas Obscura - A compendium of strange places around the world
- When It comes to health care, it helps to believe in magic
- What's the difference between a hockey mom and pit bull?
- When Quitting Is Just....Um...Quitting
- Sometimes we curmudgeons just don't get it...
- Further evidence natural selection isn't functioning
- Another sign the economy stinks...
- Retrolife: A Nice View of Yesteryear
2 comments:
Just imagine how your great-great grandfather Ezekiel felt about it!
I don't know; I don't think the names used in my GGF's generation weren't that radically different from my GGGF's. They were still based on traditional names. These days, a lot of given names seem to be made up or just gross misspellings ("Tayelor"). :-)
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