Caroline Out, Carolyn In?

We just told you about Kirsten Gillibrand, a second-term Congresswoman whose name we’ve consistently heard as a possible successor to Hillary Clinton.
Another name you’ll certainly hear is that of Carolyn Maloney, a former teacher, New York City Council member and now Congresswoman from Manhattan and Queens.  Maloney has not only served in the House since [...]

Who is Kirsten Gillibrand?

Even when Caroline Kennedy’s name was still in the hat for Hillary Clinton’s Senate seat, we continually heard a second name bandied about for the spot- Kirsten Gillibrand.  We have no inside scoop as to whether Gillibrand will now be picked, but we can answer the question, who is this woman?

Gillibrand is a Congresswoman serving [...]

Hot Topics at Holder Hearings

Today on Capitol Hill, the Senate Judiciary Committee finished its hearings on Eric Holder to be Attorney General.  CJP was your johnny on-the-spot, and here’s what we can tell you:

Holder made lots of news, telling the senators:

Waterboarding is torture and therefore illegal;
Guantanomo Bay will be closed, although he didn’t say when;
Military tribunals need to be [...]

Your Government Inaction, Part Deux

Hardly a national championship goes by that home-state senators don’t bet a pot of the “world’s best jambalaya” against a platter of Philly cheese steaks on the outcome. CJP finds these bets tedious. What we do not find tedious is this- Oklahoma’s Sen. Tom Coburn paying up for the Sooners’ loss to Florida [...]

Change is the only constant in the Senate…

The changes coming to the White House are pretty obvious, but let’s take a moment to note the incredible turnover in the U.S. Senate right now.  Nine new senators joined the Senate as freshmen two weeks ago, on top of 10 freshmen from the 110th Congress.  Today, one Senate seat still remains undecided in Minnesota, [...]

Your government, inaction…

Are you from Oklahoma or Florida?  Then you must be so proud.
This press release came across CJP’s desk today, and we couldn’t resist passing along what promises to be a truly humiliating event for one of these gentlemen and the states they represent:
“WASHINGTON, D.C. – American Idol Season 8 has nothing on these [...]

More Women’s Place is in the House

Is it just us, or does today feel a little historic?  Just as there are more women than ever in the Senate, today also marks a historic high for the number of women serving in the House of Representatives.  According to the Congressional Research Service, 78 women now serve in the House, including the lady [...]

Senate’s Lady Count at All-time High

The Senate lost one woman from its ranks last year when Sen. Elizabeth Dole (R-NC) lost her bid for reelection, but it gained two women moments ago as Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Kay Hagan (D-NC) were sworn into office (Hagan actually replaces Dole).
As of today, 17 women serve in the U.S. Senate, not exactly [...]