VIDEO: Senate Republicans Obstructing Own Amendments in HELP

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Tuesday July 14, 2009 · 2:14 PM PDT

2009/07/14 · 14:14

(Cross-posted from My Left Nutmeg)

This is a revealing moment from Monday's markup of the health care bill in the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee that illustrates the level of procedural obstruction Senate Republicans are willing to rise to in order to impede its progress and in the hopes of killing its momentum.

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Wednesday July 16, 2008 · 1:52 PM PDT

2008/07/16 · 13:52

(Cross-posted from the Himes blog. I am the Online Communications Director for Jim Himes for Congress)

The Himes campaign released its July Quarterly fundraising numbers yesterday. Here's the press release:

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Sunday June 29, 2008 · 11:57 AM PDT

2008/06/29 · 11:57

Despite the hot and humid weather, hundreds of supporters joined Orange-to-Blue candidate Jim Himes yesterday for all or part of the 22-mile walk across the Fourth Congressional district from Greenwich to Bridgeport. Here are some more of the sights and sounds of the day (see part 1 here) - including a few words from DFA Chair Jim Dean at the stop in Fairfield:

Elected officials, bloggers, and reporters all joined the walk for stretches as well. The Greenwich Time was along for the start of the walk:

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Saturday June 28, 2008 · 10:52 AM PDT

2008/06/28 · 10:52

(I am the Online Communications Director for Jim Himes for Congress.)

Here in Connecticut, we're just about halfway through with Orange-to-Blue candidate Jim Himes' day-long, 22-mile, "Walk in a New Direction" from Greenwich to Bridgeport, and I just popped in our Norwalk office to upload some sights and sounds. Here's Jim at a stop this morning talking about why we're all walking 22 miles in the blazing sun today:

Contribute here to help us reach our goal of $22,000 online before the end of the quarter Monday night!

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Friday June 20, 2008 · 11:49 AM PDT

2008/06/20 · 11:49

As DavidNYC noted in his Orange-to-Blue endorsement post of Jim Himes yesterday, Chris Shays has a history of pretending to be a "moderate" while voting again and again for Bush's policies.

This morning, Shays joined many in both parties in Congress by standing with Bush again on the FISA "compromise".

In fact, Chris Shays has been busy doing his best impersonation of a Blue Dog all week, voting for the war supplemental without timelines that passed yesterday before voting for the for the disastrous FISA bill that passed today.

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Sunday May 11, 2008 · 1:06 PM PDT

2008/05/11 · 13:06

(Cross-posted from My Left Nutmeg.)

Yesterday afternoon, in accepting his nomination for a potential 12th term representing the Fourth Congressional District of Connecticut, Chris Shays sounded a favorite attack theme of his against the Democratic party:

Shays had harsher words for Democrats. Liberal activists, he said are even more divisive.

"Though Democrats speak urgently of the challenges we face, their leaders obstruct and delay," he said.

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Friday April 25, 2008 · 9:30 AM PDT

2008/04/25 · 09:30

On Air ~~Force~~ Malaria One (for more info on Bush's taxpayer-funded campaign trip to Henry Kissinger's estate in northwest CT today, see the NYT today):

Courant Photo Credit: President George W. Bush departs Air Force One at the Connecticut Air National Guard Base at Bradley International Airport. Bush is visiting Connecticut to speak at the Northwest Boys and Girls Club in Hartford before attending a fundraising event in Kent. (BOB MACDONNELL / April 25, 2008)

CT bloggers are fighting back today. Join them.

(Disclosure: I proudly work for Jim Himes.)

CT-04: Shays, McCain, and 100 More Years In Iraq (VIDEO)

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Tuesday January 08, 2008 · 11:15 AM PST

2008/01/08 · 11:15

As New Hampshire Republicans - unsatisfied with their terribly flawed candidates - start to glumly trickle into their voting booths today, a few may recall having seen Connecticut Congressman Chris Shays barnstorming around their state for the past week in support of John McCain.

This sight must have been particularly jarring: the former member of the Peace Corps, proudly displaying a reminder of that episode of his past life, while fighting for a candidate who wants a permanent American troop presence of Iraq:

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Sunday January 06, 2008 · 2:12 PM PST

2008/01/06 · 14:12

In response to this excellent 80's inspired piece (above), let's not forget about the other Connecticut Congresscritter who has been up in New Hampshire the past few days working to help elect Sen. We're-Never-Leaving-Iraq. (No, he's not McCain's "own personal Chuck Norris", but I guess he works as a stand-in in a pinch.)

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Monday December 31, 2007 · 7:26 AM PST

2007/12/31 · 07:26

Help make 2008 Chris Shays' retirement year. Make a last minute contribution here and help Jim Himes reach his goal of 500 contributions for the quarter!

And join Jim for a live chat TODAY at 11:30am ET at My Left Nutmeg.

It's been a long, hard slog of a year for Chris Shays, who began 2007 in the minority as the only remaining Republican from New England, and is ending it more out of touch than ever.

From verbally assaulting Capitol Hill police officers and constituents alike, to articulating increasingly incoherent positions on Iraq, to threatening to retire, it's been quite the show.

Read more below the fold... then send a message to Shays by contributing today.

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Friday December 28, 2007 · 1:10 PM PST

2007/12/28 · 13:10

Help make 2008 Chris Shays' retirement year. Make a last minute contribution here and help Jim Himes reach his goal of 500 contributions for the quarter!

And join Jim for two livechats in the coming days: tomorrow, Saturday at 2pm ET at Firedoglake, and Monday at 11:30am ET at My Left Nutmeg.

It's been a long, hard slog of a year for Chris Shays, who began 2007 in the minority as the only remaining Republican from New England, and is ending it more out of touch than ever.

From verbally assaulting Capitol Hill police officers and constituents alike, to articulating increasingly incoherent positions on Iraq, to threatening to retire, it's been quite the show.

Read more below the fold... then send a message to Shays by contributing today.

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Saturday December 15, 2007 · 3:06 PM PST

2007/12/15 · 15:06

Number two pencils are being sharpened, references are being studied, and the final preparations are being made for tonight's battle of the wits and minds in support of Jim Himes for Congress in CT-04.

I promise tonight's event will be a lot of fun. So if you're anywhere near Bridgeport, CT, come on down and join us, any time you can make it (although the quiz will start at 7:30pm ET sharp):

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