Empowered Patriots » Senate http://www.EmpoweredPatriots.com "We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union .... establish this Constitution for the United States of America." Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:02:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Democrat Meltdown Begins- Burris Rejected by Senate http://www.EmpoweredPatriots.com/2009/01/06/democrat-meltdown-begins-burris-rejected-by-senate/ http://www.EmpoweredPatriots.com/2009/01/06/democrat-meltdown-begins-burris-rejected-by-senate/#comments Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:25:06 +0000 Patriot http://www.EmpoweredPatriots.com/?p=335 Burris denied seat in U.S. Senate to succeed Obama

WASHINGTON – Former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris announced his rejection for Barack Obama’s Senate seat Tuesday in a bizarre rainy-day scene on the Capitol grounds as lawmakers awaited the gaveling of the 111th Congress into session.

Standing amid a huge throng of reporters and television cameras in a cold and steady rain, Burris, 71, declared that he had been informed that "my credentials are not in order and will not be accepted." (View video report )

He said he was "not seeking to have any type of confrontation" over taking the seat that he was appointed to by embattled Gov. Rod Blagojevich.

Speaking just an hour before the convening of the 111th Congress Tuesday, Burris said he was looking at a host of options for getting the seat.

]]> http://www.EmpoweredPatriots.com/2009/01/06/democrat-meltdown-begins-burris-rejected-by-senate/feed/ 0 Hey Caroline – You’re Not Entitled http://www.EmpoweredPatriots.com/2008/12/24/hey-caroline-you-are-not-entitled/ http://www.EmpoweredPatriots.com/2008/12/24/hey-caroline-you-are-not-entitled/#comments Wed, 24 Dec 2008 16:28:10 +0000 Patriot http://www.EmpoweredPatriots.com/?p=312 By DICK MORRIS & EILEEN MCGANN Published on DickMorris.com on December 23, 2008 Caroline Kennedy apparently thinks that she is entitled to be appointed as the next junior Senator from New York. She shouldn't be. Think about it. Her qualifications? Her name is Kennedy and she can raise a lot of fat-cat money for herself and for New York democrats who support her. Her strategy? Ignore the voters and the press and meet with the political bosses behind closed doors to convince them to pressure Governor David Patterson to appoint her to Hillary Clinton's seat. Is there a more cynical message in the Age of Obama? Who's supporting her? Among her chief backers is New York City's billionaire Republican Mayor Michael Bloomberg who recently decided to ignore a legitimate and binding citywide referendum that prohibited him from seeking a third term. In one of the most appalling examples of an arrogant "the public be damned" attitude, Bloomberg convinced the City Council to overrule the will of the people so he could stay in City Hall. He's a big contributor to many of the folks who supported this brazen move. Legendary Tammany Hall boss Carmine De Sapio would love both Bloomberg and Caroline for bringing back the old "power to the bosses" style of politics. Her position on issues that will face the next Senator? She won't tell you. She's adamantly refused to speak about any issues. In her first foray outside Manhattan, she declined all questions from the press. She wouldn't even say whether she had ever been to Syracuse before. Does that suggest what the answer would have been? Her handlers finally provided written answers to some of the questions posed by The New York Times. She picked out the questions she wanted to answer and ignored some of the tough issues - like whether she supports increased taxes for rich people. She's not saying. Now, SHE WON'T DISCLOSE HER PERSONAL FINANCES OR PROVIDE A LIST OF COMPANIES THAT SHE HAS A STAKE IN! .... read the full story here

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