Capitol Hill News Open Thread

by: CA Berkeley WV

Thu Dec 17, 2009 at 15:51:22 PM EST

As always, this is a crosspost from CongressMatters. This is the important news of the day. Okay, maybe only some of it. So if you disagree, go watch CSPAN. Or watch your government in neutral on CSPAN2.

Sen. Rockefeller and Sen. Lieberman spoke back to back on the floor of the Senate just now.

Here are some of my own thoughts.

In case you had not heard, the list: Bunning R-KY, DeMint R-SC, Vitter R-LA, Hutchison R-T, Crapo R-ID, and Merkley D-OR.

That was monetary policy, this is fiscal, part two

Deficit scolds were lose today. How's that audit of the DOD coming?

At least a former auditor is asking questions

You knew this was not over yet, right? Got a calendar handy?

Sen. Ben Nelson is still playing hard to get. Him, too

Jay, Sheldon and Joe?

Rule XV. Talk some more.

Okay, it was Rep. Barney Frank's D-MA-4 line. Busted.

At least its was not anything to do with toes.