Obama brags about the work of the U.S. Senate Banking Committee and goes so far as to lie about being a member of the committee picked by bernardblack 1 year ago

Boy George (George O’Dowd) accused of chaining man up in his flat and then brandishing a box sex toys, and then allegedly stating “Now you’ll get what you deserve.”
Yep, that's a pic of "Boy George" picked by Hoosker 3 years ago

The Senate voted Tuesday to temporarily halt the shipment of thousands of barrels of oil a day into the government's emergency reserve. Both Democrats and Republicans said such shipments make no sense when oil is costing more than $120 a barrel. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

In 2005, Rep. Don Young (R-AK)waited until after the House and Senate passed a bill, but before the president signed it, to forge a passage granting $10 million for an interstate in Florida. His new wording targeted the money to a more specific project to connect Coconut Rd to that interstate. It's a boon for developer Daniel Aronoff, who held a $40,000 fundraiser for Young just before the earmark... read full post picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

The Brazilian Senate is in full-blown crisis these days. A controversy over 600-plus undisclosed (or “secret”) acts over recent years has centered on the upper house’s president, 79-year-old Jose Sarney.But it was not just Sarney involved in the secret acts. About half of the senators have been implicated, according to one report. And many Senate employees saw their salaries zoo... read full post picked by Bingo 5 months ago

George Lucas says his Lucasfilm company is moving away from its movie-making ways, and towards the less-expensive, television business. Although Lucasfilm is still working on INDIANA JONES 4 due out sometime before Harrison Ford turns 80. picked by mysterio 3 years ago

George Carlin in an early performace picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

The Senate reached a tentative deal Friday night on a $780 billion fiscal stimulus package, nearly assuring that the plan will pass in the next several days. picked by eastcoast1978 10 months ago

How did we miss Carlin's animated feature from the Carlin on Campus special? So funny, completely uncut, and quite NSFW.

RIP George. We miss you. picked by tigertony 1 year ago

Senate voted 74-25 to pass a *slightly* different bill than the house voted down.

Yay! [/sarcasm]

Vote Record picked by JoshSF49 1 year ago

Happy Birthday, George. May 12th, every year.
George Carlin explains his theory on the creation of the ten commandments picked by Bornbad 3 years ago

Comedian Al Franken grabbed the Democratic nomination Tuesday for U.S. Senate in Minnesota...

Minnesota voters joined those in six other states and the District of Columbia... Nominations for House, Senate and governor were on the line, along with the fate of another TV celebrity: Kevin Powell, a former cast member on MTV's "Real World," who lost his bid for Congress in New York. picked by ImNotBlue 1 year ago

The Senate voted Tuesday to block expansion of one of the country's most controversial and expensive defense programs, the F-22 fighter jet program. picked by nateebiinature 4 months ago

Auden Karlsen, 28 claims that he met Boy George via the website Gaydar. He claims he only went to BG's home as a photographic model. Yeah. He claims that BG produced sex toys and chained him to a wall. BG denies the allegations. If convicted Boy George could be sentenced to life in prison. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

The Minnesota Supreme Court has ordered that Democrat Al Franken be certified as the winner of the state's long-running Senate race. picked by nateebiinature 5 months ago

Defying U.S. Senate leaders and his own state's lawmakers, Gov. Rod Blagojevich was expected Tuesday to appoint a Senate replacement for President-elect Barack Obama despite federal charges that he tried to auction off the seat to the highest bidder. picked by shep182 11 months ago

The Senate on Thursday night abandoned efforts to fashion a government rescue of the American automobile industry, as Senate Republicans refused to support a bill endorsed by the White House and Congressional Democrats. picked by muppet 12 months ago

Senate yesterday voted overwhelmingly to prohibit Housing and Urban Development grants from going to the group, which bills itself as “the nation's largest community organization of low and moderate income families."

Update to THIS picked by nateebiinature 3 months ago

The GOP's Sen. Saxby Chambliss won the Georgia Senate runoff Tuesday over Democrat Jim Martin in a race that attracted light voter turnout despite the contest's high stakes on the balance of power in Washington.

(There will be no super majority) picked by ImNotBlue 12 months ago

The biggest debate in the Senate this week isn't over Iraq, it's over a proposal to increase the taxes on some of the wealthiest Americans. picked by hisidea 2 years ago