Congress – the quick Sliver

8.17.18 Waterbury Wonder

August 17, 2018 Mike Keeler

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If this post seems brazenly partisan, it’s because the subject is totally awesome. Her name is Jahana Hayes. She was born into poverty in Waterbury CT; her mother was an addict; she was raised by her grandmother; the family lived in public housing. Her life was, by her own description,…

6.8.18 Factoid Friday

June 8, 2018 Mike Keeler

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Welcome to Factoid Friday. The worst Congress in the history of the United States was almost certainly the 32nd, which met from March 1851 until March 1853. Both chambers were comprised of large Democratic majorities, with the Senate led by William King (a pro-Union man from Alabama) and the House…

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11.7.14 Congressional Calculations

November 7, 2014 Mike Keeler

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“What do you get when put 100 women in Congress?” No, it’s not the first line of a joke, but a reference to the mid-term elections. Given the results of Tuesday night, the number of women in the House will increase to 80 and the number in the Senate will…

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2.23.07 Heinous Hybrids

February 23, 2007 Mike Keeler

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A blind man can tell you that hybrids are dangerous. The National Federation of the Blind has complained to Ford, Honda and Toyota that their hybrid cars are so quiet that blind people can’t hear them. Now, of the 4900 pedestrians killed by cars last year, exactly none were blind…

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