All these years, that whole thing about "if a tree falls in the forest and no one is around, does it make a sound" have driven me up the wall--but now, I know!
Sen. Jeffords Won't Seek Re-Election
No.
UPDATE: Or rather, who cares.
Posted by Terry Oglesby at April 20, 2005 11:41 AMWhat on earth do they mean "one of the most dramatic upheavals in Senate history?"
I know nothing about Senate history, but if this is the worst they've ever had to manage, we're not in bad shape.
Happily, the Senate has a historian, and there's a lot on their history site. This crisis, for one. And, for good measure, how's this for upheaval?"
I wish these people knew what they were talking about before they wrote.
Posted by: skinnydan at April 20, 2005 12:13 PMWell, if they did that, blogs would cease to exist!
Anyway, I'm all for bringing back caning.
Posted by: Terry Oglesby at April 20, 2005 12:18 PMI'm disappointed - I read it first as Charles Schumer, who I think could use a certain amount of that treatment.
Posted by: skinnydan at April 20, 2005 03:13 PMNow, now--you know Chuckie's not going to leave that easily. Youse guys are gonna have to vote him out. Even then, he might not leave.
Posted by: Terry Oglesby at April 20, 2005 03:18 PMI like upheavals especially if it means morons and idiots will be gone!
Posted by: toni at April 21, 2005 01:33 PMWe are talking about the Senate, here. I think there's an ample supply of backup idiots and morons.
Posted by: Terry Oglesby at April 21, 2005 01:35 PM