Washington Mourns Death of 101st Senator
The Senate lost its most popular member, a dog named Dakota, last Wednesday. Former Sen. Kent Conrad’s (D., N.D.) dog died after a two-year battle with lymphoma.
Kent Conrad
Conrad Has Recommended Camp David Meeting to WH
A Mournful Milestone
Sunday, April 29, 2012, is an anniversary unprecedented in the history of American politics, marking three years since the Democratic-led Senate last complied with federal law by passing a budget.
Debbie Does Distortion
Whitewash
North Dakota’s Democratic Senate nominee is working hard to erase her pro-Obama past as she campaigns in the solidly red state.
Sacrificial Lamb
Senate Budget Committee chairman Kent Conrad (D., N.D.) hosted what is likely to be the final budget “markup” hearing of his career on Wednesday. Only it was not a real markup.
Send Out the Punter
Senate Budget Committee chairman Kent Conrad (D., N.D.) will not draft a Democratic budget before the 2012 election, he announced Tuesday.
