So tranquil is life in Washington, D.C., that U.S. Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., took time last week to introduce a constitutional amendment banning flag desecration. (more…) Continue Reading →
Daines goes after symbol, not substance
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Daines does some filibustering of his own
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Ask a simple question, and you may get no answer at all. I began trying a week ago to get an answer from Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., to an obvious question. I’m still trying. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Opinion, Merrick Garland, Mitch McConnell, Neil Gorsuch, Steve Daines
Daines shows weakness in Warren debacle
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Steve Daines, the freshman U.S. senator from Montana who sits on the back-benchers’ back bench, got a rare taste of notoriety last week. He posted a video of his 15 seconds of fame on his Facebook page, so he must have been proud of it, but the episode showed Daines’ political weakness, not his strength. Daines was presiding over the Senate when, in concert with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, he blocked Sen. Elizabeth Warren from finishing a speech against Sen. Jeff Sessions’ confirmation as attorney general. He and McConnell convicted Warren of violating Rule 19, which says that “no Senator in debate shall, directly or indirectly, by any form of words impute to another Senator or to other Senators any conduct or motive unworthy or unbecoming a Senator.” (more…) Continue Reading →
