Sheldon Whitehouse has steamrolled over the Republican caucus, and his nominee for the Rhode Island federal District Court, John J. “Jack” McConnell, Jr., will get a floor vote which Democrats have the votes to win.

The final vote was 63-33 (with one “present”).  By my count watching the vote, here are the...

So reports The Providence Journal regarding the nomination of John J. “Jack” McConnell, Jr. for an open seat on the Rhode Island federal District Court.

The reason this has become a “war” is that Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) has threatened to block future nominees under Republican presidents, as reported by...

Update – Vote in Senate will be Wednesday at noon.  See updated post, Senate To “Go To War” Today Over Jack McConnell Nomination.

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I have posted frequently about John J. “Jack” McConnell, Jr., nominated for an open seat to the U.S. District Court in Rhode Island.  McConnell is a friend and campaign...

Your Stimulus dollars at work, fulfilling Don Quixote’s impossible dream of never being far from a windmill towards which he can tilt.

Via Providence Journal (emphasis mine):

A Chinese firm will supply three wind turbines that will be installed at the Field’s Point Wastewater Treatment Facility on the Providence waterfront.

Xinjiang Goldwind Science and Technology...

A report commissioned by the City of Providence finds that then Mayor, now Congressman, David Cicilline is responsible for the fiscal mess, which has been the subject of numerous prior posts here.  Most famously, Providence recently was forced to issue preemptive termination notices to every teacher in...

About 30 people in Providence, RI protested outside a Bank of America branch as part of MoveOn.org’s Tax Day: Make Them Pay national protest.

The video below shows two of the protesters accompanied by someone taking...

I have long chronicled the sad financial condition of my home State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, particularly the problem of public sector pensions.

Simply put, high pensions, and the taxes needed to feed the pension system, are killing the state.  And that’s not me talking, that’s The New York Times. 

I...

Last July I reported on the absurdity of federal Stimulus Plan money going to building miles of new sidewalks in Warren, Rhode Island, in areas where few people walked.

Last November, I reported on the fact that the unnecessary new sidewalks were built improperly.

Now I can report that fixing the unnecessary improperly built sidewalks...

I have written numerous times about John J. “Jack” McConnell, Jr., who has been nominated to the federal District Court in Rhode Island.  The nomination was one of a handful on which Republicans drew a line in the sand last year, along with Goodwin Liu.

By way of background, McConnell was the...

I previously have highlighted the dire finances of the City of Providence, which issued termination notices to all teachers in the school district as a precautionary measure.

But please don’t think teacher salaries and benefits are the only problem. 

If it keeps him on the straight and narrow, good for him.

http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&isUI=1

(The bride to be gets to meet Gov. Linc Chaffee and Congressman David Cicilline.)

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when someone outside of my narrow sphere of influence takes note of something on this blog in other than a childish way.

The Providence Phoenix, a left-leaning local paper (does anyone know of a “Phoenix” paper anywhere which is not left-leaning?) ran a column titled, PolitiFact Faces Its Conservative Critics, quoting extensively...

If you read this blog, you have heard many tales of woe regarding my home State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. 

The state’s economy is sinking under the weight of public employee pensions and high taxes.  That’s not me talking, that’s The NY Times’ assessment.

Last November, in a three way...

My home State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations is as blue a state as they come.  Our entire congressional delegation is Democratic and Democrats control the state legistature.  Democrats outnumber Republicans by 37%, the highest gap in any state (only the District of Columbia has a larger gap).

I have written before...

Thanks to reader Mark for the link to this video, from the makers of Liberal Foreign Policy Explained, How Liberal Journalists Think, Liberal Taxes Explained, Feminism Explained, and Meet The Liberal Elite.