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A few years ago, I wrote letter after letter to Senator Boxer.  And, look you, I shared them.

Do you think she knows about the letters?

Wow. Really. Wow. Pretty impressive this whole Rice activism you’ve been doing in the Senate. It’s really too bad that your names both lend themselves to puns. Some of the headlines have been pretty painful. And that “shrill” word. So sorry. Talk about misogynistic. When was the last time you hear a man referred to [...]

The New York Times > Washington > Boxer Is Loudest Voice of Opposition to Rice Nomination

CNN.com – Rice spars with Democrats in hearing – Jan 18, 2005 Senators on both sides of the aisle predicted Rice would be confirmed, but some Democrats used the hearing to ask Rice tough questions Boxer was particularly aggressive, pointing out what she said were inconsistencies in Rice’s statements about the imminent threat of nuclear [...]

Senator Boxer started today’s congressional session with a statement. Here’s a snippet: This war was sold to the American people– as Chief of Staff to President Bush, Andy Card said– like a “new product.” You rolled out the idea and then you had to convince the people, and as you made your case, I personally [...]

Well, I’ll be damned. You might not answer constituent letters but this is even better: Take Action: HOLD CONDOLEEZZA RICE ACCOUNTABLE!. Sure, I wrote my 36 letters asking that you do this to the President. But Rice, this opportunity, is an excellent one. I’m happy to have had the chance to vote for you. Thank [...]

First off, good on you. That whole forcing the election conversation. Well done. I appreciate that you regret your actions in 2000 and you are trying to make sure that these issues, these serious election issues, are not simply swept under the rug. It is important to consider them, independent of the outcome of the [...]

First off, thanks. As Matt points out, you’re threatening to stop the Senate if the anti-abortion language in the spending bill isn’t changed. Nice use of Senate procedure to apply pressure. Very nice. What a wonderful idea. What about applying that to — and I’m just thinking out loud here — the lying, scheming, corporate [...]

Did you think it couldn’t get worse? Hand all the eggs to Kerry? It can’t, after all, get anyworse. Yeah. Right. Ashcroft and Powell were at two ends of the spectrum as far as Bush’s cabinet went. But they did not completely reflect the President’s views. Now? Now who is going to say no to [...]