Thread: Showdown in Berkeley and the Harry Reid chicken-out

Showdown in Berkeley and the Harry Reid chicken-out
By Michelle Malkin • February 12, 2008 08:27 AM



Today is the Move America Forward protest against the Berkeley City Council for its discriminatory anti-Marine measures. Check here for details if you’re in the area and able to attend. The council meets tonight at 7pm to consider retreat resolutions. [color=red][b]It’s going to be one for the history books. The SFChron says it’s “expected to be its largest and most raucous protest in years as hundreds of demonstrators from near and far pour into town for Tuesday night’s City Council showdown over a Marine Corps recruiting station downtown.â€

Berkeley Update: Dingy Harry blocks the DeMint defunding
posted at 9:17 am on February 12, 2008 by Bryan

Harry Reid is trying to keep Democrats from having to choose between hippies and the Marines. He used a sneaky maneuver to block a vote on the Semper Fi Act Monday. That’s the bill that would strip Berkeley of this year’s earmarks.

Instead of adjourning at the end of a day as usual, the Senate “recessedâ€