Paul Kane

Paul Kane @pkcapitol

@roytemple @jmartNYT @allenboyd @steveschale Strong call on getting Boccieri, folks. A one termer, he went no-then-yes on ACA votes. He lost to Rennaci. Also, forgive me, that one door knocker, for David Weprin, was from the 2011 special replace Weiner, not 2010. — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Kane @pkcapitol

@woolstonphoto @jmartNYT @allenboyd @steveschale The bomber jacket, man, did Sestak lover the bomber jacket. Where was that highway in PA? Feels like some rural stretch of Rt. 30, but then again, every rural-exurban highway looks like that. — PolitiTweet.org

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@jmartNYT @allenboyd @steveschale I sent JMart this pic of 2010 campaign paraphernalia earlier today. Kudos to anyone who can guess name of 2008 House Dem whose bumper sticker is above Sestak. https://t.co/Je9OC6Unl0 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jmartNYT: Strong @pkcapitol Memories of a summer 2009 visit to the Fla panhandle and some feisty @allenboyd town halls (plus navigati… — PolitiTweet.org

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@RepBrendanBoyle @Phillies Wheeler retired 22 straight Mets on Roy Halladay Day at CBP. The last Phillie to retire 22 straight? Roy, when he retired 27 straight in the 2010 perfect game. The last Phillies pitcher to get 21 straight? Roy Halladay in Game 1 of the 2011 NLDS, his last post-season win. — PolitiTweet.org

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Totally random Sunday find, not connected to Senate or Phillies/sports: David Bowie & @AnnieLennox rehearing "Under Pressure", along with surviving Queen members, before Freddie M '06 tribute. Starts slow & ends amazing, all as Bowie smokes a cig! Enjoy! https://t.co/xugDOPPsBV — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @nielslesniewski: @ktullymcmanus @pkcapitol @jordainc @kelsey_snell You all made me open my hard copy of Riddick's this afternoon. https… — PolitiTweet.org

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So I kinda mangled the explanation here. It’s not evenly divided in this 30 hours. Scroll down to see link @nielslesniewski found from @kelsey_snell about McConnell rolling Rand on 30-hour rule. And here’s Niels’s short hand in a tweet: https://t.co/ILvygZnN1Q — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @nielslesniewski: @pkcapitol @jordainc I found it! https://t.co/xIoexy6Upn cc: @kelsey_snell — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @nielslesniewski: @pkcapitol @jordainc @kelsey_snell I think the most straightforward way to do it is to have a live quorum call, then a… — PolitiTweet.org

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@nielslesniewski @jordainc Niels -- can you find the stories about the time McConnell rolled Rand on the 30-hour post-cloture thing? I can't find them. Jordain & I were discussing this with Schumerland, and it's confusing as to how/when a majority lead can do this. — PolitiTweet.org

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Once Dems get through final cloture vote, after 7:30 pm tonight, they may decide to yield their time to get a more reasonable time Monday night, as opposed to early Tuesday AM, for final passage of BIF. — PolitiTweet.org

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This reader raises a point: in 30 hours post-cloture, Rs get 15 hours, Ds get 15. Each senator only gets 1 hour to speak. Ds can yield back their time to speed things up, but GOP members of BIF are glad they're not doing that, still hopeful for a deal to vote on amendments. 1/2 — PolitiTweet.org

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@brianros1 We never should’ve traded Cliff Lee & should’ve just signed him to an extension same day we traded for Doc. We would’ve won 2010 WS and we’d all agree Doc’s number should be retired. We got nothing of value in return for trading Lee in late 2009. — PolitiTweet.org

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To me this was AOC’s key quote: "What happens a lot in politics is that people are so motivated to run for certain higher office that they compromise in fighting for people today.” Right now, no plan to challenge Schumer. That could change, but for now it’s House focus. — PolitiTweet.org

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These “Being …” specials with @DanaBashCNN are gonna be must-see TV. It begins tomorrow night with @aoc on e’thing from family to ambition. This advance clip shows, as far as a 2022 challenge to Schumer goes, she’s still leaning against. https://t.co/ICrJO9J1Hb — PolitiTweet.org

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Good look at Trump’s political impotence over Senate Rs when it comes to policy substance, via @lukebroadwater @ESCochrane Still has sway in primaries & most Rs remain afraid to talk about 1/6. But on this infra bill, Trump is nonexistent. https://t.co/Rs5k7Zji8W — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @mkraju: Up at the top of the hour — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @InsidePolitics: GOP govs in hard-hit states attack new mask and vaccine requirements– even as U.S. reaches 100K new Covid cases a day.… — PolitiTweet.org

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@bresreports How about "rare back-to-back weekend sessions of the Senate"? If they are stuck here next weekend, it'll turn into actual fisticuffs. — PolitiTweet.org

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Be sure to scroll through the story long enough to see the 2009 pocket card Dems used -- I saved it from 12 years ago, tacked it up next to my desk in the Senate press gallery. — PolitiTweet.org

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Weekend @PKCapitol column: 12 years ago Dems left for August recess armed with a pocket card to defend the health law. It was 12 bullet points, small font, so many ideas. Incomprehensible. Now, they got sent home with a much clearer, focused message. https://t.co/RMwojSnQb4 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @DavidABergstein: .@pkcapitol on Dem's August message: "Three Democratic political committees unveiled a plan for how to sell Pres. Bi… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @davecclarke: Democrats head home with a clearer message for voters as they try to avoid a repeat of the 2010 midterm disaster @pkcapito… — PolitiTweet.org

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@brianros1 I've listened to those guys on radio plenty while driving up/down 95, but I don't think I've sat at home listening to Phillies game since a late '90s game, Schilling vs. Maddux, that was oddly entirely blacked out in Philly. Just me & my Dad listening to a pitcher's battle. — PolitiTweet.org

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@DNicholsSR Come on Fish, don't complain. I didn't even mention how Bryce is now an MVP candidate in the NL! — PolitiTweet.org

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Wow! Phillies are in 1st place of NL East, after being 4 1/2 games back Sunday morning. Even stranger, Comcast weirdly blacked me out of the ESPN broadcast. So I listened to Franske & LA on the radio broadcast, sitting at home. What a wonderful way to hear a ballgame. — PolitiTweet.org

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Pelosi formally announces hiring of @RepRiggleman as 1/6 committee aide. Oddly, this is turning into tradition of ex-members from Commonwealth returning as staff. Here's 2004 story about Tom Davis hiring ex-Rep Schrock to O'sight Committee staff: https://t.co/aFewmoYxYZ — PolitiTweet.org

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Fancy Farm is just nuts, wild, fun, crazy. But it got cancelled last year & this year no Democrats are showing up. @LeaderMcConnell will miss it also, here in Senate voting tomorrow. But man, he uses this oped to deliver what would've been his speech. https://t.co/aU9d4lGUll — PolitiTweet.org

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“That’s the tyranny we rejected on July 4th of 1776.” Federal judges keep lowering boom on the 1/6 rioters. An important @hsu_spencer read on how judges and sentencing. https://t.co/WapmgOSLUD — PolitiTweet.org