Why The Debt Ceiling Deal Was A Total Cave By Boehner et al
Because it didn’t limit the debt ceiling at all, that’s why. It simply put in place a nearly automatic raising of the ceiling as long as Republicans couldn’t overcome an Obama veto. Come Monday,...
View ArticleBudget Flop
Democrats and liberals are crowing because John Boeher’s budget proposal failed to pass the House when 40 Republicans backed out, wanting bigger spending cuts. Supposedly, this demonstrates how radical...
View ArticleCeiling Obama’s Fate
I don’t like Speaker Boehner or trust him. Which just means I have a lot in common with your average conservative Republican congressman (that and skinny-dipping). It bothers me that this is...
View ArticleThe Right Wing Meltdown: Knock It Off
It’s been downright painful watching conservatives come to grips with the reality that Obama was re-elected. A couple of my favorite sites are about ready to go all Jonestown about it and I haven’t...
View ArticleHey Mr DJ: Brass Balls Edition
The GOP is in disarray! Congressional Republicans are wavering on taxes as Speaker John Boehner’s eyes well up with tears at the sight of the oncoming fiscal cliff. What happened? Obama found his...
View ArticleBoehner Stays on Defense
Rep. Boehner apparently misinterpreted conservative demands that he toughen it out on fiscal cliff negotiations. He came out with a very short press release this morning and did nothing more than tell...
View ArticleBoehner Flinches from the Abyss
So for all of the stress, the House GOP leadership (including Paul Ryan), a minority of Republican Congressmen, and a majority of Democrats passed the tax deal they were offered by the Senate. The Rich...
View ArticlePunting Power
This is pure BS: House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) told This Week he’d “bring the Congress back” to vote on a new resolution authorizing military force against ISIS in Iraq and Syria, but only if...
View ArticleWhat Now?
So now that the Republicans have taken back both houses of Congress, what should they do for the next two years? Nothing, argues National Review: The desire to prove Republicans can govern also makes...
View ArticleBoehner Out
John Boehner is apparently resigning from Congress and stepping down as Speaker. I’ll most more as events warrant. We’ll have to see what the GOP does. I know a lot of people don’t like Boehner because...
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