I just love hearing Republicans talk about “cutting the budget”, yet when asked for specifics they never can. That’s what happened with teabagger darlings Rand Paul and Jim DeMint yesterday: DeMint came the closest to naming specifics, but I would expect more from someone who has been in the Senate since 2005 and proclaims to […]
Something a lot of people don’t seem to be discussing is the merits of the actual rule requiring MSNBC/NBC employees to get approval before making political donations, and the further extreme stance of CNN barring it’s employees from the act. To me this is something that goes against the fundamental Constitutional right of Americans to […]
Any shock? If you ask Republicans around the country, they’ll probably tell you that Tuesday’s election results were all about pushing back against excessive government spending. Problem is, they may have forgotten to elect anyone who’s actually planning on real budget cuts. Rep. John Boehner, presumptively the next Speaker of the House and a longtime […]
This from Rasmussen really has me scratching my head: Hold the celebration. Most voters expected Republicans to win control of the House of Representatives on Election Day, but nearly as many expect to be disappointed with how they perform by the time the 2012 elections roll around. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds, […]
An article appearing in today’s Dayton Daily News, as well as a bunch of other local newspapers in Ohio’s 8th, has me laughing: As John Boehner’s political star rises quickly toward a likely term as Speaker of the House, his constituents in the 8th District may wonder how the job has affected others who have […]
An interesting shake up in the House GOP today as Mike Pence announces he will step down as chairman of the GOP Conference. This could play into speculation of Pence throwing his name in the bid for the Republican nominee in 2012. But things get even more interesting: One thing to look for now that […]
I’ve been looking at local results this morning and have come to one big conclusion – tea baggers love them some socialism! We had two county wide tax levies here in Butler County, Ohio. One was for the parks system and the other was for senior services. Both levies ended up passing, but when you […]
If there is any silver lining to the Democrats losing the House last night, it is this: In a fell swoop, the once-powerful Blue Dog caucus of conservative House Democrats was reduced from 54 members to 26 in Tuesday’s midterm election. The caucus lost two members to retirement and two others who ran for higher […]
10. I am really looking forward to nonstop investigations of President Obama over the next two years. 9. It will make Sarah Palin proud. 8. Majority Leader Mitch has a real jazzy sound to it. 7. Insurance companies should have the right to deny coverage to anyone and jack up the prices whenever they want. […]