The GOP is still going through their post-mortem and trying to figure out just how they became so insignificant, which is leading to even more problems: During a closed-door Republican Conference meeting on Tuesday, DeMint offered proposals to impose term limits on the Republican leader and to restrict how long members can serve on the […]
Now that the Democrats control more seats they also get to reshape things in the Senate (via AmericaBLOG): Senate Democratic leaders plan to cut Republican committee seats to reflect the new balance of power in the upper chamber, according to Democratic aides. Republicans will lose at least one seat on most committees and may lose […]
Good to see one Republican demanind accountability: The Government Accountability Office should “initiate a full and thorough investigation” of allegations that the firefighting systems at the new U.S. Embassy complex under construction in Baghdad have potential safety problems, a senior lawmaker said yesterday. Rep. Frank R. Wolf (Va.), ranking Republican on the Appropriations Committee panel […]
So how do the Democrats respond when it is one of their own in a criminal investigation? Simple: Add political banishment to the list of problems confronting Rep. William Jefferson (news, bio, voting record), ensnared in a bribery scandal that fellow Democrats hope to turn to their election-year advantage. “Democrats are determined to hold a […]
Bush wastes money on all kinds of shit so in order to combat that, the Republicans need to go after PBS and NPR again: House Republicans yesterday revived their efforts to slash funding for public broadcasting, as a key committee approved a $115 million reduction in the budget for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting that […]
Apparently when Bush had the national debt limit raised to $9 trillion recently, that wasn’t enough: A $2.7 trillion budget plan pending before the House would raise the federal debt ceiling to nearly $10 trillion, less than two months after Congress last raised the federal government’s borrowing limit. The provision — buried on page 121 […]
While the AP spent tonight reporting on the passing of the Patriot Act as a major victory for Republicans, the Washington Post was busy getting an article ready for tomorrow’s print edition. That article talks about a House GOP effort to block the Dubai ports deal: Efforts by the White House to hold off legislation […]