Eric Cantor has already called on Anthony Weiner to resign amid the photo scandal, but now he is calling on Nancy Pelosi to strip Anthony Weiner of his committee assignments: Majority Leader Eric Cantor escalated the GOP’s war of words over Rep. Anthony Weiner’s (D-NY) online indiscretions on Monday, calling on Democrats to remove him […]
One of the bigger wingnut bloggers, Dan Riehl, is out using the horrible accident that Harry Reid’s family was in to push the lie of “death panels”: Come on, Harry – do your civic duty. The nation’s broke and counting on you guy. Pull the plug and get back to work. And don’t bill us […]
Yesterday it was Kit Bond, today we have Richard Shelby: Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) has put an extraordinary “blanket hold” on at least 70 nominations President Obama has sent to the Senate, according to multiple reports this evening. The hold means no nominations can move forward unless Senate Democrats can secure a 60-member cloture vote […]
The leaders of the tea baggers is showing their total lack of compassion and care for man kind. Pause for outburst of shock. Ok that was quick. Here’s part of their letter to President Obama and the Congress: Further, any donations to Haiti will only serve as a “moral hazard”, in effect underwriting their bad […]
You got to love it when Keith lets these assholes have it:
So how many out there have received one of these robo-calls to their phone saying “your car warranty is about to expire”? These things have been a total nuisance, and I have even received calls on my cell phone about it. Well it looks like the government has had enough of it: Federal regulators filed […]
FOX let people text in messages to appear on their ticker New Year’s Eve. If the message was approved by their “moderators”, then it would appear on live, national teevee. WooHoo. So what kind of messages did they approve? This kind: A new year and a new low for Rupert and his merry pact of […]
Think Progress brings us this little gem: On Monday, Republican lawmakers visiting Iraq tried to argue that President Bush’s escalation in Iraq has made Baghdad — especially the Shorja market — safer. Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN) told reporters that Shorja — where a suicide bomber killed 88 people in January — is now “like a […]
CHEAT! A recently distributed guide for Republican poll watchers in Maryland spells out how to aggressively challenge the credentials of voters and urges these volunteers to tell election judges they could face jail time if a challenge is ignored. Democrats said yesterday they consider the handbook, obtained by The Washington Post, evidence of a Republican […]
This is just horrible. Atrios has a piece up talking about how Republican Rep. Curt Weldon has decided to challenge his Democrat opponent, retired Adm. Joe Sestak, by questioning his choice in hospitals for their five year old daughter who is recovering from a brain tumor. Read the piece here – it shows you how […]