What does it say about the quality of our leaders in Congress when they need the President to function as their whip?
That Jonathon Capehart was just on Morning Meeting and saying how the Democrats form circling fire squads because they go after their own members who disagree with them, unlike Republicans. Yeah that’s why Arlen Specter is still a Republican and Lindsey Graham is so loved by the GOP base, right along with Olympia Snowe and […]
That’s what The Hill is reporting: Say hello to “Medicare Part E” — as in, “Medicare for Everyone.” House Democrats are looking at re-branding the public health insurance option as Medicare, an established government healthcare program that is better known than the public option. The strategy could benefit Democrats struggling to bridge the gap between […]
There has been a lot of talk about the new WaPo/ABC poll that finds 57% of the respondents want the public option, with 51% saying go for it without Republican support. Another interesting number in this new poll is 20%. That’s how many people now identify themselves as Republican. The numbers are very dire for […]
Gallup’s latest polling of congressional approval ratings have them at 21%, down 10% from last month. This marks a pretty significant dive on the downward trend that has been occurring since March of this year. The biggest drop in support has come from Democrats. Last month 54% of Democrats approved of how Congress was doing […]
The new NBC poll has a little bit of good news for the Democrats. When asked how they approve the Democrats in Congress, here is how they respond: They get a net positive of 42, as compared to the Republicans, who have a net positive of only 28: But when it comes to Afghanistan, the […]
So he basically calls the President a liar during a prime time, nationally televised speech to a join session of Congress. He then acts like his “emotions” got the best of him and apologizes. Now he wants to capitalize on it: Yeah – this guy is off his rocker.
Max Baucus, lap lizard for the insurance industry, has come up with his own plan: Just as auto coverage is now mandatory, so would a requirement that all Americans get health insurance. Penalties for failing to get insurance would start at $750 a year for individuals and $1,500 for families. Households making more than three […]
Today is the day that the “holy grail” report of prisoner abuse is supposed to be released, highlighting torture techniques used at Gitmo. So far the leaked details have been very disturbing. On the heels of this release we also find out that a Justice Department report is suggesting to open/reopen a bunch of investigations: […]
Childish crap like this helps no one: After the House floor had largely cleared following a series of votes, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) and Appropriations Chairman David Obey (D-Wis.) split apart from a heated conversation and began yelling at one another. “You’re out of line,” Waters shot while walking down toward the well. “You’re out […]