Can’t say I’m surprised by this: A federal judge in Virginia ruled Monday that the individual mandate contained in the health care law passed by Congress and signed by President Barack Obama this year is unconstitutional. The judge found in favor of Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, who brought this suit separately from the other […]
Again – anyone that voted for these people under the assumption that they would “cut government waste” was suckered in big time: Members of the Congressional Tea Party Caucus may tout their commitment to cutting government spending now, but they used the 111th Congress to request hundreds of earmarks that, taken cumulatively, added more than […]
Hearing the Republicans pound their chests as the anti-earmark crusaders has me laughing. I decided it was time to look for some historical data on earmarks, which ended up validating my suspicions. First thing you will notice is that the source of this chart is from the very conservative Heritage Foundation, using data from the […]
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, […]
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. […]
The foreclosure scandal probe is now being investigate by all 50 states: Regulators from all 50 states are launching a coordinated investigation into possibly “deceptive” and “unfair” foreclosure practices that may have illegally evicted families from their homes. A bipartisan group of state attorneys general from 49 states and financial regulators from 39 states will […]
A lot of talk yesterday about the foreclosure scandal sweeping the nation. With calls mounting for Congress to intervene, we are starting to see bigger names in Washington coming out to protect the poor bankers. Here’s Eric Cantor coming to their defense yesterday: What we’re talking about, Debbie, you have 10 percent, if that, of […]
You would think someone who has been in Congress for 20 years wouldn’t have any fears of debating a newcomer to the political scene, but not John Boehner: And without saying no specifically, Boehner will not accept the challenge to a debate issued several weeks ago by Coussoule. “I’m involved in the national debate each […]
You can tell an election is just right around the corner by this summation Greg did: * Are Senate Dems going wobbly? It appears that Senate Dems may abandon the idea of holding a vote on extending the middle class tax cuts. Incredibly, the thinking is that a vote is unnecesesary because the lines on […]
If the Republicans win back the House then they plan on letting us relive the bad part of the 90’s: If President Barack Obama needed any more incentive to go all out for Democrats this fall, here it is: Republicans are planning a wave of committee investigations targeting the White House and Democratic allies if […]