An op-ed that Eric Cantor wrote for yesterday’s Washington Post is very interesting, to say the least: But the politics of division have reared up, fueled by efforts to incite class warfare. For example, though he often talks about millionaires, billionaires and corporate jet owners paying their “fair share,” behind closed doors the president admits […]
Last night Rachel called out dozens of GOP lawmakers who constantly blast the stimulus package just to go back to their districts and tout the successes of it. This was an awesome segment on the hypocrisy of the GOP.
Here comes more proof that the Republicans believe in ideology before people: The California Republican Party has approved a measure reprimanding six GOP lawmakers who voted for the largest tax increase in state history. The measure to deny the six party funding for the 2010 election was approved Sunday by delegates during the party’s convention […]
Everyone remembers the SCHIP debacle last year. Polls showed overwhelming support amongst Americans for the popular program that provides healthcare to children, but Republicans still killed the legislation. Well it is back up, and it looks like the Republicans will really lose out: Republicans appear to have overplayed their hand when blocking the expansion of […]
SFGATE: House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi warned that a Republican victory Tuesday would prolong the U.S. involvement in Iraq another 10 years, as she embarked on a final push in a campaign that could make her speaker. In an interview from her Capitol office, Pelosi characterized Tuesday’s vote as a referendum on the war, shrugged […]
The AP has a good article up taking a look at the recent agenda items in Congress: With votes this week on gay marriage, stem cell research and the Pledge of Allegiance, the Republican-controlled Congress is systematically working through an agenda of conservative causes, eager to mobilize hard-core voters in the months before the midterm […]