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Tag: house speaker

Jan 2
2013

Is Cantor Getting Ready To Take On Boehner?

Politics

There has been a lot of speculation that John Boehner’s job as Speaker could be in jeopardy. Now Breitbart is reporting that could very well happen: American Majority Action spokesman Ron Meyer told Breitbart News late Tuesday that enough House Republicans have banded together in an effort to unseat House Speaker John Boehner from his […]

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Sep 20
2012

Republican Fear Grows

Misc

It’s really bad for Mitt Romney when even John Boehner won’t defend him: Even as he joked “I just hope I survive,” House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) declined to defend Mitt Romney’s now-infamous 47 percent remarks Thursday, and insisted the Republican ticket can still win. Boehner wouldn’t be joking like that if a little part […]

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Dec 29
2011

So How Bad Is Congress?

Politics

I’m sure many have seen this chart before, showing communism being more popular than Congress: But is it as bad as we think? Apparently so. NPR as a lengthy article up examining just how bad Congress really is, and the conclusion is really, really bad. This quote should show you just how bad: “There were […]

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Dec 28
2011

Again – Newt DID Lobby Congress

Misc

A couple of weeks ago I did a post on Newt being called into Congress in 2003 to persuade lobby members of the House GOP to support the Medicare prescription drug benefit. Now some Republican members who were there are saying that he did lobby the Congress: Gingrich, who is running for president, has said […]

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Dec 5
2011

What Should We Know About Newt?

Misc

Nancy Pelosi is threatening to spill what she knows about Newt: Pelosi knows more about Gingrich than perhaps any other major national political figure. She was a senior Democrat when Gingrich was House Speaker, served on the ethics committee that investigated Gingrich for tax cheating and campaign finance violations, and even cut a 2008 ad […]

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Aug 31
2011

Boehner Is Putting Politics Ahead Of Jobs

Politics

The White House today announced that President Obama will deliver his much anticipated jobs speech before a joint session of Congress next Thursday. That date also happens to be the next GOP debate and John Boehner doesn’t like that: House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) has asked President Obama to address a joint-session of Congress on […]

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Jul 27
2011

The Plan Boehner Pushed On National Television Is Rejected By His Own Party

Politics

Monday night, House Speaker John Boehner took to the airwaves to taught his deficit reduction plan. Of course the left didn’t like this plan, but they aren’t alone: The debt ceiling deal introduced by Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) would save, by one measure, roughly $850 billion over the course of ten years and just $1 […]

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Jul 25
2011

The Tea Party Just Don't Understand Math!

Politics

The Tea Party is planning legislation to force the President to pay Social Security and defense if the debt ceiling isn’t raised: Members of the Senate Tea Party Caucus have met with House freshmen to discuss a plan to pressure House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) to bring the Full Faith and Credit Act to the […]

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Feb 16
2011

F-35 Engine Cut Passed

National Security

Following up on my earlier post, Speaker Boehner was just handed another defeat: In a sign that some freshman Republicans were willing to cut military spending, the House voted 233-198 on Wednesday to cancel an alternate fighter jet engine that the Bush and Obama administrations had tried to kill for the last five years. The […]

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Feb 16
2011

Boehner’s Big Earmark And Real Government Waste

National Security

Today debate will heat up in the house over the spending bill for the rest of the fiscal year. One of the biggest issues is going to be over the F-35 fighter jet, specifically the engine. President Obama and Secretary Gates have called for putting a hold on spending for the engine. Even George Bush […]

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