This shows you the level of maturity exercised by Republicans in Congress: Rep. Michael Oxley, outgoing chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, shouted in outrage at a closed-door conference of House Republicans last Tuesday in protesting a reform barring from the House gymnasium former congressmen who become lobbyists. Oxley, who is not seeking election […]
Remember this when you go to the polls this November: Just two weeks after House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) pledged to pass far-reaching changes to the rules of lobbying on Capitol Hill, House Republican members pushed back hard against those proposals yesterday, charging that their leaders are overreacting to a growing corruption scandal. In […]
So the filibuster didn’t fly. Even though Alito is on his way to the Supreme Court, it is not a defeat by any means. Four days ago the talk on the hill was there would not be any filibuster attempts. John Kerry sparked a movement and the liberal blogosphere provided the fuel for that fire. […]
Rather your for Alito or against him, you got to admire the historical event taking place this weekend. Bloggers from the left side are working non-stop to oppose the confirmation and muster enough support for a filibuster of Alito. This is the first movement of its kind considering it has taken place on the internet […]
Harry Reid has taken steps towards cleaning up the corruption in Congress with a bold move. He has banned all of his staff from accepting gifts from lobbyists. Via Raw Story: In a memo last night, Reid chief of staff Susan McCue instructed Reid staffers not to accept any gifts from lobbyists. The move is […]
Harry Reid has taken steps towards cleaning up the corruption in Congress with a bold move. He has banned all of his staff from accepting gifts from lobbyists. Via Raw Story: In a memo last night, Reid chief of staff Susan McCue instructed Reid staffers not to accept any gifts from lobbyists. The move is […]