With all the focus on Rep. Grayson telling it like it is, that Republicans want you to die quick if you fall ill, it’s time to focus on what he said is exactly right. Enter Mitch McConnell: Satisfying every Republican demand short of scrapping the entire project, said Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), would still […]
Mitch McConnell said the news of Specter switching parties isn’t a national story, but rather a “Pennsylvania story”. I’m sure he really wishes that was the case, but it isn’t. People like Michael Steele made it a national story when he said the RNC would jump into a local race and try to get Specter […]
The Cincinnati Enquirer is preparing to rank President Obama’s first hundred days. In doing so they listed how local lawmakers have voted with the President. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio: 100 percent Rep. Steve Driehaus, D-Ohio: 86 percent Sen. George Voinovich, R-Ohio: 71 percent Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio: 43 percent Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.: 41 percent […]
The Conservative/Rush Limbaugh movement basis their foundation upon smaller government. Well according to a new NBC/WSJ poll, that isn’t the view of a majority of the public (link – pdf): Also this poll has Obama’s approval continuing to rise. Enjoying that rise with Obama is Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi and the Democratic Party. Not enjoying […]
The Republican Party is totally broken and this could lead to a huge divide in the party that will be so much fun to watch. The stimulus bill is causing this divide. While congressional GOP is fighting it, the Republican governors are pushing for it. As matter of fact the governors pushing for it is […]
The hope of 60 seats in the Senate is now dead: Relieved Republicans celebrated a resounding win in Georgia’s hard-fought U.S. Senate runoff, a victory that denied Democrats a filibuster-proof majority and cemented the state’s reputation as a GOP bastion. Sen. Saxby Chambliss trounced Democrat Jim Martin Tuesday night, winning his second term by a […]
Now that the Democrats control more seats they also get to reshape things in the Senate (via AmericaBLOG): Senate Democratic leaders plan to cut Republican committee seats to reflect the new balance of power in the upper chamber, according to Democratic aides. Republicans will lose at least one seat on most committees and may lose […]
I bet old Mitch McConnell is having a shit fit now: Eight men say they either had sex with Sen. Larry Craig or were targets of sexual advances by the Idaho Republican at various times during his political career, a newspaper reported Sunday. One of the men is the former escort whose allegations disgraced the […]
Or as I like to call it, “Fucking Crooks!”. It looks like Mitch McConnell is more worried about his own finances than he is the country. Here is an interesting story that rings of Duke Cunningham: Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is pushing $25 million in earmarked federal funds for a British defense contractor that is […]
The wingnut attacks on Graeme Frost are getting ridiculous. It turns out that Malkin isn’t the only one harassing the family now, according to ABC: According to Senate Democratic aides, some bloggers have made repeated phone calls to the home of 12-year-old Graeme Frost, demanding information about his family’s private life. On Monday, a spokesman […]