This is a huge victory for the environment: Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) will become the next chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee after House Democrats voted to replace current Chairman John Dingell (D-Mich.). Waxman won 137-122 in the secret ballot vote. The dramatic intra-party showdown for the coveted position signals a leftward turn […]
John Boehner wants Bush to cut off all federal funding to ACORN Boehner said his office had determined that ACORN had received more than $31 million in direct federal funding since 1998. He said the group had likely received far more indirectly through federal block grants to states and localities. “Immediate action is necessary to […]
Below the fold is the prepared remarks that Nancy Pelosi read on the House floor that was supposed to be the “partisan speech” she gave which pissed off Republicans. I have read it a few times now and can’t find a thing bad about it. It sounds like the Republicans are out looking for a […]
Republicans have jumped into the blame game with lightning speed following the failure of the bailout bill. Ed Henry has a good run down of the talking points here: 60% of Democrats voted for it, while 67% of the Republicans voted against it. It’s interesting that the Republicans are saying it was due to a […]
The Wall Street Journal published this little gem: The Logan Act makes it a felony and provides for a prison sentence of up to three years for any American, “without authority of the United States,” to communicate with a foreign government in an effort to influence that government’s behavior on any “disputes or controversies with […]
Nancy Pelosi told Larry King last night that she is now open to a vote on offshore drilling. Typical spineless Democrat, always giving into the bullying by Republicans.
Dennis Kucinich filed 35 articles of impeachment against George W. Bush last night: Rep. Dennis Kucinich, a former Democratic presidential contender, said Monday he wants the House to consider a resolution to impeach President Bush. Speaker Nancy Pelosi consistently has said impeachment was “off the table.” Kucinich, D-Ohio, read his proposed impeachment language in a […]
“The President is wrong and he knows it!” That’s the words of Nancy Pelosi in her response to Bush’s little presser this morning. According to McJoan at Daily Kos there are a lot more House Democrats now siding with the law on this. This is great news. Hopefully the Senate will take notice and the […]
I was working on a post about the FBI investigating if Roger Clemens lied to Congress and wondering what it takes to get an investigation when someone from the administration does the same. Well it looks like someone was in my mind. The AP has just issued a breaking news alert that Nancy Pelosi is […]
This time it’s Boulder Colorado. I wonder if a majority of cities voted for the same thing then would Nancy Pelosi put impeachment on the table – or will she ignore the will of the American people?