A funny thing about this Republican primary season is that you never hear the past President mentioned. The GOP field seems to steer clear of George W. Bush as though he was some married gay couple. What’s this say about the GOP’s track record of picking presidential candidates? It goes beyond that. In the past […]
One thing the payroll tax cut fight has given us is a big fracture in the GOP. Here’s a couple of quotes that caught my eye: Rep. Kevin Brady, a Texas Republican whom Boehner picked to be on the conference committee, summed up the beating his caucus had taken when he said, “I am willing […]
In an interview with ABC, President Obama gave his views of opening the U.S. oil reserves to combat high oil prices: “We are monitoring the situation very closely. The strategic petroleum reserve was designed for when oil actually shuts off,” Obama told ABC. “The reserves, I think, are something that we’ve got to be very […]
I guess rumors are starting to fly that the Republicans may try to filibuster the confirmation of Timothy Geithner. Harry Reid has already issued a soft warning on it: “I would frankly think it would not be very wise politically to do that,” Reid told told reporters. “We have a president who is very popular, […]
This entire debacle that has started by a very legitimate resolution offered by Russ Feingold has just got me fuming. His motion to censure Bush is by far one of the most reasonable requests that have been made in the 109th Congress. Rather you are for or against the wiretapping program, one thing remains – […]
The New York Times reported today that a “scant” drop in abortions are seen in states where parental notification are required. This is something that people should really take notice on. Now that more states are pushing for legislation that could make it to the Supreme Court and try to get Roe overturned, a study […]