Ignore the stimulus for a minute, and look at some other legislation that took place this week. Nate Silver has highlighted it and shown how there is a major divide between Senate Republicans and House Republicans: It’s not just the goose egg that the House Republicans laid on the Democratic stimulus package yesterday: Boehner’s Boys […]
Bob Geiger: Another unfortunate milestone in the reign of George W. Bush and the recently-deposed Republican Congress was reached on Saturday when the federal minimum wage set a new record for the longest period without a raise since its establishment in 1938. As of December 2, the $5.15-per-hour wage rate has remained unchanged for nine […]
When you got someone like Pat Robertson saying the following, the end of the world must be near: The Rev. Pat Robertson, a noted Republican famous for lambasting leftist groups, turned his criticism to the Republican Party in his speech at the Third Annual Virginia Federation of Teenage Republicans Convention on Saturday afternoon. The founder […]
Tomorrow is Veteran’s Day. How is our Congress recognizing these veterans. By taking away their voice and trying to strip their benefits. For the first part of taking away their voice, the following is from Editor and Publisher: As Veterans Day approaches and the war in Iraq rages on, veterans-service organizations are criticizing House leaders […]
Whenever you see Republican National Committee Chairman Ken Mehlman giving an interview, you can be certain of one thing. At some point he will work in a statement that the Democrats have no vision. This is no shock from a product of the smearster himself – Karl Rove. Today in a Senate committee hearing, Senator […]