This is the kind of news that should be plastered on every network tonight: The U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to confirm Martha N. Johnson as head of the General Services Administration, nearly 10 months after she was first nominated to head the federal agency. Upon assuming office, Johnson “will become the first permanent […]
By the time the House and Senate get back in session and get their differences hammered out, we might not have 60 votes for the bill to pass: Playing it cautious, the Cook Political Report moves the U.S. Senate special election in Massachusetts from the Solid Democratic column to the Lean Democratic column. “At this […]
A couple of things really caught my eye yesterday. It seems like so many are quick to jump on President Obama about things he has no control over. First off we have a video that Andrew Breitbart put together of numerous times that President Obama said that the negotiations healthcare should be opened. This has […]
Bob brings up an excellent point today: The retirement of Byron Dorgan is a solid example of why, in many cases, legislation is at the mercy of conservative-leaning states, and nothing the president can- or should do will change it. With Dorgan out, it’s very likely that a Republican will win that seat. If Ben […]
This morning on CNN Tom Kean, former member of the 9/11 commission, was talking about how Obama is “taking on to much”, echoing the same right-wing talking point we have heard all year. Let’s think about that. To a Republican like Kean, Obama shouldn’t be focusing on other things besides terrorism. We just had 8 […]
This one really got me: Romney accuses Obama of not protecting troops This from a Republican who sat by and said nothing while our troops were getting killed left and right in Iraq and didn’t even have the proper equipment to protect them.
Wow it didn’t even take a week for this to happen: The ranking Republican on the House intelligence committee on Tuesday night accused the White House of withholding information on the Fort Hood attack. Rep. Pete Hoekstra (Mich.) said administration officials delayed briefing members of Congress about the alleged gunman, raising “red flags” about what […]
Here are the public faces that aren’t in Congress and oppose a public option: AmandaCarpenter: Thanks to our vets today. Here is the 2009 Veterans Day poster from the VA MittRomney: Read my statement on Veterans Day here : http://bit.ly/4sECtC KarlRove: Wishing a happy Veterans Day to the brave men & women who sacrificed to […]
Following up on my previous post, buried on the second page of the Politico article I mentioned is this little gem: But the new coins – concerns over which apparently stemmed from an email chain letter widely circulated among conservatives – were commissioned by the Republican-led Congress in 2005 and approved by President Bush. All […]
So says the New York Times. Cesca does a good job at tearing this trash piece by the NYT down: Every Republican in Congress defends Rush Limbaugh and parrots Glenn Beck, and all of the really important Republicans from Chuck Grassley to Big John Cornyn have at one time or another engaged in the “death […]