I just love hearing Republicans talk about “cutting the budget”, yet when asked for specifics they never can. That’s what happened with teabagger darlings Rand Paul and Jim DeMint yesterday: DeMint came the closest to naming specifics, but I would expect more from someone who has been in the Senate since 2005 and proclaims to […]
If there is any silver lining to the Democrats losing the House last night, it is this: In a fell swoop, the once-powerful Blue Dog caucus of conservative House Democrats was reduced from 54 members to 26 in Tuesday’s midterm election. The caucus lost two members to retirement and two others who ran for higher […]
Sens. George Voinovich of Ohio and George LeMieux of Florida sided with Democrats to break a GOP filibuster on the small business bill. Remember when the GOP was all about reducing taxes, especially on small business? Yeah…neither do I.
Elizabeth Warren has been one of the most sound voices during this financial crisis. Republicans and Democrats have both looked up to her analysis of the problems plaguing our economy and have touted her as one of the brightest minds when it comes to economics. Tim Geithner – not so much. So this story should […]
The Senate’s longest serving member, Robert Byrd, died this morning at the age of 92. This really isn’t a big shocker. Byrd’s health has been deteriorating for years and given his age, it was pretty much expected that this was coming after the news of his serious condition yesterday. As far as a replacement for […]
The President’s speech from the Oval Office was a major failure in my view. He missed a golden opportunity to really hit one out of the park. A good example is talking about the clean energy bill, yet he did not use the power of his office and speech to urge Senate to pass it. […]
There has been non-stop talk this week about Joe Sestak’s job offer by the Obama administration if he wouldn’t run against Arlen Specter. Now we have some answers: Senior White House advisers asked former President Bill Clinton to talk to Joe Sestak about whether he was serious about running for Senate, and to feel out […]
The AP has called the PA. Democratic Primary for Joe Sestak, ending Arlen Specter’s 30 year run in the Senate. UPDATE 1: Fox News and The Washington Post are also calling it for Sestak.
With Charlie Crist facing more pressure to drop out and the rumors growing of him running as an independent, it leaves a big question; if Crist wins, who will he caucus with? Now take that a step further. Imagine a Senate much like we had after 2006, one that was pretty much evenly split. The […]
Today we have another episode in the dementia that is John McCain. Remember the maverick? Well then you must be thinking of the wrong person, because John McCain says he never called himself a maverick. For more than a decade, famed ‘Straight Talk Express’ rider John McCain has had ‘maverick’ as his and his supporters’ […]