This right here is a big doozy when it comes to the hypocrisy of Tea Party politicians: Tea Party aligned Georgia Rep. Tom Graves (R), who castigates Washington for fiscal irresponsibility, reached an out of court settlement Wednesday after he was sued for defaulting on a $2.2 million loan — which his attorney argued is […]
Is Scott Walker even all there mentally? At a press conference Monday afternoon, Gov. Scott Walker (R-WI) fired back at state Senate Minority Leader Mark Miller (D), the leader of the 14 Democrats who have fled the state in order to block budget quorum on Walker’s anti-public employee union proposals, who this morning sent Walker […]
Last week I posted a list of states slated to gain and lose congressional seats in the upcoming election. While doing that post, my inner geek had me focusing on the numbers and I totally missed this part: Minnesota (-1): Open seat in 2010; state Senate 46 D, 21 R; state House 87 D, 47 […]
As Chris Cillizza points out there was one big news item last week that got lost in the shuffle – redistricting. Look at this break down of states that will gain and lose seats according to the Census Bureau’s early estimates: States Gaining Seats Arizona (+1)*: Gov. Jane Brewer (R) up in 2010; state Senate […]
Orwellian almost doesn’t describe this: Weird. Weird. It’s so weird, the trial balloon foisted by State Senate Majority Leader Michael Waddoups, R-Taylorsville, that would establish a law enforcement database to track the identity of anyone having an alcoholic drink at a bar or restaurant. Let’s make this clear: It’s not government’s business to track which […]
Yesterday I posted about E.J. Dionne’s piece called “the End of Conservatism?” Steve posted at Crooks and Liars an entry that falls along the same lines. Now we learn of even more Republicans leaving their party because they feel their is no room for moderates. OKLAHOMA CITY — Republican state Sen. Nancy Riley, complaining there […]