One of the darlings of conservatives is up in arms over saving money: Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) fired up the crowd at Thursday’s Conservative Political Action Conference with red-meat rhetoric the right loves to hear. The five-term lawmaker, who faces a tough reelection bid this fall, accused President Obama and House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi […]
Finally we are starting to see some new ads come out from the left exposing the Republican’s quest to destroy Medicare. The first one is coming from Americans United for Change, in which they are targeting certain Republican members of the House who are supporting the Ryan Plan. Here’s the ad, which will air in […]
Yes Republicans and Tea Baggers are such peaceful people, except when it comes to Think Progress bloggers asking simple questions. More at Think Progress
Rep. Steve King is trying to justify the attack on the IRS in a discussion with Think Progress: TP: Do you think this attack, this terrorist attack, was motivated at all by a lot of the anti-tax rhetoric that’s popular in America right now? KING: I think if we’d abolished the IRS back when I […]
President Obama seems pretty pissed about the decision by the Supreme Court to open the flood gates on corporate money into the political arena: With its ruling today, the Supreme Court has given a green light to a new stampede of special interest money in our politics. It is a major victory for big oil, […]
Rep. Steve King went on FOX yesterday to reiterate his belief that al Qaeda will be “dancing in the streets” if Obama becomes President. John McCain “disavowed” King’s comments yesterday, King “rejects his disavowal”, then goes on against the “Democrat” websites and wants them to point to the quote that offends them. Here’s one of […]
During a radio interview in Iowa, King said that “al Qaeda would be dancing in the streets” if Obama became President. I guess it is fair to say that if King ever became President, the Klan would be dancing in the streets.
And that is a “victory” for you. Just ask Rep. Steve King, someone who apparently loves the thought of sick and dying children.
Since the Voting Rights Act has been hijacked by a handful of Republicans, can it be considered a racist move? Well let’s start by looking at who exactly hijacked this very important piece of legislation: The postponed vote is the latest example of divisions within the GOP that have complicated House and Senate leaders’ efforts […]