TPM has gathered a list of Republican members of Congress raising the possibility that John Boehner could see his short time as Speaker of the House come to an end in 2012: “He’s (Boehner) got a big problem when he comes back,” one anonymous congressman claimed. “He may have a hard time keeping his Speakership […]
One big question hanging over the GOP field right now is the question of Donald Trump. He hasn’t ruled out a third party run and today he made a move to suggest he just might do that – switching his registration from Republican to Independent. He also isn’t hiding the reasons: Trump special counsel Michael […]
News was made yesterday when Ron Paul walked out of an interview with CNN’s Gloria Borger when asked about some racist newsletters sent in his name in the 80’s and 90’s. Here’s video of that moment: But was CNN out of bounds here, or is Ron Paul trying not to hold up to his history? […]
Something that really deserves more attention is the lack of any powerhouses within the GOP. We saw this in 2008, when Republicans had to suck it up and vote for John McCain. We are seeing it again now with the right trying to figure out which Republican candidate is the lesser of two evils. Are […]
Republicans are getting nervous, and I mean really nervous. They have painted themselves into a corner by opposing the payroll tax cut and are now even fracturing. The nervousness can be seen by what today’s Wall Street Journal editorial board is saying: The GOP leaders have somehow managed the remarkable feat of being blamed for […]
Yesterday the Republicans again filibustered the payroll tax cut extension. They continued their argument that paying for it with a surtax on millionaires would hurt hiring. NPR decided to look further into that claim and here’s what they found: We wanted to talk to business owners who would be affected. So, NPR requested help from […]
Reading more into the CBS/New York Times poll I posted earlier, it looks like the GOP has some rough road ahead when they try to retake the White House, even with President Obama’s low approval rating. As with most other polls, this one also finds Herman Cain as the front runner: Herman Cain 25% Mitt […]
Appearing on Drudge’s site today: What a way to make it sound like Democrats are against the Obama jobs bill. But facts mean nothing to the merchant of lies and spin. Here’s the real facts from the article Drudge linked: The 50-50 vote fell 10 short of the 60 votes needed to advance the bill, […]
If you ask Democrats the Republicans controlling the House are the problem. If you ask Republicans the problem lies in Senate and and the White House. None of that should really matter though. The problem is that our government is broken and Americans are fed up with it according to a new Gallup poll that […]
At last night’s Republican debate Stephen Hill, a soldier currently serving in Iraq, asked the GOP field what they would do about the US policy for gays in the military, like Hill. Instantly the crowd went to booing this brave soldier. Rick Santorum instantly answered the question by saying he would reinstate DADT. It’s really […]