Can Obama Really Adjourn Congress So Easily?
CitizenVox has a new post out today seemingly describing a way that President Obama can do recess appointments, even though the U. S. House can block the U. S. Senate from adjourning (and thus...
View ArticlePresident Obama Speaks to America on Afghanistan Troop Withdrawal
In case you didn't get to watch, below is a video of President Obama's address to the nation on the schedule for withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan. A complete transcript follows.8:01 P.M. EDT...
View ArticleThe "Truthfulness" Scale: Evaluating GOP Presidential Candidates
I thought I would start doing this now that campaign season is upon us. I won't promise to do these at any particular set interval, but I at least hope to do them now and then: That is calculating a...
View ArticleBoehner's Dangerous Game With the Debt Ceiling Deadline
We've seen an increasing number of statements like this from various Republicans, but this is the first time I recall the #1 Republican in the debt ceiling negotiations saying something like this:House...
View ArticleWhy the "14th Amendment" Solution to the debt ceiling won't work
There is a new post on Huffington Post suggesting that some Democrats are thinking about invoking what I like to call the "14th Amendment Solution" to the debt ceiling. It basically goes like...
View Article6th Circuit Appeals Court Upholds Constitutionality of Obama's Health Care Law
This is great news for the American people: The U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati issued a decision today upholding the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). It's the...
View ArticleHow an Illinois Union Helped Break Unions in Illinois
Here's a video of the co-founder of Stand for Children, Jonah Edelman. This is an organization that actually spends a lot of time screwing their children out of a good education by driving quality...
View ArticleMcConnell's Debt Ceiling Proposal
Today, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell proposed an interesting debt ceiling proposal that could amount to allowing Obama raising the debt ceiling through the 2012 election with absolutely no...
View ArticleJust what is Cut, Cap, and Balance?
H.R. 2560 - The Cut, Cap, and Balance Act of 2011. That is what most of the discussion in Washington is going to be about today. So what, exactly, does it do? First of all, you can take a look for...
View ArticleGOP Fundraising Page Inadvertently Concedes 2012 Presidential Election
You want to know why the GOP is behaving so desperately these days? I think it's because they are, in fact, feeling desperate.Exhibit A: The fundraising page of the GOP's official website has a graphic...
View ArticleGabrielle Giffords Votes as House Passes Debt Ceiling Deal
Gabrielle Giffords waves to House colleagues (photo from CNN)The debt ceiling ball is now in the U.S. Senate's court as the House voted today 269-161 to pass the deal agreed upon by President Obama and...
View ArticleWhite House Counters Myths About Debt Ceiling Deal
President Obama signs Budget Control Act of 2011The White House released a new infographic today to help explain the details of the Budget Control Act, the bipartisan compromise the president and...
View ArticleWhite House Announces 'We the People' Online Petitioning Feature
Do you get emails almost every day from progressive activist groups urging you to "tell President Obama to do/not do [insert action on [insert issue] here]?"I do. Generally, I find them annoying, but I...
View ArticleThe Media Gets It Wrong ... Again
One of the continuing themes the mainstream media pundits and newspapers keep pushing is that President Obama is "in trouble" when it comes to the 2012 election. One of the indicators they say they're...
View ArticleMississippi Is Turning Women Into Criminals
There's an amendment being voted on next week to the constitution for the state of Mississippi which is called the "Personhood Amendment." It's fairly simple in its language:Initiative 26 would define...
View ArticleRick Perry Wants an (Unconstitutional) Part-Time Congress
Rick Perry, after his brain freeze in a recent debate when it came to which government departments he would abolish if he were President. In an effort to salvage his campaign, he's started announcing...
View ArticleOpen Thread - Republican Follies Edition
Rick Perry challenged Nancy Pelosi to debate the part-time Congress plan.In a letter to Pelosi obtained by The Hill, the Texas governor wrote: “I am in Washington Monday and would love to engage you in...
View ArticleEliminating Capital Gains Tax - Bad for America, Great for the 1%
One of the common threads that Republicans keep hammering on is the need to "reduce taxes" to improve the economy. One of their efforts is the "flat tax" where everyone pays the same tax rate, and...
View ArticleIowa Results - Updated
Last night the Iowa caucus was held. It's the first of a number of caucuses and primaries to determine each party's nominee for President. The results are:Romney, a former Massachusetts governor, had...
View ArticleBachmann Out, Obama's Youth Jobs Program, and Bad Boeing
Michele Bachmann has dropped out of the presidential race, much to the dismay of bloggers everywhere. Talking Points Memo has a great tribute to her.Mitt Romney still hasn't released his tax returns,...
View ArticleRomney and Other GOP Candidates Make the Case for Re-Electing Obama
Last night was the New Hampshire Republican debate, which the consensus was that Romney hadn't been hurt by it. There were fireworks between the other candidates, though. Ron Paul called Newt Gingrich...
View ArticleObama and DNC Raise $68 million in 4th Quarter
The newest fundraising reports are in, and President Obama and the Democratic National Committee raised a combined $68 million dollars in the last quarter of 2011.Obama campaign manager Jim Messina...
View ArticleMitt The Ripper
Stephen Colbert's super PAC, Americans for a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow, has an ad for South Carolina:The Colbert ReportGet More: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,Video...
View ArticleSuper PAC's in Action In SC
We've seen reports of massive buys by Super PACs in primary states, particularly those affiliated with Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich. Both are accusing the other of being "unfair," in their...
View ArticleWe Have a Gun Problem, Not Just a Mental Health Problem
In the wake of the horrifying attack by a lone, psychotic gunman on Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut, I am sick to death of all the rationalizing by "gun rights" advocates who insist that...
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....