Writing at Buzzfeed, Kate Nocera notes that House Republicans are currently “unified,” but asks how long that will last. How Long Can House Republicans Go Before Turning On Each Other? Speaker John Boehner has overseen one of the most bitter and divided conferences in recent memory. Conservatives have consistently, and openly, defied him, while moderates [...]
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From Reporter to Economic Activist, Bob Woodward In White House Crosshairs [Email Text]
“You’re focusing on a few specific trees that give a very wrong impression of the forest. But perhaps we will just not see eye to eye here. … I think you will regret staking out that claim.” – Gene Sperling to Bob Woodward GENE SPERLING‘s conversation with Bob Woodward has exploded into a tale where [...]
House Republicans are Hopeless, Debt Ceiling Edition
REPUBLICANS IN the House have figured out a way to kick the can down the road on the debt ceiling without touching the can. These people are hopeless. From the Washington Post yesterday, the full explanation on how the bill works, but make sure your feet are on the ground or you might spin into [...]
Top Story — Stupid at DEFCON 1: Petraeus Scandal Set Off by Rep. Eric Cantor
Later, the agent became convinced — incorrectly, the official said — that the case had stalled. Because of his “worldview,” as the official put it, he suspected a politically motivated cover-up to protect President Obama. The agent alerted Eric Cantor, the House majority leader, who called the F.B.I. director, Robert S. Mueller III, on Oct. [...]
Filibuster Reform Should Begin with Congress Respecting the Voters’ Wishes
THERE SHOULD be cautious optimism on this, but it’s still good foreshadowing about what might happen, even if what Reid is saying is somewhat of a head fake. “I do” have plans to change the Senate rules, he added. “I have said so publicly and I continue to feel that way … I think the [...]
Woodward’s Obama Saga: The Debt Deal Collapse
“I was pretty angry,” the president told Woodward about the breakdown in negotiations. “There’s no doubt I thought it was profoundly irresponsible, at that stage, not to call me back immediately and let me know what was going on.” – Bob Woodward Book: Debt Deal Collapse Led to ‘Pure Fury’ From President Obama THE DEBT [...]
Rep. Kevin Yoder Skinny Dipping in Sea of Galilee with Congressional Colleagues
PAUL RYAN’S colleagues in the Republican caucus decided that on a fact-finding trip to Israel that it was a good idea to jump into the Sea of Galilee, with Kansas Republican Kevin Yoder believing dropping his pants was required. Being naked evidently didn’t help Rep. Yoder to walk on water as it has been written [...]
Queer Talk: Lesbian PAC & Young Conservatives for the Freedom to Marry Launched
Joyce L. Arnold, Liberally Independent, Queer Talk, equality activist, writer. In signs of election year politics the Lesbian PAC and Young Conservatives for the Freedom to Marry were recently launched. For a bit of LGBT related political context, see Gay Rights Supplants Abortion as Major Platform Battle: Family Research Council Action, a leading crusader for [...]
V.P. Joe Biden Gives a Stemwinder After Blasting ‘Zero Credibility’ Republicans
Remember who we are… From a whisper to a rallying cry, V.P. Joe Biden reveals how it’s done. Not because of just the words, but because you believe the man who’s saying it. He’s the exact vice president Barack Obama needs, providing the perfect emotional connection to issues, not just professorial meanderings on a theme. [...]
Progressive Notes: Feingold Backs Baldwin, Enviros Plan Keystone Protests, FDR and OWS, and Other Doings
Art offers his perspective as a movement progressive activist. Great news! Former Senator Russ Feingold has endorsed Rep. Tammy Baldwin in the Wisconsin senate race. This is a huge deal and makes Baldwin the front runner for the party nomination and perhaps the general election. Feingold is very respected and popular in Wisconsin these days [...]
Who Owns Occupy Wall Street?
ABC News has an interesting headline I’ve been waiting to see: Democrats Seek to Own ‘Occupy Wall Street’ Movement. The video at ABC pits Rep. Eric Cantor’s caterwauling against Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s approval of what’s going on. As for Paul Ryan, his “redistribution” talking point never fell so flat. The patriotic Americans demanding our democratic [...]
Pres. Obama, Just Raise the Debt Ceiling
**UPDATED** House Speaker John Boehner’s new budget proposal would require deep cuts in the years immediately ahead in Social Security and Medicare benefits for current retirees, the repeal of health reform’s coverage expansions, or wholesale evisceration of basic assistance programs for vulnerable Americans. The plan is, thus, tantamount to a form of “class warfare.” If [...]
Progressive Notes: More Black Women Would be Impoverished if SS Cuts Pass
Art offers his perspective as a movement progressive activist. As President Obama and Congressman Cantor hash out trillions in cuts, which no economist says we can afford , our POTUS has tossed in cutting Social Security benefits among other programs. Let us be clear: these SS cuts will destroy lives in ways no Republican has [...]
Elevating Eric
In an interview with The Huffington Post, former Ohio Governor Ted Strickland (D) aired his concern that the fiscal “belt-tightening” President Obama and many Democrats have pursued has effectively diminished the party’s brand. Democrats, he argued, have “allowed the center of the political debate to be shifted so far to the right that we find [...]
If Only Pres. Obama Would Bet his Presidency on Protecting Social Security, Medicare & Medicaid
… In the same vein, when a politician asserts that social security is going bankrupt and that there will not be anything left for her children or grandchildren, serious reporters would ridicule her for being ignorant of the social security trustees projections. These projections show that even if nothing is ever done to change the [...]
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