Constitution? What Constitution? If you needed any more proof that the GOP reading the Constitution aloud in Congress is merely political theater, well, here you go: Two House Republicans have cast votes as members of the 112th Congress, but were not sworn in on Wednesday, a violation of the Constitution on the same day that [...]
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They Aren’t Congressmen, They Just Play Them On TV. No, Seriously.
Posted in Congress, Grand Obstructionist Party, Hypocrisy, Republicans, tagged Congress, GOP, Hypocrisy, Mike Fitzpatrick, U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions on January 6, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Alan Grayson On The Bush Tax Cuts
Posted in Alan Grayson (D-FL), Congress, George W. Bush, Republicans, Taxes, tagged Alan Grayson (D-FL), George W. Bush, GOP, Tax Cuts on December 3, 2010 | 2 Comments »
UPDATE WITH VIDEO BELOW Here is another reason I will miss Alan Grayson (D-FL). This is some of what Rep. Grayson had to say about the Bush tax cuts yesterday on the House floor: Mr. Grayson asserted that Republicans wanted to preserve the lower Bush-era income tax rates in part to benefit talk-show celebrities, including Rush [...]
Who Voted AGAINST Middle Class Tax Cuts?
Posted in C.W. Bill Young, Rep. (R-FL), Congress, Democrats, Florida, Gus Bilirakis, Republicans, Taxes, tagged C.W. Bill Young (R-FL), Congress, Democrats, Florida, GOP, Gus Bilirakis, Tax Cuts, U.S. House on December 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday in the U. S. House, 234 members voted in favor of tax cuts for the middle class only, while 188 voted against middle class tax cuts because they didn’t include those with incomes of $250,000 or more. Below is the breakdown of votes: For: 234 (Democrat:231; Republican: 3) Against: 188 (Democrat: 20; Republican: 168) Democrats who voted against (Florida members [...]
To The GOP, Educated Voters Are A Dangerous Thing
Posted in C.W. Bill Young, Rep. (R-FL), Congress, Education, Florida, Gus Bilirakis, Health Care, Republicans, Wall Street, tagged C.W. Bill Young, Education, Florida, GOP, Gus Bilirakis, Health Care, Medicaid, Rep. (R-FL), Wall Street on August 11, 2010 | 3 Comments »
A report from the College Board Advocacy and Policy Center shows that the United States is now ranked 12th internationally in the number of college graduates. Canada is ranked number one. We’re actually outranked by South Korea. Florida is ranked 47th in average graduation rates for public high schools, and 32 in the estimated rate [...]
Republicans and Reconciliation: Reality Bites
Posted in Congress, Dick Cheney, George W. Bush, Grand Obstructionist Party, Health Care, Health Care Reform, Hypocrisy, Republicans, tagged GOP, Health Care, Health Care Reform, U.S. Senate on March 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I really don’t like to resurrect bad, old jokes, but I’m afraid in this instance, it’s fitting. That being said, here goes: How can you tell when a Republican is lying? His lips are moving. Some of those lips are moving so fast these days they’re breaking records. It’s been a little over a year [...]
Lobbyist Investments In HCR Summit Attendees
Posted in Campaign Contributions, Congress, CREW, Democrats, Grand Obstructionist Party, Health Care, Health Care Reform, Health Insurance, Lobbyists, PAC's, Republicans, Transparency In Government, tagged Campaign Donations, Charles Grassley (R-IA), CREW, Dave Camp (R-MI), Health Care, Health Care Reform, Health Insurance, Henry Waxman (D-CA), John Dingell (D-MI), Mike Enzi (R-WY), Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY), Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA), Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT), Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on February 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Today CREW (Citizens For Responsibility And Ethics In Washington) released some data analyzing donations from health care special interests to House and Senate leaders, chairs, and ranking members who are supposed to attend tomorrows Health Care Reform Summit in Washington. The data concerns donations since 2005, and involves amounts of nearly $28 million. From the [...]
The “Hostile Takeover” Of Our Democracy
Posted in Campaign Contributions, Campaign Finance Reform, Congress, Conservatives, Dick Cheney, Elections, George H. W. Bush, Republicans, U.S. Supreme Court, tagged Alan Grayson (D-FL), Campaign Ads, Campaign Contributions, Campaign Finance Refrom, Congress, Conservatives, Elections, GOP, U.S. Supreme Court on January 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
(Update below) Yesterday’s Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission is a disaster in the making and a threat to Democracy itself. The Supreme Court ruled that corporations are now “persons” and entitled by the U.S. Constitution, for all intents and purposes, to pour unlimited amounts of cash into the political process [...]
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