More bloviating from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid came on Tuesday in an attempt to excuse Democrats dismissing the proposal offered by John Boehner to avert the impending fiscal cliff. Reid continued the narrative of Republicans hurting the middle class
The president and CEO of conservative group American Majority Action (AMA) is demanding Republicans band together to fire House Speaker John Boehner. “Speaker Boehner has been an abysmal failure as speaker, and his latest purge is the nail in the
“We’ve lost the battle in Washington” for now, says Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC), echoing the sentiments of conservatives watching the fiscal cliff negotiations in the U.S. capital. As a guest on “Istook Live!,” DeMint agreed with talk show host Ernest
Is it real or is it a feint? Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) said Tuesday that some entitlement reforms should be considered, saying Medicare changes “clearly on on the table.” “They were on the table in the Boehner-Obama talks,” the
The Defense Bill passed by the Senate on Tuesday is being touted as sending “a clear signal to President Obama to move quickly to get U.S. combat troops out of Afghanistan.” But it also sends another clear message to the
Keith Koffler says… “President Obama is already busy concocting new power grabs.” That’s plural: “grabs.” He wants to remove a portion of the power of the purse from Congress by granting himself the ability to raise the debt ceiling, subject to
(AP) Senate passes $631 billion defense billBy DONNA CASSATAAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe Senate overwhelmingly approved a sweeping, $631 billion defense bill Tuesday that sends a clear signal to President Barack Obama to move quickly to get U.S. combat troops out of Afghanistan,
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 (UPI) —Elizabeth Warren, the U.S. senator-elect from Massachusetts and bank critic, is likely to join the Senate Banking Committee, aides told The Wall Street Journal. The decision will be made in January after the new Senate convenes.
Keith Koffler says… “President Obama is already busy concocting new power grabs.” That’s plural: “grabs.” He wants to remove a portion of the power of the purse from Congress by granting himself the ability to raise the debt ceiling, subject
Discussion on the fiscal cliff continued Tuesday with Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid urging House Speaker John Boehner to outline specific ways to increase revenue. “They’ve got to come up with some specific revenue,” Reid said.
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday rejected a UN treaty submitted for ratification by President Barack Obama. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities was signed by Obama, then submitted to the Senate for ratification pursuant to
By JACK GILLUM and STEPHEN BRAUNAssociated PressWASHINGTONEased out with an $8 million payout provided by an influential GOP fundraiser, former Republican House Majority Leader Dick Armey says he has left a conservative Tea Party group, FreedomWorks, because of an internal
By STEVE PEOPLESAssociated PressBOSTONSenate Majority Leader Harry Reid wants Massachusetts Sen.-elect Elizabeth Warren to join the Banking Committee. A Senate Democratic official confirmed Tuesday that Warren’s appointment was likely, but cautioned nothing was final until the Democratic caucus approves the
Another of Judicial Watch’s “Ten Most Wanted” corrupt politicians is now out of Congress – Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. He now joins a list that includes former Reps. Laura Richardson (D-CA), Barney Frank (D-MA), Tom Delay (R-TX), former Senators John
The White House on Monday issued an attack on the counter-offer from House Republicans on debt talks, saying it failed to “meet the test of balance.” Whoa. Obama wants to increase taxes $1.6 trillion, will not countenance any suggestion of
The DC political world thrives by obfuscating and making things seem more complicated than they actually are. The entire government edifice is built on buzz-words and euphemisms intended to obscure that’s happening. When Speaker Boehner promotes a Democrat-inspired “balanced approach”
(AP) Small-bore proposals to help avert fiscal cliffBy ANDREW TAYLORAssociated PressWASHINGTONSure the rich may have to pay more in taxes. But a “fiscal cliff” budget deal could mean pain for nearly everyone else, too: higher airline ticket prices, for example,
In an interview last week on Heritage Foundation’s Istook Live!, Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) said that the Obama administration “actually wants to steamroll what’s left of the Republican Party here in Washington.” During a discussion with host Ernest Istook about
Republicans are reportedly “considering a Doomsday Plan if fiscal cliff talks collapse entirely.” What is this Doomsday Plan? A plan involving tremendous stupidity, apparently: House Republicans would allow a vote on extending the Bush middle class tax cuts (the bill
In the “fiscal cliff” negotiations, the Republicans are in desperate need of a game-changer. That is, the current dynamics in Washington DC are so bad right now for Republicans that they are likely to go off a political cliff. President Obama and
If there’s a bigger liar of omission than the mainstream media, I have no idea who or what that might possibly be. For example… Because the media’s so desperate to protect Obama from the deserved political and historical fall-out that should be a
Tech companies spend trillions of dollars to build and maintain, expand and improve their Internet networks. Broadband industry has invested nearly $1.2 trillion dollars since 1996 So it is more than a mite disturbing when a democrat former Federal Communications
Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, who will most likely be the Republican Party’s nominee for governor in 2013, spoke at the Virginia GOP Advance on December 1. His message: Virginia had an opportunity to show the nation that “conservatism isn’t
Following last week’s U.N. vote to recognize Palestinian statehood, Obama seems to have taken the position that it’s somebody else’s problem to deal with going forward. Thus the White House not only shrugs off any desire to punish the Palestinian
I’m enlisting to fight in Andrew Breitbart’s war. The political class in Washington has degraded America. Republicans and Democrats blame each other, and nothing gets done. The media exacerbates the problem, fans the flames and encourages false notions of “civility”
