This morning I had the opportunity to listen to a NAACP conference call that was organized to release its report highlighting alleged (yet unproven) Tea Party ties to racist groups. This conference call, report, and website reminded me very much
Mr. Lollar is running against House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer.
The Majority Leader of the House, Steny Hoyer, called Stephen Colbert’s Friday testimony “Inappropriate”. This is in stark contrast to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi who said that she thought the testimony was “great”.
It’s official. There is now a Tea Party Caucus in the Congress of the United States of America. Representative Michelle Bachmann filed the paperwork late last week, and the approval was granted almost immediately: They will be holding their first
It’s time for your weekly dose of Coffee and Markets, featuring The New Ledger’s Francis Cianfrocca, a podcast brought to you by the fine folks at Andrew Breitbart’s BigGovernment.com and LibertyPundits.com, your home for conservative podcasts. In this week’s edition,
Heritage: According to Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD), the House will vote on H.R. 2499, the Puerto Rico Democracy Act, later this week. The legislation provides Puerto Rico a two stage voting process and makes some non-resident Puerto Ricans eligible
On Tuesday, AP reporter Jesse Washington ran a story on the Phantom ‘N-Word,’ accusing Andrew Breitbart and this site of misleading viewers by running a video of the March 20 protest at Capitol Hill that did not show anyone screaming
The University of Illinois Alumni Association recently awarded it’s “International Alumni Award for Exceptional Achievement” to the current President of Ecuador, Rafael Correa Delgado. Since the University of Illinois is the premier university for the state of Illinois, let’s see
Hand-wringing today in Politico: House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer is warning that some of his Democratic colleagues are being threatened with violence when they go back to their districts — and he wants Republicans to stand up and condemn the
First, the obligatory media chorus of “ugliness” at Saturday’s anti-Health Care Bill rally at the Capitol, then the unsubstantiated claims of racist speech. So far, so Saul Alinksy. Now the escalation continues. From Politico: Steny Hoyer: Members are at risk
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy The Hill: House Democratic and Republican leaders have conferred to discuss a response to a “significant” number of threats against lawmakers. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said
From the Associated Press: Spokesman for Rep. John Murtha says the Pennsylvania Democrat has died at 77. ED Note: Rep. Murtha was a close political ally of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. He was her choice for Majority Leader, but he
Watch CBS News Videos Online CBS News: CBS investigative correspondent Sharyl Attkisson reports that cameras spotted House Speaker Nancy Pelosi at the summit. She called the shots on who got to go. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, and embattled Chairman
CNN: Both chambers of Congress observed moments of silence Thursday for victims of the shootings at Fort Hood, Texas, and their families. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, notified the chamber of the “extraordinarily sad and wrenching news” of the
Nancy Pelosi, having renamed the Public Option, the ‘Consumer Option,’ triumphantly trotted out this morning the Hose version of the Health Care Reform Bill, now called The Affordable American Health Care Bill. (“Affordable” – what does that mean, exactly? Affordable
From Americans for Limited Government: October 7th, 2009, Fairfax, VA–Americans for Limited Government President Bill Wilson today condemned members of the House for voting to refer a resolution that would have removed Congressman Charlie Rangel as Chairman of the powerful
When ACORN was announced as a national partner with the Census Bureau, I had grave concerns that the accuracy and integrity of the 2010 census would be jeopardized. One of ACORN’s responsibilities would have been to recruit census workers. Given
After a long day at work on a commercial shoot, I decided to unwind with a little internet and cable television. Politics and punditry are my hobby, not my main source of income, so I indulge in a little cable
This week’s Washington Times column: John Mackey – the founder, CEO and marketing genius behind Whole Foods – finds himself in an organic, unsustainable mess with his carefully cultivated affluent, liberal customer base after penning an Op-Ed in the Wall
Speaking truth to power was supposed to be heroic – like yelling at your parents over their lapses in recycling. But then something funny happened: people started speaking truth to power to people who speak truth to power. And now
