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The comments began immediately after Sen. Rob Portman’s (R-OH) change of heart on gay marriage, reportedly supporting it a couple of years following his son came out in 2011. Portman is pictured on the home page. Some called it
It’s not about the gun lobby. The all but certain death knell today for a bill banning assault weapons rang because some of our legislators in Washington
Texas Congressman Ted Cruz was a breath of air wrapping up the Conservative Political Action Conference today. He was civil and respectful in his criticism of Democrats, compared to the speech earlier today by Sarah Palin and Thursday’s by Congressman Rand Paul (R-KY). Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) spent considerable time on Sen. Rand Paul’s (R-TN) […]
Allen West, beaten in November after serving one term, made insulting remarks at the Conservative Political Action Conference Thursday. Such remarks are not unusual for West. We’re not going to spend our time
At his news conference today which covered the budget issues and gun control, Mr. Obama repeated his unwillingness to negotiate on the debt ceiling. He said he would negotiate on deficit reduction
Regardless of whether there’s a deal later today, Congress should be vilified for playing games with the livelihoods of Americans. The child-like behavior continues the feckless conduct that has marked the past couple of years. The President’s
Radio veteran Randi Rhodes disrespectfully criticized Republicans on her syndicated program today. “Why are all real conservatives, I mean, seriously in the tank, psycho sick conserv–, why are they all, uh? I don’t know. Why do they all sound like villains from, ya’ know, movies? I mean we had Darth Vader there, we lived through […]
Our vacation lasted longer than we planned. We had hoped that following the election, an improved level of cooperation might break out in Congress. We are disappointed to find
Some folks have hope that the next four years will see greater cooperation between the parties. After all, Republicans don’t have to worry about the
For two years we’ve been focused on a contentious, nasty presidential race which many call the important in our lifetime. Of course, they say that every four years. It appears to us that perhaps even more important than who is
We’ve all witnessed the partisanship that’s led to virtual gridlock in Congress. Not only has it paralyzed the political process but it’s brought a lack of civility and respect that shows no sign of easing. You hear many lamenting that more good people
Sadly, Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) retired from the Senate because of the lack of civility there. In the Stamford Advocate she elaborates on Congress’s dysfunction. – Sen. Snowe stopped in Stamford on her way home from Washington, D.C., Wednesday
March 20, 2013 by mikes888
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