House and Senate Republican leaders, collectively the Stupid Party, are yet again set to expand government, government spending, and engage in Keynesian economic policies they’ve criticized Barack Obama for. Somewhat wisely, they are releasing all this as the Supreme Court releases its Obamacare decision so no one will pay attention. Ironically, as we wait to see if the Supreme Court gives Congress plenary power through | Read More »
Think of the Senate “Gang of 6″ Plan as the “Gangrene Plan.” It will slowly, but surely, rot away the nation. It was presented yesterday with a few claims: (1) It was not designed to play a role in the debt ceiling debate; (2) It was not meant to undercut the House Republicans’ “Cut, Cap, and Balance” plan; and, (3) It would not be a | Read More »
I am receiving extremely credible information that Friday morning House Republicans may put Rep. Leonard Lance (R-NJ) on the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Let me be clear here: this would be an affront to conservatives of all stripes. It is bad enough the House GOP chose to ignore conservatives when it came time to choose chairmen of the Energy & Commerce Committee and of | Read More »
The House Republicans are set to unveil the Contract with America Part II, which we already know based on history will be more an illusion than substance. We also know, based on early word about what is in there, that it will be an unmitigated spectacle of wasted opportunity. There will be good points we will all love. But what will be missing will make | Read More »
Democrats spend a lot of time trying to pin the “Party of No” label on Republicans. But under Chairman Tom Price of Georgia, the Republican Study Committee (the caucus of social and economic conservatives in the U.S. House of Representatives) has started a new series of emails to show—in very real terms—how the Democrats in the House really are the “Party of No.” Traditionally, including | Read More »
The NRCC has a list of targets in the House of Representatives on the health care vote. Go check the list, see if your congresscritter is on it, and pick up the phone. Tell ‘em to vote no on Obamacare.
These are my picks, not necessarily site-wide endorsements. President in 2012 Yeah, I’m throwing this one in. Mitch Daniels Senate Roy Blunt (MO) Ken Buck (CO) Chuck DeVore (CA) Mike Lee (UT) Marco Rubio (FL) Marlin Stutzman (IN) Danny Tarkanian (NV) Todd Tiahrt (KS) Pat Toomey (PA) Michael Williams (TX) House Rick Barber (AL-2) Tim Burns (PA-12) Sean Duffy (WI-7) Jeff Duncan (SC-3) Steve Fincher | Read More »
While we are all focusing on H.R. 3200, the House Democrats’ health care plan, we should at least glance at H.R. 3221, the House Democrats’ plan to kill off higher education access. (PDF) The legislation is opposed by many major universities including Notre Dame, among others. Basically, the bill would shut down all private providers of student loans, drive up costs for universities, and become | Read More »
Final: 240-179-5 Republicans: 7-167 Democrats: 233-12-5 7 Republican votes for the resolution: Cao Emerson Flake Inglis (from South Carolina) Jones Petri Rohrabacher Give Joe Money by Clicking Here
The House Republicans have been passing around the information below. We got a copy of it and wanted to post it for you. In a nutshell, the Democrats lack enough moderates to pass H.R. 3200 with the government option and if they ditch the government option, the Democrats would lack enough liberals to pass it. Sucks to be them. Here is what the GOP is | Read More »
The House Democrats have shut their Republican counterparts out of the legislative process. Normally, the minority gets the right to offer amendments over spending bills, but the House Democrats have decided not to allow the GOP that right. The Democrats claim the GOP is slowing things down — you know, so members have time to actually read the legislation they are voting on, etc. Nonetheless, | Read More »
Add these Republicans to the list of people to call about Cap and Trade. Tell them to vote no on H.R. 2454. Vern Buchanan (FL-13): 202-225-5015 Joseph Cao (LA-02): 202-225-6636 Vern Ehlers (MI-03): 202-225-3831 Rodney Frelinghuysen (NJ-11): 202-225-5034 Jim Gerlach (PA-06): 202-225-4315 Tim Johnson (IL-15): 202-225-2371 Mark Kirk (IL-10): 202-225-4835 Chris Smith (NJ-04): 202-225-3765
The House Democrats tonight have denied Republicans the opportunity to offer any amendments at all on spending bills. Any. This is the first time in the history of our Republic that this has happened. Senate Republicans should stick up for their House brethren and shut down the Senate as the House GOP is now pretty much powerless.
The Blue Dog Democrats have genuinely boxed themselves in lately on their consistency regarding Iran. On September 25, 2007, all the Blue Dog Democrats who were then in Congress voted in favor of H.R. 1400, the Iran Counter-Proliferation Act of 2007. The legislation would have prevented Iran from joining the World Trade Organization, imposed economic sanctions on the nation including banning the import of all | Read More »
From Republicans in the House of Representatives: Our commanders in the field, Generals Petraeus and Odierno, oppose releasing photos of prisoner interrogations. General Petraeus has said, “Newly released photos depicting, or that could be construed as depicting, abuse of detainees in U.S. military custody in Iraq and Afghanistan would place U.S. servicemen in Afghanistan at heightened risk.” General Odierno has said, “I strongly believe the | Read More »
We’re digging around on this one. From what House Republicans are telling us, Nancy and the gang have turned Fox News off throughout the entire House of Representatives complex. UPDATE: Nope, wasn’t Nancy. It was God. From an email: Apparently a lightning strike took out some of the channels. It’s not just Fox News and Fox Business that got taken out (though, they are the | Read More »
Well this is a new one on me. According to Congressional Quarterly this morning, House Republicans led by Jack Kingston (R-GA), took to the House floor to demand to see Porkulus. Despite a unanimous vote of the House of Representatives to not vote on the bill until people had 48 hours to see it, the Democrats sought to back track and vote on Porkulus sight | Read More »
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