Will Democrats stand firm on GOP attempts to renege on debt deal?
Republicans never intended to honor their debt deal.
According to TPM, Senate Democrats think they have the upper hand over Republicans when it comes to the $600 billion of defense cuts Republicans agreed to in the debt deal, only to (very, very pred...
Put your money where your mouth is: Support real pro-woman organizations
(Lian Amaris)
In response to the Susan G. Komen Foundation decisions disaster, 22 Democratic senators sent a sternly worded letter to the foundation, asking it to reverse its decision and restore all funding to Planned Parenthood for cancer screening...
House Republicans order arrest of ‘Gasland’ filmmaker Josh Fox
Josh Fox's film caused GOP meltdowns
Do House Republicans wake up every morning and each ask themselves "how can I best present myself as an unmitigated asshole today?" or does it just come naturally?
House Republicans directed Capitol Hill po...
House Republicans order arrest of ‘Gasland’ filmmaker Josh Fox
Josh Fox's film caused GOP meltdowns
Do House Republicans wake up every morning and each ask themselves "how can I best present myself as an unmitigated asshole today?" or does it just come naturally?
House Republicans directed Capitol Hill po...
Internal Republican poll confirms Americans think House GOP sucks
I can't imagine why America doesn't like these guys.
Republicans are nothing if not consistent—and it's taking a toll. Politico:
Long, drawn-out skirmishes over the debt ceiling, the supercommittee and the payroll tax holiday have led to a 6...
Senate approves cloture on STOCK Act
In his State of the Union address last week, President Obama highlighted one particular piece of legislation to restore the public's faith in their government:
“Send me a bill that bans insider trading by members of Congress, and I will sign it tomo...
House Republicans begin to worry that doing nothing might not be good enough
Nobody ever accused modern Republicans of being deep thinkers.
In an economy that continues to be defined by ongoing unemployment troubles, dismal state budgets, and other bad news (and with the apparent new realization that there's an election comin...
Republicans find plenty to be outraged about in Obama’s State of the Union
The Fortress of No
If you held any small glimmer of hope that the president could figure out a way to work with Congress, let's just kill that off right now. The only thing that's required for Republicans to be against something is for Obama to be fo...
2012 House GOP ‘agenda’: More investigations, more obstructionism
John Boehner. Not sure why he's still Speaker.
The Washington Post says House Republicans have settled on an agenda for the coming year:
Girding for President Obama’s effort to paint them as an obstacle to recovery, House Republicans have crafted a...
Is Rep. Darrell Issa shielding Republican members from his Countrywide ‘VIP loan’ investigation?
Congressman Darrell Issa (R-CA)
Having someone with the, shall we say, colorful legal history of Darrell Issa run the House Oversight Committee seemed like a sketchy proposition from the get-go. Issa's actual performance in the role has done little t...
