The Republican party has a penchant for accusing Democrats of attacking “the little guy” anytime they try to pass a law that hurts the interest of their wealthy donors.  For example – when Democrats propose to increase the death tax for the wealthy – the first response is always that this will hurt families with [...]

“<Not raising the debt ceiling> would be a financial disaster, not only for us, but for the worldwide economy.  I don’t think it’s a question that’s even on the table.” ~House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) – January 30, 2011 (source) Republicans are lying to the American people about the debt ceiling and it is interesting to [...]

For the past 6 years – progressive talk show host Thom Hartmann has had a segment every Friday called “Brunch with Bernie” where Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) gets to speak to the issues of the day; on January 4th – Senator Sanders went after corporate welfare.  There are very few Senators who actually go out [...]

Just remember this – Republicans have spent an inordinate amount of time planning and executing on ways to disenfranchise voters … specifically likely Democrat voters i.e. blacks and Hispanics.  Remember the great lengths that the Republican party went to in Ohio, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Florida to shut down early voting days and hours thus creating [...]

Congress had a lengthy to-do list as the end of the year approached, with a series of measures that needed action before 2013 began. One of the those measures included the the Violence Against Women Act, which was supposed to be one of the year’s easy ones. It wasn’t. You’d think the Violence Against Women Act was a [...]

There are a few people I think of when I think of completely disingenuous assholes in the media sphere … Rush Limbaugh is one of them and Sean Hannity would be the second person I would think of in terms of dishonesty.  And yet – this guy keeps it going.  He says that both the media and [...]

We’ve talked about the House Republicans failing to pass a disaster relief bill for victims of Hurricane Sandy HERE. First – I’d like to applaud Peter King (R-NY) for STANDING up for his constituents.  I’m glad he’s mad; what has happened with the Hurricane Sandy Relief Bill is completely unacceptable.  I have never liked Rep. King [...]

“Republicans didn’t break their no-tax pledge. They’re going to be as opposed to more tax hikes as ever.” ~Grover Norquist – January 2nd, 2012 (source) Someone explain this to me.  Grover Norquist has changed his position on letting the Bush tax cuts expire for the rich from Republicans will impeach Obama to saying allowing tax [...]

In yet another installment of “How fucking crazy are Republicans” …. House Republicans have yet to vote on a bill to fund aid to fix the destruction left over from Hurricane Sandy in New York and New Jersey.  This bill already passed the Senate and is waiting on the House to vote for President Obama [...]

Let’s be very clear on one thing – were it up to House Republicans, America would still not have a deal on the fiscal cliff.  The Senate bill to avoid tax increases on the middle class only passed because House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH)  decided to put the bill on the floor despite an overwhelming [...]