Tag Archives: House Republicans

The Washington Post: Jonathan Capehart: John Boehner Needs to Follow His Own Advice on DHS Funding

Posted on February 12, 2015 by Erik Schneider

Source:The Washington Post It is not often that I agree with House Speaker John Boehner on anything and I’ll let you judge for yourself how often that is. But he has a point here. The House did their job at … Continue reading →

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The New Republic: Brian Beutler: Republican Homeland Security Spirals Out of Control

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Erik Schneider

Source:The New Republic For the life of me, I can’t figure out how Democrats lose to these Tea Party and Neoconservative Republicans in any elections outside of the Bible Belt. Congressional Republicans know that if they vote to overturn President … Continue reading →

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New York Daily News: S.E. Cupp: ‘State of The Union a Window Into Obama’s Mind’

Posted on January 21, 2015 by Rik Schneider

Source:New York Daily News What I don’t think that S.E. Cupp gets that is of course President Obama was taking a victory lap last night. Which is his right, because the economy is finally moving and moving well. No longer … Continue reading →

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Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library & Museum: ‘President Nixon Nominates Gerald R. Ford as VP’

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Rik Schneider

Source:Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library & Museum– President Richard M. Nixon (Republican, California) announcing House Minority Leader Gerald R. Ford (Republican, Michigan) as his new Vice President. “Nixon Nominates Gerald R. Ford as VP” From the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library … Continue reading →

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Reason: Jacob Sullum- Legal Pot in Washington D.C. Slips Through a Loophole

Posted on January 9, 2015 by Ederik Schneider

  Source: Reason: Jacob Sullum- Legal Pot in Washington D.C. Slips Through a Loophole Sounds to me that House Republicans led by Representative Andy Harris of Maryland will lose the legal pot issue in Washington D.C. because of bad legislating and … Continue reading →

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Roll Call: Opinion: David Hawkings: Could Steve Scalise Shepherd a Rewrite of the Voting Rights Act?

Posted on January 8, 2015 by Ederik Schneider

Roll Call: Opinion: David Hawkings: Could Steve Scalise Shepherd a Rewrite of the Voting Rights Act? Do I think House Republicans especially the House Republican Leadership will see the Steve Scalise situation as an opportunity to reach out to African-Americans … Continue reading →

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Real Time With Bill Maher: New Rules, Michelle Bachmann & The Devil

Posted on December 22, 2014 by Rik Schneider

. The only devil I know of plays hockey in Newark, New Jersey. Except there isn’t one of them, but like twenty-five of them. Perhaps someone should let the local authorities or the FBI know about them. We’ve certainly had … Continue reading →

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Bad Lip Reading: Michele Bachmann- A BLR Soundbite

Posted on December 19, 2014 by Derik Schneider

Source:Bad Lip Reading Just to state a fact here and hopefully not my only one in this post. It is kind of funny to hear from Rachel Maddow and really anyone on MSNBC talk other than maybe Larry O’Donnell and … Continue reading →

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Chiu Na-Ying: The Newsroom: Debt Ceiling Debate

Posted on December 14, 2014 by Derik Schneider

. I swear that and I probably believed this when, but in early 2011 when House Republicans just took control of the House of Representatives, that their so-called Tea Party Caucus didn’t know a damn thing about economics. At least … Continue reading →

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The New Republic: Brian Beutler: ‘Six Reasons I’m Thankful for a Republican Congress’

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Erik Schneider

Source:The New Republic– Speaker of the House John Boehner (Republican, Ohio) and incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (Republican, Kentucky) the two Republican leaders of Congress. Source:The New Democrat  “I generally don’t go in for sentimental holiday rituals like announcing … Continue reading →

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