Tag Archives: House Republicans

PBS NewsHour: Shields & Brooks on Finding a GOP Anti-Cruz, Middle East

Source:The New Democrat  Right now House Republicans can’t get past their Tea Party base on anything. And that is led and known by the House Republican Leadership who don’t have the balls (to put it bluntly) to take them on, … Continue reading

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Associated Press: President Obama Chides House GOP For Lawsuit

Source:The New Democrat  Barack Obama- The do nothing Republican House of Representatives. I agree with the President when he says that House Republicans rather sue the President and try to go back in time and repeal legislation then do their … Continue reading

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Townhall: John C. Goodman: A Republican Vision For Health Care Reform

Source:The New Democrat  The thing about the Republican critique of the Affordable Care Act or ObamaCare, especially from the Tea Party, that has probably annoyed me the most, is the fact that they’ve never been able to present an alternative … Continue reading

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The Young Turks: ‘Kissing Representative Vance McAllister Caught on Camera’

Source:The New Democrat Perhaps the new way to describe the Christian Right in America is to call them the “Do What I Say Not What I do Right.”  Perhaps the so-called the “Family Values Coalition” (which has as much meaning … Continue reading

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Firing Line William F. Buckley Buckley: Representative Ron Paul (1988)

Source:Firing Line With William F. Buckley– talking to Libertarian Party presidential nominee Ron Paul, in 1988. Source:The New Democrat  “Ron Paul and William F. Buckley discussing a Constitutional Republic and the necessary evils of government. In 1988, Ron Paul was … Continue reading

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PBS: NewsHour: Shields & Brooks on the Debt Limit Drama & Health Care Reform

Source:The New Democrat  The whole debt limit debate in Congress was really about the 2014 mid-term congressional elections for House and Senate Republicans who want to add to their House majority and win back the Senate and not see another … Continue reading

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Thom Hartmann: Video: President Obama’s 2013 State of The Union: A Report Card

. This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in his first speech in the 111th Congress back in 2009, laid out the Senate Republican strategy at least if not the Congressional … Continue reading

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You Hot News: Full Speech: Republican Address to The Nation 2014: U.S. House GOP Chairman Cathy McMorris Rodgers

. Source:The New Democrat  This is what Cathy McMorris Rodgers should’ve of said tonight “Good evening, I’m Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington State and I represent Eastern Washington. I’m Chairman of the House Republican Conference and tonight I have … Continue reading

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GOP Weekly Address: Video: U.S. Senate Thad Cochran With the GOP’s Weekly ObamaCare Statement

. This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger The GOP’s one horse race is ObamaCare even though that is not the only issue Americans are interested in. And if you look at the weak December jobs … Continue reading

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The Nation: Zoe Carpenter: The Progressive Resurgence

The Nation: Opinion: Zoe Carpenter: The Progressive Resurgence The New Democrat When Republicans took back control of the House of Representatives in 2011, thanks to the Tea Party, the Republican right-wing had all the momentum when it came to economic … Continue reading

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