Tag Archives: John Boehner

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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FOX News: President Barack Obama’s Post Mid-Terms Press Conference

Posted on November 5, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  I believe President Obama did what he needed to do in this conference. Which was to graduate incoming Senate Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans for winning back the Senate for the first time since 2004. And … Continue reading →

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Patrick J. Buchanan: Against Barack Obama, But For What?

Posted on November 5, 2014 by Rik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  Pat Buchanan with I believe the question of the day. Against Obama, but for what? Republicans are obviously against President Barack Obama and fire is hot, in case you need any other obvious facts. But what are … Continue reading →

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PBS: NewsHour: Lisa Dejardins: What Will Happen in the Next Senate

Posted on November 4, 2014 by kireschneider

. Source:The New Democrat  What will happen in the next Congress a united Republican Congress as far as Republicans controlling both the House of Representatives and Senate, will be based on what Speaker John Boehner and Leader Mitch McConnell actually … Continue reading →

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Jeremy Diamond & Eric Weisbrod: Congress Defined As: Useless, Worthless, A Joke

Posted on August 6, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:CNN– with a look at the U.S. Congress. “It can be tough to agree on a single word to describe something that affects every single American. But when it comes to Congress, the task suddenly doesn’t seem so insurmountable. CNN … Continue reading →

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

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Derik Schneider

. 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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PBS NewsHour: Senate Advances bill to Restore Benefits For Long-Term Unemployed

Posted on January 7, 2014 by kireschneider

. Source:The New Democrat  Good news for unemployed workers and I did here a couple of positive things even from Speaker of the House John Boehner. Who basically said the current bill in the Senate is dead on arrival in … Continue reading →

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The American Conservative: Daniel McCarthy: Why The Shutdown is a Disaster For Small-Government Principles

Posted on October 11, 2013 by Rik Schneider

Source:The FreeState I saw and interview on CNN’s The Situation Room today. And Wolf Blitzer who was interviewing Republican Representative Peter King, a Conservative Republican by any standard outside of the Tea Party wing of the Republican Party, who basically … Continue reading →

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Jack Hunter: Downgrading Liberalism?

Posted on August 3, 2013 by Rik Schneider

Source:The FreeState I blame the Bush Administration and the Republican Congress’s of the early 2000s with their two-trillion in tax cuts, that weren’t paid for and their two unpaid for wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and their Medicare expansion. Their … Continue reading →

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Associated Press: Mark Hamrick: Gridlock Congress Could Threaten Economy

Posted on October 31, 2010 by Erik Schneider

Source:FRS FreeState A few nights ago, this blog  predicted that the House Republicans would pick up 45-50 seats and win control of the chamber.  It also predicted that Senate Democrats would lose seats but retain control.  I was 2/3 right. … Continue reading →

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