Tag Archives: Senate Republicans

The Nation: Zoe Carpenter: The Progressive Resurgence

Posted on January 6, 2014 by Derik Schneider

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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Andrew Kaczynski: Senate Assistant Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Senate Filibuster (2005)

Posted on November 21, 2013 by kireschneider

. Source:The New Democrat  Newsflash, there’s bipartisan hypocrisy when it comes to the Senate filibuster. And a big example of why the U.S. Congress has a ten percent approval rating, because the upper chamber uses and complains about the filibuster … Continue reading →

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The Daily Beast: Ben Jacobs: Harry Reid Goes Nuclear on Filibusters

Posted on November 21, 2013 by Derik Schneider

The Daily Beast: Congress: Harry Reid Goes Nuclear on Filibusters The New Democrat Just to be perfectly clear, the Senate filibuster on executive and lower judicial nominations, meaning non-Supreme Court appointments to the federal bench have been removed from possible … Continue reading →

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PBS NewsHour: ‘David Brooks & E.J. Dionne Discuss Conflict in The GOP, Gun Violence’

Posted on September 21, 2013 by kireschneider

Source:PBS NewsHour-Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne. Source:The Daily Times “New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s top political news, including prospects of a government shutdown, conflict and leadership … Continue reading →

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NBC News: Meet The Press- Senator Robert Taft (1952)

Posted on September 10, 2013 by Rik Schneider

Source:NBC News– U.S. Senator Robert Taft (Republican, Ohio) on NBC News Meet The Press, in 1952 Source:The Daily Post “Meet The Press. January 20, 1952. NBC-TV net, WNBT-TV, New York City audio aircheck. Sponsored by: Revere Copper and Brass. The … Continue reading →

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ABC News: Senator Ted Cruz Discusses Opposition to President Obama’s Newtown Gun Agenda

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Erik Schneider

. Source:FRS FreeState Anytime you are real popular in your party even if you’ve only been office for a short period of time, like in U.S. Senator Ted Cruz’s case and you are a Governor or U.S. Senator, you have … Continue reading →

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The Young Turks: Cenk Uygur: ‘Harry Reid Full Of Cat Shit On Filibuster Nuclear Option’: Bipartisan Bullshit Strikes Again

Posted on July 14, 2013 by Derik Schneider

Source:Free State MD I was watching a little of C-SPAN today before I went bike riding and went out and did what I needed to do. Why, because I’m a political junky whose interested in other things than the George … Continue reading →

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Slate Magazine: David Weigel- Filibuster Reform Kicks Open the Coffin & Returns From the Dead

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Erik Schneider

Source:FRS FreeState I wouldn’t mind having a super majority requirement to confirm executive appointments in the U.S. Senate, if the leaderships in both parties were responsible and not blocking appointments because they are being made by a president from the … Continue reading →

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Kevin Cirilli: Bill Maher: ‘GOP Brand is Pink Slime’

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Derik Schneider

Source:Free State MD When Senator John Kerry was running for President in 2003-04 and won the Democratic nomination for that election, he was famous for saying, “I was for it before I was against it”. Talking about a vote he … Continue reading →

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Norman Thomas VS Barry Goldwater: Socialism VS Conservatism (1961)

Posted on September 30, 2012 by Derik Schneider

Source:The Daily Journal It sounds like Norman Thomas who I’m familiar with the name and know he was a Socialist, but not very familiar with. But what I gather from this debate with Senator Barry Goldwater, was that Norman Thomas … Continue reading →

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