Tag Archives: U.S. Congress

American Experience: JFK, Extended Preview

. Source:The New Democrat  The PBS version of John F. Kennedy is the best program at least I’ve seen of Jack Kennedy this month. Not that there has been a lot of quality programs and films about his so far … Continue reading

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American Thinker: Jim Yardley: ‘A Different View of Paternalism’

Source:The New Democrat  There are two forms of paternalism at least as I see it. One that obviously comes from our parents as shocking as that may sound and I believe the only people it should come from. And as … Continue reading

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PBS NewsHour: Hari Sreenivasan- Nathan Gonzalez: ‘Would a Third Major Party Ease Congressional Gridlock?’

Source:PBS NewsHour– interviewing Nathan Gonzalez. Source:The Daily Times “For the past 10 years, Gallup has asked: Do the Republican and Democratic parties do an adequate job representing the American people or do they do such a poor job that a … Continue reading

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The Globalist: Uwe Bott: ‘The Need For U.S. Constitutional Reform’

Source:Free State MD I’ve blogged about this before, but the problems with America do not have to do with the United States Constitution. But the some of our so-called leaders and public officials who in some cases represent a hard … Continue reading

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PBS NewsHour: Shields & Brooks: ‘On Shutdown’s Tectonic Effect For Republicans’

Source:PBS NewsHour– New York Times columnist David Brooks. Source:The Daily Times “Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s top political news, including how Republicans and Democrats have fared in … Continue reading

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

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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The Onion: Senator Ted Cruz Fills Few Hours of Marathon Speech With Rousing Pro-ObamaCare Argument

. Source:The Daily Press Only The Onion would report that Ted Cruz spoke in favor of so-called ObamaCare. Otherwise Senator Cruz could be both drunk and high and awake for seventy-two hours straight at the Guantanamo Bay Prison. And even … Continue reading

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The Daily Beast: U.S. Senator Ted Cruz Filibuster

. Source:Free State MD Senator Ted Cruz is one of the biggest sore losers in Congress both physically and personally. Not to know that he doesn’t have the votes to get what he wants that he’ll be forced to give … Continue reading

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Up With Steve Kornacki: An Opening For Elizabeth Warren in 2016?

. Source:Free State MD I buy that there is anger I guess or this feeling that we need something different on the lets call it the Far-Left in the Democratic Party or at least with the further Left Progressive-Democrats (to … Continue reading

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

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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