Tag Archives: U.S. House of Representatives

The Onion: House Speaker Paul Ryan Discovers Half-Finished Escape Tunnel Leading Out of Speaker’s Office

Source:The Daily Review After spending a few months trying to lead the Tea Party and rest of the House Republican Conference, which might be harder than trying to lead a pack of wild horses for the very first time, new … Continue reading

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Eldridge Edison: U.S. Representative Bernie Sanders: On The Earned Income Tax Credit (1993)

Source:The New Democrat Anyone who actually interested in helping to move people out of poverty in America would be in favor of the Earned Income Tax Credit. Unless you’re an Ayn Randian who says that government has no role in … Continue reading

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Brookings Institution: Molly E. Reynolds: ‘Can Speaker Paul Ryan Keep His Promise of Amendment Opportunities For the Rank and File?’

Source:Brookings Institution– Left to right: (not necessarily ideologically) House Republican Conference Chairman Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, and House Majority Whip Steve Scalise. “Editor’s Note: With Paul Ryan’s rise to become Speaker of the House, he … Continue reading

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The Onion: John Boehner To Paul Ryan: ‘I Was Once Young And Beautiful Too’

Source:The Daily Review Anyone worried about looking too cute and too young for their age, I got a healthier way to age than to take up tobacco and alcoholism. Try leading a wolf pack of people in government that doesn’t … Continue reading

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Keppler Speakers: Senator Bob Dole Shares Great Political Wit

Source:The Daily Review Bob Dole, follows the oldest rule in the book, that he perhaps wrote himself, or had his good friend Strom Thurmond right for him. “Never take yourself too seriously.” The best rule for a politician, or any … Continue reading

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Senator Rand Paul: Senator Paul Speaks Out Against Budget Agreement: 10/29/15

Source:The New Democrat  I actually agree with a lot of what Senator Paul said here. But he gets a couple of things wrong here. The new spending in the Bipartisan Budget Act that is for defense and domestic programs is … Continue reading

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CBPP: Robert Greenstein: Budget Deal, Though Imperfect, Represents Significant Accomplishment and Merits Support

Source:The New Democrat Looks like the parents for the House Republicans finally came home from their long extended vacation and took control over their house and children. But if I had kids like the House Republicans, especially the Tea Party … Continue reading

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S.E. Cupp: ‘Yes, The Benghazi Hearings Are Political. So What?’

Source:New York Daily News– former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, testifying in front of the U.S. House. Source:The New Democrat  “Nothing in Washington happens in a vacuum, and so as S.E. Cupp argues today, of course the Benghazi Special … Continue reading

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Human Events: Ann Coulter: ‘Save Us From Paul Ryan And The Kemp Boys’

Source:The New Democrat  Apparently to be considered a Conservative with the Tea Party/Far-Right base on the Republican Party, you have to hate Barack Obama. See him as a criminal, be willing to shut down the U.S. Government to get exactly … Continue reading

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Constitution Daily: No Taxation Without Representation!

Source:The New Democrat  It is not often that I blog about no taxation without representation and perhaps I should blog about it more, because it is a clear issue as well as constitutional violation. To require people to pay for … Continue reading

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