Tag Archives: United States Congress

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

. This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger 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 … Continue reading

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The Washington Post: Interview: Robert Costa: Presidential Run Not Off the Table For Paul Ryan

This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger The Washington Post: Interview: Robert Costa: Presidential Run Not Off the Table For Paul Ryan I wouldn’t bet anything that Representative Paul Ryan will run for president in 2016. … Continue reading

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The McLaughlin Group: Video: U.S. Senate Elections on Election Night

. This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger Just to sort of follow-up on what I was talking about yesterday and the U.S. Senate elections. Senate Republicans should win back the Senate on Tuesday, probably six … Continue reading

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PBS: Video: NewsHour: Shields and Brooks on the MidTerm Mood

. This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger Most likely and for me that means the best guess and best educated guess, Senate Republicans win back the Senate on Tuesday and perhaps add five seats to … Continue reading

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National Journal: Opinion: Norm Ornstein: What If Independents Keep Senate Majority Status in Flux?

This post was originally posted at The New Democrat National Journal: Opinion: Norm Ornstein: What If Independents Keep Senate Majority In Flux? What if, what if, what if, what question is more fun to ask and even ask yourself than … Continue reading

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Movie Clips: Video: The American President, 1995: A Movie About Romance and Hardball Politics

. This post was originally posted at FRS FreeState 1975 on Blogger, November, 2011 If you’re someone whose a political junky such as myself and you love watching political movies and political documentaries, than The American President is a very … Continue reading

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PBS: Video: NewsHour: Robert MacNeil & Jim Lehrer Introducing the Watergate Hearings

This post was originally posted at FRS Daily Times on WordPress, May, 2013 and then reposted If you are familiar with C-SPAN or the Cable Special Public Affairs Network, well the PBS coverage of the 1973 U.S. Senate Watergate hearings … Continue reading

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PBS: Video: NewsHour: David Brooks & EJ Dionne on Ground Troops Debate

This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger When was the last time that Congress had big bipartisan votes on anything? Both the House and Senate overwhelmingly voting in favor of President Obama getting America involved in … Continue reading

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Andrew Kaczynski: Video: C-SPAN: U.S. Representative Speaking Against the House Democrats Budget in 1982

This post was originally posted at FreeStatePlus on WordPress, March, 2012 Back in the day when Newt Gingrich was a Junior Representative in the House and I would argue up to a certain extent even when then Minority Whip Gingrich … Continue reading

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PBS: Video: NewsHour: Shields and Brooks on President Obama as a Reluctant Warrior and Congress

This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger President Obama gave a very good speech on why America should act against ISIS in Syria and Iraq. Now its time for Congress to do their job and hold … Continue reading

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