Category Archives: GOP

Surprise: Matt Gaetz “Has Finger On Pulse Of Republican Base”

This is what the GOPe doesn’t get: the base has to vote for them to limit the damage done by Democrats, but, what they really want are Republicans who will fight back, who will actually walk the campaign talk For Gaetz, Washington Drama Could Fuel Florida Ambitions Rep. Matt Gaetz’s successful push to oust Speaker […]

GOPe Newt Gingrich Wants Gaetz Kicked Out Of House

I’m pretty sure that the constituents of Matt Gaetz’s district should be the ones to make that decision, not the House GOP, since Gaetz broke no laws. But, this whole thing is bringing the squishes out of the woodwork, and it’s rather sad that Gingrich has joined them. He once was tough and rammed through […]

House Boots McCarthy As Speaker

Unfortunately, most Republicans decided to be GOPe, and it was a small number of Republicans who do not want to play Republican Business As Usual with Democrats who did it House Votes To Remove Kevin McCarthy As Speaker The U.S. House voted Tuesday to remove Kevin McCarthy as speaker after Democrats joined with eight House […]

Gaetz Files Motion To Boot McCarthy From Speakership

I’m not sure this is really worth the time, because there are more than enough squishy Republicans, the get-along-go-along crowd, to keep him in the position. McCarthy is symptomatic of Republican leadership this century: promise a lot, deliver little, play ball with Democrats Matt Gaetz introduces motion to vacate against House Speaker Kevin McCarthy Rep. […]

Stupid Party Throws Blame At Republicans Trying To Hold The Line On Spending

Can you imagine this happening with Democrats? No matter how extreme the bill is, no matter how crazy it gets with funding, most Democrats will rally behind the bill. You certainly won’t hear them castigating other members for refusing to go along with the Dem agenda, and they’ll essentially just bribe those folks. When you […]

Greg Abbott Visits SCNY, Laughs, Slams Biden And Democrats

“Owning” someone was really more of a 2000’s kind of thing, but, this is the definition of owning someone Abbott visited New York City. He didn’t take pity on its migrant surge. Everything’s bigger in Texas — including the humanitarian crisis of helping migrants. That was the message from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott as he […]

Zelensky Sees A Lot Of Pushback Over US Funding Of Ukraine War

Remember this poll (CNN) Overall, 55% say the US Congress should not authorize additional funding to support Ukraine vs. 45% who say Congress should authorize such funding. And 51% say that the US has already done enough to help Ukraine while 48% say it should do more. A poll conducted in the early days of […]

Democrats Seize On Trump Saying Impeaching Biden Could Be Revenge

Is this seizing or pouncing? Either way, outlets like Politico are Outraged that Republicans would actually respond in kind and do the same things that Democrats do ‘They did it to me’: Trump says Biden impeachment inquiry might be motivated by revenge Former President Donald Trump has “no idea” whether Republicans will vote to impeach […]

Poll: Most Trust Trump To Fix Inflation Over Biden

Considering the bang-up job Biden has done on inflation, they probably trust the intern who sends all Biden’s tweets over Biden Inflation is weighing down Americans. Many trust Trump, more than Biden, to fix it Linda Muñoz is scared about the economy. She dipped into her emergency savings this year. And she doesn’t believe President […]

GOP Squishes Start Coming Out Of Woodwork Over Impeaching Biden

Republicans can only afford to lose a few for any vote on impeachment, including a vote to start impeachment. How many squishes are out there? GOP rep says House shouldn’t ‘repeat mistakes’ of Trump impeachment with Biden Rep. French Hill (R-Ark.) said Sunday the House should not “repeat the mistakes” of former Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s […]

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