December 29, 2014 – 8:26 am
The voting American public became tired of Congressional Democrats, so they gave Republicans control of the Senate and created an even larger majority in the House. Therefore, even before seeing what legislation the GOP may pass, Obama is already threatening to pull out his veto pen. He’s apparently forgotten that he has a phone (actually, […]
November 12, 2014 – 5:40 pm
This ranks right up there with the dumbest excuses for Dems getting shellacked. Someone else tried this one, I think it had to do with Wendy Davis losing the Texas gov race. Here’s the Raleigh News and Observer’s Rob Christensen Christensen: Gerrymandered districts denied NC voters a real choice Last week, North Carolina voters booted […]
November 6, 2014 – 1:12 pm
Now that they realize that they are going to be the minority party in the Senate, they’re realizing that the filibuster thing is super awesome and a necessary part of Democracy. Here’s one of the least caustic articles, which actually has a few good thoughts (Mother Jones) Danny Vinik says that with Democrats soon to […]
August 29, 2014 – 8:38 am
An interesting catch by the Washington Post, which is probably trying to put out the fire surrounding this issue several months ahead of the election In Washington, Sen. Mary Landrieu lives in a stately, $2.5 million brick manse she and her husband built on Capitol Hill. Here in Louisiana, however, the Democrat does not have […]
July 5, 2014 – 8:27 am
Yes, and no, as The Washington Post’s Dan Balz points out Forget what you’ve heard about an America divided into warring camps, living in red and blue states or congressional districts. We actually agree on lots of things. That, at least, is the conclusion of a study conducted by the Program for Public Consultation (PPC), […]
June 20, 2014 – 3:48 pm
In a follow up to a follow up, Bob Belvedere at The Camp Of The Saints writes (see my original posts here to here) Beck reminds me of those who would gather in a church or meeting house while their village was being attacked and who would produce only wails and lamentations while the marauders […]
June 18, 2014 – 12:18 pm
Yesterday, I had a post discussing elected officials not getting the benefits from seniority anymore, which led to a discussion of term limits and repealing the 17th Amendment. Bob from The Camp Of The Saints had an interesting post entitled Join Or Die, playing off a comment from protein wisdom, which was about electing all […]
June 17, 2014 – 8:43 am
Good! (The Hill) Seniority was once valued in politics, but this year, incumbents are having trouble convincing voters that politicians get better with age. It’s an issue that was front and center last week in 76-year-old Sen. Thad Cochran’s (R-Miss.) primary runoff battle with state Sen. Chris McDaniel, and was a driving force in 91-year-old […]
May 19, 2014 – 8:10 am
It’s apparently Monday Poll day at Politico. They have one saying that most people favor legislation that tightens background checks for gun purchases. That’s rather common sense. It’s when Democrats start adding all the restrictions on legal purchases by law abiding citizens that we run into trouble. Then there’s a poll that shows Democrats are […]
April 5, 2014 – 7:50 am
Obviously, people, primarily liberals/Democrats, had a conniption fit over the recent Supreme Court decision over campaign finance. Here’s Michael Kinsley On Thursday, the day after the Supreme Court’s decision in McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission, The Post and the New York Times between them carried eight separate print articles about the ruling. McCutcheon is the […]
