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THE TOP DOWN…

Is Impeachment of Boehner Possible?

12 Oct 201330 Dec 2018

SATURDAY, October 12, 2013 This is Day 12 of the shutdown and just four days away from the default on the U.S. debt. Americans in all states are hurting. The…

Legislative Branch…

Why Did Two House Democrats Sign the Infamous Tea Party Letter?

11 Oct 20131 Jan 2019

A few weeks ago, I posted a report on the Tea Party Sedition Letter. I won't go into details here but invite you to read my original post. The letter…

Choice Harry Quotes

11 Oct 20131 Jan 2019

Choice quotes from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid after meeting with President Obama and House Republicans today in efforts to find a way to re-open government and deal with a…

Who Hates Federal Workers & Why

9 Oct 201331 Dec 2018

While the furor over the ACA and the Koch-conspired government shutdown goes on, there are a few important pieces missing from this crazy quilt - Campaign donations and Unions. Now…

Tea Party-Neocons -RWNJs

How NC Thinks

You see, socialism and/or fascism doesn’t come wrapped in statements like social degradation and immorality. Instead, they are wrapped in words like choice and compassion. From an editorial titled "Government…

Legislative Branch…

Pete Sessions: The Dishonorable Eagle Scout

9 Oct 20131 Jan 2019

9 October 2013 My first editor told me long ago that if I wanted to find the deep pockets and hidden movers of any community there were two places to…

Campaign Finance…

PAC Activity 2014 Election Cycle

8 Oct 201330 Dec 2018

Political Action Committees (PAC) are firing up for the 2014 election cycle with the government shutdown acting as an immediate catalyst. Here's how the money is flowing as of October…

RACISM 2013

Tea Party-Neocons -RWNJs

Wing Nuts – Comic Relief

Tea Party-Neocons -RWNJs…

Buhbye Rafael!

TIME Cover Says It All

5 Oct 201331 Dec 2018

Legislative Branch…

NOAA – FEMA – NHC Sites Still Running

4 Oct 20131 Jan 2019

Despite some scary news reports, the government IS maintaining various NOAA websites such as theNational Weather Service "to protect lives and property." The site will give critical weather updates including…

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Headlines Oct. 3, 2013

3 Oct 20131 Jan 2019

2:22pm CSPAN: House session abrubtly ended. Shots fired in front of the capital. The capital is on lockdown. Cantor To GOP: Hang Tight, Dems Will Cave In Shutdown Fight Sahil…

Plotting the Shutdown: Sens. Mitchell & Paul

3 Oct 201331 Dec 2018

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eziI4h3J0Eg

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My Letter to Tea Party Obstructionists

3 Oct 20131 Jan 2019

i am sending email to as many Tea Party members of the House of Representatives as allow me. I URGE ALL PATRIOTIC AMERICANS TO WRITE YOUR MEMBER OF CONGRESS AND…

Meanwhile in other parts of the world

3 Oct 20136 Oct 2018

As the United States enters day three of a government shutdown deliberately caused and maintained by House Speaker John Boehner, the rest of the world continues along its lively way.…

Legislative Branch…

The Government Shutdown in Two Sentences

3 Oct 20131 Jan 2019

Bump Boehner. It’s Now or Never.

2 Oct 201331 Dec 2018

The quickest way to break the impasse in the U.S. House of Representatives is to vote out Speaker John Boehner. Boehner has proven that even as the most influential member…

Tea Party-Neocons -RWNJs…

The New Grassroots or How to Sell Your Soul

1 Oct 201312 Oct 2013

I was over at Marco Rubio's official website, breezing through his press releases when I saw this: Grassroots leaders at the press conference included ForAmerica Chairman Brent Bozell, Tea Party…

Legislative Branch…

The Tea Party Sedition Letter

1 Oct 20131 Jan 2019

A letter signed by 44 Tea Party members of the House of Representatives clearly shows that there was a deliberate, pre-planned strategy to shutdown the government, specifically for the purpose…

Tea Party-Neocons -RWNJs…

I’m Done with Courtesy

29 Sep 20131 Jan 2019

I've recently added to my Twitter profile the phrase "Zero tolerance for tcot, NRA and libertarian fools." This is more than an intolerance for such nasty tweets. It's my pledge…

Freshman Tea Party Rep Brings Down the House

29 Sep 201331 Dec 2018

When the majority party of the House voted late last night to effectively shut down the government come October 1, it was following the design of a little known freshman…

Tea Party-Neocons -RWNJs…

Tea Party Treason? Two Possibilities

27 Sep 20131 Jan 2019

18 USC § 2384 - Seditious conspiracy If two or more persons in any State or Territory, or in any place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, conspire…

Rafael

27 Sep 201331 Dec 2018

As I listen to Senator Rafael (Ted) Cruz and his headline-generating PR-machinations, I wonder how his experience as a child of an immigrant, and more particularly, as a child of…

Election Data…

Blue Tie, Red Tie

25 Sep 201330 Dec 2018

Things That Don’t Add Up

25 Sep 201331 Dec 2018

So for the last few weeks, I've been immersed in the hubbub over the budget, the government shutdown, the debt ceiling, "Obamacare," TeaPartiers, Cruz, Rand, Boehner, Pelosi, Hoyer, Rove, Clinton…

The Senate Begins

25 Sep 201331 Dec 2018

It's 12:30 ET and my fare for the day is the U.S. Senate as it begins deliberations on the CR passed over from the House. Well almost... I'm not as…