Let it be Known that THIS President is Fed Up! He’s just about reached his Boiling point and so has America. In his press conference on Tuesday, President Obama reiterated his position of Not negotiating with the Republican hostage takers unless they “do their jobs” and put an end to the Government Shutdown and their… Continue reading Republicans Are Willing to Default in Order to Destroy
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President Obama To GOP – “We’re not going to pay a ransom for America paying its bills.” – Video
President Obama on Tuesday said he’s willing to sit down and talk with Republicans over anything they wish to negotiate after they re-open the government and drop the threat of letting the nation default on its loans, if only for a few weeks. “I will not eliminate any topic of conversation, and I’ve shown myself… Continue reading President Obama To GOP – “We’re not going to pay a ransom for America paying its bills.” – Video
Death Benefits to Military Families Withheld Because of GOP Shutdown
In what veterans call an outrageous slight after the ultimate sacrifice, the shuttered federal government is withholding a $100,000 payment normally wired to relatives of fallen soldiers — including the families of five killed in Afghanistan over the weekend. The payment, known as the death gratuity, is typically sent to families of the fallen within… Continue reading Death Benefits to Military Families Withheld Because of GOP Shutdown
John Boehner: The President won’t talk to me, so I will let the nation default
You can’t make this stuff up! On Sunday John Boehner basically said that because the president of the United States is not talking to him, or is not “having a conversation” with him, he, John Boehner, is willing to let the nation default on its debt. A move that many economists have said would result… Continue reading John Boehner: The President won’t talk to me, so I will let the nation default
Orange Alert
Here’s a surprise: the shutdown was planned months ago. So the pleadings and forthright looks we’ve been getting from Ted Cruz and the orange-tinged scoldings from John Boehner and the laments of the lack of compromise by Republicans everywhere have been fakes. Falsehoods. Frauds. Wait for it…Lies. What the Republican Cadre, because it’s no longer… Continue reading Orange Alert
The Egos In The GOP Are More Important Than The Full Faith and Credit of The United States
I sat today and listened as the Republican House Speaker John Boehner talked to ABC’s George Stephanopoulos about the government shutdwon, and I couldn’t help thinking that Mr. Boehner – sometimes described in other media outlets as a “reasonable man” – is one pompous, egotistical ass! Boehner and the House Republicans followed the leadership of a… Continue reading The Egos In The GOP Are More Important Than The Full Faith and Credit of The United States
SNL: John Boehner And Michele Bachmann Sings about Shutting Down The Government Remix
Leave it up to Saturday Night Live to come up with this idea. Remixing a Miley Cyrus song and turning it into a song about the biggest political event in our nation today – The Republican Government Shutdown. The stars of the parody music video below are the usual culprits – Republican House Leader John… Continue reading SNL: John Boehner And Michele Bachmann Sings about Shutting Down The Government Remix
Judge Slaps Down Issa’s Request to Ignore the Shutdown and Pursue his Case
A federal judge was less than amused when Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) requested that a lawsuit he filed two years ago be allowed to move forward in spite of the fact that federal courts have been immobilized by the Republican shutdown of the U.S. government. According to Think Progress, Judge Amy Berman Jackson refused to… Continue reading Judge Slaps Down Issa’s Request to Ignore the Shutdown and Pursue his Case
President’s Weekly Address – End This Government Shutdown Now
In this week’s address, President Obama said that Republicans in the House of Representatives chose to shut down the government over a health care law they don’t like. He urged the Congress to pass a budget that funds our government, with no partisan strings attached. The President made clear he will work with anyone of… Continue reading President’s Weekly Address – End This Government Shutdown Now
President Obama Slams Republicans on Their Government Shutdown – Video
On Twitter, the Republicans are calling this “more campaigning.” But whatever they think it is, President Obama is darn good at it. Today in Maryland, the President took his show on the road and informed the American people of the recent Republican government shutdown, and the simple process Republicans should take to bring the government… Continue reading President Obama Slams Republicans on Their Government Shutdown – Video
Jon Stewart Is Angry With The Republican’s Government Shutdown
Like most of America, Jon Stewart is angry with the GOP. One day into a government shutdown triggered by House Republicans, 800,000 workers have been furloughed and many government programs, like the Women Children and Infant’s nutritional supplement program, are suspended. “It’s like taking candy from a baby,” said Stewart on “The Daily Show.” “Except… Continue reading Jon Stewart Is Angry With The Republican’s Government Shutdown
President Obama Calls Out Republicans’ “Ideological Crusade” on Obamacare
President Obama slammed House Republicans on Tuesday, accusing them of shutting down the government over an “ideological crusade” on healthcare. Speaking to reporters in the Rose Garden, an irate Obama placed blame squarely on congressional Republicans and said the shutdown did not have to happen. The longer it continued, he warned, “the worse the effects… Continue reading President Obama Calls Out Republicans’ “Ideological Crusade” on Obamacare