You couldn’t get this low of an approval even if you tried. Hammered by bipartisan discontent with its partisan rancor, the U.S. Congress reconvenes Tuesday with its lowest approval rating on record in polls dating back nearly 40 years –ideal fodder not just for late-night comedians, but also for President Obama in the election year… Continue reading For Congressional Approval, It’s How Low Can You Go
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Fox News Calls President A “Vigilante” For Making Recess Appointment
If you listen to the fake news people at the fake news network called Fox News, you will believe that recess appointments started when President Obama became president. The fake news channel has been busy over the last few days criticizing the President for appointing Richard Cordray as head of the new Consumer Protection Agency.… Continue reading Fox News Calls President A “Vigilante” For Making Recess Appointment
Lie Of The Day – Eric Cantor, “I Respect The Man. I Like The President.”
The world watches, as Eric Cantor and Republicans do everything they legally can to defeat this president. They especially fight against things that economists from both sides of the political fence agree will benefit the economy, simply because allowing the economy to flourish means President Obama’s presidency will be a bigger success than what it… Continue reading Lie Of The Day – Eric Cantor, “I Respect The Man. I Like The President.”
While Congress Got Richer, Average Americans Got Poorer
The New York Times is once again, shedding some light on the selfish, mine mine mine mentality that is now elected Congressional members. Apparently, Congress is the place to go if you want to be a millionaire, while the rest of your constituents suffer! While the median net worth of members of Congress jumped 15… Continue reading While Congress Got Richer, Average Americans Got Poorer
President Obama Calls Boehner’s Caving “Good News”
In a statement, the President praised the “good news” that Boehner and House Republicans caved on extending the Payroll tax cuts for the middle class. “For the past several weeks, I’ve stated consistently that it was critical that Congress not go home without preventing a tax increase on 160 million working Americans. Today, I congratulate… Continue reading President Obama Calls Boehner’s Caving “Good News”
Boehner Surrenders – Bad Politics Caused House Republicans To Cave On Payroll Tax Cuts
Chalk this one up as a win for the hard-working middle class families. Earlier today, John Boehner, under excruciating pressure from members of his own party, caved and agreed to the payroll tax cut bill the Senate passed last week – a move that would save American families $1000.00 a year. It was the kind of pressure that… Continue reading Boehner Surrenders – Bad Politics Caused House Republicans To Cave On Payroll Tax Cuts
Mitch McConnell Raised The White Flag On The Debt Ceiling…Or Did He?
When President Obama earlier stated that “nothing is agreed upon until everything is agreed upon”, no one really understood where the President was going in terms of the negotiations concerning raising the debt ceiling. Later when he put forth his plan for a massive $4 trillion dollars in spending cuts – if Republicans agreed to ending the… Continue reading Mitch McConnell Raised The White Flag On The Debt Ceiling…Or Did He?
Bill Clinton Blames Republicans For Present Economic Woes
Former President Bill Clinton blamed Republicans in Congress for the state of the economy. Mr. Clinton called out the GOP as hypocrites for implementing massive tax cuts and increased spending during the Bush administration, policies that directly contributed to the present recession. Speaking to a group of liberal group activists in Washington, Clinton said, “”Partly… Continue reading Bill Clinton Blames Republicans For Present Economic Woes
Republican Suggests Impeaching President Obama For Maybe Invoking The 14th Amendment
Section 4 of the 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution says: The validity of the public debt of the United States, authorized by law, including debts incurred for payment of pensions and bounties for services in suppressing insurrection or rebellion, shall not be questioned. Because of this amendment, many suggests that Congressional authorization to… Continue reading Republican Suggests Impeaching President Obama For Maybe Invoking The 14th Amendment
Pat Buchanan Predicts That Obama Will “Fold” On Debt Ceiling
Politics were on full display on MSNBC’s Morning Joe with Pat Buchanan demanding that Republicans do nothing on the upcoming vote to raise the debt ceiling. Buchanan’s reasoning to his Republican friends in Congress? – Don’t raise the debt ceiling because “Obama will fold!” In his call for the Republicans to do nothing, Pat Buchanan… Continue reading Pat Buchanan Predicts That Obama Will “Fold” On Debt Ceiling
Weiner Will Forever Be Remembered As Sending His Covered Weener On Twitter
The unfortunate part of this whole Weiner episode is that now, he will forever be remembered as the man who sent a picture of his covered weener on Twitter, instead of being remembered as the great Democratic voice in Congress. Will Anthony Weiner survive this? No. We expect another press conference where Weiner will announce… Continue reading Weiner Will Forever Be Remembered As Sending His Covered Weener On Twitter
Weiner Pulls Out… of Scheduled Wisconsin Event
Democratic congressman from New York, Anthony Weiner has had enough, so instead of going to a scheduled event in Wisconsin this weekend and being faced with more questions about the picture of a man’s bulging private parts, sent from his twitter account to a 21-year-old, Weiner has decided that spending time “with his family” is… Continue reading Weiner Pulls Out… of Scheduled Wisconsin Event