Lame Quacks
By donar | Related entries in Barack, Cartoons, Congress, Conservatives, D.C., Democrats, Economy, House, Legislation, Obama, Political Graffiti, RepublicansTweet
December 7th, 2010 | Permalink| 1 Comment »
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Applied Relative Demonology as it pertains to the Speaker of the House in 2006, 2010 and 2014 mid-term elections. – or –
I see orange people.
By mw | Related entries in Boehner, House, Liberalism, Pelosi
I see orange people.
The single most dramatic change in the complexion of our government emerging from the midterm election is the impending leadership change in the House of Representatives. Republican John Boehner will be replacing Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House. He will be seated next to Joe Biden behind President Obama for the State of the Union Address in early 2011. You may want to take some time now to adjust the tint and color intensity on your hi-def flat screen.
November 14th, 2010 | Permalink| 22 Comments »
It’s the Great Boehner!
By donar | Related entries in Cartoons, Congress, Conservatism, Conservatives, House, Ohio, Political Graffiti, RepublicansTweet
October 28th, 2010 | Permalink| 4 Comments »
10 in ’10
By mw | Related entries in Democrats, House, Republicans, SenateMy 2010 election prediction: The GOP wins 8 or 9 more Senate seats outright, then takes majority control by flipping Lieberman and/or Nelson. They fall a few seats short in the House and Nancy Pelosi continues as Speaker of the House.
August 30th, 2010 | Permalink| 18 Comments »
Why Republicans Might Not Want To Take Back The House
By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Democrats, House, RepublicansOf course you always want to be in power, right? Well…not according to an editorial in the Wall Street Journal…and I have to say that the points are intriguing if the GOP wants to win the White House in 2011. From WSJ: If Republicans win control of the House, which is the big prize this [...]
April 30th, 2010 | Permalink| 4 Comments »
House Democrats And Republicans Agree: No Pay Raise This Year
By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Democrats, House, Legislation, Money, RepublicansFinally, bipartisan cooperation! From CNN: Washington (CNN) – With midterm elections on the horizon and the nation’s unemployment rate at 9.7 percent, the House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to block pay raises for members of Congress for the next fiscal year. The vote was 402-15. Rules approved by Congress in 1989 provide for an [...]
April 27th, 2010 | Permalink| 4 Comments »
March MADness
By donar | Related entries in Cartoons, Congress, Health Care, health care reform, House, Obama, Political GraffitiTweet
March 22nd, 2010 | Permalink| 1 Comment »
Sales 101 – A primer for the Salesman in Chief
By mw | Related entries in Barack, Democrats, Health Care, House, Republicans, SenateIf I were to guess what the American people are looking to buy, it would be something that can be articulated pretty simply and emerges from some basic American values of fairness and common sense. I’d say it is really about these three things:
1. Every American gets a baseline level of solid health care. No one is left behind.
2. No American need be at risk of financial ruin or bankruptcy because they get sick.
3. The program is manageable and fiscally responsible. Americans want to feel reasonably certain we won’t see mushrooming costs like with Medicare and the prescription drug plan.
That’s it, Mr. President. We don’t need “Free! Free! Free! Preventive Care!” or a set of Ginsu steak knives to sweeten the deal. Put together a package that does these three things, pitch them clearly and simply, and you’ll close the sale.
August 14th, 2009 | Permalink| 11 Comments »
Republican Congressman Takes On Birthers…Sort Of
By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Barack, House, Obama, Republicans, VideoYou have to feel for Rep. Mike Castle. Because dealing with loons like this has to make him question what’s going on with the Republican base. Especially when everybody starts clapping for the birther and booing Castle when he says Obama is a citizen. And then she convinces everybody and pledge allegiance to the flag! [...]
July 20th, 2009 | Permalink| 18 Comments »
House Puts Forward Unified Health Care Plan
By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Health Care, HouseThe big story here is that the House put forward a single bill from three separate committees with competing interests. That’s significant since this was one of the biggest problems in 1994…each committee put forward their own bills and chaos ensued. Also, the estimates says it’ll eventually cover 97% of folks who aren’t covered already, [...]
July 15th, 2009 | Permalink| 8 Comments »
