From the daily archives: Thursday, January 3, 2013

The Republican tradition of ousting the Speaker

By On January 3, 2013 · 1 Comment · In National Politics, Those Kooky Conservatives!

This is worth a read…

After a painful rejection by his own party in his attempt to pass a bill to avoid the fiscal cliff, Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) is at the center of ouster talks. While Boehner is undoubtedly still in a strong position, past history might give him some reasons to worry. […]

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Republicans in Desperate Race to Deny Demographic Changes

By On January 3, 2013 · 8 Comments · In Class Warfare, Corruption, Hypocrisy, National Politics, News, Racism

Republican gerrymandering of district lines may begin to pay off in other ways than winning a disproportionate number of state legislative seats. With control of state legislatures in the majority of states, many in blue states, Republicans are expected to introduce bills that would eliminate the winner-take-all electoral college rule.

So, despite losing the […]

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