The Republican tradition of ousting the Speaker

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. House [...]

Posted by on January 3, 2013, at 6:06 am | Tags: , | Category: National Politics, Those Kooky Conservatives! | One comment |

MIDDLE CLASS AMERICANS WIN THIS ROUND!

With Congress passing what is now officially called The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, the fiscal cliff crisis has been averted, while providing tax relief to nearly 98% of Americans, and predictably bringing stability to the markets when the bell rings tomorrow morning. However, the Bill is not without its critics; both progressive and [...]

Posted by on January 3, 2013, at 4:51 am | Category: Activism, Class Warfare, Election 2010, Election 2012, Equality, Flip-Flops, Hypocrisy, Irony, National Politics, News, Social Justice, Taxes, Tea Party, The hate right, Those Kooky Conservatives! | 5 comments |

Republicans in Desperate Race to Deny Demographic Changes

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 popular [...]

Posted by on January 3, 2013, at 3:50 am | Category: Class Warfare, Corruption, Hypocrisy, National Politics, News, Racism | 8 comments |

Blogging Blue’s “14 in ’14″

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