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Common Cause: Hagel fiasco shows need to repeal Senate’s filibuster rule
The advocacy group Common Cause blasted Senate Republicans on Thursday for delaying the confirmation vote on Defense Secretary nominee Chuck Hagel. “Senators have every right to oppose Sen. Hagel’s nomination and to fully air their reasons for doing so. But there is no justification — none at all — for…
Jon Stewart mocks ‘delusional paranoia’ of Senate Republicans
On his show Wednesday night, The Daily Show host Jon Stewart noted that Senate Republicans appeared to hate the United Nations more than they liked helping the disabled. Senate Republicans voted against a UN treaty regarding disabled rights because it allegedly would have infringed on U.S. sovereignty. However, Stewart noted…
Reid accuses Republicans of trying to protect a handful of billionaires
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) on Monday questioned why Republicans in Congress believed wealthy individuals should be able to hide their political donations to campaign groups. “Thomas Jefferson once said, ‘The end of democracy will occur when government falls into the hands of lending institutions and moneyed incorporations,’” he…
How Republicans completely misjudged this
After the Blunt amendment went down, I figured that, policy-wise, Republicans were out of options in their desperate bid to separate middle and working class women from simple access to contraception. It was their single best shot, after all, and it frankly wasn’t a very good one. Unfortunately, the war…
Virginia Senate approves controversial ultrasound bill
Two Democrats joined with Republicans in the Virginia Senate on Tuesday to approve a watered-down version of controversial legislation that requires women to receive an ultrasound before having an abortion. One Republican, state Sen. John Watkins, voted against it. The “informed consent” bill ignited a firestorm this month because it…
Colbert calls environmental activist ‘a troublemaker’
Comedian Stephen Colbert hosted environmental activist Bill McKibben Tuesday evening to talk about his fight against the Keystone XL Pipeline. McKibben expressed how Senate Republicans are trying to reviving the pipeline bill by placing it as an amendment in the Senate’s transportation bill. With that, McKibben mentioned how his site,…
Bernie Sanders: Republicans doing nothing to create jobs
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) said Thursday it was “absurd” that Republicans claimed they were trying to create jobs. “They’re doing nothing to create jobs,” he told MSNBC’s Al Sharpton. “They’re obstructing every single effort out there.” Senate Republicans and two members of the Democratic caucus killed the Rebuild America Act…
Maddow: Republicans too busy with abortion to create jobs
After Senate Republicans blocked Barack Obama’s jobs bill Tuesday, MSNBC host Rachel Maddow accused GOP lawmakers Wednesday night of prioritizing their campaign to limit abortion access over job creation. Despite the fact that the majority of Americans are concerned about employment, she said Republicans were “laser focused” on abortion. Watch…
Obama approval doing better than Reagan, Clinton, according to poll data
Despite negative economic forecasts and all the rue predicted for Democrats in November, President Obama’s approval rating is actually faring better than Presidents Reagan and Clinton at this point in their terms, according to an analysis of data provided by the Gallup polling organization. In a survey of approximately 1,500…
The double down on racism
I’m back! Sorry it took so long to get back in the saddle; we were in Vegas forever it seems. (The cats certainly think so.) I did see the premiere of “Mad Men” and should have thoughts on it later. But right now, I want to talk about this stupid…
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