Category Archives: Houston Politics

Historical fact: Paul Ryan LOVES stimulus spending

As we've covered in K is for Karma, Congressman and presumptive Vice Presidential nominee Paul Ryan has a bit of a stimulus problem. Over the last few years, he has decried stimulus spending as "waste" yet he seems to have little problem wasting money in his Wisconsin district.

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The ABCs of the GOP: K is for

Karma

When we take a moment to reflect on the past year in American Politics, it's mostly been a time of focus on the GOP. After all, Democrats have had our 2012 Presidential candidate since the 2008 election. There's not much of a need for controversy in that party. But relative quiet on one … Continue Reading ››

Voter Suppression: “It’s really sad”

The Breaking news out of Pennsylvania... judge Robert Simpson has upheld the controversial voter ID law, refusing to halt its implementation. Despite the complete lack of evidence of actual voter fraud, and even the recent public slip-up of a Pennsylvania State GOP Congressman stating that Voter ID will allow Romney to … Continue Reading ››

Romney/Ryan “100% on the same page” for Medicare vouchers

Did she really just say this?



Tara Wall, a Senior communications adviser to the the Romney Campaign spoke on CNN this morning, saying "this ticket is unified" and "100% on the same page" for reforming Medicare. The DemRapidResponse team has already taken to … Continue Reading ››

Paul Ryan… and what’s next for Democrats

As the aftermath of this weekend's big political news continues, Democrats may be left to wonder what their next move should be. Some, like Rachel Maddow think it's obvious... attack the "Ryan Budget" and all of its drastic cuts. This is a great strategy for the Democratic base, but it's not going to … Continue Reading ››

Romney’s VP pick is…

After weeks of postulating, we finally have a complete GOP Presidential ticket for 2012. Reports indicate that Mitt Romney has selected Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan as the Republican nominee for Vice President.

The choice of Ryan is seen as a big win for the Conservative wing of the GOP, thanks to the aggressive cuts … Continue Reading ››