Some huge news this Friday morning out of Washington. Just one day after Pope Francis I made an historic speech before a Joint Session of Congress, Speaker of the House John Boehner has plans to not only relinquish his Speakership, but exit Congress altogether. Here's the story from Jennifer Steinhauer of the New York Times...
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Well, now we know. Thanks to tireless work on behalf of Vice President Biden, President Obama, and Congressional leaders, the big bad Fiscal Cliff was officially averted. After a rousing show of Senate Bi-Partisanship, the
'Fiscal Deal' was also approved by the House 257-167. Most pundits today …
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My only advice for Liberals when the Conservative blogosphere starts their crowing and whining about the Fiscal Cliff negotiations... GET USED TO IT.
After President
Obama delivered his "opening bid" in the Fiscal Cliff negotiations, Republicans naturally became upset over the fact that there was not much for them to like. …
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Quagmire To paraphrase from the great William Shakespeare...
Bush Tax Cuts, or Obama Tax Cuts? That is the question. What's in a name? That which we call a tax cut By any other name would smell as sweet. But …
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Last night's election was the culmination of a very bitter fight for survival. The GOP spent tons of capital... both political and monetary... in the hopes of destroying President Obama's agenda, and decimating his long list of first-term accomplishments. After four long years of being a party defined by divisiveness and obstruction, they …
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Partisanship... Nothing "Bi" About it
Election season is tough. Tough on the candidates, of course, but it's also tough on everyone else. We have to deal with the barrage of political advertising, get into all sorts of vigorous discussions with our friends, watch nail-biter debates, and delve into all of the particular …
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DistractionThe careful art of distraction has been a central tenet of the GOP campaign strategy. Modern Democrats aren't as good at the "slight of hand" techniques, but Republicans have it down to a science. So let's take a look at some of the more popular political distractions waged by the GOP. …
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