The funny thing about our Republican leadership in Congress... for certain things they ALWAYS seem to find time.
After passing "the largest tax cut in our nation's history", which don't forget is also the single largest ballooning of the deficit in our nation's history from legislation, President Trump, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Speaker of the … Continue Reading ››
Barely a week into the Trump Era and the United States has already seen one of the largest protest marches in American history, caught the new Administration telling blatant lies... or as they would like to say, "Alternative Facts"... about something as inconsequential as crowd size at the inauguration, and taken rapid moves … Continue Reading ››
In the face of many storms we've weathered, a few aspects of the American experience have remained stalwart... death, taxes and Michelle Bachmann's uncanny ability to be void of all logic and reason. These principles were sure, and come hell or high water, we could turn to them for stability.
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 … Continue Reading ››
With the conclusion of the Vice Presidential Debate, the national spin rooms have come out swinging. Clearly, it was a fast-moving, high-spirited affair. Unlike the first Presidential Debate of 2012, Both Vice President Joe Biden and Congressman Paul Ryan held their ground, and represented their opposing views well... for the most part. Continue Reading ››
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.
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 ››
