March 18, 2016
Mitch McConnell’s Supreme Court Ruse (Hint: It’s Not About ‘The People’)
Can we get real for a minute (or two)?
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February 26, 2016
The Revolution Will Not Be Binge Watched
It won’t come fast. It won’t be easy. It might just make you want to Netflix and chill. But, make no mistake, we need a political revolution to fix Washington D.C.
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February 15, 2016
Sep. 17, 1986: Justice Antonin Scalia’s Supreme Court Confirmation
On September 17, 1986, Antonin Scalia, facing virtually no opposition, was confirmed 98–0 by the Senate. President Reagan’s uber-conservative nominee was confirmed with lightning speed. Now, you may be wondering what the political party makeup was at that time. In the 99th United States Congress, Republicans had 53 members and Democrats had 47 members. So yes, Republicans did indeed control the Senate, but that ultimately didn’t matter, as Democrats went along with Scalia’s confirmation.
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February 15, 2016
SCOTUS: 2005 McConnell Has A Bone To Pick With 2016 McConnell
After news of Justice Antonin Scalia’s death on Saturday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said, “The American people should have a voice in the selection of their next Supreme Court Justice. Therefore, this vacancy should not be filled until we have a new President.”
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February 14, 2016
Supreme Court: McConnell Vows No Senate Confirmation For Obama Nominee
Only an hour after news broke of the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, with no time to wait for the body to cool, said, “The American people should have a voice in the selection of their next Supreme Court Justice. Therefore, this vacancy should not be filled until we have a new president.” Somewhere in that thought process McConnell forgot the people already spoke when they elected Barack Obama to a second term. There is always a potential for a Supreme Court nominee in every presidential term. Of course during the 2012 election, this was not a hot topic, but this is at least in-part why we choose a president, knowing there could be a vacancy on the high court.
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December 6, 2014
Economy Grows, But Still Waiting For The Trickle Down
November was another great month for job growth this year, topping out with over 300,000 new jobs created. 2014 is shaping up to be the best year for job creation since the mid-90s boom times.
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November 4, 2014
2014 Midterm Elections: Republicans Control The Senate
It’s official folks, the Republicans now control both chambers of congress. Republicans now have control of at least 51 seats in the United States Senate as of 11:36pm on election day.
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April 8, 2013
McConnell, 13 Senate Republicans, Vow To Filibuster Gun Vote
Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell joined 13 other Senate Republicans, vowing to filibuster a cloture vote on a gun bill to be introduced by Senate majority leader Harry Reid later this week. What these Republicans are saying is they want no vote on gun legislation. It’s not just that they oppose gun control legislation, they also oppose holding a vote.
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January 11, 2013
The Debt Ceiling Has One Purpose – Extortion
Even though Republican lawmakers, Fox News pundits and conservatives at large believe the debt ceiling puts a limit on federal spending, that doesn’t make it so. The debt ceiling (or limit) is a 1917 law (part of the Second Liberty Bond Act) that gave the executive branch power to take on debt without congressional approval. So it sounds like Mitch McConnell and other Republicans are right when they say President Obama wants to do away with the debt limit so that he has the free rein to spend all he wants, right? — Wrong! Only congress can authorize new spending. However, it is up to the Treasury Department to actually pay the bills, and Treasury is part of the executive branch. And when the federal government is running a deficit, that means some bills are paid by loan (government bonds).
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December 11, 2012
McConnell, Republicans, Wrong On The Debt Ceiling
Last week, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell either showed his lack of understanding of the debt ceiling, or he showed his lack of respect for Americans by lying about it.
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