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GOP plot to obstruct- Obama aide in bed with GOP lover: "How do we get a...
Above is a clip of Vice President Biden calling out the GOP for their inauguration night plan to obstruct and destroy President Obama's every attempt to reach across the aisle in order to create...
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"Romney's price argument... is the sort of thing you'd expect from a clueless...
President Obama said this today in Charlottesville, Virginia: "My opponent called my fuel efficiency standards 'extreme.' Maybe steam engine standards are more his speed." According to an L.A. Times...
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Karl Rove: “We should sink Todd Akin. If he’s found mysteriously murdered,...
The GOP conspired on inauguration night to obstruct and destroy President Obama’s every attempt to reach across the aisle in order to create programs and laws that benefit Americans. More to the...
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So much for working together. Blame Mitch McConnell... again.
As you may recall, here's what Mitch McConnell said in 2010: In fact, in 2008 there were secret meetings led by Eric Cantor and Mitch McConnell to plan their obstruction. McConnell demanded unified...
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VIDEO: Mitch McConnell filibusters himself
Via onamatopoeia.wordpress.com "What we have here is a case of the Republicans here in the Senate once again not taking yes for an answer. This morning the Republican leader asked consent to have a...
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Mitch McConnell pretends to intend to work together with President Obama
On Inauguration Night back in 2009, the GOP conspired to obstruct and destroy President Obama’s every attempt to reach across the aisle in order to create programs and laws that benefit Americans. You...
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VIDEO: "How's that 'gentleman's agreement' going now that we've just had a...
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Rachel Maddow: "This has never happened before. To anyone. Ever." "Chuck Hagel does have majority support in the Senate... A...
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Senate Dems think Harry Reid should revisit filibuster reform if GOP...
“How’s that ‘gentleman’s agreement’ going now that we’ve just had a filibuster of a cabinet nominee for the first time in American history?” Rachel Maddow: “Harry Reid decided he would… make a...
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Poll-itics: Hey GOP, America is on to you
Dear GOP, We're on to you. Sincerely, America A new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll shows that "by nearly a 3-to-1 margin, respondents conclude that the Republican Party is emphasizing partisanship...
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Sen. Dick Durbin: "We need to revisit" the filibuster rules
Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill), don't tease us, please don't tease us... unless you mean it. After my previous post, many of us got a Chris Matthews thrill up our collective leg: Senate Dems...
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Sen. Dick Durbin: Assault weapon ban won’t be in gun measure.
Link Once again, our elected officials are listening with their wallets. Apparently, they forgot about this: The assault weapon ban is about to be, well, banned unless Dianne Feinstein can pull off a...
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Harry Reid hints at filibuster "nuclear option"... again. Try using it this...
Harry Reid reminds me of those ineffectual, weary parents who you see in a public place repeatedly scolding his annoyingly obstinate, uncontrollable toddler, saying things like, "If you keep that up,...
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Report: Sen. Harry Reid "not inclined to use" tools he has to overcome...
It was only yesterday that I posted, "Harry Reid hints at filibuster 'nuclear option'… again. Try using it this time, Harry." I peppered that post with comparisons of Reid to an ineffectual parent...
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VIDEO: McCain: "I don’t understand" why GOP would filibuster gun legislation....
What a surprise! John McCain on a Sunday talk show! But I digress. Think Progress has a post up titled, McCain: ‘I Don’t Understand’ Why GOP Would Filibuster Gun Legislation. That should have read,...
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Awww... Senate GOP feels jilted after being wined & dined by Obama. Really,...
Here is a headline I just ran across at The Hill: Senate GOP feels jilted after being wined and dined by Obama on deficit talks: "We've made no progress. None," said a GOP senator who had dinner with...
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How our political pooped-outitude works for Republicans
There was a time not too long ago when I couldn't wait to get to Mr. Computer and type my little fingers off about the political events o' the day. Lately I've had to drag myself into my little...
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Republicans block equal pay bill for third time
Once again, Republicans block a Democratic bill, this time one that would help women by finally giving them equal pay and closing the wage gap. The Paycheck Fairness Act was filibustered (surprise!)...
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Not news: Republicans could slide even further with women, Latinos
Women and Latinos do not trust Republicans. Oops, sorry, Captain Obvious got hold of my keyboard again. But he's right, which is also obvious: Republicans block equal pay bill for third time. GOP...
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President Obama: We need reforms "from campaign finance to how a filibuster...
Our government badly needs to advance all kinds of reforms, says you, says I, says President Obama. Major overhauls that would cut through the insanity that is the U.S. Congress are in order. As most...
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GW Bush "will go down in history as the last Republican president in American...
The B Word has come up a lot lately, specifically Jeb Bush and GW Bush. For example, writing these two posts alone was enough to make my stomach turn: "George W Bush ruined the family name." No...
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