A landmark piece of legislation passed during the lame duck session that puts more regulations in place to guard our country’s food supply than any law in many decades. And the GOP is going to try to make sure the food safety law doesn’t get funded. The legislation would greatly strengthen the regulatory hand of the Food and Drug Administration, […]

Sarah Palin now claims her use of the word “refudiate” was a “typo”. She is, of course, a bald-faced liar. “I pressed an ‘f’ instead of a ‘d’ and people freaked out,” says Ms. Palin, in a clip being broadcast on her reality TV show. ~SNIP~ [T]he record suggests the original Twitter message was no typo. In fact, she had […]

With the self-imposed GOP earmark ban, those grand old party stalwarts have simply got to find new ways to bring money back to their districts. So getchyerselfs ready for LETTERMARKS and PHONEMARKS! Though [Rep.] Kirk and other Republicans thundered against pork-barrel spending and lawmakers’ practice of designating money for special projects through earmarks, they have not shied from using a […]

He doesn’t appear to have any justified objections. He’s just being a dick when Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says he won’t vote to ratify the START Treaty. Hours earlier, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., dealt a blow to the administration’s hopes for strong bipartisan support, criticizing the treaty’s verification system and expressing concern that the pact would limit U.S. […]

So, let’s get this straight. This week Republicans: Filibustered to death a bill that would “would provide medical benefits and compensation for emergency workers who were first on the scene of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks”. The 911 responders, aka “heroes”, were thereby denied this essential compensation. Republicans also voted down the International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage […]

…before we can just laugh them off as a joke that nobody — and I mean NOBODY! — takes seriously anymore??? From Dave Weigel: Cornyn and Thune Defend the Earmarks They Requested and Will Vote Against Seriously. These two morons are actually defending earmarks that they themselves put into a bill and now claim they will vote against because, by […]

Oh, whatever. Cry me a damn river. John Boehner has a sad because the President “disrespected” him. We met at the Capitol the day after the president announced the new tax deal. When Stahl asked him about the president, he dwelt on their differences. Lesley Stahl: What do you think of him? Rep. John Boehner: I think he’s engaging. Certainly […]

Surprise, surprise, my representative here in MI-07, Tim Walberg, is already on the GOPocrisy train. The Jackson Citizen Patriot reported earlier this week that Tim Walberg will opt out of federal health-care coverage. But it’s a nice bit of bait and switch because — wait for it — he already RECEIVES state health-care coverage!!! “The question is — will they […]

Rep. John Shaddeg of (surprise, surprise) Arizona thinks that extending unemployment benefits will basically take money OUT of the economy because unemployed people will SAVE money rather than spending it and that it’s not the spending of money that moves the economy. No shit. Here he is on MSNBC’s Morning Joe yesterday being asked a question by Mike Barnicle: BARNICLE: […]

The Republicans are pissed. Pissed, I tell ya. They are PISSED about how earmarks are positively wrecking our national budget. They are so pissed that last year they decided that they would have themselves a unilateral earmark ban. Some of them even adhered to it, too! Now Republicans want to pass legislation to ban ALL earmarks. Here’s what they are […]

Remember that dreaded device that Republicans hated so much: Reconciliation? That was the one they said perverted the Constitution when Democrats were looking to use it during health insurance reform. Well, back in the day when George W. Bush was president, Republicans didn’t think it was so danged bad. In fact, they loved them some reck and silly ayshun just […]