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In case ANYONE doubts that it was House Republicans who shut down the government
Doubt no more. [Below] Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) confirming with Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) that the Republicans changed the House rule 22 clause 4 on Oct 1, 2013 in order to ensure the federal...
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Speakership before Country: Boehner won’t take back the fate of the nation...
Boehner still won’t allow a vote to go to the floor if a majority of the majority can’t pass it. He doesn’t want to face a mutiny on the Good Ship Teabagger. It doesn’t matter if a majority of the...
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There isn’t enough extortion in either the House or Senate proposals to...
Danny Vinik explains why the House GOP proposal is still extortion while the Senate GOP proposal isn’t. Here’s how the Senate proposal shapes up: Republicans get:...
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Tea culpa
Sure, the shutdown accomplished absolutely nothing, but think of all the terrible memories we made together.— Ben Dimiero (@bendimiero) October 16, 2013 … Sen. LINDSEY GRAHAM (R-SC) pleads for mercy...
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Rush Limbaugh is having an existential crisis
“I was trying to think if ever in my life, I could remember any major political party being so irrelevant. I have never seen it. I have never seen a major political party simply occupy placeholders, as...
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John Boehner screams ‘Uncle!’ in official press release
“The House has fought with everything it has to convince the president of the United States to engage in bipartisan negotiations aimed at addressing our country’s debt and providing fairness for the...
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House votes to reopen government, delay default: 285 to 144
…WITHOUT repealing, defunding, or delaying the Affordable Care Act. After the past two weeks (and the +40 votes on Obamacare prior to this), tea party relevance can be measured with the following EKG:...
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Geography of the House votes
Jim Roberts (NY Times): Breakdown of House vote, 285-144, to end fiscal impasse. All “NO” votes came from GOP. http://nyti.ms/15K3sTb
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The winners (Ted Cruz) and losers (the rest of us) of the government shutdown
THE WINNERS: Sen. Ted Cruz and his PACs. Not only did Ted Cruz retain his paycheck and benefits during the shutdown, but beginning with his 21-hour stand-up routine that included reading Green Eggs...
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Chart: what Republicans got out of the government shutdown
Washington Post – Back in September, Republicans released a list of their demands for raising the debt ceiling. Today, the Rachel Maddow show went back to see how they did. And this chart doesn’t even...
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Another graduate of Rush Limbaugh University
For listening just three hours a day from your truck or assisted living center, you too can earn a Ph.D in Illogically Stupid White Males or a J.D. in Racist Comparative Theory for Dumbshits! Here, Dr....
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America’s billionaire welfare kings: the high cost of the wealthy on the rest...
*Updated title to read welfare kings instead of queens. Seems more appropriate. For anyone who wonders why the deficit is so large and why, at the same time, income inequality between the super-wealthy...
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Corporate socialism: suckling billions in profits from the government teat
More proof that multi-billion dollar corporations like McDonald’s are quite successfully bilking the American taxpayer to increase their own take-home profits: Video: McDonald’s tells workers to get...
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