Remember the guy pictured below? I’m sure you do; Senator Bernie Sanders (Independent – Vermont), after all, was the one that did the 8+ hour filibuster of the tax cut deal a few weeks ago. Whether you agree or disagree with his position, you have to admit that there was something great about his...
Just about halfway into President Obama’s term, and we’ve had one of the most lopsided elections in American history- all based on misconceptions about what has or hasn’t been accomplished. The media, politicians, their parties, and blogs far less sane than the one you’re currently reading, have spun a lot of things and just...
For those of you who know me, I don’t listen to pop music, hip hop/R&B, or anything really mainstream for that matter; I prefer classical music and classic rock, with some very obscure sub-genres thrown in there and whatnot. Therefore, I’m not sure what’s more surprising: me discussing Lady Gaga, or the fact that...
A brief note before jumping into this week’s post: I love writing the longer posts, though they take so much time to do the way I would like to do them that one or two of them a week is about all I could do with the longer ones. Therefore, I will be putting...
Well folks, there is still about another week or so at a minimum before I can resume something resembling a normal post frequency, but I found snippets of time here and there to draft up a condensed version of this for my regular...
Outrage at Congress’ actions is nothing new, and this year it’s even worse than normal. Let’s face it, between the bitter partisan infighting, the incessant filibusters, and still more earmarks than you can shake a hypothetical line-item veto at, who can blame you for such high displeasure at Congress. If someone...
Last week, we all got a wonderfully explicit view of Republican obstructionism. No, I’m not talking about the marathon seven-hour healthcare summit in which the Republicans repeatedly stuck to their position of starting over rather than offer any constructive ideas for reform. I am talking about Senator Jim Bunning’s (R-KY) lone...
Over the past year, Congress has had to endure many delays to its agenda; Republican obstructionism, the miscellaneous twists in the healthcare debate, a “snow-pocalypse” as the media calls it, and so on. Yet, still, they seem to take just about every other...
Back in December, you may recall that as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was searching for the 60 votes necessary to break the impasse over healthcare reform, he turned to Senator Ben Nelson, a moderate Democrat from Nebraska. He got Senator Nelson’s vote,...
Whether referring to the Senate’s vote this morning as a Christmas present to the American people is taken with an ounce of sarcasm or not is up to you. The fact is, we are at the point that only one step remains in...
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