16 hours ago by Stefan Hedmark

Stephen Colbert’s campaign to fight the Supreme Court’s dangerous Citizens United v. Federal Election decision is really heating up. As I wrote a few weeks ago, the comedian enlisted former Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain, and now he’s getting help from House Minority Leader Nancy Pelo ...

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16 hours ago by giliar

ALOHA, ALL!!! Yes, it seems we’ve been here before. A hostage crisis, a feckless president, a powder-keg situation. How will it end? While that remains to be seen, we know that the current situation is dangerous. We know that the United Sates, under this president, has lost respect around the world. ...

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19 hours ago by Jazz Shaw

"we're asking people to contribute to us " This is an interesting blip on the political radar, though likely one which will disappear down the memory hole in record time. CNN is reporting that, during remarks to reporters on the Hill, Nancy Pelosi suddenly tossed out an unscripted comment which coul ...

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23 hours ago by DJ Redman

The STOCK Act passed in the House by a vote of 417 – 2 , yet there was still plenty of complaining and partisan bickering during it’s passage on Thursday. S. 2038, also known as the STOCK ACT is, ”An original bill to prohibit Members of Congress and employees of Congress from using nonpublic informa ...

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1 day ago by Mark

The Democratic Leader of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, has just launched a campaign to “Stop Colbert,” as in Stephen Colbert, the acerbic incarnation of right-wing blowhardism. The first shot in this battle, for which a brutal retaliation from Colbert can be expected after he gets back ...

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2 days ago by Douglas Ernst

Clint Eastwood is now on record, denying there were political motives behind his “Halftime in America” Super Bowl ad for the U.S. auto industry. Regardless, the ad went viral, largely because the “two teams” metaphor is perfect for the upcoming election. Most commentators have largely focused on wha ...

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2 days ago by Taylor Marsh

“I realize a lot of 60-something male pundits look at this issue & think hmmm… bad politics for Democrats on the Catholic side. There’s another way to look at it.” – Rachel Maddow Who are those “60-something male pundits?” More importantly why do we care what they think? Mark Shields, E.J. Dionne an ...

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2 days ago by James Taylor

[1]Image via Wikipedia A long-time source of frustration for many small-government Republicans has been politicians who buy into various subsidies, mandates, restrictions and other big-government “solutions” to speculative or nonexistent energy and environment problems. This frustration has continue ...

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2 days ago by tarpon

On Tuesday, February 7, House Republicans proposed adding a “Pelosi Provision” to the fast-moving insider trading ban known as the STOCK (Stop Trading On Congressional Knowledge) Act that would prevent members of Congress from landing coveted and lucrative initial public offerings (IPOs), similar to ...

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