Some Details Of Ryan And Murray's Budget Compromise
With Congress at an impasse, it looks like the best they can do is stave off Sequester II and shift some costs to federal employees' and military pensions.
Wellspring Committee: Conduit For Reaganite Religious Righties
Wellspring, defined: An original and bountiful source of something
Something, indeed. After looking into all of the different right wing 501(c)(4) organizations and their associations, it's easy to see the metaphor of a tree with many branches.
Akin: McCaskill Was Much More 'Ladylike' In 2006
Apparently Rep. Legitimate-Rape Akin hasn't learned that he should keep his yap shut when it comes to anything involving women-- Todd Akin: Claire McCaskill Was Much More 'Ladylike' In 2006:
Republican Senate candidate Todd Akin (Mo.) told
McConnell: Let's Not Play Russian Roulette With The Economy
From the man who was willing to take the the debt ceiling and our nation's credit rating hostage, we now have him warning Democrats not to "play Russian Roulette with the economy." Which of course means give us everything we want because we're never
#OccupyWallStreet: A Look At Growing Income Disparity
As Occupy Wall Street protestors continue to demonstrate across the country, congress’ fiscal super committee failed to craft a deficit reduction package due to Republican refusal to consider tax increases on the super wealthy.
Democrats And Workers Come Out In Support Of New NLRB Union Election Rules
Four Democratic members of Congress came out in support of proposed changes being reviewed by the National Labor Relations Board that would update the process through which union formation elections are held. The four were Sen. Tom Harkin
Patty Murray's Victory Is Rich With Lessons For Democrats
Whew! Out friend Sen. Patty Murray has managed to pull out her re-election:
Murray's win over Republican Dino Rossi was confirmed Thursday as tallies pushed her lead to about 46,000 votes out of more than 1.8 million counted, or about 51
Right-wing Violence, Threats Are On The Rise -- And Getting A Wink And A Nudge
This week's head-stomping of a liberal protester by a Rand Paul campaign official in Kentucky, as we noted at the time, really brought into sharp focus a gathering trend toward violence, threats and intimidation by right-wing activists toward
Patty Murray Supporters Threatened By Man Brandishing A Knife And Meat Cleaver
Tell me again about how words don't matter. This incident wasn't a gang, or a bunch of young thugs with knives, as stereotypes are wont to paint threats like this. No, according to KOMO News, it went like this:
Officer Jennifer DuRuwe says
Republican Senators Block Homeless Veterans Bill
Steve Benen hit this nail on the head.
With an estimated 107,000 homeless veterans, this is pretty low, even for Republicans.
Just shameles
