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Quick Quiz: Jesse Helms (Part 1)
July 7, 2008 - Paul Slansky thinks Jesse Helms requires so much posthumous kicking around that it can't all be contained in a single quiz, but rather needs to be luxuriated in throughout the week...Filed under: Quick Quiz, Jesse Helms, Jesse Helms dead, Jesse Helms died, Jesse Helms RIP, Jesse Helms senator, Jesse Helms NEA, Jesse Helms National Endowment of the Arts, Jesse Helms racist, Jesse Helms racism, Jesse Helms segregationist, Jesse Helms segregation, Frank Graham, Jesse Helms Frank Graham, Jesse Helms Willis Smith, Willis Smith, Jesse Helms Robert Mapplethorpe, Jesse Helms George Bush, Jesse Helms, George W. Bush
House Republicans to pretend they care about your stupid life
June 27, 2008 - An internal review of the GOP's chances in the elections has revealed that the candidates are failing to overcome a "negative perception of the national party." Republicans running for office are being encouraged to show "deep empathy towards the voters." The House of Representatives is particularly...
Pro-life politician outed by terminated fetus's mom
June 25, 2008 - Republican Mike Erickson, who is running for an Oregon congressional seat on a pro-life platform, paid for his girlfriend's abortion seven years ago. Erickson claims he had no idea that his gift of three hundred dollars, cash, was used to pay for an abortion. Hard to believe, considering...
House of Representatives to add another 500 pages to your phone bill
June 20, 2008 - Inexplicably, the Democratically controlled House has passed FISA (the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, not FISA the international rowing federation); they capitulate...
From The Feed: YouTube 1, Politics 0
June 12, 2008 - A man with a cam asks Rep. Paul Kanjorski about statements he made on the Iraq War. Kanjorski pushes the camera away...Filed under: paul kanjorski, Congressman Paul E. Kanjorski, trends, youtube, Iraq War, Democrats, congress, bloggers, clips, confrontations, politics,
14 Republican Congress members still think McCain sucks
June 12, 2008 - At least 14 Republican members of Congress have refused to endorse John McCain's candidacy, and their reasons are all over the map. Some think McCain's too liberal, others say he's too conservative, an...
Rep. Laura Richardson to chair House Deadbeat Caucus
June 10, 2008 - Rep. Laura Richardson (D-CA) seems to be taking a few pages from former fellow California Congressman Randy "Duke" Cunningham—but she's probably not paying for them. Richardson has b...
From The Feed: Obama's whooping stick
June 6, 2008 - Obama arms self with weapon, threatens congress with violence...
Mo' money, mo' problems; less money, also mo' problems
June 1, 2008 - The Department of Defense recently asked Congress for permission to divert $9.7 billion from other areas to pay for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Pentagon said the emergency request was made because Congress still has not yet finished its work on a massive war spending bill. But...Filed under: Pentagon reprogramming, reprogramming, Department of Defense reprogramming, Iraq spending bill, Pentagon 9.7 billion, 160 billion spending bill, 160 billion war bill, Pentagon broke, Department of Defense broke, 9.7 billion transfer, 9.7 billion, 160 billion, Robert Gates, Robert Gates Senate Appropriations Committee, Iraq spending bill, war supplemental spending bill, supplemental spending bill, Pentagon June 15, Pentagon June 15th, Pentagon budget, Department of Defense budget, DoD budget, Robert Gates Congress 9.7 billion, Iraq War funding, Afghanistan war funding
News for Kids: Hillary's High School Horror Show
May 30, 2008 - With both popular opinion and basic mathematics having dashed her presidential hopes, Hillary Clinton now faces the uncomfortable situation of returning to her old job as a United States Senator. Once a popular, up-and-coming legislator, Hillary...
FAQ: farm bill
May 23, 2008 - First the House and Senate passed the Farm Bill, then President Bush vetoed it, then the House voted to override that veto, and now it seems like some mysterious "clerical error" might me...
Oil executives testify they're doing all they can to lower gas prices, just like you're doing all you can to earn less money
May 23, 2008 - In their latest testimony before Congress, executives from the five largest oil companies were absolutely contrite smug over the rising cost of gas. Turns out it's been the general public who have wrongly...
Oil industry executives talk to House about "milkshake prices"
April 3, 2008 - In the face of $4 per gallon gasoline, five oil...Filed under: oil executives testify, oil executives testimony, oil execs Capitol Hill, gas prices Congress, fuel prices Congress, oil taxes Congress, big oil Capitol Hill, big oil testifies, gas companies tax breaks, oil companies tax breaks, Robert Malone testimony, JS Simon testimony, Edward Markey testimony
From The Room: Bush to Sell Naming Rights to Iraq War
March 23, 2008 - President Bush commemorated the fifty anniversary of the Iraq War this week by winning the Only Person Who Still Thinks The Iraq War Was A Good Idea award. He shared the award with...Filed under: George W. Bush, Iraq war, Iraq war five years, Al Qaeda, Al Qaeda Iraq, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Dick Cheney, Blackwater, Citi Field
Make foreclosure work for you
February 26, 2008 - Congress is currently debating whether to rescue hundreds of thousands of home owners whose mortgages now exceed the actual value of their homes. While this is good news for the idiots deadbeats suckers innocent victims of greedy corporate bankers...
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