Senate Republicans Seek to Block Unconfirmed Appointments to Labor Board
December 28, 2011 FoxNews.com WASHINGTON – As a year marred with fights and stalemates within the federal government comes to a close, Republican lawmakers and President Obama are embroiled in yet another battle of wills. Republican lawmakers are refusing to officially adjourn for the year in hopes of deterring Obama from making any unconfirmed appointments to controversial boards while Congress is on vacation. November 29, 2011: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks on…
Read more...John Hawkins: 7 Reasons Why Mitt Romney’s Electability Is A Myth; Update: Mitt Claims RomneyCare’s Mandates are “Fundamentally a Conservative Principle”; Update II: Tina Korbe on Mitt’s Latest Nonsense
In a great piece yesterday at Townhall, John Hawkins debunked the “Romney is the electable candidate” myth being pushed by Multiple Choice Mitt’s apologists in the media and GOP establishment. Mitt Romney was a moderate governor in Massachusetts with an unimpressive record of governance. He left office with an approval rating in the thirties and his signature achievement, Romneycare, was a Hurricane Katrina style disaster for the state. Since that’s the case,…
Read more...The Beltway Ambush
The Beltway Ambush Posted on December 28 2011 – 3:19 PM – Posted by: Submissions Guest Submission by Ervin Sims When is a tax cut not a tax cut? When it is a Social Security Premium payroll deduction cut. There has been a lot in the news about how the Republicans in the House of Representatives positioned themselves in a bad light because they wanted to increase taxes. Much…
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