Posts tagged “Republican obstructionism”
The Disappearance of the Filibuster
I chose this false statement as the title of my post because, while the usage of the Filibuster in Congress has reached historic levels never seen before, the reporting of its usage by the media has dramatically dwindled. To give you an example from today, James Fallows at the Atlantic explains how even “leading” political publications have [...]
The Do-Nothing Congress Does Something… That’s Already Been Done!
Greg Sargent at the Washington Post wrote a great summary today on the House Republicans frivolous insistence that the most important and pressing issue congress must vote on is reaffirming that “In God We Trust” be our national motto: Here’s how this works, whether it’s in the case of today’s vote or in the case of [...]
The Obstructionist Reflex
Newspaper articles are generally written at a 9th grade level of comprehension, so it’s starting to become a little bit eerie to see the word “intransigent” being used in abundance by the news media to describe the inflexibility of Republican politicians. What isn’t shocking, though, are the knee-jerk reactions that the GOP presidential candidate field [...]
Tax Policy: Eric Cantor versus Eric Cantor
Eric Cantor on the need to extend the Bush Tax Cuts (9/20/2010): Republicans unequivocally oppose any impending tax increase. House Republicans have called on Speaker Pelosi to allow the House to vote on legislation that would freeze all tax rates for the next two years. It’s a vote the taxpayers of this country deserve before [...]
The Sky Will Fall On Our Heads. Guaranteed.
We know that all manner of dire things are going to happen in the next Congress if Republicans wrest control of the House. But what if they fail? How different would things really be? Humor me. I realize that nobody actually expects the Democrats to hold on to a majority in the House. But consider [...]