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If You’re Freaked Out by the AP and IRS Scandals, Blame a Republican

My Wednesday column and blame where blame is due: Call me a hopeless dreamer, but there ought to be a rule in politics banning anyone who caused a crisis from later bitching about the crisis. For the last four years, … Continue reading
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Meanwhile, House GOP Proposes Even Bigger Cuts to SNAP

While no one is watching because they’re focused on recurring nontroversies in the media, the House of Representatives is currently debating the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 which carries with it changes that will occur through … Continue reading
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Republican Outreach

The RNC’s State Director of Florida Hispanic Outreach Pablo Pantoja has officially switched parties and is now a registered Democrat. Why? Because of Jason Richwine and the Heritage Foundation. A researcher included as part of a past dissertation his theory … Continue reading
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10 Examples of Bush and the Republicans Using Government Power to Target Critics

My Tuesday column and some history… They say two wrongs don’t make a right, but ignoring one of those wrongs while vilifying the other is intellectually dishonest and violently hypocritical, among other things. And certainly that’s the case surrounding news … Continue reading
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They’re Not Embarrassed

Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) is one of the Benghazi-Gate mob in the House and on CNN yesterday he openly admitted to voting to cut embassy security: O’BRIEN: Is it true that you voted to cut the funding for embassy security? … Continue reading
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Jonesing for Obamacare Repeal

House Speaker John Boehner explains why they’re going to vote to repeal Obamacare for 36th (37th?) time — the restless freshmen need their fix. “We’ve got 17 new members that have not had the opportunity to vote on the President’s … Continue reading
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Rachel Maddow Destroys Republican Conspiracy Theorists

This is Maddow at her best. Here she exposes elected Republican members of Congress who are actively mainstreaming fringe conspiracy theories, including theories about Benghazi. It’s a must-watch: Outstanding. Continue reading
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Let’s Repeal Obamacare. Again.

36th time’s a charm? The House will vote next week for a full repeal of #Obamacare. twitter.com/EricCantor/sta… — Eric Cantor (@EricCantor) May 8, 2013 The GOP’s hip-hop BBQ Obamacare repeal didn’t create jobs the last 35 times. Continue reading
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GOP Refuses to Even Debate the Federal Budget

Senate Republicans are quietly killing the chance that anything other than continuing resolutions will be used to fund the government for the foreseeable future. Senator Ted Cruz kicked things off yesterday. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) slammed Texas Sen. … Continue reading
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House GOP Plans Non-Comprehensive Immigration Reform

While it seems likely that the Senate will pass comprehensive immigration reform, passage in the House was always in question and it appears that House Republicans are now planning to pass piecemeal immigration reform rather than a comprehensive bill. From … Continue reading
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