by Bill Scher | Nov 20, 2013 | Uncategorized
Senate Republicans have been daring Democrats to do away with the filibuster for judicial nominations. Said Sen. Chuck Grassley, "I say go ahead. There are a lot more Scalias and Thomases out there that we would love to put on the bench." He and his fellow Republicans...
by Bill Scher | Nov 20, 2013 | Uncategorized
Larry Summers, America, Agree: No Social Security Cuts "Voters In Key States Really Don't Want Social Security Cut" reports HuffPost: "A new survey looking at 10 key House and Senate districts found that voters therestrongly oppose cutting Social Security benefits --...
by Bill Scher | Nov 19, 2013 | Uncategorized
"Last Thursday, a group of House Republicans filed into Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s Capitol office suite and received a blank piece of paper labeled 'Agenda 2014.'" So reported Politico this week. Now, the Republican intention is to fill that blank piece of paper...
by Bill Scher | Nov 19, 2013 | Uncategorized
Nobody Wants Grand Bargain "Grand bargain" stalled because neither side really wants what it's demanding, concludes NYT: "...many Republicans are no more interested in voting to reduce Medicare and Social Security benefits than Democrats are, lest they threaten their...
by Bill Scher | Nov 18, 2013 | Uncategorized
Ever since Chris Christie handily won his re-election as governor of blue state New Jersey, he's faced furious pushback from conservatives who claim he's "no more conservative than Harry Reid" and do not want to see him anointed as the frontrunner for the 2016...
