by Dave Johnson | Sep 30, 2013 | Conservatism, Shutdown
It finally came time for Republicans to put up or shut up. Instead they're shutting down. Never mind Obamacare; that's just a mask for a huge Republican failure to govern. If you want to understand how we got to the point of a government shutdown, ask any Republican...
by Dave Johnson | Sep 27, 2013 | Blog
Get back to funding government. Stop harming the economy. Budget cuts and the sequester are killing the economic recovery and jobs. Several key House and Senate Democrats have come out for cancelling the sequester as part of the current budget negotiations. The House...
by Dave Johnson | Sep 27, 2013 | Conservatism, Shutdown
After the last election Republicans have one power left: the power to destroy the country. They are threatening to use it to get what they want. And what they want is to reverse the results of the last election. Shutdown Threat, Followed By Debt-Ceiling Threat We...
by Dave Johnson | Sep 26, 2013 | Blog
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz did a great thing this week. Cruz stood before the Senate and talked for 21-plus hours. Texas State Senator Wendy Davis did a great thing in June. Davis took to the Texas Senate floor and talked for more than 11 hours. Kentucky Senator Rand Paul...
by Dave Johnson | Sep 25, 2013 | Blog
Senate Democrats: Never mind the Obamacare misdirection. Restore pre-sequester spending levels and save the economy. Send the restored budget to the House and use their own shutdown threat against them. Republicans will need Democratic votes to pass this in the House,...