by Digby | Oct 3, 2013 | Conservatism, Economy, Shutdown, This Is The GOP
Remember when we all assumed that sequestration could never hold and they'd just have to pull the plug and negotiate a reasonable budget when the going got tough? Yeah, that's worked out for us. I'm going to suggest that we all (myself included) stop assuming that...
by Dave Johnson | Oct 2, 2013 | Conservatism, Shutdown, This Is The GOP
Republicans are exercising the one power that the American People have not yet been able to take away from them: the power to destroy. Conservatives are "giddy" over shutting down the government. This is who they are. "We’re very excited," said Rep. Michele Bachmann...
by Richard Eskow | Oct 1, 2013 | Shutdown
In the end, the Republicans won. A majority in Congress, made up of Republicans who understood they'd won and Democrats who feared a government shutdown, would have voted for a bill that included all of the Republicans' wrong-headed fiscal demands. Minority Leader...
by Thom Hartmann | Sep 30, 2013 | Conservatism, Economy, Health, Shutdown, This Is The GOP
Over the weekend, House Republicans approved a so-called compromise to avoid a government shutdown. However, their idea of negotiation was nothing more than ridiculous, right-wing demands they included in the continuing resolution. Rather than voting on the complete...
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 Richard Eskow | Sep 29, 2013 | Shutdown
This may sound ironic, considering the source, but now is not the time for Democrats to start sounding like bloggers. Republicans are preparing to shut down the government, and it’s time for their opponents to draw a clear and inspirational contrast in vision, values...
