by Digby | Sep 13, 2013 | Conservatism, Democracy, Economy, This Is The GOP
Amy Walter has the bad news for Republicans: As the GOP leadership in the House struggles to unite its fractious members around a deal to avoid a government shutdown or a default on the nation’s debt, polling from Pew out this week shows why that may be harder than...
by Stan Collender | Sep 4, 2013 | Conservatism, Economy, This Is The GOP
It wasn't too long yesterday after House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) announced his support for the president's position on Syria that the blogosphere erupted with speculation that the White House had cut a deal. Boehner, it was said, had quickly signed on to U.S....
by Digby | Aug 23, 2013 | Conservatism, Health, This Is The GOP
The Heritage Foundation Obamascare traveling revival show continues: Former U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint of South Carolina organized an evening town hall meeting, which called for defunding the federal health care law. More than 300 people attended the event. [...] Opponents...
by Dave Johnson | Aug 8, 2013 | This Is The GOP
Republicans are going to spend August "blaming President Barack Obama and his fellow Democrats for Americans' unhappiness with government." Their theme will be "Government is the problem." That's right, they're going to blame government, not themselves. But in the...
by Stan Collender | Aug 5, 2013 | Conservatism, Economy, This Is The GOP
August actually is a pretty good time to be in Washington. Yes, the weather usually is awful. But with Congress gone, getting to work isn't as stressful because there's less demand on roads and public transit. You can get up later and still get to work on time....
by Jane Yurechko | Jul 29, 2013 | Student Debt Relief, This Is The GOP
Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) thinks that it is not Congress’s job to keep college affordable. That’s what she said at a House Education and the Workforce Committee markup last week of a GOP-backed bill that would prevent the U.S. Department of Education from enforcing...
