It was two years ago this month that House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) was enshrined in the the Gutless On Principles (GOP) Hall of Shame for joining forces with Senator Patty Murray (D-WA)—who was the Senate Budget Committee Chairman back…
Earlier this week I wrote about John Boehner 2.0 (a.k.a. Paul Ryan) and his plan to pursue passage of the omnibus bill on December 11th which, when passed, will fully fund Obama’s refugee resettlement program. In the days following that…
Do you remember how, following last year’s elections, the new Republican majority led by Mitch McConnell and John Boehner was going to use the budget to stop Obama’s executive amnesty plan? Do you also remember how they caved, fully funding…
Well, it sure didn’t take Paul Ryan all that long to prove that he’s just John Boehner in sheep’s clothing, did it? In an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Ryan did all he could to tamp down expectations…
As you probably know by now, the budget and debt ceiling deal I wrote about a few days ago has officially passed the House of Representatives. And while it’s true that it runs contrary to every principle that Republicans campaigned…
Do you remember the 1980s TV show “The A-Team?” Hannibal Smith—played by George Peppard—would frequently be heard saying: Following today’s announcement by Congressional Republicans and Obama, you can almost hear those words echoing through the halls of the Capitol and…
If you live in Illinois, went down to the QuickieMart, bought a lottery ticket and struck it it lucky, well… sucks to be you. In 2012 both the City of Chicago and State of Illinois’ Democrat-dominated legislative bodies voted to…
