Break out the Champagne! From CNN: Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank, a 16-term Democrat, will announce Monday he does not intend to seek re-election in 2012, according to a statement from Frank’s office. Good riddance, don’t let the door hit you on the way out Congressman. H/T: Weasel Zippers. Update: Matt Mackowiak tweets: With Rep. Barney [...]
Breaking: Weiner Tells Friends He Will Step Down
June 16, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The New York Times is reporting this morning that embattled New York Congressman Anthony Weiner has told friends he will step down: Anthony D. Weiner has told friends that he plans to resign his seat after coming under growing pressure from his Democratic colleagues to leave the House, said a person told of Mr. Weiner’s [...]
2010 Election Wrap-up
November 4, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Well now that the dust has settled a little I thought I’d wade in with my thoughts on the outcome of Tuesday’s election. First overall it was good night for Republicans, they picked up 60 seats in the House of Representatives, 6 in the Senate, 6 Governorships and dozens of seats in state legislatures all [...]
Hey Big Spender: Pelosi Led Congress Has Added $5 Trillion to Debt Since 2007
October 26, 2010 By Leave a Comment
From CNSNews.com: When Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) gave her inaugural address as speaker of the House in 2007, she vowed there would be “no new deficit spending.” Since that day, the national debt has increased by $5 trillion, according to the U.S. Treasury Department. “After years of historic deficits, this 110th Congress will commit itself to [...]
Poll: American’s Don’t Much Like Congressional Republicans
August 28, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Tom Jenson, writing on Public Policy Polling’s blog notes that Congressional Republicans aren’t terribly popular Americans… or even their own base: Our last national generic ballot poll found the Republicans ahead 45-42 despite the fact that Congressional Republicans had a 24/61 approval rating. Even among respondents who said they were going to vote Republican the [...]
Pete Stark: The Federal Government can do most anything in this country
August 3, 2010 By Leave a Comment
This video of Congressman Pete Stark (D-CA) has been making the rounds… it’s extraordinary, the woman questioning Rep. Stark lays out one the clearest examples of the Constitutional issues surrounding health care reform I’ve seen and Rep. Stark simply has no answer for them saying: I think that there are very few constitutional limits that [...]
Train Wreck: Only 10% of Voters Say Congress is doing a Good Job
February 25, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Ouch, Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid have lead Congress to a new high… in lows: Voter unhappiness with Congress has reached the highest level ever recorded by Rasmussen Reports as 71% now say the legislature is doing a poor job. That’s up ten points from the previous high of 61% reached a month ago. Only [...]
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