If one considers oneself to be conservative, ask if the the actions of the GOP at the moment conform to that term..
Contrary to the White House’s arguments, negotiating over the debt ceiling is not at all historically unprecedented.
The government shutdown seems to be having an impact on the one competitive statewide race in country this year.
Recent anti-corruption measures have contributed to making American government worse.
63% are angry at Republicans, 57% are angry at Democrats, and 53% are angry at President Obama.
There’s a way for President Obama and Speaker Boehner to talk out a deal to resolve the current crisis, but they have to want to do it.
One cannot support the shutdown tactic and then be outraged that part of the government is shutdown.
To borrow a phrase from Stephen Colbert, if you want to understand how Congress works, you better know a District.
Ted Cruz wants his fellow Republicans to follow him down the rabbit hole again.
Speaker Boehner sends a signal that there won’t be a quick resolution to the government shutdown crisis.
90 percent of DoD civilians will go back to work soon. What message does that send?
The outlines of a possible new GOP proposal are emerging. Can it go anywhere?
One of the dumber aspects of the current shutdown repeats itself.
The Pentagon is recalling up to 300,000 furloughed civilian employees on the same day that Congress voted to pay all furloughed employees when the government reopens.
The government shutdown is starting to have effects in the “real world.”
The Republican candidate for Governor of Virginia wants a quick end to the Government Shutdown.
The One State, Two State, Red State, Blue State Edition OTB Caption ContestTM is now over.
Not raising the debt ceiling will create a true constitutional/legal crisis.
Democrats in the House will attempt to use an obscure House procedure to force an end to the government shutdown. It’s success is by no means guaranteed.
The “Hastert Rule” isn’t the reason Speaker Boehner isn’t bringing a “clean” CR up for a vote, political survival is.
Speaker Boehner told his caucus members that he will not allow a default over the debt ceiling but don’t look for a change in strategy.
The first poll taken after the shutdown began has little good news for the Republican Party.
A comment from one Congressman sums up the attitude of the small group of Congressman and Senators who have placed us in this situation.