Can Boehner Lead House Republicans?
The failure of House Republicans to pass a bill that would have been dead on arrival in the Senate, anyway, raises questions about whether a deal is possible and whether John Boehner can lead his own coalition.
The failure of House Republicans to pass a bill that would have been dead on arrival in the Senate, anyway, raises questions about whether a deal is possible and whether John Boehner can lead his own coalition.
I no longer have any confidence that our leaders will act responsibly before the August 2nd debt ceiling deadline.
Their mouths were moving, but nothing of substance was coming out.
John Boehner and Harry Reid introduced their debt plans. Now, where do we go from here?
By choosing to go it alone on a debt ceiling plan, the GOP is taking a big risk.
The debt talks in Congress are moribund now, and both sides are working on their own versions of a plan, again.
Even if we adopt the “Cut, Cap and Balance” plan, tax hikes are a necessity.
It wasn’t a good day for the debt ceiling negotiations.
The House GOP has scheduled a vote next week on a debt ceiling package that is solely designed to mollify the base.
How much of an American can you be if you are willing to wreck the economy for political gain.
President Obama has walked out of negotiations on the debt ceiling with an agreement is nowhere in sight.
The participants in the debt negotiations are being led by constituencies that have little interest in compromise.
It was a largely fruitless weekend in the debt negotiations.
It’s still politics as usual in Washington.
The US Supreme Court declined to stay the execution of a child raping murderer over a technical violation of a treaty.
What exactly is the GOP trying to accomplish in the debt ceiling negotiations?
Talks about a deal to raise the debt ceiling seem pretty close to collapse now that there are no Republicans involved.
I’ve been arguing for years that what the Republican Party needs is to embrace its crazies and play more to racist elements in its base. It looks like someone’s listening.
The White House’s assertion that Libya isn’t covered by the War Powers Act isn’t being accepted on Capitol Hill.
The House GOP and the White House moved one step closer to a constitutional confrontation, but is it much ado about nothing?