The Democrats in Congress finally got their meeting with the president. Obama has been busy of late courting Republicans, perhaps responding to criticisms that he has been slow in using the power of the presidency to do more back-slapping. So on Wednesday night, the president sat down with a bunch of House Democrats for a [...]
In 1st Meeting, Obama and GOP Leaders Talk ‘Compromise’ to Avoid Fiscal Cliff
November 16, 2012 | Posted by
While they weren’t willing to discuss specifics, clearly something had changed when President Obama and Republic and Democratic Congressional leaders emerged from their preliminary negotiations to avert the doomsday “fiscal cliff” of tax hikes and spending cuts that observers believe would devastate the economy. The two sides were sharing playful banter and everyone seemed equally [...]
In Debt Standoff, President Obama Couldn’t Even Trust Own Party
September 11, 2012 | Posted by
Perhaps one of the more astonishing things gleaned from a recent excerpt from “The Price of Politics” by journalist Bob Woodward was that in the end, President Obama couldn’t even trust his own party to be square with him. According to the account that ran in Sunday’s Washington Post, House Speaker John Boehner, Senate Minority [...]
Politicians Make Fuss Over U.S. Olympic Uniforms Being Made in China
July 13, 2012 | Posted by
Politicians have decided to make a big stink from the fact that the uniforms U.S. athletes will wear in the opening ceremony of the coming London Olympics were made in China. Both Democratic and Republican leaders in Congress came together in a rare burst of partisan unity to blast Ralph Lauren, the designer of the [...]
Atty General Holder Contempt Vote Won’t Yield Any More Documents
June 29, 2012 | Posted by
Now that the Republicans in the House of Representatives have succeeded in trying to shame Attorney General Eric Holder by making him the first sitting attorney general ever to be held in contempt of Congress, legal experts don’t expect the vote to mean that Holder will turn over any additional documents in the controversial ATF [...]
House Holds Atty General Eric Holder in Contempt
June 28, 2012 | Posted by
The House of Representatives today followed through on its threat to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress for refusing to hand over additional documents beyond the more than 7,600 he has already given to Congress in the botched ATF Fast and Furious Operation. And led by Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and the [...]
Nancy Pelosi Thinks Hilary Clinton Should Run for Pres. in 2016
June 4, 2012 | Posted by
While 2008 was not Hillary Clinton’s time to be president, Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) thinks 2016 will be a different story. In a Sunday interview with The San Francisco Chronicle, Pelosi referred to Clinton as Democrats’ “shot” for that election. “Why wouldn’t she run? She’s a magnificent secretary of state,” the House Minority Leader said. [...]
