Category Archives: U.S. House of Representatives

Lerner’s Taking the Fifth is Unprecedented

When Lois Lerner, head of the IRS’ Exempt Organization Division, took the Fifth Amendment right not to testify against self-incrimination, red flags popped up everywhere. It is generally assumed that “taking the Fifth” is a sign that someone is indirectly … Continue reading

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California Congressman Backtracks on Claim that Justice Department Wiretapped Congress

It’s obvious that some of Barack Obama’s political opponents want to make him look like Richard Nixon. Exaggeration and distortions are just part of the process to prove that what is going on in the White House in 2013 is … Continue reading

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“The attorney general will not cast aspersions on my asparagus”

Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert and Attorney General Eric Holder got into a verbal tussle over the FBI interrogation of Boston bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev after his return from Russia. The nine-minute video below is entertaining in the exchange between the two, … Continue reading

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What’s Happened to the Veto?

Up until the end of the Civil War, presidents rarely used the veto. Andrew Jackson used 12; John Tyler used 10. Not until the tempestuous presidency of Andrew Johnson were those totals bested. Johnson vetoed 29 bills. At that point, … Continue reading

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Michele Bachmann’s Strange Questions Before House Intelligence Committee

Here is Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann again, known for mixing up facts, history and many other subjects sits on the House Intelligence Committee. She is privy to the nation’s top secrets, but she hasn’t figured what are appropriate questions to … Continue reading

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Head of New House Subcommittee on Climate Change Denies Humans Affecting Climate

The House Science, Space and Technology Committee is filled with science deniers from climate change to evolution to those who believe in the earth being a few thousand years old. Thus, it is no surprise then that the new head … Continue reading

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Norquist “No Tax Pledge” Looks to Further Divide Republican Party at Critical Time

The fiscal cliff can’t come at a worse time for the Republican Party. Only once in the last six presidential elections has the party broke the 50% mark. It now appears that the GOP maybe topping off its support in … Continue reading

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Maybe We Won’t Fall Off the Fiscal Cliff After All

For the first time since 2010, the White House and Congress appear to be dancing towards a solution on the budget and tax cuts facing Washington. Of course, Barack Obama’s surprising victory played a role in that. Plus, some Republicans … Continue reading

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Anti-Science Thinking Permeates Possible Chairs of House Science Committee

The defeat of Missouri Rep. Todd Akin to the U.S. Senate is good for science because Akin lost his House seat in pursuit of higher office. Akin sits on the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology. Anyone who sits … Continue reading

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A Fool’s Guide to the 2012 Election

This election there’s far more at stake than a presidential race between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. There’s control of the House of Representatives and the Senate. In addition, there are governorships, state races and propositions that can have an … Continue reading

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