Category Archives: Dems in Charge: Now What?

Global Warming: Light Bulbs And The Goracle

Amazing, simply amazing. Democrats really do want to control every aspect of your life (CNSNews.com) – A Democratic lawmaker has introduced a bill that would ban the sale of traditional incandescent light bulbs – which are less energy-efficient, prompting claims that they contribute to "global warming" – one day after a colleague told a press […]

How Bad Is the Democrats Spending Plan? Ask The Times

If the New York Times, that bastion of Conservative principles (sic) is questioning the Democrats spending plan, it must be bad Senate Democrats have drafted a budget that would reject President Bush’s spending cuts for health care and education, would keep taxes low and would eliminate the deficit by 2012. There is only one catch: […]

Dems Just Imploding, Cheney Throws the Smackdown

So much for the mandate WASHINGTON – Top House Democrats retreated Monday from an attempt to limit President Bush's authority for taking military action against Iran as the leadership concentrated on a looming confrontation with the White House over the Iraq war. Officials said Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other members of the leadership had decided […]

Kids In The Hall: Remind You Of Anything?

Seems familiar, just can’t quite figure out why ;) It’s also a way to post one of my favorite Kids In The Halls sketches. Watch it, or I will crush your head, evil!

Today’s Cut and Run News: Two Plans, Bafflement, and Kook Fringe

I reckon Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid are learning that being the Majority leaders and satisfying the Kook Fringe base (which is really almost running the party) is not so easy. Senate and House Democrats yesterday announced competing legislation that for the first time would set deadlines to withdraw all combat troops from Iraq — […]

This Weeks Cut And Run Legislation

Or, as the Washington Post puts it, Democrats alter plan to restrict Iraq war Senior House Democrats, seeking to placate members of their party from Republican-leaning districts, are pushing a plan that would place restrictions on President Bush's ability to wage the war in Iraq but would allow him to waive them if he publicly […]

Beer Monday Linkfest: So Much For Lobbying Reform

And a good Monday Morning to all. How about a beer? Video: Romantic Night You'll need a beer after you read this by Stephen Spruiell, and so will Nance Pelosi House Democrats offered a variety of bribes to their colleagues this week in an attempt to dispel opposition to their slow-bleed strategy of attaching troop limitations […]

Democrats Slap Nutroots In Face

[gv data=”ZMKCLyhBBwI”][/gv] Didn't we hear about some sort of "mandate" that the Democrats got from the 2006 midterms? WASHINGTON — Just hours after floating the idea of cutting $20 billion from President Bush's $142 billion request for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan next year, Kent Conrad, Senate Budget Committee chairman, was overruled by fellow […]

How’s That Culture Of Corruption Coming, Nance?

It's not going well? The hell you say. Not like you had issues with ABSCAM Murtha and Dollar Bill Jefferson already WASHINGTON — Lawmakers have continued to take trips paid for by outside groups since the House voted last month to restrict who can pay for such travel. House travel records show that 19 members since […]

Thirsday Linkfest: Pelosi Gives The Bird To Turkey

I guess she is ignoring former rented Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry's quote "We need to be smarter about how we wage a war on terror. We need to deny them the recruits. We need to deny them the safe havens. We need to rebuild our alliances. " (Washington Times) Not content with undermining the […]

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