Republicans
Sen. Kirk: Quit obstructing job creation, jobless benefit extension
January 5, 2012Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., has carefully cultivated the image of a political moderate. It was that image that allowed him to get elected in 2010 in the first place.
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Congress staggers home to angry constituents
January 3, 2012The God-forsaken Republican-run 112th Congress staggered home for an almost month-long recess. After what it did and did not do, workers and their allies are using the break to give those lawmakers an earful.
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GOP holiday message to America: Drop dead!
December 21, 2011As the GOP lawmakers fled home for the holidays, the nightmares they have been causing for Americans turned into rock hard reality.
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Gingrich, The Times and doomsday
December 21, 2011A large enough device can generate up to two billion watts, about what Hoover Dam turns out in a day.
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GOP blackmail: a view from West Virginia
December 21, 2011It beats me what is really going through the minds of the House Republicans. I am inclined to conclude it's sewage.
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