When Paul Ryan released his budget plan, it was met with a negative reaction from Tea Party leaders, including Sarah Palin who posted a scathing critique on her Facebook page. On Thursday in a conversation with Sean Hannity, Ryan dismissed Sarah Palin’s criticism of his budget as a “misunderstanding” and a lack of information. Palin […]
Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is holding back no punches, blasting the Supreme Court for its ruling in the McCutcheon v. FEC case. “Freedom of speech, in my view, does not mean the freedom to buy the United States government,” Sanders said. At question was a law preventing individuals from contributing more than $123,000 to individual candidates […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: I am guessing, but obviously cannot say for sure, that the timing of all this was planned to coincide with the Hobby Lobby birth control case, currently being considered by the Supreme Court. Tea Party favorite Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) claimed Monday that the Constitutional mandated separation between church and state meant “the […]
Are Democrats able to maintain their usual edge with young voters during the mid-term elections is the question on everyone’s minds. With midterm races in full swing, how effective have both parties been at positioning themselves to win the youth vote in November? NBC’s Kelly O’Donnell talks with Buzzfeed’s Kate Nocera, Hayes Brown of Think […]
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) shamed Republicans who “stay up nights” trying to figure out how to give tax breaks to millionaires and billionaires while cutting services such as food stamps and social security. During an interview on MSNBC Tuesday with Al Sharpton, Sanders blamed Republicans for what he called “a very ugly moment in American […]