Rachel Maddow pointed out last that night that while bogus reports and conspiracy theories may be unremarkable on the internet, America can boast actual elected senators like Rand Paul who are willing dupes of these theories and bring them into the process of conducting America’s business – like confirming the Secretary of Defense. She pointed […]
Mat Staver and Matt Barber, of the Liberty Counsel, talked about the recent decision by the Boy Scouts of America to delay voting on the ban on gay scouts. During Friday’s “Faith and Freedom” radio programs, Staver noted , “it makes no sense to have a Jerry Sandusky as your scout master and essentially that’s […]
On last night’s episode of Real Time, Bill Maher talked about Karl Rove’s attempt to “rein in the wild out-there batshit part of the Republican Party and get it back to the old regular batshit part of the Republican Party.” By wild-out-there batshit, he was referring to the extremist Tea Party folks such as Todd […]
Elizabeth Warren is proving to be a force to be reckoned with. At her first Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing, Elizabeth Warren grilled bank regulators and made them squirm. FDIC, SEC, OCC, CFPB, CFTC, Fed and Treasury got a taste of how things will be changing with Warren asking the questions. Her first […]
Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) spoke out today against President Obama’s proposal to raise minimum wage to $9.00 per hour an index it to inflation so that it keeps up with the economy saying it would negatively affect the ability of young workers to enter the workforce. She went on to note that a higher minimum […]