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Republicans rush to Fill Federal Court spots They Denied To Obama For 6 Year’s…

May 10, 2018 By jamesb

Politics CAN be a dirty two faced business .... After denying confirmation of judges Democratic President Obama sent up for approval? Those same spots are now being voted in with conservative Republicans overighting the system that had been in plces for … [Read more...] about Republicans rush to Fill Federal Court spots They Denied To Obama For 6 Year’s…

Filed Under: Government, Law, Politics Tagged With: Federal Judgeships, Law, McConnell, Obama, Republicans, The US Senate

Moderate Republicans begin push for a House vote on DACA….

May 10, 2018 By jamesb

Using a procedural method that their House Speaker does NOT want? Moderate Republicans , who want Congress to act on paasing legislation to codify the program which has been extended repeatily by Presidential action..... Democrats will wait until the Republicans get enough … [Read more...] about Moderate Republicans begin push for a House vote on DACA….

Filed Under: Government, Law, Politics Tagged With: Congress, DACA/Dreamers, Immigration, Republicans, The House

Republicans can’t do away with Social Security, so they’re cutting its offices

May 9, 2018 By jamesb

...by Joan McCarter @ Daily Kos....  Since 2000, the Social Security Administration has been forced to close one out of 10 of its field offices—125 offices out of 1,250—because of budget cuts. Since Republicans have been unable to cut the benefits … [Read more...] about Republicans can’t do away with Social Security, so they’re cutting its offices

Filed Under: Government, Healthcare, Law, Other Things, Politics Tagged With: Daily Kos, DonaldTrump, House, Medicaid, Medicare, Republicans, Senate, SocialSecurity

Republican members of the House didn’t do too good in yesterday’s primaries…

May 9, 2018 By jamesb

The PowerPost over at the Washington Post points to another sign that Republicans' are in trouble for the fall midterm election cycle.... Republican members of the House fared especially poorly Tuesday in primaries across four states, offering fresh evidence that this fall … [Read more...] about Republican members of the House didn’t do too good in yesterday’s primaries…

Filed Under: Government, Law, Politics, Polling Tagged With: 2018 Midterm elections, GOP incumbents in the US House, May 8th /2018 Primaries, Politics, Republicans

Trump’s GOP tax cuts suddenly don’t seem to sell so good?…Open Thread for May 2, 2018…

May 2, 2018 By jamesb

Remember the Republican bums rush to get a tax cut (giveaway) bill passed at the end of last year? Oh, it was gonna help Americans save money.... Oh, in was gonna be the signature act to help Republicans in the midterm elections !.... Nope.... Slowly we have begun to … [Read more...] about Trump’s GOP tax cuts suddenly don’t seem to sell so good?…Open Thread for May 2, 2018…

Filed Under: Government, Law, Open Thread/Comments, Politics, the Economy Tagged With: Open Thread for 5/2/18, Republicans, tax cut

Republicans don’t mind running people for office convinced of crimes….

May 2, 2018 By jamesb

One is running for the House in Staten Island NYC and another is running for US Senator in West Virginia.... With Donald Trump in the White House? What's the difference? “Former New York congressman Michael Grimm (R-NY) is a felon who has admitted to hiring undocumented … [Read more...] about Republicans don’t mind running people for office convinced of crimes….

Filed Under: Government, Law, Politics Tagged With: Don Blankenship, lrunning for Congress with a criminal record, Michael Grimm, Republicans, Staten Island/NYC US House Seat, West Virginia US Seante seat

Donald Trump is looking to use impeachment threat to rally his base…..

April 29, 2018 By jamesb

Democrats are riding on Donald Trump's unpopularity to rally their base for the November election turnout.... So far the action seems to be working in elections since Trump has got into office.... Trump, the street fighter has begun a new front in trying to juice up the … [Read more...] about Donald Trump is looking to use impeachment threat to rally his base…..

Filed Under: Government, Law, Politics Tagged With: Donald Trump, impeachment, Pelosi, rally the GOP base, Republicans

Tax Cuts turn sour for Republicans….

April 16, 2018 By jamesb

Donald Trump and his Republican lawmaking cohorts swore that Americans would rejoice at the tax cuts they where gonna get!.... It would be the Republican selling point!.... NOT! The tax cut law that they have rammed thru in the waining hours of last year isn't a tax cut … [Read more...] about Tax Cuts turn sour for Republicans….

Filed Under: Government, Law, Politics, Polling, the Economy Tagged With: 2018 budget increases, corporate/rich tax cuts, Politics, Republicans, tax cuts

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