The ‘legendary’ speaker at right-wing darling Rocky Raczkowski’s fundraiser last week — he’s building a warchest in his bid to take out incumbent Dem Gary Peters — was Phyllis Schlafly. You may remember her as the lady who said, “By getting married, the woman has consented to sex, and I don’t think you can call…
Sea change ahead, folks, as Gallup reports that Dems have a six-point lead in generic ballots for the 2010 Congressional elections. Gallup notes: In the same week that the U.S. Senate passed a major financial reform bill touted as reining in Wall Street, Democrats pulled ahead of Republicans, 49% to 43% … If you read further, you’ll…
CNN asked Hoekstra if he found it hypocritical to show up for the groundbreaking of a plant he voted against by opposing funding through the federal Recovery Act. We had a few questions for Hoekstra, too. We wanted to ask about whether Hoekstra’s votes for huge tax breaks for Big Oil was the same thing–minus…
Unemployment benefits extension for middle class Americans: $30 billion Extending Bush-era tax cuts for the wealthy: $678 billion Watching Arizona Senator John Kyl attempt to explain why it’s ok to add to the deficit for the benefit of the rich, but not the poor: Pricele$$ To wit: Top Senate Republican Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) insisted on…