Tag Archives: House Republicans

The Onion: Paul Ryan: ‘Lauded For Inspiring Millions Of Young Gutless Fucking Cowards To Take On Leadership Roles’

Source:The New Democrat  “WASHINGTON—Noting the former congressman’s deep, unwavering commitment to shying away from every one of his civic responsibilities, the Heritage Foundation lauded Paul Ryan Thursday for inspiring millions of young gutless fucking cowards to take on leadership roles. … Continue reading

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Brookings Institution: Vanessa Williamson: Back Without Popular Demand- Tax Cuts For The Wealthy & Tax Hikes For The Middle Class

Source:The New Democrat If you’re going to talk about tax reform especially if you’re saying you’re proposing it which is what President Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans are saying that they’re doing, you should at the very least know what … Continue reading

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The Onion: House Speaker Paul Ryan Discovers Half-Finished Escape Tunnel Leading Out of Speaker’s Office

Source:The Daily Review After spending a few months trying to lead the Tea Party and rest of the House Republican Conference, which might be harder than trying to lead a pack of wild horses for the very first time, new … Continue reading

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Brookings Institution: Molly E. Reynolds: Can Speaker Paul Ryan Keep His Promise of Amendment Opportunities For the Rank and File?

Source:The New Democrat  Warning! This piece may come off as inside Congress and the beltway wonky for all of you non-political junkies who have better things to do than follow Washington politics. Especially if you’re currently sober. Generally speaking except … Continue reading

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The Onion: John Boehner To Paul Ryan: ‘I Was Once Young And Beautiful Too’

Source:The Daily Review Anyone worried about looking too cute and too young for their age, I got a healthier way to age than to take up tobacco and alcoholism. Try leading a wolf pack of people in government that doesn’t … Continue reading

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The New Republic: Elizabeth Stoker Bruenig: ‘House GOP, White House Budget Overuse The Word Taxpayers’

Source:The New Republic– if TNR had their way, Tax Day would be a national holiday that they and other Socialists would celebrate. Source:The New Democrat  “Earlier this week, House Republicans released their budget for the 2016 fiscal year, “A Balanced … Continue reading

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The Hollywood Reporter: Victims of Hollywood’s Blacklist

. Source:The New Democrat I don’t think there’s anything more Un-American and Un-liberal democratic as punishing people simply because of what they believe and their politics. But that is what the U.S. House of Representatives decided to do in 1946-47 … Continue reading

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Matthew Hormann: The Hollywood Ten -1 950

. Source:The New Democrat I don’t want to sound overly partisan here, but this was one of the ugliest anti-American, anti-liberal democratic, illiberal periods in American history. Where Americans were judged by who they associated with and political causes they … Continue reading

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Jnuss Bau: The Hollywood Blacklist: 1947-1960

. Source:The New Democrat The late 1940s and all the way up to at least the mid-1950s or so was one of the most fascist illiberal and anti-liberal democratic periods of our time. I think elements of today’s Tea Party … Continue reading

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The Washington Post: Jonathan Capehart: ‘John Boehner Needs to Follow His Own Advice on DHS Funding’

Source:The New Democrat It is not often that I agree with House Speaker John Boehner on anything and I’ll let you judge for yourself how often that is. But he has a point here. The House did their job at … Continue reading

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