This is going to sound weird but I’m finding myself missing former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay lately. Not his politics, naturally. Or his near-criminal fundraising methods. No, what I miss was his ability to get things done. His nickname…
I’m ranting a bit about religious equality over at The Broad Side today in response to a Supreme Court case regarding the appropriateness of Christian prayers before secular government meetings. Here’s a little bit of the post: Religious references abound.…
Guarantee issue – In the past, insurers could deny policies to people who had health conditions they deemed too risky to cover. This could have been anything from a history of cancer to – and this happened to me –…
About an hour ago, this notification came to my inbox via Politico: Speaker John Boehner pitched a six-week debt limit increase to House Republicans in a closed meeting on Thursday morning. He told his Republican colleagues they can’t keep fighting…
Rock-Paper-Scissors-Lizard-Spock. Potato sack races. Supermarket sweep using WIC vouchers. Obama-Boehner twerk-off. Cantor-Biden twerk-off. Bo-McConnell twerk-off. Final Jeopardy-style question on the topic “Famous Compromises”. Arm wrestling. Putin referees. Boehner and Obama each try Anna Kendrick’s “Cups” routine and the one…
Q. I want to sign up for Obamacare. What will it cost? A. Your soul. Q. I like my current doctor. Can I still see him/her under Obamacare? A. No. You may choose from a pre-approved list of doctors including…
