Washington D.C. seemingly has no lack of scandal right now. Between the trumped up scandal of Benghazi to the somewhat concerning but fairly small “scandals” of the IRS unfairly selecting some conservative groups for increased scrutiny and the Department of Justice secretly obtaining phone records from the Associated Press, the average observer would think the federal government is imploding right… Read more →
Let it never be said that there are no second acts in politics. Last night Republican and disgraced former Governor Mark Sanford defeated Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch in South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District special election, filling the seat that was vacated by appointed Senator Tim Scott. Now, let me preface what I’m about to say has nothing to do with… Read more →
Last Friday in a 301 to 61 vote the House of Representatives decided to suspend sequestration cuts to the Federal Aviation Administration, which was furloughing their workers and causing widespread flight delays across America. Congress finally getting their act together? No, not really. This swift movement in legislation was dealt with in the speed it was for two reasons; the… Read more →
This week the news cycle has been heavy with tragedy. One tragedy that may have went by with little notice is the death of any gun safety reform in the wake of Newtown. The only hope was a bipartisan amendment to the overall gun legislation offered by blue dog Democrat Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia (who has an A… Read more →
Anyone who watched the most recent State of the Union Address by President Obama remembers the deeply emotional ending of that address. President Obama proclaiming that if nothing else, victims of gun violence deserved a vote on gun safety legislation. In response to this nearly every Republican Senator stood and applauded with the rest in attendance for this address, at… Read more →
This week crude oil spilled from an Exxon Pipeline in Mayflower, Arkansas. As a result property has been damaged, homes have been evacuated, and animals have died. It has been a battle in Washington D.C. for a while now on whether or not the Keystone XL Pipeline should be approved for expansion by the government, and this spill is only… Read more →
It’s no secret that famous actress and political activist Ashley Judd has interests in running in her home state of Kentucky for Senate against Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. Despite her popularity with Democratic Party nationally, some Democrats fear she just might be too liberal for the red state of Kentucky. Senator McConnell is fairly unpopular in the state of… Read more →
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