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DNC: Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi talks war on women
TweetI’m at the Democratic National Convention all week long and yesterday was included in a reporters round table with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA). Leader Pelosi spoke passionately about why the president should be re-elected saying, “I’ve issued a D.A.R.E.,” which stands for Disclose, Amend (the Constitution to overturn Citizens United), Reform the system [...]
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MA House candidate could be first openly gay Republican in Congress
TweetIf he’s victorious this November, Richard Tisei would become the first openly gay Republican in the House of Representatives. A candidate for Congress in Massachusetts, Tisei supports marriage equality and choice and is expected to be a tough challenger for Democratic Congressman John Tierney who is currently embroiled in personal legal troubles related to his wife [...]
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Super-committee predictably fails to reach deal on cuts
TweetColor me shocked! The congressional “super-committee” given the task of reaching a bipartisan agreement on $1.2 trillion in cuts failed to reach a deal. In other news, water is wet. So Congress yet again failed to reach a bipartisan deal on an important issue of the day further solidifying the idea in everyone’s minds a [...]
Elizabeth Warren does not take any shit from anyone
TweetYesterday during a subcommittee hearing, a Congressman accused Elizabeth Warren, special adviser to the President and front-runner to head the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, of lying. Elizabeth Warren (on whom I have a documented lady brain crush) was having none of that. Check out the look on Warren’s face when Rep. Patrick McHenry accuses [...]
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Mia Love demonstrates Republican senselessness