Author: BooMan

The Dumb Party

Shorter Avik Roy: “There is no internecine war between Republicans. It’s just that Ted Cruz is an insufferable penis.” Okay, then. But can we ask what in the hell the House thinks it is doing? Because Ted Cruz...

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Can We Use a Discharge Petition?

Back in July, Steve Benen noted that Nancy Pelosi had discussed the potential for using a discharge petition to force a vote on comprehensive immigration reform in the House of Representatives. Now that the Gang of Seven is...

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Senate Support for Dumbest Idea is Weak

As Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) discovered back in July, even a government shutdown will not prevent the implementation of ObamaCare. The Democratic Policy & Communications Center has compiled a list of 20 Republican senators who...

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Why Cruz Can’t Filibuster the CR

Byron York has taken it upon himself to break the news to the Republican base that there will be no filibuster of the Continuing Resolution. He has his facts mainly right, but we can dig a little deeper to discover the real...

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