Lummis needs to stop marching with extreme right-wing
Losing on Obamacare didn't change the minds of Lummis and her party, who pressed to get something from the Democrats that could be seen as a victory.
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Aliens and Cowboys
We make up movies showing aliens as crafty, cunning or just plain brutal invaders, with plots always reaching a nasty, evidently inevitable, horrifying moment when all human life is about to be snuffed out... Read the full article...
Exploiting fear for political success
The Sage Grouse has consistently hammered the “Tea Party.” However, there is no actual Tea Party. It is only a concept, but nonetheless deserving of some hammering. There are many scared people out there, watching the dollar plummet and jobs go to Asia, freaked out about Obama and Pelosi spending tax dollars to achieve prosperity, viewing the health care bill as a massive government power grab. And there is a bunch of ambitious neo-politicians who find it all too easy to punch those fear buttons (a 12 year old could pull this off, or any evangelist) and watch those internet fundraising dollars roll in.
This May Be The Last Time
The tea party folks are acting a bit like lemmings, friends. But, what’s a mere cliff in the course of life’s journeys?
The debt ceiling increase was predestined, even required, by the last Congressional budget. Michele, Ron Paul, Eric the spoiled three-year-old, dudes, friends, you already voted to increase the debt when you approved the budget. Read my lips: You Are Toast. Burnt Toast.
Wyoming lawmakers differ on approach to debt ceiling
The members of Wyoming's Congressional delegation, all Republicans, have each said for months that federal spending must be sharply curtailed as part of any deal to raise the debt ceiling. But they have differed somewhat in which ideas they said they would consider as part of any final deal.