Vice President-elect Mike Pence with Republican lawmakers pose for a selfie. An all-White selfie. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) (in the red), House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) and top members celebrate winning this divisive election.
The definition of irony. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) and Vice President-elect Mike Pence take a selfie. Along with Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA), the Republicans do a "victory lap".
Notice the faces of most of Republican representatives. Except for the missing Black lawmakers Rep. Will Hurd (R-TX) and Rep. Mia Love (R-UT), the Republican Party is practically an all White affair.
She has been in elected office since 2005. She has been a part of the status quo for over 10 years.
Name one thing that McMorris Rodgers ever done to shake up the status quo?
She is a part of the rank-and-file members who will take the low road to win. And she and many of her Republican colleagues are rewarded for their inept leadership. And in the 115th Congress, it will not get any better.
Ryan, the Wisconsin lawmaker will likely control the gavel again when January 3rd comes around.
Pence and the controversial billionaire/racist/sexist/reality star Donald J. Trump will take office on January 20th.
This is an example of why minorities are considered worthless. Republicans bemoan about the Black vote strictly going to the Democrats. Now that their candidate won the election, the push for restrictions to curb early voting is off the table for now. The Republicans will still impose voter ID laws and restrictions to voting places in urban areas.
According to the Republicans, as long as they are in control, they'll be the "grown folks" in the room.
Unfortunately, demeaning President Barack Obama and his policies were their only accomplishment in Washington.
When Trump takes office, his first 100 days will be considered a honeymoon. The Democrats are lost in the woods. They will now have to find a way to bring back the voters who didn't support Hillary Clinton's failed presidential bid. They will have to speak to the White working class who still believe that Obama's policies "failed" them.
The Democratic Party might become the "Party of No". The Democrats will probably get more time on GOP Sundays now they're in the minority. They will be demeaning Trump and Pence. And the cycle of partisan rancor will continue.
I wish Donald J. Trump the best of luck. But he will not be my president and I will disrespect him they way he did to Barack Obama. THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IS WHITE LIKE COCAINE. IT'S 90% WHITE AND 10% WHATEVER ELSE BEING SMOKED!
Sideshow. House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) is facing a mutiny once again.
Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) is the Speaker of the House. He was the former 2012 vice presidential nominee to perennial loser Mitt Romney. He knows what losing feels like.
Today, he knows the game's over for Republican nominee Donald Trump.
He said he will no longer campaign with Donald Trump and Mike Pence. He says that he will focus on keeping the House and Senate in Republican hands. He knows that the impact of Trump's words could damage their chances to hold onto the Congress.
Ryan on phone conference said, the Republicans "need to do what's best for their district."
Ryan pissed off the conservative members of the House. Some have called Ryan spineless and a "fucktard" for not backing the nominee.
"I am willing to endure political pressure to help protect our majority."
It seems like the House majority is at risk of being rattled by Trump's campaign.
The move -- highly unusual in US political history -- laid bare the seemingly intractable divisions now seizing the Republican Party with a month left before the presidential vote. Support for Trump among the GOP establishment, already weak amid disagreements over policy and tone, has now eroded to new lows.
Ryan joins a number of many other Republicans angry over the whole Trump ordeal. The tape were offensive and disturbing and it put a major dent in the Republican nominee's campaign.
Rumors are flying that Kellyanne Conway and Mike Pence might abandon ship. They flatly denied the rumors of them leaving the campaign.
Looks like Donald Trump isn't taking this one lightly. He went to Twitter to call upon Republicans to denounce Ryan and Sen. John McCain (R-AZ). He called upon Republicans to not support those who refuse to support him.
Paul Ryan should spend more time on balancing the budget, jobs and illegal immigration and not waste his time on fighting Republican nominee
Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) and Rep. Andre Carson (D-IN) are devout Muslims. They are often attacked for their race and their faith. Conservatives play racial dog whistle against them.
There are two Congressmen who are devout Muslims. Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) and Rep. Andre Carson (D-IN) are Sunni Muslims and African American men. They are fathers and respected lawmakers.
Ellison is from Minneapolis. He is a member of the House Progressive Caucus and was a supporter of Bernie Sanders in his failed bid for president. Ellison was elected to Congress in 2007.
Carson is from Indianapolis. He is also member of the caucus. He was elected to Congress in 2008 in a special election to replace his grandmother, Congresswoman Julia Carson who passed away in 2007. He is a supporter of presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.
Ellison is very passionate about his faith and the issues facing Black America.
He was mentioned by a talking head who claims to be a "national security consultant". Chris Gaubatz was in a hearing sponsored by failed Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX).
Gaubatz complains about the rise of "radical Islam". He singles out Ellison and Carson as enablers of terrorism. He believes that Ellison and Carson are secretly rooting for the destruction of America.
They attended a convention hosted by the Islamic Society of North America. Gaubatz complains that the organization is front group for the Muslim Brotherhood.
Allegations of Ellison and Carson being Muslim terrorists have spread across the social media.
Gaubatz also complained that the Council of American Islamic Relations is a front group for the Islamic State.
Cruz freely allowed a bigot slander elected leaders.
Of course, Cruz is a known Islamophobe.
Cruz who failed at capturing the Republican nomination is a broken man. He's no longer getting the attention he never should have gotten. Donald Trump knocked him and his seven day running mate fellow failed presidential candidate Carly Fiorina back to the normal lives.
Cruz's failed campaign had advisers like known White extremist Frank Gaffney on his national security team.. Gaffney has often accused Ellison, Carson, Huma Abedin-Weiner, Hillary Clinton, and President Barack Obama of being associates of Muslim extremism. He also called out conservative agitators Grover Norquist and Suhail Khan of being in the Muslim Brotherhood.
Keith Ellison is often sparing with ignorant assholes who don't understand the "freedom of religion", "probable cause" and the risks of hate.
Ellison was sparing with racist lawmakers like Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Rep. Steve King (R-IA), Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL).
Ellison's most memorable debate was with Softball Hannity. Ellison called that annoying conservative agitator a "yellow journalist" and the "worst excuse for a television host".
Softball Hannity hosted Gaffney, Gaubatz and Cruz on his programs.
One Republican lawmaker believes Harriet Tubman belongs on a food stamp.
Iowa Republican lawmaker tried to block the U.S. Treasury Department decision to have abolitionist and civil rights icon Harriet Tubman from appearing on the $20 U.S. dollar bill.
Rep. Steve King (R-IA) a notorious racial agitator in Congress has openly express frustration with the president and Secretary of Treasury Jack Lew.
CNN reports that King introduced an amendment to bar the Treasury Department from spending any funds to redesign paper money or coin currency.
The amendment would have nullified the Treasury Department's plans to replace the current image of Jackson on the $20 bill with a portrait of Tubman, one of the most prominent abolitionists for her work in the Underground Railroad during the Civil War. She will become the first black woman ever to appear on a U.S. banknote.
Speaking to CNN at the Capitol on Wednesday, King said Tubman's accomplishments didn't measure up to the seventh president.
"As much as she did, she didn't change the course of history," King said.
But King's amendment to block Tubman from the bill won't get a vote in the House.
The House Rules Committee determined Tuesday evening that the amendment had a point of order, meaning it was not in compliance with House rules. The committee will not be taking up the amendment, averting a potentially contentious vote.
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) and Rep. Steve King (R-IA) are worthless lawmakers. They are apart of this "Freedom Caucus" which supports racially motivated policies.
Iowa Democratic Party Chair Andy McGuire hit King's amendment as an attention-grabbing stunt.
"For King, a Congressman who has based his entire career on hate speech and xenophobic policies, to accuse President Obama of dividing the country is the definition of hypocrisy. The truth is Rep. King is more interested in grabbing headlines than in improving the quality of life for Iowans in the 4th district," McGuire said in a statement.
In 2030, Tubman will appear on the twenty dollar bill. Tubman will replace Andrew Jackson, the 7th President of the United States. Jackson has an ugly legacy as the president and many civil rights leaders praise the decision as a sign of progress.
Back in the day, conservatives were associated with the Democratic Party. They were the party that was in favor of imperialism and slavery. Old Hickory was a notorious cheater on his wife and allowed his buddies into the job.
Conservatives now hang with the Republican Party. King is a proud member of that party. His racism is showing again.
Donald Trump even said that he prefers Tubman on the $2 U.S. dollar bill. Like the asshole he is!
President Barack Obama awards The Medal of Freedom to poet Maya Angelou. She passed away in 2014.
When Maya Angelou passed away in 2014, many in America praised the poet for her upbringing towards greatness. Her dynamic stories of growing up in a racially-divided South have become literary masterpieces.
Her praise was going to be notarized on a post office. Although it passed through the Congress without much controversy, the Huffington Post notes that a handful of insurgent lawmakers voted against it.
The post office was going to be named in her hometown of Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
The lawamakers who voted against the naming were Andy Harris (R-MD), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Ken Buck (R-CO), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Glen Grothman (R-WI), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Alex Mooney (R-WV) and Steven Palazzo (R-MS), and Rep. Don Young (R-AK).
H R 3735 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY 1-Mar-2016 2:32 PM QUESTION: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass BILL TITLE: Maya Angelou Memorial Post Office
Notably the Republican lawmakers such as Brooks, Burgess and Rep. Steve King (R-IA) are scheduled to speak at the CNUTS Convention this weekend.
The so-called party of Civil Rights once again at work, trying to destroy itself.
The reason to why they opposed the naming of a post office is because Maya Angelou said positive things about Fidel Castro, the former president of Cuba.
As NBC points out, the bill was debated just after the House unanimously voted to rename a California post office. The 114th Congress has voted to rename at least two dozen other public buildings.
One of the congressmen who voted against the Maya Angelou Memorial Post Office called the poet "a communist sympathizer."
"His parents escaped communism and he feels that he cannot vote to name a post office in the United States in honor of someone who supported the communist Castro revolution in Cuba," a spokesperson for Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.) told NBC. According to his campaign website, Harris' father was born in Hungary and his mother's birthplace was Poland.
In 2015 a United States Postal Service stamp was issued commemorating Maya Angelou with the Joan Walsh Anglund quote "A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song", though the stamp mistakenly attributes the quote to Angelou. The quote is from Anglund's book of poems A Cup of Sun (1967).
The Republican revisionist history says that Ronald Reagan was friend of Black America.
The Republican revisionist history says that Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves.
The Democrats passed the Jim Crow laws. The Democrats founded the Klan. Even with a Democratic President like that "racist" Lyndon B Johnson, the Democrats didn't passed the Civil Rights Act. It was the Republicans.
White extremist behind the Planned Parenthood undercover videos got served. David Daleiden and his female partner were indicted after they entered Planned Parenthood on false pretenses. They recorded confidential information in an attempt to target the group as nefarious in women's health.
The inept lawmakers in Congress continue this baseless attack on the family planning organization Planned Parenthood. The conservatives want Republicans to defund the organization because of videos that recorded executives saying that they would sell baby parts for a Lamborghini.
David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt will have a day in court. They face an indictment in Harris County, Texas for entering Planned Parenthood and trying to tampering with a governmental record.
They are innocent until proven guilty. These morons went into Planned Parenthood with hidden cameras as a phony group. They wore hidden cameras on their glasses and recorded members of Planned Parenthood explaining what they do for the health of women. They edited the videos to make it seem like they're advocating genocide of babies.
The Houston Chronicle reports that the probe began after the Center for Medical Progress, an anti-abortion group run by Daleiden, released footage of the Houston clinic as part of a series of videos showing Planned Parenthood officials casually discussing the methods and costs of preserving fetal tissue for scientific research. That prompted allegations that the organization was profiting off of tissue -- an allegation that was never proven -- and sparked calls for an investigation from Gov. Greg Abbott, Attorney General Ken Paxton and others.
The Center for Medical Progress did not immediately return a message seeking comment Monday.
In the beginning Daleiden was "game on" when the organization threatened a lawsuit against him.
Now he and his partner may face 20 in the iron college and legal repercussions from employees who were fired out the cannon.
Planned Parenthood alleged that Daleiden and others used aliases, obtained fake government I.D.s, and formed a fake tissue procurement company in an effort to gain access to private areas and record private conversations to be deceptively edited to create a false impression.
The second indictment for Daleiden suggests that the grand jury found that he went too far in trying to get Planned Parenthood to admit to selling tissue. The crime, a class A misdemeanor is committed if a person intentionally offers to buy or offers to sell a human organ, including fetal tissue. If convicted, the maximum punishment is a year in jail.
Vindication from Cecile Richards.
Planned Parenthood and the Human Rights Campaign endorsed Hillary Clinton for president.
That angered Bernie Sanders. He denounced the Planned Parenthood and HRC as establishment.
Sen. Sanders (I-VT) is running neck and neck against Clinton in this bitterly fought race for the Democratic nomination. He attracts more crowds than Clinton and hopes he can bring Democrats into his fold.
Sanders is a democratic socialist. He is a progressive who believes that the status quo is hurting the middle class. He believes that electing Clinton, Martin O'Malley and the Republicans would continue the bottom to top economics that caused the economy to crash.
Sanders supports Obama's policies and wants to do more for the country.
He knows that Republican and Democrats are trying to make the case that "socialism" is scary.
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) invited Kentucky clerk in center of marriage controversy to State of the Union.
Our local lawmaker Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) once again thumbs one in the eye of President Barack Obama and LGBT activists.
He invited the controversial Kentucky county clerk who refused to sign marriage licenses to couples defying a Supreme Court order. Last year, Kim Davis became a rallying voice to the extremists who supported for her blunt refusal. She claimed that God's Will will not allow her to give marriage licenses to gay couples.
Jordan, who represents the 4th U.S. Congressional district. It's a gerrymandered district that covers Urbana, Lima, Elyria, Marysville, Bellefontaine, Wapakonta and Norwalk.
Jordan is the leader of the Freedom Caucus, a group of insurgent lawmakers who oppose many policies from both the president and mainstream (establishment) Republicans.
Jordan claims that the bigoted Family Research Council and the American Family Association asked for representation at the president's State of the Union.
He agreed to have the Kentucky clerk sit in the guest box as a sign of protest against the Court and the president.
Vindication.
Davis spent five days in lockup after she ignored a federal judge's order to issue licenses.
Insurgent governor Matt Bevin immediately issued an executive order stripping county clerk's names off marriage licenses giving the little turd a victory.
Her prominence to fame helped Bevin win. It sank Rand Paul's bid for president. Paul, a libertarian-leaning Republican senator from Kentucky stands with the belief of marriage being defined between one man and one woman, but chose to not defend Davis in the battle.
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Mike Huckabee came to her defense. Jordan rewarded her for her courage.
The courage of bigotry.......
Shakes my head!
Two ugly trolls who belong under a bridge along with the rest of the ignorance.
The clean shaven House Speaker managed to repeal Obamacare. Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) had used a reconciliation tactic to pass a full repeal of the law and defunding of Planned Parenthood. None of the bills will become law as long as President Barack Obama is in office.
Normally, I wouldn't even give this attention. This has been the 64th time that the Republican Party tired to repeal Obamacare. This tactic used by the reconciliation has finally helped them succeed.
The Republican-controlled Congress managed to pass the repeal of the Affordable Care Act on party line vote. This time it heads to President Barack Obama where it's expected to be vetoed.
The House of Representatives is expected to pass a budget reconciliation bill that guts the Affordable Care Act, pulls roughly $450 million in federal assistance from Planned Parenthood and prevents Medicaid recipients from getting reimbursed for their visits at Planned Parenthood clinics.
Many in the junk food media believe that its classic showboating.
The Obamacare debate has been active since 2009. The Republicans vow to take down the historic health care law. It's been signed into law since 2010. It face two Supreme Court hearings and it was ruled in the favor of the president. But that hasn't stopped the inept Republicans from continuing their promise to scrap the law. They have no reasonable alternative at this moment and Democrats call this another excuse for why they are inept in governance.
The Republicans made this and terrorism their primary objectives. They want to repeal everything that the president has done. They plot on vilifying organizations they claim are going against their agenda.
Donald Trump and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) have cited these issues as reasons to their rise in popularity among conservatives.
House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) has told the junk food media the president finally is responsible for governance.
"It's up to the president to decide if he wants to side with the people whose health care costs have skyrocketed out of control, or the abortion industrial complex whose profits have skyrocketed out of control," Ryan bitched about to the junk food media Wednesday. "Congress is holding President Obama accountable."
Of course, Planned Parenthood dismissed Ryan and the Republicans. They said that the organization hasn't done anything unlawful and the 2015 videos that sparked their obsessive attacks are worthless.
Republicans are seething at Ryan for passing the massive budget overhaul that kept in place some of the issues Republicans wanted stripped out. Many conservatives see Ryan as worthless. It's only been less than three months since he's been the House Speaker and conservatives are tired of him.
The insurgents who make up the Freedom Caucus vow to derail any Republican willing to work with President Barack Obama.
Some of the candidates running for Weeper of the House include: Rep. Daniel Webster (R-FL) and Rep. Jason Chaffettz (R-UT). They are running for the spot now that Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) left abruptly. He vows to leave Congress before the end of the year.
The turmoil began when Boehner's handpicked successor Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) screwed up on that annoying conservative agitator's show. He told the viewers that the Benghazi select committee was devoted to destroying Hillary Clinton at the polls. That created a shit storm within the party.
Before McCarthy was to place his bid in, he abruptly took his name out the running. Allegations of ineptness and an affair with Rep. Renee Ellmers (R-NC) have swirled around the grapevine.
McCarthy is now fighting to stay on as Majority Leader.
Now the next handpicked candidate for the job, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI).
Ryan is the former 2012 vice presidential nominee for the perennial loser Mitt Romney. The Wisconsin lawmaker is from Janesville and became a "rock star" during the debate over the debt ceiling.
Ryan kept a relatively low profile after the crushing defeat. He hasn't spoken much to Romney.
Ryan chairs the House Ways and Means Committee.
Ryan isn't really interested in the gig but is willing to do so for the sake of the party. The consideration of Ryan becoming the next Weeper has the junk food media talking.
The other candidates, nearly a dozen, all lack Ryan's stature and broad support and it's not clear if any of them could gather the needed backing to become speaker.
With the speculation of Ryan jumping in, conservatives are crying foul. They believe that Ryan is a "loser" and too cozy with Boehner. The outgoing Minority Leader, Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) had praised Ryan for being a leader that could help move America forward.
They think he's soft on immigration and entitlement reform.
Ryan is a fiscal and social conservative.
Ryan wants a plurality of support from Republicans. He doesn't want no obstruction. He wants the Republicans to suck it up and help move the government forward.
Ryan made clear that family comes first and said he would be spending less time on the road than Boehner, who traveled nearly every weekend raising money for the party. Ryan, by contrast, has three school-age kids in Janesville, and wants to be able to continue to spend plenty of time with them.
"I genuinely worry about the consequences that my agreeing to serve will have on them. Will they experience the viciousness and incivility that we all face here on a daily basis?" Ryan said. "But my greatest worry, my greatest worry is the consequence of not stepping up, of someday having my own kids ask me, 'When the stakes were so high, why didn't you do all you could do, why didn't you stand and fight for my future?' "
Any thoughts on Ryan's potential run for the Weeper of the House?
Majority Leader, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and Rep. Renee Ellmers (R-NC) are accused of having an affair. This shocking news may have caused McCarthy to withdraw his bid to replace House Weeper Rep. John Boehner (R-OH).
Did the insurgents set Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) up?
The Majority Leader withdrew his bid to become the next House Speaker. This shocking news has the nation talking. A shoe-in choice for the Speakership abruptly ends his bid to be one of the most powerful leaders in Washington.
McCarthy was confident when he went up to Capitol Hill yesterday. Now he's clammed up for some reason. A conservative activist may have pulled the curtain away.
The Freedom Caucus are causing total chaos. Rep. Randy Weber (R-TX), Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), Rep. Raul Labrador (R-ID), Tim Huelskamp (R-KS), and Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX).
This focused on the Majority Leader's personal life.
There's rumors going around about the Majority Leader being caught up in an affair.
Some are accusing the Majority Leader of having an affair with Rep. Renee Ellmers (R-NC).
This may have been one of the reasons to why McCarthy ended his bid to be the Speaker of the House. A Chicago GOP donor may have sparked the rumor. Steve Baer sent the email with the subject line: "Kevin, why not resign like Bob Livingston?"
Erick Erickson of RedState went to the AM dials to push the rumor.
He said that Ellmer's snarky endorsement of Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), almost sounding like a "spurn girlfriend".
"He has not spoken to me personally for my vote, and Jason Chaffetz has, so that’s where I am right now. At this point I will be casting a vote for Jason Chaffetz," said Ellmers, who is facing a GOP primary challenger.
"I can’t vote for someone who doesn’t ask for my vote. I’m apparently not high on his priority list," she added.
There's rumors that McCarthy and Ellmers may resign from Congress. That's coming from the banned Twitter twat Charles C. Johnson. The two deny the affair and thoughts of resigning. However, they've sure as hell run away from the cameras.
Now Weeper John Boehner (R-OH) postponed his walk of shame. The Republicans will go back to hammer out their issues before a floor vote is given.
The Republicans are in such disarray.
Some are calling for that pompous jackass Newt Gingrich to muscle his way back into Congress.
Many in the establishment hate Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) and Rep. Daniel Webster (R-FL). They will not support them for bid. The establishment is begging Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) to jump in. Ryan was famous for being the vice presidential nominee for perennial loser Mitt Romney.
Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) is rethinking the House Speaker bid. The insurgents will likely try to derail his bid.
The sausage factory founded by insurgents, Rep. Dave Brat (R-VA), Rep. Tim Huelskamp (R-KS), Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), and Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) vow to derail Ryan. They refuse to support candidates who are too close to Boehner. They believe Ryan is a failed candidate.
Again, I want to make this clear. What you doing in your house isn't my business! But if you're trying to pass laws that gets into my business: You're going to be exposed.
I don't give two fucks what goes on in Kevin McCarthy and Renee Ellmers's personal lives. They can have an affair. They're human. Love is powerful. We can't stop emotional feelings.
Nonetheless, these lawmakers are so fucking ridiculous. These are the lawmakers who scorn upon single parent households, people in need of state and federal assistance, and gay couples wanting to get married.
These are the people who believe the path to safety in this country is basically take away the freedoms from Blacks, Hispanics, immigrants and practicing Muslims.
These are the people who are pro-life when it comes to abortions but pro-death when it comes to guns and the death penalty. It's ridiculous.
Congress is extremely inept.
Republicans are going to hand the Congress back to Democrats.
Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) threatens to usurp Rep. Kevin McCarthy's (R-CA) coronation.
When you thought Republicans were done with their bitching, here comes the latest outrage from conservatives. House Majority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) may become the nominee. Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) is resigning from Congress at the end of the month. He will also give up his role as the House Speaker. McCarthy thought it was a shoe in. I guess not.
But there's still a feud within the ranks. Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) and Rep. Daniel Webster (R-FL) are plotting an usurping of power. The Republican insurgents are feuding with one another.
Chaffetz represents Utah's 3rd Congressional District. His district includes the city of Provo, Orem, and the rugged deserts of Utah. It's one of the Republicans Party's strongest congressional districts. The Cook Partisan Voting Index gives it +25.
Rep. Daniel Webster (R-FL)
Webster represents Florida's 10th Congressional District. His district includes south of Orlando, Walt Disney World Resort, Winter Garden, Lakeland, The Villages, Leeberg, and Lake Alfred. The Cook Partisan Voting Index gives it +10.
Republicans are still fighting over leadership roles. They are fighting over how to work with President Barack Obama and how to make the fool the public into believing that the Benghazi hearings aren't political theater.
Didn't think this was hard! - Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA, Majority Leader)
The insurgents have declared that Webster maybe their choice for House Speaker. But will they actually vote for the guy or continue to destroy the party within?
Now this Freedom Caucus is spearheaded by a lawmaker from my community. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) represents Ohio's 4th Congressional District. His district includes northern portions of Springfield, eastern portions of Lorain, northern portions of Elyria, Urbana, Lima, Sidney, Norwalk, Tiffin, Bellefontaine, and Marysville. The Cook Partisan Voting Index gives it R+9.
Jordan is an extremist in his own right. He often picked fights with Boehner. He and Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) were responsible for the coup against Boehner. His Freedom Caucus has 40 members of the Republican insurgency.
He is the most vocal of the insurgency. He declares that each of them suck and he won't endorse any of them.
Cecile Richards testified in Congress. Many pundits think it was a big sideshow.
If fixing stupid was easy, Washington edition.
While I don't support abortions, I don't believe it's my right to tell a woman whether to keep an unwanted pregnancy. I think women should have the right to make this difficult choice. I learned that a few years back when I dated a woman who I had gotten pregnant with my child. She had an abortion.
Matter of fact, that was probably one of the worst experiences in my life. And most recently, a woman I've dated hid her pregnancy from me. She was pregnant with another man's child.
I learned that I'm too damn nice and I've almost given up on finding love.
The Republicans may stall the government shutdown. Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) is weeping his last role as the House Speaker. His sudden resignation from Congress sparked a major civil war between the establishment and the insurgency.
Finger wagging from lawmakers. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) is an insurgent.
The insurgency continues to push Republicans further to the right. They still are fighting battles they'll never win.
Women rights is a very important issue. Planned Parenthood is a women's health clinic that assist women in family planning, women cancer screening, sexual disease treatment, and provide assistance to abortions.
Republicans who hate "big government" believe it's their business to be in a woman's legs.
These Republicans are so fucking stupid.
A majority of Americans polled said that Planned Parenthood is needed. A majority of single issue Republican voters support stripping funding from Planned Parenthood and every abortion provider.
Rep. Mia Love (R-UT) and many of her insurgent members were disrespectful to Planned Parenthood CEO.
Cecile Richards, the CEO of Planned Parenthood was called to testify at a majority Republican committee.
Many of the insurgent lawmakers were interrupting her and tossing around baseless claims about the Planned Parenthood CEO. Matter of fact, they gathered their talking points from the secretly recorded videos provided by an extremist group masquerading as a firm.
The videos that were released in this year were heavily elected and doctored. These videos haven't stopped the Republicans from stripping Planned Parenthood.
They vow to shut down the government if they can't take away a woman's right to choice.
Any thoughts on this controversy.
By the way, insurgent Black lawmaker Rep. Mia Love (R-UT) got a chance to show the country how truly crazy she is.
Soon I will add Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) to the list of many here on World News Today. The California congressman who became a rising star since the departure of Eric Cantor is thinking about becoming the next House Speaker.
K-Mac is the Republican Majority Leader. He represents the 23rd U.S. Congressional District of California. The district carries Bakersfield, a large city with a population of 376,000 residents.
The current district is centered in areas of the southern San Joaquin Valley and southern Sierra Nevada, the Tehachapi Mountains, and the northwestern Mojave Desert. It includes the cities of Mojave and Ridgecrest, as well as most of Bakersfield. Sequoia National Park and Sequoia National Forest are within it.
If he's picked to become the new Speaker, he will have a lot of work ahead of him. He will face an already invigorated President Barack Obama. Obama has won the summer.
Obamacare survived another Supreme Court challenge. Marriage equality is valid in the all states and territories. The Iranian deal will go into effect. Cuba and the United States are establishing friendly relations. Planned Parenthood will not be defunded.
Conservatives are demanding Republicans stand firm against Obama or face a primary challenge.
The president promises that anything the Republicans pass will fail. He concludes that the Republican civil war is damaging the party and hurting the country. The party has become more extreme in their views.
Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) the outgoing Speaker of the House blasted the insurgency. He believes that Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) and Rep. Steve King (R-IA) are false prophets. He believes these politicos are fucking stupid.
He announced on Friday that he's bouncing out of Congress effective immediately. In late October, Boehner will give up his role as the House Speaker and representative. He basically said to Republicans, "Fuck you! I'm Out! Good luck on getting things done with Obama!"
Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) may become the new House Speaker. Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) were Speakers of the House. President Barack Obama believes Republicans infighting causing government shutdown.
Boehner's congressional district is up for grabs. Insurgents are looking to replace him, A right wing bigot sheriff named Richard Jones is considering a run for the seat. The Butler County Sheriff is willing to take his anti-immigrant, anti-BlackLivesMatter rhetoric to Washington, DC.
McCarthy on the other hand is hoping the Republicans will give him a chance. The insurgents are really happy with picking McCarthy as the new House Speaker.
Matter of fact, Rep. Daniel Webster (R-FL) is plotting to derail McCarthy's coronation.
The insurgent lawmaker announced his bid to become the speaker as well.
The insurgent and establishment are showing teeth. The departure exposed some real bad tension between Republicans.
Kevin Owen McCarthy (born January 26, 1965) is the House majority leader of the United States House of Representatives and the U.S. representative for California's 23rd District.
A Republican, he was formerly chairman of the California Young Republicans and the Young Republican National Federation. McCarthy worked as district director for U.S. Representative Bill Thomas and in 2000 was elected as a trustee to the Kern Community College District. He then served in the California State Assembly from 2002 to 2006, including from 2004 to 2006, as the minority leader. When Thomas retired from the House in 2006, McCarthy ran to succeed him and won the election.
The 23rd district, numbered as the 22nd District from 2007 to 2013, is based in Bakersfield and includes large sections of Kern and Tulare counties.
McCarthy was elected House Republican chief deputy whip, from 2009 to 2011, and House majority whip, from 2011 until August 2014, when he was elected House majority leader to replace the outgoing Eric Cantor, who was defeated in his primary election.
Weeper of the House resigns in late October. Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) resigning from Congress sent shock waves across the nation
Today, the Ohio lawmaker informed President Barack Obama and his Republican colleagues that he's resigning as House Speaker. He also will end as a term as a congressman in October. This cause a ripple effect in Washington.
With the most powerful Republican stepping aside, this assures a civil war within the party.
Republicans are solely responsible if they stand firm and shut down the government again.
Boehner blames the conservative agitators in the junk food media as well as them knucklehead insurgents for things not getting done. Some of the rational members are signaling a rebuke to the insurgents.
Boehner's abrupt resignation was quick. He faced pressure from conservative members to take a tougher stance against the president. The Republicans want to defund Planned Parenthood. It's highly unlikely the Republicans got the votes to defund the women's health group.
Weeper John Boehner (R-OH) was emotional during Pope Francis's visit to the Capitol. He was routinely mocked for being a "crybaby" and his glowing "orange tans".
Boehner who was reelected last year won easily in his district. The 8th Congressional District is based in Southwestern Ohio. The 8th district covers West Chester, Eaton, Oxford, Hamilton, Middletown, Troy, Piqua, Huber Heights, western Springfield and Greenville.
He also faced a challenge for his House Speaker role by knucklehead insurgents Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Rep. Ted Yoho (R-FL) and Rep. Dan Webster (R-FL).
He also watch his right hand man face an embarrassing defeat. Eric Cantor, Boehner's right hand man was defeated by an insurgent disrupting the chain of command. Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) quickly became the Majority House Leader.
Now you know how I feel, Mr. Speaker.
McCarthy is considering the possibility of being the House Speaker. No confirmation yet.
Boehner lives in West Chester. He's been a lawmaker since 1991. He was a the minority leader from 2007 to 2011. Boehner became the House Speaker in 2011 after the Republicans took control over the House of Representatives.
He released a press release to the reason why he's resigning.
"The first job of any Speaker is to protect this institution that we all love. It was my plan to only serve as Speaker until the end of last year, but I stayed on to provide continuity to the Republican Conference and the House," Boehner said in a statement. "It is my view, however, that prolonged leadership turmoil would do irreparable damage to the institution. To that end, I will resign the Speakership and my seat in Congress on October 30."
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) praised Boehner on the Senate floor Friday.
“He is an ally. He is a friend. And he took over as Republican leader at a difficult time for his party," he said.
Boehner's supporters and the top Democratic leaders complained that Republicans are too goddamn extreme. Minority Leaders Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Harry Reid (D-NV) are praising Boehner for at least putting up with such obstruction. But quickly said that a government shutdown is coming and they warn that the ripple effects could hurt the nation.
Reid is retiring from the Senate. He cites his eye injury and Republican obstruction for his departure.
"By ousting a good man like Weeper Boehner -- someone who understood the art of compromise -- the party of Eisenhower and Reagan is no more," he said.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi called Boehner's resignation "seismic," adding that it was "a stark indication of the disarray of the House Republicans."
Rep. Tim Huelskamp (R-KS) said that Boehner had resigned because he knew that he could lose his position.
"There's no question conservatives had a victory here," he said. Huelskamp is a member of the House Freedom Caucus, the group that was trying to oust Boehner.
But Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL) said that Boehner was sacrificing his position for the good of the conference.
"I think that following the pope's visit -- this is sacrificial love on his behalf to strengthen the Republican conference. It's really amazing and unheard of in modern-day politics," he said.
Across town, a group of social conservatives were gathered for the start of the annual Values Voter Summit, where dozens of politicians were scheduled to speak over the next few days. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) delivered the news of Boehner's resignation to the summit to huge cheers and a standing ovation from attendees, underscoring the opposition Boehner often faced from within his own party.
Asked about the resignation, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) skipped over the pleasantries and went straight to criticizing Boehner -- without naming him -- and McConnell for making promises to conservatives and not keeping them. Cruz is running for the Republican nomination. He is a relatively unaccomplished politico. He is cited as one of the reasons to why Republicans are too extreme.
Friends to the end. Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) lose two allies.
"I have long said leadership decisions are decisions to be made by the House, but I have also long called on Republican leadership to do something unusual, which is lead,” Cruz said at a press conference hosted by Liberty Institute. “To actually stand up and honor the commitments that we made to the American people. There’s a frustration across this country. It is volcanic. And it’s not complicated to understand.”
Cruz did not give a yes or no answer when asked whether McConnell should step down as well, saying it is "a question for Leader McConnell and for the Republican conference." He said he would "sing their praises," though, if they stood up to lead, referring to Boehner and McConnell.
Twice during a nearly two-hour meeting between Boehner and Republicans at the Capitol on Friday applause could be heard from inside the room.
Rep. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) came out teary-eyed and started choking up when asked what he thought of Boehner's resignation. Cramer said that Boehner recited the prayer of Saint Francis when announcing his resignation to House Republicans Friday morning.
"It's kind of like the announcement of a death," Cramer said.
"A lot of really small people look smaller, and he looks bigger," he said. "And why not, why not let the guy who's always taken all the slings and arrows for us, take it one more time."
Rep. John Flemming (R-LA) said Boehner played his decision close to his vest and that even Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) didn't know about it until the announcement.
Boehner had been scheduled to speak with reporters Friday morning after meeting with Republicans, but left the meeting by a back door and didn't talk to the press.
The executives of Planned Parenthood are going to now have to deal with video recording devices in their facilities. They will probably ban camera phones and do pat down searches for hidden devices.
My question to the workers of the non-profit firm, didn't you know that they use hidden cameras in their glasses?
The people who are talking to the executives at Planned Parenthood use body cameras such as their eye glasses to record you. These tactics are commonly used by James O'Keefe and Lila Rose. They are notorious race baiters and provocateurs of yellow journalism.
The family planning and women's health center once again is under fire after more videos surface of executives selling body parts. Planned Parenthood is doing damage control after this second video surfaced.
Yes, they recommend women to facilities that perform abortions.
Republicans have long sought to have Planned Parenthood stripped of its medical funding. But the only thing that keeps it from happening is President Barack Obama and his veto threats.
Center for Medical Progress is a front group for Live Action. They published a video of Planned Parenthood doctors talking about selling body parts.
If Planned Parenthood would do background check of their clients or donors, then they would have seen this as a front for Rose's Live Action group.
Why didn't they do mandatory pat downs of individuals entering the facilities?
Why didn't the security guards ask for the clients to take off their glasses and lift up their pen or pocket protector?
Anyway, the video shows Dr. Mary Gatter, President of Planned Parenthood’s Medical Director’s Council talking to the client about selling body parts.
The video is disturbing. Of course given its shoddy journalism, I can only expect the video to be selectively edited to make it seem like the Gatter is literally doing black trade on baby body parts.
The last one featured Dr. Deborah Nucatola.
Nucatola appears to negotiate the price of fetal body parts, Planned Parenthood insisted that the price she mentioned was only related to the costs incurred by Planned Parenthood with no profit involved. In the Nucatola video, however, she is seen and heard explaining that the Planned Parenthood affiliates in the body parts business wanted to do more than “break even.”
Now these women will now have to hire extra protection to prevent anti-choice extremists from putting a slug in them. They might face a cannon firing or deck shuffle for being caught on video.
They might sue the individuals who posted the videos without their permission. Because you see in some states, if you're recording someone without their acknowledgement they can sue. In some states, you must have a legal document detailing you're part of the junk food media and you're doing investigative journalism.
I am hoping that the people involved follow the script.
James O'Keefe already has to shelve out $250,000 in punitive damages during his ACORN Pimp days.
Rep. Bill Shuster got the money shot from a lobbyist and the media is concerned about his ethics.
There's a whole lot of loving going on in the city of Altoona, PA.
Again, I don't give a rats ass about what goes on in the private lives of politicians. Why the junk food media made this a story is the fact that a powerful Republican lawmaker who has the power to issue funds to roads is caught up in an affair with a lobbyist.
The lobbyist is a part of a growing field of "I'll give you head" if you give me "$$$$$".
The lawmaker Republican Bill Shuster (R-PA) admits to having a relationship with a lobbyist.
He admits to cheating on Rebecca, his wife of 20 years.
According to the Cook Partisan Voting Index, Shuster represents the the 9th Congressional District. It was the most Republican district in Pennsylvania (and the Industrial Midwest), then with a score of R +17. Redistricting slightly increased the number Democrats in the district, with the addition of majority-Democratic Fayette County as well as the some of the Democratic portions of Washington County.
The price of gerrymandering. The Democrats can win the cities of Altoona, State College and Johnstown but fail at winning the district because it's strongly Republican.
Shuster has been resting comfortably in this district. For that he was promoted to be the chairman of House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
According to the insiders, he's a known player around the Capitol. He charms them ladies. All the while playing the game on his wife and children.
He finally tells the world that he's in love.
He's in love with his lobbyist. Shelley Rubino a former Democratic political operative now works at Airlines for America, a trade association for the major U.S. airlines.
Shuster and his mistress are circled. Politico broke the news of the improper and unethical relationship.
Shuster got a bundle of cash from this group. Matter of fact, Shuster gets top billing from the airline industry. Shuster and his staff are drafting bills to make the airline industry get away from the gubmint.
The FAA is trying to impose strong regulations on airlines and Shuster and his Republican friends are not willing to allow it to happen.
The Politico broke the story and now the junk food media is wondering did Weeper John Boehner (R-OH) know about this relationship?
Paging Melanie Sloan of Citizens for Responsible Ethics in Washington. We got another one!
I-99 is the Bud Shuster Freeway.
Shuster is the son of Bud "Mr. 99" Shuster.
Papa Shuster was a major player in Pennsylvania politics. As a lawmaker, Papa Bud was the guy who advocated a lot of pork and beans in Altoona, Johnstown and State College.
He managed to turn U.S. 220 into Interstate 99. The highway is being worked on from New York and it will end at its current terminus in Bedford near the PA Turnpike (Interstate 70 and 76). If it's possible Interstate 99 will continue into West Virginia, Virginia and end near Greensboro, NC.
Papa Shuster resigned from office after the FBI was looking into political corruption. He bounced before he could be served the papers. When he left, his son Lil' Bill got into the act and been in the Congress for over a decade.
Lil' Bill is a big supporter of the Interstate 69/Pan American Highway (aka NAFTA Superhighway).
The Republican Congress is willing to shelve out millions to the states of Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas. The highway will continue from its former terminus in Indianapolis and head towards Texas.
In twenty years, Interstate 69 will connect Canada to Mexico. The Interstate will start from Port Huron, MI and end in three points, Brownsville (I-69E), the cities McAllen and Pharr (I-69C), and Laredo, Texas (I-69W).
I-69 will travel from Michigan to Texas.
This adds to the list of controversial issues plaguing this inept Congress.
Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) is indicted on political corruption. He was involved in a scandal involving his friend who lobbied for Medicare benefits. Menendez also was involved in a sex scandal with underage Dominican Republic prostitutes. He was cleared of any involvement.
Aaron Schock, former U.S. Rep. from Illinois resigned after it was revealed he was spending like sailor and hiding his debts. Schock was a power broker in their Republican 2010 and 2014 victories. Schock's departure leaves Republican governor Bruce Bruner a crucial spot to be filled.
Michael Grim, former U.S. Rep from New York resigned after being reelected. He was indicted by the Department of Justice for taking bribes and tax evasion. The Republicans hope to retain the seat. It's in Staten Island, the only conservative part of New York City.
This clown Shuster released a video criticizing the president. He claims that the president shut down the coal mines and processing plants because of the EPA's regulations.
