Last night Staten Island Democrats reached way down the junior varsity depth chart and officially picked Bill de Blasio discipline Vincent Gentile to run in the NY-11 special election. And you know who’s happiest about that (other than us here at the NRCC)? Mayor Bill de Blasio and his 26% approval record on Staten Island. ...
Former Lt. Governor Sheila Simon recently indicated that she was interested in teaching political science courses at SIU – that is unless she decides to run for Congress. Based on her time in the Quinn administration, below is a list of suggested classes for which Simon’s personal experience would make her the perfect professor: Liberal ...
West Virginia Congressman Alex Mooney was featured on Varney & Company on Fox Business this morning to discuss his inability to get his newborn daughter signed up for Obamacare.
As New Hampshire families continue facing bitter cold temperatures and skyrocketing home heating bills, Annie Kuster continues showing that she simply doesn’t care. Kuster’s latest head-scratcher: Voting against legislation, H.R. 161, the Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act, that would streamline the approval process for infrastructure projects to bring affordable energy to New England. Back in ...
At a town hall last week, Scott Peters was asked about the many perks available to members of Congress and whether or not taxpayer dollars should continue to fund them despite our huge deficits. Peters’ response was baffling: “I’m not sure quite what you’re talking about in terms of perks.” In her question, the audience member ...
We’ve all heard Gwen Graham’s rhetoric on how she likes to reach across the aisle to work with Republicans in a bipartisan fashion because that’s “The North Florida Way.” But is Graham’s political calculation and contradicting ways also part of “The North Florida Way?” Shortly after being sworn into office, Graham quickly threw her support ...
Over the last two years, Rick Nolan’s continually shifting positions on the Keystone XL project and other pipeline infrastructure bills showcase his cynical outlook on legislating. Nolan has continually gone back and forth, with his votes in Washington often contradicting his rhetoric back home. On top of his tenuous positions, Nolan shifted in just the past ...
As bad as Obamacare has been for middle class families and small businesses throughout the country, this story out of Utah certainly moves close to the top of the list of failures from the President’s disastrous health care plan. In a nutshell, three different new parents have found it nearly impossible to add their newborn ...
