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Heather Ginsberg Townhall 1/15/2014 As if it wasn’t obvious before, we now have a liberal leaning think tank blaming Senate Democrats for all the trouble the government has been having lately. Newest analysis from the Brookings Institution points directly at the Democrat-controlled Senate to blame for the congressional gridlock. Justifying this conclusion the analysis opens […] January 18th, 2014 | Tags: Brookings Institute, committees, Democrats, filibuster, gridlock, Sen. Harry Reid, Senate | Category: Congress, legislation, Politics | Comments are closed
Kate Zernike The New York Times 1/8/2014 A series of newly obtained emails and text messages shows that Gov. Chris Christie’s office was closely involved with lane closings on the New Jersey side of the George Washington Bridge in September, and that officials closed the lanes as retribution against the mayor whose […] January 8th, 2014 | Tags: Barbara Buono, Bill Baroni, Bridget Anne Kelly, David Samson, David Wildstein, Fort Lee, George Washington Bridge, Gov. Chris Christie, gridlock, Mark Sokolich, Port Authority, Steve Fulop | Category: corruption, Elections, New Jersey, New York, Politicians | Comments are closed
Nicholas Ballasy The Daily Caller 10/27/2011 New York Democratic Rep. Charlie Rangel told The Daily Caller that “gridlock” in Congress has made it “necessary” for President Barack Obama to unilaterally implement mortgage refinancing and student loan programs without congressional authorization. TheDC asked Rangel if he thinks there are other areas where Obama should bypass Congress. […] October 28th, 2011 | Tags: executive orders, gridlock, Rep. Charles Rangel, Separation of Powers | Category: Barack Obama, Congress, Fannie Mae, Student Loans, US Constitution, Video | Comments are closed
Karl Patterico’s Pontifications 10/8/2011 It is a shame that Reuters was about the only media outlet to report on this part of this week’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing: Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia on Wednesday rejected concerns by Americans of a dysfunctional government because of disagreements and difficulty in getting legislation through Congress. Such complaints […] October 8th, 2011 | Tags: Federalism, gridlock, Justice Antonin Scalia | Category: Congress, Founding Fathers, Government, SCOTUS, US Constitution | Comments are closed
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