Partisanship

Looks like it, Politico, the flagship of lying media, is hyping Democratic Sen. Mark Udall’s clever suggestion for the Dems and Pubes to sit randomly together in a clever showing of bi-partisanship.  Many, including el Rushbo, believe t…

While certain politicians are mainly sworn at, a swearing in of  Representative Cathy McMorris to the 112th Congress took place this week.  Starting a new term, she says:  "I am committed to listening to the Amer…

It was largely a "meet and greet" and perhaps a bit frustrating for those eager to do more than talk at Thursday night's No Labels Meet-Up in Denver. The non-partisan No Labels organization seeks to build public pressure to convince politicians to…

I've been saying that the ACA Repeal vote now scheduled in the House for next week is basically a symbolic payoff to Tea Partiers and other core Republicans, who the leadership hopes can be bought off with symbols since their real goal -- full Re…

House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer has signed on to a plan for Bipartisan seating at the State of the Union address. He said Thursday that ending a long tradition of Democrats and Republicans sitting on different sides of the aisle for the nationa…

In what appears to be the first official reaction from a member of the Democratic leadership, House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) has now endorsed the call by Sen. Mark Udall (D-CO) that members of both parties sit together at the upcoming St…

Susan Schulten has another great piece up on the NYT's Civil War site. This time, she writes about the failed Crittenden Compromise, a last-ditch effort to avoid the Civil War by extending the border between slave and free states all the way to C…