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Frolic Into Boehnerland
… The Democrats have plenty of creatures like Boehner. But in the new Speaker of the House, the Republicans own the perfect archetype — the quintessential example of the kind of glad-handing, double-talking, K Street toady who has dominated the politics of both parties for decades. In sports, we talk about athletes who are the “total package,” and that term comes close to describing Boehner’s talent for perpetuating our corrupt and Debt-addled status quo: He’s...

Quote Of The Day - Theresa Cao
"Literally if this question of the natural born Citizenship, if this question does not get answered, then I am allowing a tyrannical dictator - the spirit of the anti-Christ, the New World Order system that has their plans right this second to collapse the U.S. economy, and we know their plan, the New World Order system's plan is to literally destroy humanity. He [Obama] has fought it not only for two years, not only has he fought it pre-election but historically all of his connections, ever...

Zandar's Thought Of The Day
If this is the new normal for the Tea Party right (and every indication that these inmates are indeed well ensconced in administration and day-to-day affairs of the asylum) then the next two years are going to be awesome. An apparent member of the Birther Movement seated in the gallery of the House of Representatives on Thursday interrupted a reading of the Constitution. The woman yelled out "Except Obama, except Obama, help us Jesus!" as Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ) read the "natural born citizen"...

GOP House members 'apologize' for missing oath
(CNN) - Two members of the U.S. House were particularly remorseful Friday night after missing the crucial oath of office ceremony for the 112th Congress which took place on Wednesday. GOP Congressmen Pete Sessions of Texas and Mike Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania wrote a letter of Apology to House Speaker John Boehner to express their regret. "Our absence on the House floor during the oath of office ceremony for the 112th Congress - while not intentional - fell short…by creating un...

5 Ways The Affordable Care Act Benefits Families
The Affordable Care Act makes enormous strides toward providing families with greater control over their Health Care coverage. This law expands access, lowers costs, and protects consumers so that families have the peace of mind to know that the health of their loved ones is not subject to the whims of Insurance Companies. Healthcare.gov is a great resource to learn more about the Affordable Care Act and the benefits it provides for you and your family. Here are 5 ways health reform benefits fam...

Bonkers Birther Yells Out Re: Obama During GOP Constitution Reading
House Republicans’ reading of the Constitution was interrupted Thursday by a woman who shouted “except Obama, except Obama” to the venerable document’s words on a U.S. citizen’s eligibility to be president. Just as Rep. Frank Pallone, D-N.J., was reading “no person, except a natural-born citizen, or a citizen of the United States” is eligible for the presidency, a woman in the visitor’s gallery yelled out that it did not apply to President Barack O...

Lawmakers Spar Over Their Health Care
(Wall Street Journal) - Should lawmakers opposed to President Barack Obama’s Health Care law take the federal Health Care coverage they get as members of Congress? That’s become a politically charged question on Capitol Hill, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday. At least six freshmen Republicans, who campaigned against Obama’s Affordable Care Act, have said they will not accept the government-funded Insurance Coverage that comes with their jobs. But most of their new collea...

Lawmakers Spar Over Their Health Care
(Wall Street Journal) - Should lawmakers opposed to President Barack Obama’s Health Care law take the federal Health Care coverage they get as members of Congress? That’s become a politically charged question on Capitol Hill, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday. At least six freshmen Republicans, who campaigned against Obama’s Affordable Care Act, have said they will not accept the government-funded Insurance Coverage that comes with their jobs. But most of their new collea...

Five House controversies from Week 1: Did Republicans break promises?
Click here to view this list. Health Care law Repeal: Why would it increase the Deficit? Is Michele Bachmann the new Sarah Palin? What has House GOP done to cut budgets so far? How much do you know about the US Constitution? A quiz. Health-care reform in cross hairs: Could it survive without Individual Mandate? Health Care law Repeal: Why would it increase the Deficit? Several state lawmakers want to make 'birthright Citizenship' - the guarantee that all Children born in the US are ci...

Countdown to Disappointment: Don't expect the new Congress to cut spending
How long till we can officially call the new Congress a failure? Ever since their midterm triumph, the GOP has talked tough about cutting spending. Here's hoping they make good on those promises, but they spouted the same tough talk after their 1994 election triumph and look what happened. Back then the Republican revolutionaries targeted more than 200 programs for complete and utter elimination. They scored some minor victories (adios helium fund!), but a decade into their "revolution" (and aft...

Birther interrupts reading of Constitution
Our new Congress dealt with exercised free Speech at its finest today. The House of Representatives' reading of the Constitution was rudely interrupted by a woman questioning President Obama's eligibility to be president. She shouted, "except Obama, except Obama," as Rep. Frank Pallone, D-N.J., read, “no person, except a natural-born citizen, or a citizen of the United States is eligible for the presidency.” Obviously this was a violation of House rules, and as a result Capitol polic...

Video: Birther Interrupts Reading of Constitution on House Floor
As the newly installed 112th Congress began its session by reading the entire U.S. Constitution, a woman in attendance interrupted by loudly questioning Barack Obama’s eligibility to serve as president. As Rep. Frank Pallone, D-NJ, read Article 2, Section 1 — which declares “No person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States…shall be eligible to the Office of President” — the woman yelled, “Except Obama! Except Obama!” She...

'Birther' disrupts Constitution reading
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 (UPI) -- A woman was arrested in the U.S. House gallery Thursday after shouting she believed President Obama wasn't a natural-born U.S. citizen. The woman shouted, "Except Obama" as Rep. Frank Pallone, D-N.J., read the section of the Constitution mandating only a "natural-born citizen" may be president, Politico reported. After being ordered removed by Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, who was sitting in the speaker's chair, the woman yelled, "My name is Theresa," as an officer led ...

Birther Reportedly Arrested After Interrupting House Constitution Reading (VIDEO)
A supposed birther spectator interrupted the House's reading of the Constitution Thursday, as a representative read the natural born Citizenship clause mandating that only Candidates born in the United States are eligible to serve in the Office of President. "Except Obama, except Obama, help us Jesus!" the woman interjected over Rep. Frank Pallone's (D-N.J.) recitation of the Second Article clause. Politico reports that the woman was arrested by the sergeant at arms after being scolded by Rep....

They're ba-a-a-ck
An apparent member of the Birther Movement seated in the gallery of the House of Representatives on Thursday interrupted a reading of the Constitution. The woman yelled out "Except Obama, except Obama, help us Jesus!" as Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ) read the "natural born citizen" clause of the Constitution. ...TPM ...

Birther Disrupts Congress
A woman doubting the natural born citizen status of US President Barack Obama disrupted a reading of the American Constitution during the Thursday morning opening of the US Congress. “Except Obama! Except Obama!,” shouted the woman, after Rep. Frank Pallone, D-N.J., read the passage from the US Constitution that says “no person, except a natural-born citizen, or a citizen of the United States” is eligible for the presidency. “Help us, Jesus!,” the woman cried ...

Birther Interrupts Reading Of Constitution
As New Jersey Congressman Frank Pallone read the “natural born citizen” clause of the Constitution, a birther shouted from the gallery, “Except Obama, except Obama, help us Jesus!” He was, in particular, a great source to the late Robert Novak, who outed Daley in his memoir (page 451) as the anonymous Midwestern Democratic source of an incendiary remark on Michael Dukakis’s failed attempt to keep Jesse Jackson’s profile low at the 1988 Democratic convention. &...

Birther outburst during Pallone's reading of the U.S. Constitution
As designated by the House GOP majority, Thursday morning was set aside for a full reading of the U.S. Constitution. During one part of it, a spectator in the gallery exercised her First Amendment right of Freedom of Speech. What set her off? No person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to th...

A Progressive Call To Arms
Comrades! As I write, the RethugliKKKans are reading the United States Constitution in the well of the House! This has never been done before and is a horrible precedent--the United States Constitution is the biggest threat to the progressive dream of the complete and total evisceration of what it means to be a responsible human being and as such it must be undermined, scoffed at, mocked, ridiculed and trashed as much as possible. Why would anyone want a document which outlines basic freedoms? I...

We Continue to Suffer Fools Gladly
Cut Spending - "The centerpiece of the "Pledge to America" unveiled by House Republicans in September was a promise to cut $100 billion out of non-defense Discretionary Spending during their first year in power: a pledge repeated by Speaker Boehner, Majority Leader Eric Cantor and Budget Chairman Paul Ryan. Promise broken." What they said is that since the Democratic Congress could not even live up to its sworn duty to produce a budget; and instead have funded government unde...

U.S. adults divided on healthcare repeal
PRINCETON, N.J., Jan. 7 (UPI) -- Three-quarters of Republicans favor Repeal of Healthcare Reform, while 64 percent of Democrats oppose repeal, a U.S. survey indicates. A Gallup Poll indicates 46 percent of U.S. adults say they want their representative in Congress to vote to Repeal the Affordable Care Act, 40 percent say they want their representative to vote to let the law stand and 14 percent say they have no opinion. The survey was conducted Jan. 4-5 as the new Congress elected in November be...

Nevada House lawmakers didn't attend Constitution recital
WASHINGTON -- As promised by new Republican leaders, the U.S. Constitution was read aloud Thursday in the House of Representatives. None of Nevada's three House lawmakers participated in the 90-minute exercise, nor attended as observers. The reading was conducted by 135 volunteers -- 63 Democrats and 72 Republicans. A few dozen others sat in the chamber during all or part of the event. In a nod to Tea Party-backed Candidates who had campaigned on adherence to the Constitution, Republicans touted...

Heckling birther disrupts Congress
Stumble This! WASHINGTON — A woman screaming that President Barack Obama was not legitimately elected to the White House disrupted a symbolic reading of the US Constitution in the House of Representatives on Thursday. Capitol police removed the Protester, who shouted "Except Obama! Except Obama! Help us Jesus!" as Democratic Representative Frank Pallone read the passage that spells out the requirements for becoming president. Some of Obama's arch-conservative opponents have leveled the un...

No More Mister Nice Blog
YOU REAP WHAT YOU SOW, WingnutS "Bummer," whined A -list right-wing blogger Jim Hoft of Gateway Pundit after the House Republicans' Constitution-reading stunt was crashed by a birther. Well, boo-hoo, Jim -- your side enables these people, so you get what you deserve: An apparent member of the Birther Movement seated in the gallery of the House of Representatives on Thursday interrupted a reading of the Constitution. The woman yelled out "Except Obama, except Obama, help us Jesus!" as Rep. Frank...

Constitution reading provokes political tussling
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers took turns reading the Constitution on the House floor Thursday, a nod to tea partiers who put Republicans in power. Even the nation's founding text got caught in political tussling: Democrats questioned omitting amended sections that reflect how the document has changed over time, such as one that classified slaves as three-fifths of a person. Republicans, celebrating their second day as the majority power, saw the event as an affirmation of their campaign promise...