— Bruce Bartlett, former adviser to Presidents Reagan & Bush 41
(Source: drudgeretort.wordpress.com)
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“The Republicans keep saying the tax cuts are the key to prosperity. The 2000s are evidence that that is not true. We had booming economies in the 1980s and ’90s. If we went back to those taxes, we would be better off. I don’t see think any question we would have positive economic effects if we went back to the tax rates.
I think at this point, there’s nothing that can pass the House of Representatives. I think a good chunk of the Republican caucus is either stupid, crazy, ignorant or craven cowards, who are desperately afraid of the tea party people, and rightly so.
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Pres. Wilson reading message on tariff to Congress
April 9, 1913. Photo credit: Bain News Service.
(Source: Flickr / library_of_congress)
Wilson before Congress
April 20, 1912/14. Photo credit: Bain News Service.
(Source: Flickr / library_of_congress)
“ It is undeniable that this Congress faces real challenges reaching bipartisan, bicameral agreement on anything. ”
— Sen. Tom Harkin
(Source: bloomberg.com)
“ I’m sure that was an edified discussion for their big [Gang of Six] senate plan, which the president likes, but it is not the president and the senate who need to get together to decide this thing. It’s the president and the senate and the drunk kids at the other end of the building who are setting their Barbies on fire and cooking metal in the microwave until it explodes. ”
— Rachel Maddow, with a winning description of House Republicans. (via pantslessprogressive)
Best description of the House yet.
(via kileyrae)
(via inaproverbialsense)
“ If Congress — and in particular, the House Republicans — are not willing to make sure that we avoid default, then I think it’s fair to say that they would have to take responsibility for whatever problems arise in those payments. ”
— President Obama on Social Security, veterans, and disability benefits
(Source: whitehouse.gov)
“ The president has ignored the Constitution and the War Powers Resolution, but he cannot ignore a lack of funding. ”
— Rep. Tom Rooney (R–FL)
(Source: MSNBC)
