Dear Congresspeople – a strong condemnation of the white supremacists and Nazis over the weekend was not optional. Speech has political consequences, but so does silence.
Charlottesville separates the decent Congresspeople from the unAmerican ones
Wanted: Part-time job with $174,000 salary — and plenty of perks
Pssst — have I got a few sweetheart jobs for you. In one, you’ll only have to work 111 days in 2016. You’ll be off — yep, off! — for 150 days. […]
Two Senators and three supposed climate experts repeat errors or lies about the Global Warming Petition Project
Senators Michael Crapo and Orrin Hatch have implied that they agree with the Global Warming Petition Project’s false, anti-consensus narrative while climate “experts” J. Scott Amstrong, Kesten C. Green, and Patrick Moore gave wrong and misleading testimony on the subject.
Six more Congressmen make false statements about OISM’s Global Warming Petition Project
Representatives Conaway, Luetkemeyer, McKinley, Pearce, and Poe and Senator Inhofe have all made serious factual errors and repeated the false narrative that the Global Warming Petition Project represents an anti-climate change counter-consensus.
Aderholt, King, Rohrabacher, Sessions, Wicker make incorrect statements about Global Warming Petition Project
Combined, Robert Aderholt and Jeff Sessions of Alabama, Dana Rohrbacher of California, Steve King of Iowa, and Roger Wicker of Mississippi have made ten false or misleading statements about the OISM’s Global Warming Petition Project.
Infographic: how religious is the United States government?
Jesus is coming. Let’s vote.
Redistricting: by deceitfully moving a line, I can rule forever
In America, most — but probably not all — citizens who seek public office do so with initial good intent. They wish to perform a public service. That quaint, altruistic notion lasts, […]
Congress: Why throwing the bums out won't improve it
I like sausage. I don’t care what names attach to them. I like sausage, be it bratwurst, kielbasa, bauerwurst, chorizo, bangers, Italian, summer, or linguica. Different meats (beef, pork, even reindeer) and […]
Our hardworking folks in Congress: more interested in keeping their jobs than doing their jobs
When voters elect members of Congress, they are hiring them to do a job. Voters, through their taxes, compensate those politicians well — $174,000 a year, and more if they have committee […]
How to get ahead on Capitol Hill: Use a leadership PAC to buy power
I’m in my second term in the U.S. House of Representatives. I’m a Republocrat. I like the job. It pays $174,000, has great medical benefits, provides a really nice private gym to […]
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