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DCCC holding Republicans accountable for not passing new budget to prevent another #GOPshutdown

DCCC holding Republicans accountable for not passing new budget to prevent another #GOPshutdown

What’s the hold-up, Mr. Boehner? In about 60 days, the current agreement to keep our federal government funded will run out. This sets the country up for another battle with tea party Republicans dead-set on repealing the Affordable Care Act. With the power of the Republican-led House of Representatives apparently in the hands of Senator Ted Cruz, there is, apparently, […]

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In Washington and in Lansing, tea party zealots are costing us a fortune as they waste our hard-earned tax dollars

In Washington and in Lansing, tea party zealots are costing us a fortune as they waste our hard-earned tax dollars

This is what happens when you elect people who hate the government to run the government Whether it’s the Tea Party Nation, TeaParty.org, the Tea Party Express, the Tea Party Patriots, or any number of the myriad local tea party groups across the country, their message is the same: We hate president Obama Shrink government and lower our taxes. “TEA”, […]

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#GOPshutdown: How Michigan lawmakers voted to end the shutdown and raise the debt limit

#GOPshutdown: How Michigan lawmakers voted to end the shutdown and raise the debt limit

Photo by Anne C. Savage, special to Eclectablog Here’s a rundown on how our Michigan Representatives and Senators voted last night on reopening the government and lifting the debt ceiling: SENATE Debbie Stabenow and Carl Levin both voted “YES” HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Democrats voting YES John Conyers John Dingell Dan Kildee Sander Levin Gary Peters Republicans voting YES Dan Benishek […]

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Tim Walberg’s hypocrisy continues, votes AGAINST ending #GOPshutdown after bragging he voted to end it

Tim Walberg’s hypocrisy continues, votes AGAINST ending #GOPshutdown after bragging he voted to end it

This level of hypocrisy is truly breathtaking Tim Walberg has sent out emails to his constituents twice in the past month bragging about his votes to “keep government running”. On September 20th there was this one: Then, on October 5th came this one: As I pointed out after first one, these weren’t votes to reopen government in any real sense. […]

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#GOPshutdown is killing Republican chances in 2014: Gary Peters and Pam Byrnes surge in polls

#GOPshutdown is killing Republican chances in 2014: Gary Peters and Pam Byrnes surge in polls

Thank you, tea party. May we have some more? Photos by Anne C. Savage, special to Eclectablog As horrible as it is, the Republican shutdown of the U.S. government does have a silver lining: it’s positively KILLING Republicans’ chances of being winning in November of 2014. Two new polls show both Pam Byrnes, running for the 7th District Congressional seat […]

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Federal judge: “Tell Congress to go to Hell!” over #GOPshutdown

Federal judge: “Tell Congress to go to Hell!” over #GOPshutdown

Straight talk A couple of weeks ago, U.S. District Court Judge Richard George Kopf from the District of Nebraska weighed in on his blog “Hercules and the Umpire” regarding the Republican shutdown of the U.S. government. In particular, he was addressing the issue of determining which government employees are “essential” and which ones should be furloughed while the tea party […]

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VIDEO: Dean of the House John Dingell takes Republicans to the wood shed over the #GOPshutdown

VIDEO: Dean of the House John Dingell takes Republicans to the wood shed over the #GOPshutdown

Let’s behave as a Congress of the United States, not an aggregation of petulant children! At the beginning of the current Republican shutdown of the United States government, Dean of the House, Michigan Congressman John Dingell, gave a speech on the floor of the House that took Republicans to task for their irresponsible dereliction of their responsibility to govern, lead, […]

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MI Republican Rogers calls the #GOPshutdown a threat to national security but won’t commit to ending it

MI Republican Rogers calls the #GOPshutdown a threat to national security but won’t commit to ending it

The height of GOPocrisy Michigan Republican Mike Rogers chairs the House Intelligence Committee and recently said the Republican shutdown of the federal government “is putting America’s national security at risk”. “Removing government funding is impacting intelligence staff which is making our nation less safe,” Rogers’ spokeswoman Kelsey Knight said Thursday. “He believes shutting down is putting America’s national security at […]

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The Tea Party GOP can’t read a calendar any better than they can spell

The Tea Party GOP can’t read a calendar any better than they can spell

They’re trying to turn back the clock to re-fight the 2012 election. Or the Civil War. At first, many of us had trouble keeping track of what the Tea Party GOP wants in exchange for ending the government shutdown and raising the debt ceiling. But now it’s clear: What they’re really after are the same things they’ve wanted since 2010, […]

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PROGRAMMING NOTE: Team Eclectablog takes two shifts on Tony Trupiano’s radio show tonight

PROGRAMMING NOTE: Team Eclectablog takes two shifts on Tony Trupiano’s radio show tonight

Chris Savage — the man himself — and Amy Lynn Smith join ‘Night Shift with Tony Trupiano’ on Thursday night. A quick heads’ up that Chris and I will both be guests on ‘Night Shift with Tony Trupiano’ tonight, October 10. I’ll be on at 7:30ET to discuss my blog post from earlier this week, ‘I’m sick and tired of […]

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Republicans now admit (a) it’s THEIR shutdown and (b) it’s killing the economy

Republicans now admit (a) it’s THEIR shutdown and (b) it’s killing the economy

Here, Republicans, have some crow. It’s delish. Graphic by Anne C. Savage, special to Eclectablog Facing the fact that everyone in the country who isn’t a die-hard Republican thinks the current shutdown of the federal goverment and the impending crashing of the U.S. economy resulting from a failure to raise the debt limit are their responsibility, there are some interesting […]

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