Maybe if Harry Reid gives the speaker a little breathing room, he’ll do the right thing.
Budget
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Dave Bing’s Detroit
What mark did the current mayor leave on the bankrupt city?
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This Madness Will Never End
So long as there’s a Democrat in the White House, the fever will never break.Â
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John Boehner Has Speaker Tenure for Life—If He Wants It
The factors making Boehner’s life a living hell are external to his personal quirks and failings. Anyone else would have the same problems.
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Republican Palace Intrigue Gets Interesting
A real-live conspiracy!
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Memo to Republicans: You Lost. Now Deal with It.
You might think that losing elections means you don’t get to demand your entire agenda be enacted. Republicans disagree.
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Arcane Senate Rules Will Save the Country (Maybe)
A path to avoid a government shutdown and allow Republicans to save face emerges.
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The Finger of Blame Points Only One Way
Republicans are going to try to convince Americans that a government shutdown would be Barack Obama’s fault. No one will believe them.
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My Shutdown Lament
Is this nightmare ever going to end, so we can go back to a political world that’s just silly and frustrating the way it used to be?
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Government-Shutdown Crisis Proceeding on Schedule
Tea Party Republicans seem determined to bring their party down.
