Did Speaker Boehner Kill Immigration Reform?

Speaker Boehner told reporters today that he would not bring any immigration bill to the floor unless it has the support of a majority of Republicans, aka the Hastert Rule. This could potentially kill any and all immigration bills, as the Tea Party has opposed them, seeing it as amnesty […]


Sen. Claire McCaskill Endorses ‘Ready for Hillary’ PAC

It isn’t even 2014 yet, but that is not stopping Sen. Claire McCaskill from believing, and publicly saying, that Hillary Clinton would be the next best President. She is even going so far as to endorse the ‘Ready for Hillary’ PAC that was started to lay the grassroots groundwork and […]


Sen. Manchin Responding to NRA Ad

Recently, the National Rifle Association launched an attack ad against Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) in his home state. The ad was against a former ally of theirs, and seen as revenge for Manchin going against them. Joe Manchin had worked with Republican Sen. Pat Toomey, another former NRA ally, to […]


This Week in Unusual

A few months ago, the White House announced that they were raising the threshold of signatures that petitions need to get over in order to receive a response from the Obama Administration. Their reasoning for the increase was that the then current threshold allowed to many ridiculous petitions to need […]


Markey Expands Lead in Poll

In the latest poll from the Boston Globe, Democratic Representative Ed Markey continues to lead Republican businessman and former Navy Seal Gabriel Gomez. However, this poll extends Markey’s lead into the double digits with just over a week to go. The poll has Markey leading Gomez eleven percentage points, 54% […]