Alyson Chadwick

So much failure, so little time.... Groundhog Day Washington, DC Style The federal government has reopened and that is a good thing but as Congress has found a way to fund it for a mere 90 days, the champagne shouldn’t be broken out just yet.  With Heritage Action, Sean ...read more

Our guide to the biggest political flops of the week: The Shutdown (duh) As the government shutdown enters its second week and with the next debt ceiling showdown looming, it’s easy to see why a new poll is out showing Americans’ concerns with dysfunction in Washington are at a ...read more

Our guide to the biggest flops in politics last week: 1. Presidential Fail: Your Credibility IS on the Line The jury is still out on whether President Obama’s belated decision to go to Congress for the authority to intervene in Syria (something he does NOT need to get) was a ...read more

With so much failure it was hard to narrow it down to only 5, but this is our roundup of the worst in politics last week: 1. Medical Expert Tells “FOX & Friends” that Women Should Pay More for Health Insurance Because They Have ‘the Breasts’ and Live Longer FOX & Friends is ...read more

Our break down of the biggest political fails of the week: 1. Surrender Bob That’s what an enterprising radio station in San Diego paid a sky writer to put over San Diego to get Mayor Bob Filner to resign.  After harassing at least 18 women, it looks like a deal has been ...read more

Newark Mayor Cory Booker sailed to victory in the Democratic primary last week, which surprised no one though about four people voted and that's always a bit sad so now he is on to the general which will be on October 16, 2013. So who is his GOP opponent?  So glad you asked!  I ...read more

Senator Ted Cruz 's Canadian birth certificate. How will the birthers react to this? After what seems to be an eternity of hearing about President Obama's birth certificate and the repeated allegations that he was born in Kenya, I have to wonder why I am only hearing crickets ...read more

So much for expanding their base.  The Republican National Committee (RNC) voted unanimously today to boycott any debates held on NBC or CNN because of two movies on Hillary Clinton's life.  CNN is working on a documentary and NBC will air a fictional miniseries.  The kicker is ...read more

Ok, no, he didn’t.  His assertion the Stop, Question and Frisk law has been instrumental to the city’s crime rate is equally as absurd.  The data simply doesn’t back him up on this.  The mayor gave a press conference this afternoon about today’s ruling that the law is ...read more

Republican strategist, Ana Navarro slammed Congressman Steve King (R-IA) this morning on Meet the Press over his stance on immigration and wanton racism.  It's nice to see people from his own side do that. She said: "Well, first of all, I think Congressman King should go get ...read more

I have been thinking about what counsel I would give Anthony Weiner about what would be his best move, politically (Other than stop sending pictures of yourself to women you don't know.  I mean you practically have to be brain damaged to believe them when they say they will ...read more

Washington, DC is not a popular place.  That's not really new.  For years I have been told that people "inside the beltway" are disconnected from the ordinary, hard working Americans that live outside of it.  New polling data released this week shows Congress' approval rating ...read more

Congressman Steve King (R-Iowa-Crazyville) does not like immigrants.  Moreover, he doesn't like the children of immigrants.  He thinks they are all drug smugglers. To their credit, the GOP leadership also finds these comments reprehensible.   Both SpeakerJohn Boehner and ...read more

It was a normal day. Courtney had left work and was picking up her husband.  Being the parents of two adolescent boys, they were expected and needed at home.  As she waited for Russell, her husband, a police officer drove by and gave her a double look.  He drove by a second time ...read more

I am of course referring to the Travyon Martin decision and the untimely death of Cory Monteith. Now, it could be because I have been under the weather but both have me emotional today. First the case of George Zimmerman.  Why did the "stand your ground" law apply to him and ...read more

Maybe if the GOP wanted to convince women it is not waging a "war" on them, it would help to stop waging that war.  State legislatures have passed a crap load of bills aimed at stopping abortion but they have gone much further than that. In what universe does God want women to ...read more

While the American people support marriage equality, these members of the GOP have not gotten the memo.  Here's a roundup of some of the more ridiculous responses to the Supreme Court's decisions on the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and California's prop 8. Congressman Paul ...read more

John Boehner has an important decision to make.  Does he want to be a spectacular speaker or a mediocre one?  I am, of course, talking about immigration reform.  He may lose his speakership and even his seat over how he moves forward but on balance, he has the chance to really ...read more