Despite controlling all three branches of the government, the Republican Party is in disarray and it's about to get infinitely worse. As hard as it may be, put aside Donny Junior's stunningly stupid admission that he met with the Russians to get information about Hillary ...read more
For the last couple of weeks Republicans in search of a win have been working in good faith with Democrats (no, seriously) to put together a spending bill they could all sign off on. It does some of what Republicans want and some of what Democrats want. In other words, it's a ...read more
Between the horrific chemical attack in Syria and Steve Bannon being ousted from the National Security Council, you may have missed the Trump White House waving the white flag on its second run at destroying Obamacare: Now, Zombie Trumpcare is staggering back to its grave; House ...read more
Adam Kinzinger is the Republican congressman from Illinois' 16th congressional district and he's angry! He's rip-roaring mad about the GOP's humiliating Trumpcare defeat and he knows just who to blame: From my perspective, however, claiming that the party was in disarray is ...read more
At the same time Donald Trump is discussing working out a deal (because he's a terrific deal-maker, the best!) with the Democrats on a second shot at a healthcare bill, Paul Ryan is making sure everyone knows that won't be happening. Ever. Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) in an ...read more
Thursday morning, Donald Trump woke up, shuffled around the White House for a bit and then decided to kick off a civil war within the Republican Party: Having previously threatened the House Freedom Caucus if they didn't bend the knee before his throne, Trump appears to be ...read more
Update: Here we are, four months later in July, and even though the House managed to force through an abomination on their second or third attempt, the Senate fell prey to exactly the same problem the House had: The bill was too extreme for the moderates and too moderate for the ...read more
Trumpcare went down in flames today as House Republicans failed to get enough votes to pass their own bill. There are a number of reasons why this happened but much of it boils down to the Republican Party being incapable of governing and Donald Trump being completely impotent ...read more
