Both Eric Cantor and John Boehner have been hot on the media circuit since the GOP won back control of the House last week. From press conferences, interviews with prominent papers, and releasing documents that shed light on how the next Congress might operate, Boehner […]

By Frank McCaffrey – President Barack Obama continues to say he’s focusing on creating jobs yet the numbers remain bad. Is there more to it than meets the eye? Does he get political gain out of high unemployment? What can be done about certain groups […]

It hasn’t been three days since the GOP took control of the House and gained several seats in the Senate and the GOP leaders of both chambers are already at odds. And what exactly is the issue they are disagreeing on? Earmarks. Probable Speaker-Designate John […]

Apparently he is in violation of his ethics agreement by supporting Democrats financially. However, he is allowed to do it on the TV every night at MSNBC studios. There is obviously more to this story, since his show is an in-kind donation to the Democrats […]

Obama will admit on Sunday’s episode of 60 Minutes that “leadership isn’t just legislation.” Barry is still terribly confused on what happened this past Tuesday. Communication on his legislation was not the issue, it was his legislation itself that frustrated most Americans. Instead of attempting to discredit this absurdity spewing forth from Obama, we […]

Wow. There goes the conventional wisdom that she would step aside . From Nancy Pelosi via Twitter: Driven by the urgency of creating jobs & protecting #hcr , #wsr , Social Security & Medicare, I am running for Dem Leader.

By Frank McCaffrey – The voting public turned right on Tuesday and the Democrats don’t seem to get the message. Republican leaders do not see that a compromise is what their supporters are asking for. Reporter Frank McCaffrey looks at what both sides are taking […]

To receive the Must Reads in your inbox, click here ! Good Friday Morning, Here are your morning Must Reads according to Adam Bitely : Unemployment rate remains at 9.6%… The Tea Party Movement boosted the GOP in 2010 Dems destroyed in the heartland… Unions spend too much time on politics, not enough on their membership Americans vote for maturity Cartoon of the day, “The Death Panel” Mitch McConnell calls for Senate votes to reverse ObamaCare… Boehner: What the next Speaker must do Can Obama change? A return to the norm? Majorities don’t last forever GOP victory was wide and deep Stossel: Did freedom win? Seizing control

The latest unemployment data shows that the unemployment rate was unchanged from September to October. The unemployment rate remains at 9.6%–the longest sustained unemployment above 9.4% since the Great Depression. As ALG President Bill Wilson put it: “October marks the 18th straight month that unemployment has been at or above […]

There is no question that the tea party movement has dramatically contributed to the Republican takeover of the House of Representatives and narrowing the margin in the Senate. In addition to providing boosted turnout — it helped raise turnout to an estimated 41.5 percent (some 90 million) — since early 2009, the tea parties and other citizen […]