Category Archives: Congress

Planned Parenthood fact-checks Planned Parenthood on mammograms

Posted on October 4, 2015 by Bret Rickert

As long as the GOP seems destined to self-destruct, I can’t take anything seriously in the political arena. Plan Parenthood President, Cecile Richards, appeared before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee this week. Personally, I think the Republicans dropped the … Continue reading →

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John Boehner and Mitch McConnell Wall Street Journal Op-ed: Now We Can Get Congress Going

Posted on November 6, 2014 by Bret Rickert

In this Wall Street Journal Op-Ed, Speaker of the House, John Boehner and the presumptive new Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell, lay out their agenda for the 114th Congress: Americans have entrusted Republicans with control of both the House and Senate. … Continue reading →

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Campaign 2014: a quick glance at the midterm elections

Posted on September 26, 2014 by Bret Rickert

While there is debate on whether the Republicans should be running a nationalized campaign to recapture the Senate or if they should keep the campaigns localized, there is no debate that the Republicans have a serious branding issue. As Peggy … Continue reading →

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