January 2, 2013

Nothing to Do

January 2, 2013 Buck Banks

The Senate granted Christie and Cuomo the funds they seek
To fix the devastation that Hurricane Sandy did wreak.
But Boehner and Co.
Of the Party of No,
Said, “Forget it, man, we already voted once this week!”

Huntsman On the State of the GOP

January 2, 2013 Buck Banks

The party right now is a holding company that’s devoid of a soul and it will be filled up with ideas over time and leaders will take their proper place. We can’t be known as a party that’s fear-based and doesn’t believe in math. In the end it will come down to a party that believes in opportunity for all our people, economic competitiveness and a strong dose of libertarianism.

— Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman (R), in an interview with the Daily Telegraph, on the state of the Republican party.

The Trickle Down Is Back

January 2, 2013 Buck Banks

Maybe now we are all believers of trickle-down economics. Not I.

— Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA), quoted by the Wall Street Journal, announcing he would not support the fiscal cliff compromise worked out Monday night.

More Than Three-Quarters of Americans Say Politics Is Hurting the Country

January 2, 2013January 3, 2013 Buck Banks

77%

Of Americans say the way politics works in Washington is causing serious harm to the country, according to a new USA Today/Gallup poll.

Boehner Uses New Colloquial Expression for Bipartisanship

January 2, 2013 Buck Banks

Go f**k yourself.

— House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), quoted by Politico, to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) after Reid had publicly accused Boehner of running a “dictatorship” in the House.

House Republicans Have to Be Shamed Into Voting for Hurricane Sandy Relief

January 2, 2013 Buck Banks

When tragedy strikes, Americans come together to support those in need. I urge Republicans in the House of Representatives to do the same, bring this important request to a vote today, and pass it without delay for our fellow Americans.

— President Obama, urging House Republicans to approve a Hurricane Sandy relief bill passed by the Senate. The Hill: “New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued a joint statement saying it was ‘inexcusable’ that the House wasn’t voting on a bill. The Senate has already approved a bill providing the states hit by Sandy with $60.4 billion. Just before noon, the White House weighed in with a statement from President Obama… In response to the pressure, Boehner will meet Wednesday afternoon with GOP lawmakers from the effected states.”

Day: January 2, 2013

Nothing to Do

Huntsman On the State of the GOP

— Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman (R), in an interview with the Daily Telegraph, on the state of the Republican party.

The Trickle Down Is Back

Maybe now we are all believers of trickle-down economics. Not I.

— Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA), quoted by the Wall Street Journal, announcing he would not support the fiscal cliff compromise worked out Monday night.

More Than Three-Quarters of Americans Say Politics Is Hurting the Country

77%

Of Americans say the way politics works in Washington is causing serious harm to the country, according to a new USA Today/Gallup poll.

Boehner Uses New Colloquial Expression for Bipartisanship

Go f**k yourself.

— House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), quoted by Politico, to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) after Reid had publicly accused Boehner of running a “dictatorship” in the House.

House Republicans Have to Be Shamed Into Voting for Hurricane Sandy Relief

When tragedy strikes, Americans come together to support those in need. I urge Republicans in the House of Representatives to do the same, bring this important request to a vote today, and pass it without delay for our fellow Americans.

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“One woman at a rally in New Jersey told me last week that she was ‘nauseously optimistic.’ That may capture a lot of people’s last-minute jitters.”

— Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), quoted by Axios, on what Democrats feel ahead of the midterm elections.

“I think Congress made a mistake not protesting turning the Rose Garden into what looks like the entrance to Liberace’s bathroom.”

— Former President Bill Clinton, quoted by The Wrap.

“Boy, they are scraping the bottom of the barrel. It feels like a real desperation play to me, because it has got zero basis in the law.”

— Republican election law expert Ben Ginsberg, quoted by Politico, on the Trump administration’s effort to invalidate Alaska’s election results.

Numerati

3,824

$1.4 billion

-35 points

31%

63% to 38%

KFF Poll: “With the 2026 midterm campaigns in full swing and early voting about to begin, there is a wide enthusiasm gap between partisan voters, with Democratic voters 25 percentage points more likely than Republican voters to say they are ‘more motivated’ than usual to vote (63% vs. 38%).”