January 23, 2013

Pay It Back!

January 23, 2013 Buck Banks

House Republicans have gotten clever with their “No Budget, No Pay.”
But we the people are calling for no more games, we want our say.
You guys can just can that jive —
You’re the worst Congress since 1995!
Looking at your legislative record, YOU OWE US a couple years’ pay!

Secretary Clinton Tears into Tea Bagger Senator in Benghazi Hearings

January 23, 2013January 23, 2013 Jon Ponder

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton: “With all due respect, the fact is we had four dead Americans. Was it because of a protest, or was it because of guys out for a walk one night who decided they’d go kill some Americans? What difference, at this point, does it make? It our job to figure out what happened and do everything we can to prevent it from ever happening again, senator.”

Talking Points Memo:

[…]

The New ‘Red Dawn’ Rising in Ohio

January 23, 2013 Buck Banks

I’m not comparing the president to Adolf Hitler. It’s the thought of disarming citizens, and this has happened throughout history. What’s the true intention of the Second Amendment? It was to protect us from a tyrannical government, God forbid.

— Ohio Board of Education President Debe Terhar (R), saying she was not comparing President Obama to Adolf Hitler “when she posted a photograph of the Nazi leader on her Facebook page with a message critical of the administration’s new gun-control efforts,” the Columbus Dispatch reports.

What a Guy — McCain Can Actually Joke About Torture

January 23, 2013 Buck Banks

We will look forward to interrogating him at his hearing next week, mercilessly. We will bring him back for one-time waterboarding to get the truth out of him.

— Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), quoted by Politico, joking that he’ll get the truth out of Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) when he faces confirmation hearings next week to be the next Secretary of State.

Congrats and Condolences for John Kerry

January 23, 2013 Buck Banks

First, my congratulations and condolences to John Kerry for being nominated to be our next secretary of state. There is no one better for the job today and no worse job to have today. It is no accident that we’ve started measuring our secretaries of state more by miles traveled than milestones achieved. It is bloody hard to do big diplomacy anymore.

— Thomas Friedman, writing in the New York Times.

Most Americans Favor Leaving Roe v. Wade in Place

January 23, 2013 Buck Banks

53% vs. 29%

Forty years after the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Roe v. Wade, significantly more Americans want the landmark abortion decision kept in place rather than overturned.

Day: January 23, 2013

Pay It Back!

Secretary Clinton Tears into Tea Bagger Senator in Benghazi Hearings

The New ‘Red Dawn’ Rising in Ohio

I’m not comparing the president to Adolf Hitler. It’s the thought of disarming citizens, and this has happened throughout history. What’s the true intention of the Second Amendment? It was to protect us from a tyrannical government, God forbid.

— Ohio Board of Education President Debe Terhar (R), saying she was not comparing President Obama to Adolf Hitler “when she posted a photograph of the Nazi leader on her Facebook page with a message critical of the administration’s new gun-control efforts,” the Columbus Dispatch reports.

What a Guy — McCain Can Actually Joke About Torture

We will look forward to interrogating him at his hearing next week, mercilessly. We will bring him back for one-time waterboarding to get the truth out of him.

— Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), quoted by Politico, joking that he’ll get the truth out of Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) when he faces confirmation hearings next week to be the next Secretary of State.

Congrats and Condolences for John Kerry

— Thomas Friedman, writing in the New York Times.

Most Americans Favor Leaving Roe v. Wade in Place

53% vs. 29%

Forty years after the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Roe v. Wade, significantly more Americans want the landmark abortion decision kept in place rather than overturned.

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“The man is afraid of the voice of the people and that the people understand and know what he’s doing. He’s trying to stifle the ability of journalists to let the people of America know what’s really going on with their government.”

— “Kamala Harris called President Donald Trump’s ban of CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House ‘absolutely abhorrent,’” The Wrap reports.

“Not one of them is trained in technical skills. Not one research PhD, as opposed to China, where half the cabinet is science and technology PhDs. We’re led by grifters and fools.”

— Columbia professor Jeffrey Sachs, on X, on President Trump’s 35-person cabinet.

“Mr. President, some of your immigration enforcement efforts have gone too far… The same Hispanics who helped you get to the White House in 2024 feel betrayed today.”

— Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), breaking with President Trump in a direct-to-camera video.

Numerati

1,000

10%

“The unprecedented spate of mid-decade redistricting for the U.S. House has changed the congressional districts for one-tenth of Americans and significantly altered the makeup of at least one-fifth of districts, according to a new study,” the Associated Press reports.

71%

A new Fox News Poll finds 71% of voters think the Trump administration lacks a clear strategy for ending the Iran War, including 95% of Democrats, 83% of independents, and 43% of Republicans. Sixty percent say U.S. military action against Iran was the wrong decision, while just 37% say it was right.

$9.5 billion

“The Trump administration last year spent $9.5 billion on paid administrative leave for federal workers as part of its plan to shrink the government and save taxpayers money, according to a new estimate by a congressional watchdog,” CNN reports.

470

Reuters has documented at least 470 targets of retribution under Trump’s leadership – from federal employees and prosecutors to universities and media outlets. The list illuminates the sweeping effort by the president and his administration to punish dissent and reshape the government.