by Graham J Noble | Jan 7, 2023 | Articles, Opinion, Politics
After 15 rounds of voting, House Republicans finally elevated Rep-elect Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) to the speaker position for the 118th Congress on Saturday, Jan. 7. The former House minority leader managed to flip 14 GOP holdouts in the first vote on Friday. McCarthy...
by Tim Donner | Jan 1, 2023 | Articles, Good Reads, Opinion, Politics
When Charles Dickens wrote that it was the best of times and worst of times, he was describing London and Paris in the mid-19th century. But he might just as well have been referring to the state of play in America as we enter 2023. Indeed, as this nation faces the...
by Graham J Noble | Nov 18, 2022 | Articles, Opinion, Politics
If you are a sinner, you should seriously consider leaving instructions that you be buried wearing thermal underwear because Hell has officially frozen over. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) announced on Nov. 17 that she will not seek the position of House minority...
by Graham J Noble | Nov 12, 2022 | Articles, Opinion, Politics
As most observers could have predicted, the 2022 midterms are still not fully concluded due to a range of errors, excuses, and technical problems. One thing has been decided for certain; a handful of states appear to be incapable of swiftly completing what should be...
by James Fite | Aug 13, 2022 | Articles, Good Reads, Opinion, Politics
The Inflation Reduction Act has cleared the House after a party-line vote Friday evening. The social spending bill made it through the Senate reconciliation process on August 31, and now all that remains is President Joe Biden’s signature. That he will sign is a...