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US Already Petrified by the Midterms 0 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 1 1582

Another case of deregulation by starvation: the IRS 0 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 2 1575

Congress Blocks Plan to Transfer Drone Control From CIA to Pentagon 0 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 2 1650

Lawmakers move to restore Voting Rights Act 1 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 1 1595

Kaine wants more say for Congress in War Powers Act 0 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 0 1458

Colorado counties face money issues with federal-land payment cut 0 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 0 1397

Lamborn questions use of Air Force Academy informants 0 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 1 1431

White House supports Senator Rand Paul’s bill to officially end U.S. Iraq war authority 1 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 2 1725

New Congressional Sanctions on Iran Will Backfire . . . on Congress 0 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 0 1529

Senator Leahy Tries To Sneak Through Plans To Make Merely Talking About Computer Hacking A Serious C 1 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 3 1718

Senators propose giving Obama ‘fast-track authority’ for trade deals 2 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 3 1746

Study: Polarization and Gridlock Work Well for the Wealthiest Americans 0 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 4 1527

Please email Rand Paul 0 oldandhappy Jan 2014 Jan 2014 0 1483

Ted Rall Cartoon for December 31, 2013: Voted to Screw the Unemployed Before Talking About Not Votin 0 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 5 1851

Congress letting 55 tax breaks expire at year end 0 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 1933

(Ted Rall) Cartoon for December 30, 2013: Studied the Constitution. Didn’t Like It. 0 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 4 2084

Republicans: Cynical Paralysis 0 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 1619

Congress skeptical of new Pentagon spy agency 0 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 3 1569

Senators fight cuts to veteran benefits ahead of key budget test vote 1 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 1 2121

Social Justice Groups Demand Congress Slash Military Budget, Spend Money on People, Peace, Planet 1 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 3 1745

Orwell for Congress! (Never mind, he's already there...) 4 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Dec 2013 1 2073

113th Congress, going down in history for its inaction, has a critical December to-do list 2 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 1 2491

'High' hypocrisy on Capitol Hill: Congressional leaders ignore calls for Radel's resignation 15 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Dec 2013 20 5211

Defense bill stalls over Democratic, GOP divide 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1722

Florida Republican Radel benefits from D.C.'s saner drug-crime stance 0 rlegro Nov 2013 Nov 2013 3 1439

Senate’s defense bill would allow Guantanamo Bay to finally close 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1483

ENDA: Jesus Must Be SO EMBARRASSED! 3 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 4 2402

Is there a list of these 30 to 40 Republican Teabag Congressmen who shut down the U.S. Government? 9 BeatleBoot Oct 2013 Nov 2013 0 4137

The Republicans are planning a putsch 4 pscot Nov 2013 Nov 2013 8 2284

At hearing on security clearances, senators learn that police records can go unchecked 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1817

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Should there be a sanity test for Congress critters? 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 3 1471

Warren, Sanders Ready to Face Down Obama over Social Security, Medicare Cuts 48 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 39 10400

Pakistani family testifies to empty room on Hill about US Drone that killed Granny 1 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 3 1694

Time For Congress To Rebalance On Asia-Pacific: Reps. Forbes & Hanabusa 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 1 1564

Tea Party Hits Record Level Of Unpopularity In Public Opinion Poll 20 obama2terms Jan 2013 Oct 2013 60 7060

This message was self-deleted by its author 5 Stonepounder Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 2490

ESCAPE HATCH: Dems could join with GOP realists to end crises 1 warrenswil Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 1905

What we are Witnessing with the shut down is 6 BillyRibs Oct 2013 Oct 2013 9 2899

John Boehner is Under Federal Investigation for Campaign Finance Violations 3 TRoN33 Sep 2013 Sep 2013 3 2235

Call republicans in the House & tell them: tax the rich! 9 grannie4peace Nov 2012 Sep 2013 3 3626

Paul Ryan Tells Poor People to Blame President Obama 6 TRoN33 Jul 2013 Sep 2013 1 5208

Excuse me while I rant. and I mean rant. Thirty-Thousand.org, 13 BillyRibs May 2013 Jul 2013 16 6941

Why The House is so Deaf to us all. 7 BillyRibs Jun 2013 Jul 2013 2 3005

In a Reversal, Senate Intelligence Panel to Release Vote Tallies 2 appleannie1 Mar 2013 Jun 2013 3 2200

Sorry but I missed a lot of news today. Can anyone tell me if 4 Marie Marie Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 2509

Dumbest member of Congress 22 Dman292 Jan 2013 May 2013 7 7806

We still don't have a director at ATF 5 coljam Apr 2013 Apr 2013 5 2720

Mandatory Arbitration Purgatory Over 6 Years - Mossy Toyota Flood Car 0 JPerz Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 2107

Newly created Texas 36th Congressional Distict 1 Max4Congress Dec 2011 Mar 2013 1 2099

Could the simple art of negotiation fix the Washington mess? 1 Nasty Jack Feb 2013 Mar 2013 0 2314

Term Limits Now 6 lotsofsnowplease Feb 2013 Mar 2013 1 2858

I'm ashamed that Marsha Blackburn represents my state 14 obama2terms Jan 2013 Feb 2013 2 6104

LindaCollins11 0 LindaCollins11 Feb 2013 Feb 2013 0 1883

The US does have a spending problem, we have Congressional members obstructing instead 1 Thinkingabout Feb 2013 Feb 2013 0 1926

President Obama refuses to negotiate (rightfully so) over the debt ceiling with Congress. 3 dae Jan 2013 Jan 2013 5 2476

When You Elect Stupid Congresspeople This is What You Get 7 redstatebluegirl Jan 2013 Jan 2013 7 3102

The GOP's Latest Hostage 2 harpslay Dec 2012 Dec 2012 1 2492

Tell Congress to pass the Production Tax Credit for wind energy. 0 limpyhobbler Dec 2012 Dec 2012 1 1823

Received email from Rep John Culberson R-TX saying we have a spending problem and not revenue. 1 Thinkingabout Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 2300

How many Democrats did we end up with in the House? 4 BlueToTheBone Nov 2012 Nov 2012 0 3001

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House Dem. candidates collectively won the popular vote. 0 cyclezealot Nov 2012 Nov 2012 4 2162

#1 - "Too Big to Fail" 2 rablrouzer Nov 2012 Nov 2012 0 2758

Congress shall extend Medicare to all Americans 3 MrYikes Oct 2012 Oct 2012 4 2354

Montana Senate race is coming down to the wire 1 alp227 Oct 2012 Oct 2012 1 2814

Who is the face of the modern day tobacco lobby on Capitol Hill? 1 kgrandia Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 4369

BLOCK and BITCH 0 3feetofsnow Sep 2012 Sep 2012 3 1960

Money run religion 0 3feetofsnow Aug 2012 Aug 2012 2 1868

ENOUGH OF THE BULLSHIT ALREADY 5 3feetofsnow Aug 2012 Aug 2012 10 3923

Congress debates ‘Taxmageddon’ 7 alp227 Jul 2012 Aug 2012 1 4179

Horseshit vs Bullshit in Congress 0 3feetofsnow Jul 2012 Jul 2012 0 2141

Top Ten Reasons to Reject the House Farm Bill 3 limpyhobbler Jul 2012 Jul 2012 4 3099

Shifting Prospects for a New Farm Bill 1 BridgeTheGap Apr 2012 Jun 2012 1 2213

Ed, Chris, Rachell and Lawrence 4 tomkoop Jun 2012 Jun 2012 2 3130

Orange Man vs Mousey Man 5 tomkoop Jun 2012 Jun 2012 0 2986

NORMAN SOLOMAN FOR CONGRESS 1 Left Coast2020 Apr 2012 Apr 2012 3 2585

Panel Chosen to Discuss Viagra Distribution 4 AlbertCat Feb 2012 Apr 2012 6 3981

This message was self-deleted by its author 2 Horseman Apr 2012 Apr 2012 1 2550

This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Horseman Apr 2012 Apr 2012 0 1985

Congressional Investigation Warranted in U.S. Custoims 1 JohnDrakeMI6 Apr 2012 Apr 2012 0 3391

Ezra Klein: Paul Ryan’s budget plan betrays his own views on income inequality 0 alp227 Apr 2012 Apr 2012 0 2419

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