Recent content by imreallyperplexed

The passage that you are upset about was quoted straight out of Wikipedia. If you don't like the assertion, take it up with Wikipedia. As to your calling me an ignoramus, I would say that that is definitely a case of the pot calling the kettle black. You simply do not have a clue. (Try...

Connie, The powers of the Senate Majority Leader and the Speaker are not equivalent. The Speaker - formally - has a great deal more power. Responsibilities of Majority and Minority Leaders Responsibilities of the Speaker of the House More to the point, if Tip O'Neill had operated...

But he doesn't have a rule that says that effectively says that he will kowtow to a liberal minority in the Democratic Party like Boehner bootlicks the tea party caucus. And, in fact, Reid doesn't do that. No hypocrisy invollved my friend. The Democrats are capable of more genuine...

What evidence do you have that the same thing is going on in the Senate? Please provide a source. (The fact is that a plan could pass in the House with a majority of Democrats and a minority of Republicans. Boehner will not allow that. A similar plan could pass the Senate.)

Evidence? What evidence do you have that Harry Reid does the same thing? I provided documentation and a source. Do you have a source? The fact is that if Boehner would allow the basic Obama plan to be presented to the House that it would pass in the House with a majority of Democrats and...

All I can say is that your track record for making correct predictions is pretty dismal. When Texas goes purple, where will you move?

Well, I suspect that Ted Cruz - if he remains hardline - may well go the way of Allen West. It won't be your old Texas anymore Jack. We'll see.

Jack, As several have told you, even Texas is going purple on its way to blue. It may not be long before you have a Senator Castro or a Governor Castro (or both). Good luck!

DC, You clearly do not have a clue as to what you are talking about. The Hastert Rule has NOTHING to do with the filibuster and the Hastert Rule was not in use in the 1950s in the House of Representatives.

It has been commonplace for folks to complain about the abuse of the filibuster rules in the Senate for quite awhile. It is only recently- with the difficulties that John Boehner has had with the House Republicans over the fiscal cliff - that what is known as the Hastert rule (after the former...

LeRoy, I agree that the Seahawks would face a very challenging path to the Superbowl if the Niners beat Arizona. The odds certainly point against the Seahawks making it to the Superbowl under those circumstances. So, I will modify my prediction a little bit. I do think that Denver will get...

And it's going to get worse. Israel's friends need to understand that the center-left in Israel is dying. The Israeli election in January will bring to power Israeli rightists who never spoke at your local Israel Bonds dinner. These are people who want to annex the West Bank. Bibi Netanyahu is a...

Another Dagwood sandwich (full of baloney) courtesy of DC. As usual.

MrB, I think that you would benefit from a bowl of well-spiked eggnog. (BTW, are you perchance related to the Grinch?)

Will he sleigh off the fiscal cliff? Inquiring minds want to know. Happy holidays to everyone. (Bill O'Reilly and the "War on X-mas" bullies can't push me around!)