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The Only Sin That Republicans Can’t Forgive

October 4, 2023 Republicans, Only, Can't, Forgive0 comment

The fall of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy today demonstrated again that the one sin that cannot be forgiven in the modern Republican Party is being seen as failing to fight the Democratic agenda by any means necessary. Of all the accusations that could be leveled against McCarthy, the notion that he was insufficiently committed to battling Democrats would not seem high on the list. As the GOP minority leader in the previous Congress, McCarthy voted to reject the 2020 election results in two key states and tried to impede the…

Trump Isn’t Only One Facing Double Standards of Justice

April 7, 2023 Justice, Only, Facing, standards, Double, Trump, Isn't0 comment

It’s not just Donald Trump who is experiencing two standards of justice in America these days. In a monologue last week, Tucker Carlson highlighted other examples of a judicial double standard. He referred to the case of Douglass Mackey, who posted a satirical meme about voting by text message and is now facing up to 10 years in prison after being convicted by a New York state jury. Then he noted Kristina Wong, who similarly posted a meme about texting your vote, and yet has faced no legal consequences. …

Leftist Anti-Trump ‘Doonesbury’ Cartoonist Finally Takes on a Biden—But Only Very Gently

February 2, 2023 Cartoonist, Biden—But, Gently, Takes, Only, very, finally, Leftist, antiTrump, ‘Doonesbury’0 comment

Back in early August, fully 18 months into the presidency of Democrat Joe Biden, we noted with curiosity how the liberal newspaper editorial cartoon “Doonesbury” still had not even mentioned Biden, much less ridiculed or lampooned anything about his administration. That was despite the president’s numerous lies and innumerable speaking gaffes, and in spite of his many policy failures—especially the abrupt military pullout from Afghanistan that gifted the Taliban with $ 80 billion in armaments, the economic policies fueling skyrocketing inflation and leaving Americans poorer, or his open-borders policies allowing…

Speaker in Name Only

January 9, 2023 Only, Speaker, Name0 comment

Having at long last put down a rebellion from within his party, Kevin McCarthy is now House speaker. He finally has the gavel he’s long coveted, but the job he secured after 14 consecutive drubbings is not the one he envisioned. Last night, he suffered one more indignity to get it, perhaps the most stunning in a week’s worth of humiliations. McCarthy had to literally beg his most hated Republican foe, Representative Matt Gaetz of Florida, for the deciding vote, and a fight nearly broke out on the House floor.…

You’re not the only one squinting to understand what’s happening on Capitol Hill

November 14, 2022 Hill, Only, What's, You're, capitol, Happening, Understand, squinting0 comment

Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on Apple Podcasts or PodcastOne. The duck is officially lame with apologies to our real life feathered friends, the 117th Congress. At least the House will be back in session this week and casting votes. For a look at what remains before the arrival of the 118th Congress, the Federal Drive with Tom Temin turned to Bloomberg Government Deputy News Director Loren Duggan. Interview transcript: Tom Temin: And this really is one of those kind of special…

Only 35% vaccinated Americans have sought boosters, despite Biden’s omicron warnings

January 8, 2022 Only, Americans, despite, Biden's, warnings, sought, vaccinated, Omicron, boosters0 comment

Nearly two in three vaccinated Americans haven’t received a COVID-19 booster despite President Biden’s repeated push to shore up waning protection and fend off the omicron variant that’s blanketed the country, raising questions about public enthusiasm for more shots. About 73 million people, or 35% of the 207 million people … The Washington Times stories: White House