Republicans and Democrats are thatfar apart from an agreement that will set the country back on course for the next ‘dust up’ in Congress. “We need to ‘put this one to bed’ so we can be ready to fight about the next issue” said Ted Cruz, “And there are plenty out there. For example, children […]
‘When harry met Mitchie’
Let’s go behind the scenes of those so called ‘meetings’ about the shut down in the latest installment of ‘When Harry met Mitchie”. Do they have kind words for each other? Would the Hatfields kiss the McCoys? Senate Majority leader Harry Reid, “I’m optimistic about the prospect for a positive conclusion if I can get […]
Joe’s Hospital and Diner, the diner with the ‘Big Red Cross’.
The 40th attempt at gutting or eliminating the Affordable Care Act by the Tea Party (Motto: We won’t stop until the Federal Government is smaller than our brains) is not working. Neither is Congress. The 213th Congress is on track to becoming the least productive legislative body in our history. What can we do? Meet […]
Longest serving Congressman reminisces about ‘good old days’
John Dingell Jr. the ‘Queen Elizabeth of Congress’ because of a penchant for wearing elaborate royal gowns on State occasions, became the longest serving Congressman in history with the completion of his 20,997th day on the job. That works out metrically to 247 years and 6 months. To high school students that’s almost as long […]