The only reason that Hagel was blocked yesterday was because McCain changed his mind. He was the “one more senator needed to vote for cloture to clear yesterday’s procedural hurdle.” WHAT’S THE LINK BETWEEN HAGEL AND BENGHAZI FirstRead writes, “Benghazi has become a catch-all Republican fallback, with McCain and Lindsey...
White House press secretary Jay Carney said Monday that Obama no longer supports raising the eligibility age for Medicare from 65 to 67. The Washington Post’s Ezra Klein writes that the shift is not terribly surprising, considering that there is evidence to suggest that the hike is not all that...
THE VALENTINE’S DAY FILIBUSTER…OR WAS IT FirstRead writes, “Safe to say, there was little love in the U.S. Senate yesterday on Valentine’s Day. Senate Republicans used a filibuster to temporarily block Chuck Hagel’s nomination to head the Pentagon -- the first time a filibuster had ever been used against a...
The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 established a minimum hourly wage for covered, nonexempt employees. It was $0.25 back then, and it is $7.25 right now, which is where it’s been since 2009, when a third consecutive annual raise kicked in. Before 2007, the federal minimum wage stood at...
WATER BOTTLE MOMENT From the WashPost, “The job of responding to the State of the Union address is a thankless task…. At worst, the responder looks like he’s taped a hostage video. Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal still hasn’t recovered from his much mocked response in 2009.” Fox News Latino wrote,...
FirstRead notes that, “President Obama laid out nearly two dozen proposals, … but his speech was met by a brick wall of Republican opposition. … “Following four years of this president's unwillingness to challenge liberal dogma, we got more of the same,” McConnell said. That echoed House Speaker John Boehner’s...
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