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Boehner Calls Tanning Tax 'Attack on Orange Americans'

Andy Borowitz | Posted 12.22.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Borowitz Report, Health Care Reform, Tanning Beds, Andy Borowitz, John Ensign, John Boehner, Republicans, Comedy News

The Senate's efforts to introduce a tax on tanning beds hit a roadblock today as Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio) blasted the idea, calling it "a blatant attack on Orange Americans."

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Holiday Songfest: It's Another Ho-Ho-Horowitz Christmas!

Rick Horowitz | Posted 12.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Parody Songs, Mitch McConnell, Christmas Parodies, John Boehner, Investment Bankers, Balloon Boy, Olympia Snowe, Bankers, Congress, Holiday Songs, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Andy Warhol, Fame, Nobel Prize, Wall Street, Holiday Parodies, Bank Bailouts, Christmas Songs, Satire, Tiger Woods, Levi Johnston, Harry Reid, Joe Lieberman, Celebrity, Health Care, Holiday Season, Politics News

Jingle Bells // Sarah sells // Now she's got a book // Truth? Or lies? // While she tries and tries // To be worth a second look. // Oh, the weather outside is frightful // And the GOP is spiteful

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GOP Tactics: All Hail the (Loyal) Opposition!

Rick Horowitz | Posted 12.11.2009 | Politics

Just so you know: We're against it. We were against it before, and we're still against it. We thought it was a terrible idea when President Obama proposed it, and we still think it's a terrible idea.

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Pardoned White House Turkey Slays Nine

Andy Borowitz | Posted 11.26.2009 | Comedy

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In a potentially embarrassing situation for the Obama White House, a turkey pardoned by President Obama earlier this week went on a killing spree on Thanksgiving, killing nine.

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The Confidence Gap Between Democrats And Republicans

Susan J. Demas | Posted 11.18.2009 | Politics

Republicans have a well-oiled propaganda machine to facilitate the fantasy of strength and popularity. The message is always the same -- whether the GOP wins or loses, it always wins.

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How to Live on $0 a Day: Assuaging Rage, One Prick at a Time

Lesley Stern | Posted 11.12.2009 | Comedy

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If you're quivering with rage just thinking about Wall Street, it's time to take action. I've discovered a way to achieve a semblance of inner peace without therapists, tranquilizers or weapons.

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Republicans File Constitutional Amendment Limiting Bills to 5 Pages

Paul Abrams | Posted 11.11.2009 | Comedy

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The battle for the soul of the Republican Party is over. Conservatives and the moderate have come together behind a constitutional amendment that would prohibit Congress from passing any bill longer than five pages.

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Primary Image on Drudge Report While Soldiers Were Being Slaughtered at Fort Hood...

Martin Lewis | Posted 11.06.2009 | Media

Read More: Military Mentality, Mark Levin, Gun Culture, Fort Hood, Massacre, Seriously Bald Radio Hosts Who Try to Hide It Under Baseball Hats, John Ratzenberger, John Boehner, Military Fatigue, Assault Weapons, Gun Mentality, Sewage Workers, Matt Drudge, Military Training, Candidates With Sewer Experience, Military Fatigues, Jon Voight, Guns, Jesse Kelly, M16 Rifle, Michele Bachmann, Slaughter, Nidal Malik Hasan, Discharged Marines, Drudge Report, Washed-Up Actors, Fort Hood Shootings, Send a Warrior to Congress, Fake-Tan, Spray-on Tan, Fake Tan Politicians, Media News

With unwitting but impeccable timing, the sole banner advertisement prominently emblazoned on Drudge Thursday was the image of a discharged member of the military brandishing his M16 rifle.

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The Tea Party's Takeover Of The GOP

Mother Jones | Stephanie Mencimer | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Birthers, Tea Baggers, Tea Party Protests, Birther-Movement, John Boehner, Tea Party, Michele Bachmann, Tea Bagging, Politics News

You have to hand it to Michele Bachmann: She has succeeded in turning the GOP into one big Tea Party. This past weekend, the Minnesota Republican we...

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GOP Is Withering About His Dithering

Rick Horowitz | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Obama and Afghanistan, Obama and Republicans, John Boehner, George W. Bush, Dithering, War of Choice, Donald Rumsfeld, Iraq, Barack Obama, Obama Administration, Dick Cheney, Cheney and Dithering, Obama and Gop, Fox News, War of Necessity, Politics News

If you look before you leap / And worry that you're in too deep / If flag-draped coffins cost you sleep / You're "dithering."

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Boehner's Big Gift to the Drug Industry

Joanne Doroshow | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bob Herbert, Health Care Reform, Medical Errors, Tort Reform, Drug Industry, John Boehner, Medical Malpractice, Transparency, Politics News

It's always fun to see what politicians try to bury in fine print. Take, for example, the several hundred-page House Republican health care bill introduced by Mr. Boehner Of Ohio.

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Boehner's Health Care Bill At Odds With Pre-Existing GOP Positions

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics

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The health legislation authored by House Republicans and set to be unveiled in the next few days reportedly would not prevent health insurance compan...

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Boehner Regrets Scozzafava Support In NY Race

AP | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — The House Republican leader says he regrets that he and other members of his party spent time and money supporting the GOP nominee ...

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FACT CHECK: GOP Math Suspect In Stimulus Debate

AP | CALVIN WOODWARD | Posted 11.02.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Beware the math. Some Republican lawmakers critical of President Barack Obama's stimulus package are using grade-school arithmetic ...

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Pop Quiz: Under Reagan, What Was Peak Unemployment, How Long Before It Began Declining?

Paul Abrams | Posted 11.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Tobacco Industry, Stimulus, Ronald Reagan, John Boehner, Barack Obama, Unemployment Rates, Tax Cuts, Politics News

As good students of history, you recognize that Reagan did not inherit the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. And tax rates today are already 14% lower than Reagan's 1981 tax cut.

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Boehner On Lack Of GOP Health Care Bill: We Have 8 Or 9 Ideas

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.01.2009 | Politics

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The Republican Minority Leader in the House was pushed on Sunday to explain just why the party had not introduced a counter-proposal to Democrat-led e...

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Frank Rich On Scozzafava Fallout: The GOP Stalinists Invade Upstate New York

New York Times | FRANK RICH | Posted 10.31.2009 | Politics

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Barack Obama's most devilish political move since the 2008 campaign was to appoint a Republican congressman from upstate New York as secretary of the ...

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John Boehner Whines About Having To Read Health Care Bill (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.30.2009 | Politics

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Just who the hell obligated Boehner and his colleagues to read laws, anyway? Some group of "voters" in a "congressional district" or something? It's crazy.

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John Boehner Fumbles On GOP Health Care Plan

Think Progress | Faiz Shakir | Posted 10.29.2009 | Politics

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Republicans have been insisting for months that Democrats are shoving a secret bill down the throats of the American public. The health reform legisla...

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GOP Health Care Website Fails To Mention Senior Citizens

Think Progress | Victor Zapanta | Posted 10.29.2009 | Politics

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House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) and House Republican Conference Chairman Mike Pence (R-IN) held a press conference today to explain why prog...

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Small Group Now Leads Closed-Door Health Care Reform Negotiations

Washington Post | Perry Bacon Jr. | Posted 10.18.2009 | Politics

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Three senators are working on the bill behind closed doors. Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) sits at the head of a wooden table at hi...

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Boehner Hate Crimes Position: Sexual Orientation A Choice But Religion Isn't

CBS News | Brian Montopoli | Posted 10.14.2009 | Politics

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Last week, House Republican Leader John Boehner objected to House passage of a bill that would expand hate crime laws and make it a federal crime to a...

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What Olympia Snowe's Support Could Mean

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 10.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Michael Steele, Rush Limbaugh, Public Option, Senate Health Committee, Senate Finance Committee, John Boehner, Progressives, Democratic Party, Bipartisan, Sarah Palin, Senate, Joe Wilson, Health Care Reform, Senator Olympia Snowe, Bipartisanship, Socialism, Health Care, Republican Party, Politics News

By supporting a moderate bill in committee, Snowe has made the GOP, or at least part of it, relevant again; succeeding where Michael Steele, John Boehner, Joe Wilson, Rush Limbaugh and others have failed.

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The Boehn of My Existence

Alfred Gingold | Posted 10.12.2009 | New York

Read More: Friends of John Boehner, Congress, Democrat Party, Survey Questionnaires, John Boehner, New York, Brooklyn, New York News

I am a registered Democrat in New York. John Boehner is the extremely Republican House minority leader, represents Ohio, has a year-round tan and smokes. You see why I was surprised to hear from his people.

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