American Politics Thread 2014

http://pando.com/2014/12/18/the-war-nerd-more-proof-the-us-defense-industry-has-nothing-to-do-with-defending-america/

yeah that was good, you can tell he's really pissed off there

House to be down one piece of shit

http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/29/politics/michael-grimm-to-resign-soon/

and wait for the majority whip to twist in the wind

How will they ever replace him

I take special pleasure in Grimm's downfall because his purported health-food restaurant where he was paying people off the books once screwed up my order three times in a night, after I argued with him on the phone about it

Some things never change:

Senator Mike Lee, Republican of Utah, proposes a new $2,500 tax credit for families with children. But the most popular conservative idea for boosting incomes is overhauling corporate taxation. Mr. Obama has embraced that goal if Congress closes enough loopholes while lowering the 35 percent top rate to ensure the government will not lose revenue.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/30/us/politics/for-solution-to-income-stagnation-republicans-and-democrats-revise-their-playbooks.html?_r=0

How are any play books being revised here

speaking of, the new GOP senators-elect did their party crowd by voting to eliminate the food stamps program.

http://www.politico.com/story/2014/12/john-mccain-arizona-tea-party-113849.html

McCain reminds upstarts that he knew how to be an asshole before they did. Kinda love this story a lot

WASHINGTON — James Risen, a New York Times reporter, will not be called to testify at a leak trial, lawyers said Monday, ending a seven-year legal fight over whether he could be forced to identify his confidential sources.

The Justice Department said in court filings that it would not call Mr. Risen to testify at the trial of Jeffrey Sterling, a former C.I.A. officer charged with providing him details about a botched operatio