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September 1, 2013

Syrian Crisis : ‘Texas Ted’ Cruz Criticism Of Obama For Not Calling An Emergency Session Of Congress Is Hypocrisy On Stilts

Cruz misrepresents Congress’s culpability vis-à-vis not re-convening in Washington, D.C., before the end of its adjournment on September 9, 2013. He does so for inexcusable political reasons given the national security context. Here’s why . . .

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August 30, 2013

Congress, Call YOURSELF Back Into Session! You Can, And You Know It!

Congress may indeed, and by its own bicameral agreement, call itself back into session at any time during its recess under the terms of section two of the conditional adjournment. This is nothing new either. The conditional adjournment language in various forms has a long history.

Dr. Obama's surgical instruments for Syrian airstrikes

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August 30, 2013

Proposed Syrian Airstrikes – Dr. Obama, Chain Saw Surgeon, Prognosis Deadly

Michael Matthew Bloomer, August 30, 2013 Military analysts and Syrian intervention cheerleaders maintain that limited air strikes will suffice to “degrade” Syria’s chemical weapons capabilities. Senator John McCain, as always, is among those cheerleaders....

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August 10, 2013

How Might House GOP Congressloons Who Want To Defund Obamacare Have Advised Gottleib Daimler About ‘Horseless Carriages’

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July 4, 2013

Snapshot Series : July 4th 2013, Sequester Style

What will the budget sequester bring to the 2013 Fourth of July D.C. fireworks?

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June 29, 2013

After Senate Passes Its Immigration Plan, House Congressloons On Deck To FLOAT Their Own

After Senate Passes Its Immigration Plan House Congressloons Vow To Float Their Own

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June 25, 2013

Snapshot Series : Supreme Court Shelby v. Holder Decision Leaves Voting Rights Staggering

Supreme Court Shelby v. Holder Decision Leaves Voting Rights Staggering

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June 6, 2013

Nearly Former Congresswoman Michele Bachmann Bagged By HUGE Entertainment Conglomerate

Bachmann will have the Marvel moniker Bachmahntu [Bahch-mahn-TOO], and portray the founding member of a new Marvel group, the Humbuggernaut Crew.

The crew will eventually grow to twenty-five or more failed, disreputable, berserk, or failed, disreputable and berserk legislators from far-flung black holes. According to Mr. Perlmutter, as a consequence of their knee-jerk lying, unapologetic pandering, craven self-interest, and clinically berserk legislative hijinks, Humbuggernaut Crew members become so toxic to their civilizations they are permanently exiled, forced to roam multi-universes seeking new life forms to mercilessly humbug and deceive. With this universe-wide voting constituency Humbuggernauts aim to establish galactic legislative dominance where all enacted laws will benefit Humbuggernauts alone.

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May 21, 2013

Senator Coburn To Demand Budget Offsets For His Own State’s Disaster Relief, Moore Resident Conservative Congressman Tom Cole Will Beg to Differ

Michael Matthew Bloomer, May 21, 2013 Yesterday, President Obama declared Oklahoma a disaster area thereby making federal funding available to affected individuals in Cleveland, Lincoln, McClain, Oklahoma, and Pottawatomie counties. FEMA immediately followed the declaration...