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Updates: John Boehner was relected, but just barely. It looked for a short while like he may not make it, but once it became clear he would get a majority of those voting, some "conservatives" who had not voted when first called decided...

The horror unfolding in Syria of late has been truly shocking. Tens of thousands of Syrians have died in an increasingly bloody civil war. The situation in Syria has become even more appalling lately, and one wonders if a bloodbath on the scale of Rwanda is possible, particularly...

Despite the large scale and outspoken dissatisfaction by many Republican lawmakers of Speaker Boehner following the fiscal cliff vote, most are in agreement that his speakership is not going to be legitimately threatened today. That being said, today's vote may not necessarily be the smooth sailing...

Bringing you another tale of citizen insurrection on the streets of Chicago, after our city, the most gun-controlled in the nation, ended the year with 532 murders. This time, at a meeting to discuss housing foreclosures and the corrupt system of redevelopment contracts, local grassroots...

What an embarrassment. To say that Republicans in Congress folded like a cheap suit is an insult to cheap suits. The "fiscal cliff" was mishandled from day one.  There was a lack of strategy and the tactics could not make up for that. To borrow Kurt Schlichter's phrase: a...

Coming up very soon.  Doesn't seem like much doubt will pass. The bill passed 257-167. Boehner and Ryan voted for it. Cantor and McCarthy against. John Boehner is a yes vote for the deal.— Jim Antle (@jimantle) January 2, 2013 The Bush tax cuts lapsed at...

No one can type as fast as Twitter, so I'm embedding my Twitter "fiscal cliff" feed below. The big news this afternoon is that House Majority Leader Eric Cantor apparently is opposing the Senate bill in its current form. Senate Democrats are saying they will not take up...

One of the best aspects about the SoCal Tax Revolt Coalition is that we are a true mixture of Republicans, Libertarians, Independent Conservatives...

We have seen this movie before. A contrived crisis causes a rush to a vote before any legislator or the public has time to read and understand a bill which will have a profound effect on the nation for years if not decades. That's what happened...