American Politics Today

Angry at government, voters may revolt in November, survey shows

The latest New York Times/CBS News poll focusing on Tea Party supporters found most of them very angry

Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann took to the floor of the House of Representatives on Tuesday to call out the "gangster government." She also likened America to the sinking Titanic. The low of the low of right wing demagoguery. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/10/bachmann-gangster-governm_n_213847.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thR-lVuztIY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_pN2IPAw6E&feature=related http://www.politico.com/blogs/glennthrush/0609/Bachmann_bemoans_gangster_government.html

Max Baucus The Continuing Extension Act of 2010 passed the Senate Thursday by a vote of 59 to 38, and will be sent to the House for consideration. “Families in Montana and across the country are still struggling to get by, and we can’t leave them behind,” said Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., who introduced the bill. “We have a responsibility to make sure out-of-work Americans can still access the vital safety-net programs they need to keep a roof over their heads and food on the table while Congress works to pass a longer-term solution and create the jobs that will get our economy moving again.” The continuing Extension Act of 2010 would extend federal unemployment programs retroactively, including the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Program, through June 2, 2010. It also would extend eligibility for a 65 percent subsidy for COBRA premiums through May 31, 2010 and provide transition relief for individuals who lost their jobs between March 31, 2010 and the dat

In a high profile address before thousands of conservative activists at the Southern Republican Leadership Conference Friday, Sarah Palin attacked the Obama administration for its energy policy, mocked the media and liberals for suggesting she is inciting violence and hit back at the president's criticism of her knowledge on nuclear issues. Now, the president, with all the vast nuclear experience that he acquired as a community organizer, as a part-time senator, and as a full-time candidate, all that experience, still no accomplishment to date with North Korea and Iran. Read more: http://swampland.blogs.time.com/2010/04/09/sarah-palin-snaps-back-at-president-obamas-nuclear-dis/#ixzz0kiuLIE7G http://www.thefoxnation.com/obama-vs-palin/2010/04/09/palin-goes-nuclear-community-organizer-mocks-obama-doctrine http://suzyrice.com/2010/04/sarah-palin-confronts-barack-obama-nuclear-organizer/ http://swampland.blogs.time.com/2010/04/09/sarah-palin-snaps-back-at-president-obamas-nuclear-dis/