there s one thing we ve learned about the tea party congress is it s not very good at governing. it s not even very good at delivering on its main promises to its supporters. and you re here because now is the single best time we have to defund obamacare. what it is good at is screwing with people s lives and delivering victories to the tiny subset of ideological case in point, the war to preserve the incandescent light bulb. oh, you haven t heard of this? you re missing out. are you capable of picking out your own light bulb? but the bill does one thing. it controls the type of light bulbs that all americans must use throughout our fruited plains. but you don t favor a woman or a man s right to choose what kind of light bulb, what kind of
so just who is freedom industries? they say they were formed in 1986, though filings indicate it was founded in 1992. it has only existed in its current form for two weeks after a complex merger with three other companies. thank you very much. this is the guy who has been speaking for the company. gary southern, identified as freedom industries president. look, guys, it has been an extremely long day. i m having a hard trouble talking at the moment. i would appreciate it if we could wrap this thing up. but freedom industries website lists a different man, dennis farrell, as the company s president. we haven t heard from farrell but the woman who is his girlfriend offered a defense of the company on her facebook page the day after the spill. i m not asking for anyone s sympathy, but a little empathy wouldn t hurt, she wrote.
0 chris christie emerged from superstorm sandy more politically powerful than ever. he was seen as tough talking truth teller who embraced the president and took on his own party on behalf of the suffering people in his state. there s only one group to blame for the continued suffering of these innocent victims. the house majority and their speaker, john boehner. while christie was coining his image as the one politician who can get things done, he was getting more than just a pr boost. he was working to get $25 billion in federal money to hand out in his state. beginning in an election year. it was no secret that christie wanted to win re-election with a big number. i m happy to admit that i was trying to run up the score. that s what you do in a political campaign. well, handing out hundreds of millions of dollars in your state during an election with almost no legislative oversight will help you win re-election in your blue state by 22 points. today jersey democrats announ