Harry Reid taps Elizabeth Warren as envoy to liberal groups Senate Democrats are enlisting progressive firebrand Elizabeth Warren to be a member of their leadership team, likely to serve as a liaison to liberal groups. Harry Reid, the incoming Senate minority leader, is engaged in private talks with the Massachusetts freshman to create a special leadership post for the former Harvard professor, according to several people familiar with the matter. In the new position, Warren is expected to serve as a go between to liberal groups to ensure their voice is part of the leadership’s private deliberations, a source said. She would be part of the messaging and policy team. Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2014/...d-senate-leadership-112847.html#ixzz3Iy1cpl2h
Even at the county level it makes me want to scream. Can only imagine what it is like at the national level.
Adopting a fighting crazy (Tea Party) with crazy (extreme liberal groups) strategy. Apparently crazy works.
R's seem to have figured out that crazy does not work. The folks that the R's put up for election and who won were not tea party types.
DEMOCRATIC LOUISIANA SEN. MARY LANDRIEU DEFEATED With Cassidy's victory, Republicans will hold 54 seats when the Senate convenes in January, nine more than they have now. Republican victories in two Louisiana House districts Saturday - including the seat Cassidy now holds - ensure at least 246 seats, compared to 188 for Democrats, the largest GOP advantage since the Truman administration after World War II.
There are no core differences between the leaders of both parties in congress. They continue to fund agendas against the will of the people with complete disregard to any true austerity measures. Boehner and McConnell are true pieces of shit.
