Mike Pence takes stimulus hypocrisy to a new level
Back in February, Representative Mike Pence issued a statement: One year later, one thing is clear: the stimulus bill has failed. One year later, not one net job has been created as unemployment rose from 7.6 percent to nearly 10…
Indiana GOP delegation prioritizes tax loopholes over 9/11 heroes
Last night, the House failed to pass the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act. The bill needed a 2/3 majority to pass, but the final vote was 255-159. Indiana’s Congressional delegation split their votes along party lines: Carson, Donnelly,…
Mike Pence lies about tax increases
At a press conference earlier this week, Rep. Mike Pence decided to push the latest GOP talking point on taxes: “The American people deserve to know that, should Democrats get their way, every income tax bracket will increase on January…
Even Fox News rejects Mike Pence’s claims on Gulf oil spill
Hoosier Congressman Mike Pence took to the floor of the House of Representatives to demand an investigation into what happened on April 20, 2010. But he’s not interested in what caused the Deep Horizon oil rig to explode – he…
Mike Pence schooled by David Gregory on national television
On Sunday’s Meet the Press, host David Gregory interrupted Rep. Mike Pence’s rant about immigration to point out that it was Republicans who killed immigration reform in 2007. Seriously, how inane do your talking points have to be for Dancing…
Hoosier Republicans Voted to Kill Medicare
Starting in August, the GOP apparently – and suddenly – became stalwart defenders of Medicare. Republican chairman Michael Steele unveiled a new “Seniors Bill of Rights”, vowing to protect Medicare from cuts during the health reform debate. Indiana’s Mike Pence…
Mike Pence is the Worst Person in the World
According to Countdown’s Keith Olbermann, at least, Mike Pence was the worst person in the world on Friday, September 4, 2009. In a meeting with constituents, ostensibly about healthcare, Mike Pence thanked a woman for comparing proponents of healthcare reform…
GOP Delegation Propagating Cap & Trade Lie
As reverentandfree pointed out in an earlier diary, Mike Pence is traveling around the country spreading lies (or, in reverentandfree’s gentler terms, “discredited claims”) about the costs of Cap & Trade legislation. However, the problem isn’t limited to Rep. Pence,…
Pence bumped from RNC speaking spot
Indiana Republican Mike Pence was bumped from his speaking spot at the RNC today. Despite Pence’s statement, it appears he was bumped to make way for Rudy Giuliani and Michael Steele, who were originally scheduled to speak on Tuesday: “While…
