Josh Benner

Tag: congress

  • Jon Stewart rips into congress. Shows some issues still transcend party lines

    In a testimony that has gone viral this week, comedian Jon Stewart blasted the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday for the absence of many members regarding a hearing for the continuation of a fund for 9/11 first responders. In the testimony, Stewart points out that many 9/11 first responders (who are not ailing from 9/11…

  • Election day: politics matter but not as much as we think

    Another election day. A day when millions of Americans will breathe a sigh of relief and think “Ok, maybe it’ll be ok,” and where millions of other Americans will be despondent and thinking “It’s over. This was our last chance.” It’s utter nonsense. Certainly, this stuff matters. But it’s not all that matters. Political ads…

  • Pro-life: compromise vs practicality

    Matt Walsh wrote an interesting piece for the DailyWire today. He was comparing the gun rights advocates to the pro-life movement. Walsh argues that the pro-life movement could learn from the gun rights advocates. The gun rights movement has a different attitude. They won’t give an inch. Ever. At all. They treat even the most…

  • Eric Cantor’s humiliating defeat

    Eric Cantor lost today. Pretty remarkable given his name recognition, given the fact that he is the house majority leader, given the fact that the congressional system is already setup to benefit incumbents, given the fact that he had the GOP machine backing him, given the fact that he outspent his challenger 5:1. Yet, he…