Republicans’ continue to put fear into the nation’s mind about extending the unemployment extensions for 1.2 million Americans that have lost their jobs and have their heads on the chopping block this week based on false numbers.
When BP CEO Tony Hayward went before Congress and refused to answer questions asked by both Democratic and Republican members, you had to wonder whether we were finally going to see some bipartisanship. When Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, blasted President Obama for his “shakedown” of BP, we got a good example of what ails the Republican Party.
In Texas, politics have played an important part in recent years as there is a large amount of support for both the political parties present in the United States government. Before 1990, the Democratic Party used to be the dominant force in the region but its popularity has waned in recent years along with an increase in the following of the Republican Party to the point that, after the 2008 elections, they hold all of the state offices in Texas and also have a majority among the members of the Texas congressional delegation.