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GOP Congressman: Scozzafava ‘Has to Win’

By | 10.21.09 | 4:41 pm

I ran into Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (R-Mich.), the fourth-ranking member of the House Republican leadership, before this morning’s Big Government press conference — he had intended to speak, but had to run out early. McCotter is one of the relatively few House Republicans who’s come out for More…

Michigan GOP Congressman Supports Health Care Tax Credit … for Pets

By | 08.07.09 | 10:20 am

Nice catch by Todd Heywood of The Michigan Messenger:

U.S. Rep. Thaddeus McCotter [R-Mich.], has introduced legislation to create a tax deduction for pet owners’ expenses related to their pets.

According to the pet industry trade magazine, Pet Product News, McCotter, a Livonia Republican, introduced the legislation July 31 in

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GOP Sees Opportunity With White Voters After Gates Saga

By | 08.07.09 | 6:00 am

Two weeks after President Obama said that Cambridge, Mass., police had “acted stupidly” by arresting Harvard University Prof. Henry Louis Gates for arguing with them inside his home, Republicans are still taking stock of their unexpected political gift.

A Pew Research poll released on July More…

‘Birther Queen’ Orly Taitz Still Racking Up Facebook Friends, Like Michele Bachmann

By | 07.31.09 | 11:56 am

Orly Taitz, the “birther” attorney who gained a sort of official movement leadership status with this week’s appearence on “The Colbert Report,” is bragging that Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (R-Mich.), and seven other members of Congress have accepted her friend requests on Facebook. Other new digital More…

A Few Conflicts of Interest?

By | 06.11.09 | 11:48 am

Earlier this week, Legistorm discovered that the House Clerk’s Office had posted lawmakers’ latest financial disclosure forms — scheduled for release Friday — a few days early. The Washington Post dug through the records yesterday to find that some of the top cheerleaders for the $700 billion Wall More…

McCotter: Stimulus Bill Wasn’t Socialist Enough

By | 02.24.09 | 1:52 pm

We’ve heard plenty of grumbling from Republicans about how they couldn’t support the recently passed economic stimulus package because “it’s a spending bill, not a stimulus bill.” What you don’t hear frequently is a Republican claiming he opposed the measure because it was too small.

Enter Rep. Thaddeus McCotter More…