Tag Archives: House of Representatives

Has Voldemort Cursed the GOP?

By Robin Bates | Published: October 24, 2023

What is causing such instability when Republicans attempt to choose a Speaker? Harry Potter may have the answer.

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A GOP Version of Chekhov’s Gun

By Robin Bates | Published: September 21, 2023

A pundit invokes Chekhov’s gun in covering the GOP impasse that may shut down the government.

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Satanic Fury from the Freedom Caucus

By Robin Bates | Published: October 13, 2015

The Freedom Caucus in the House of Representatives has been behaving like Satan in “Paradise Lost.” They would be advised to see what happens to Milton’s anti-hero.

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Boehner’s Monkey and Ellison’s Sambo

By Robin Bates | Published: October 11, 2015

Speaker John Boehner may keep a wind-up monkey to express how he feels jerked around by the rightwing Freedom Caucus, which prompted him to resign. There is a similar puppet in Ralph Ellison’s “Invisible Man,” also signifying emasculation and humiliation.

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