Bob Heffernan
@rvh55vt.bsky.social
Vermonter. Former U.S. Senate staffer, business owner, & association exec director. Gay. 🏳️🌈Author of 2 books. American Univ. BA journalism. Steered legislation 1977-1979 creating US Dept of Education. NIH & Yale medical research cured my stage 4 cancer.
… are more upset than ever. Members know they are going into the minority after the midterms.
“More explosive early resignations are coming. It’s a tinder box. Morale has never been lower. Mike Johnson will be stripped of his gavel and they will lose the majority before this term is out.” (More)
“More explosive early resignations are coming. It’s a tinder box. Morale has never been lower. Mike Johnson will be stripped of his gavel and they will lose the majority before this term is out.” (More)
November 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
… are more upset than ever. Members know they are going into the minority after the midterms.
“More explosive early resignations are coming. It’s a tinder box. Morale has never been lower. Mike Johnson will be stripped of his gavel and they will lose the majority before this term is out.” (More)
“More explosive early resignations are coming. It’s a tinder box. Morale has never been lower. Mike Johnson will be stripped of his gavel and they will lose the majority before this term is out.” (More)
… doves, rank and file. The arrogance of this White House team is off putting to members who are run roughshod and threatened. They don’t even allow little wins like announcing small grants or even responding from agencies. Now even the high profile, the regular rank and file random members (more)
November 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
… doves, rank and file. The arrogance of this White House team is off putting to members who are run roughshod and threatened. They don’t even allow little wins like announcing small grants or even responding from agencies. Now even the high profile, the regular rank and file random members (more)
… But the idea that Republicans could lose their majority this Congress is no longer far-fetched. If Johnson were to lose another House Republican in the middle of this term to retirement, death or illness, there’s a decent chance that the GOP can end up in the minority at some point in 2026.”
November 24, 2025 at 1:51 PM
… But the idea that Republicans could lose their majority this Congress is no longer far-fetched. If Johnson were to lose another House Republican in the middle of this term to retirement, death or illness, there’s a decent chance that the GOP can end up in the minority at some point in 2026.”
… are more upset than ever. Members know they are going into the minority after the midterms.
“More explosive early resignations are coming. It’s a tinder box. Morale has never been lower. Mike Johnson will be stripped of his gavel and they will lose the majority before this term is out.” (More)
“More explosive early resignations are coming. It’s a tinder box. Morale has never been lower. Mike Johnson will be stripped of his gavel and they will lose the majority before this term is out.” (More)
November 24, 2025 at 1:51 PM
… are more upset than ever. Members know they are going into the minority after the midterms.
“More explosive early resignations are coming. It’s a tinder box. Morale has never been lower. Mike Johnson will be stripped of his gavel and they will lose the majority before this term is out.” (More)
“More explosive early resignations are coming. It’s a tinder box. Morale has never been lower. Mike Johnson will be stripped of his gavel and they will lose the majority before this term is out.” (More)
… doves, rank and file. The arrogance of this White House team is off putting to members who are run roughshod and threatened. They don’t even allow little wins like announcing small grants or even responding from agencies. Not even the high profile, the regular rank and file random members (more)
November 24, 2025 at 1:51 PM
… doves, rank and file. The arrogance of this White House team is off putting to members who are run roughshod and threatened. They don’t even allow little wins like announcing small grants or even responding from agencies. Not even the high profile, the regular rank and file random members (more)
He’s your therapy after a trying day at work for the handsome doc 😉
November 23, 2025 at 3:04 AM
He’s your therapy after a trying day at work for the handsome doc 😉
Are there head imprints in the wall of his office?
November 22, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Are there head imprints in the wall of his office?
Expect one day soon Trump will call them “Decrees”, not “Executive Orders”.
November 20, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Expect one day soon Trump will call them “Decrees”, not “Executive Orders”.
Personal History by Katharine Graham.
November 19, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Personal History by Katharine Graham.
That is what mental illness looks like.
November 11, 2025 at 11:18 PM
That is what mental illness looks like.
Trump’s secret police.
November 10, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Trump’s secret police.
As a U.S. Senate staffer, I steered to passage in 1979 the legislation creating the U.S. Department of Education—with a salary in the lower $20,000s.
November 7, 2025 at 9:46 PM
As a U.S. Senate staffer, I steered to passage in 1979 the legislation creating the U.S. Department of Education—with a salary in the lower $20,000s.