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  • Romney Calls Santorum the ‘D’ Word

    Romney Calls Santorum the 'D' Word

    Mitt Romney believes that his best line of attack is making the claim that he has not spent a moment as a D.C. politician while his two main opponents, Newt ...

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  • Holy Rick Santorum, Batman!

    Holy Rick Santorum, Batman!

    No two ways about it, Rick Santorum had a good night. Not only did he sweep Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri but he also got off the best line of the ...

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  • “We the Rich…”

    We the Rich...

    Few would argue the fact that Citizens United has been a major player in the Republican primary...and many if not most would concede that none of it has been healthy ...

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  • A Romney Victory Is Ensured With Trump’s Endorsement ()

    A Romney Victory Is Ensured With Trump's Endorsement ()

    As if you needed another reason to not vote Romney. Celebrity business magnate Donald Trump endorsed Mitt Romney for president Thursday, telling reporters he will not mount an independent campaign if ...

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  • Why I Love Newt Gingrich

    Why I Love Newt Gingrich

    In a perfect world, the Republican contest to find a nominee to face Barack Obama would go on forever...or at least until August. You cannot attach a number to the ...

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  • Republican Cannibalism

    Republican Cannibalism

    I suspect there are a ton of conservatives secretly agreeing with Begala and while it's too early in the game for Dems to get cocky, it's difficult to not smile ...

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  • Romney Hood

    Romney Hood

    One of our readers sent me an email with an idea for an illustration - Mitt Romney as Romney Hood. I thought it was brilliant and came up with the ...

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  • Why Do People Take an Instant Dislike To Newt Gingrich?

    Why Do People Take an Instant Dislike To Newt Gingrich?

    Quotes don't get much better than this one by Bob Dole. "Why do people take such an instant dislike to me?" asked a perplexed Gingrich, to whom Dole bluntly ...

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  • Gingrich Takes A Thrashing

    Gingrich Takes A Thrashing

    After the beating Gingrich took last night, it's hard to imagine under what scenario he can make a comeback.  Florida is going to Romney and for Gingrich to regain the ...

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  • SOTU

    SOTU

    There's a lot out there on the President's SOTU, so I'll keep my thoughts short and sweet. The speech did what it had to do which was target liberals and independents ...

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  • Just Another GOP Debate

    Just Another GOP Debate

    The highlights from last night's debate. - Newt Gingrich can't wait to become president so he can revisit the early 60s and overthrow Castro in Cuba. War, baby, war. - Santorum, who ...

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  • No More Mister Nice Guy for Mitt Romney

    No More Mister Nice Guy for Mitt Romney

    It appears that the South Carolina verdict is forcing Romney to start taking Gingrich seriously. “We’re not choosing a talk show host, we’re choosing a leader,” Romney said, saying that their ...

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  • Mike Huckabee Solidifies His Birther Creds

    Mike Huckabee Solidifies His Birther Creds

    Mike Huckabee offers advice to Mitt Romney concerning his unreleased tax returns. Let him [Romney] make this challenge: "I'll release my tax returns when Barack Obama releases his college transcripts and ...

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  • Late Night Political Humor

    Late Night Political Humor

    Via Political Humor... "Mitt Romney is coming under fire because even though he is a multimillionaire, he only paid 15 percent in taxes. That's not a tax, that's barely a tip." ...

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  • The Last Word On Jon Huntsman

    The Last Word On Jon Huntsman

    Good line. My guess is that after Romney fails to beat Obama in the general, Huntsman will be back in 2016.  The most electable guy in the field and he could ...

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  • Does Romney Urinate Straight Down His Leg?

    Does Romney Urinate Straight Down His Leg?

    I found this pretty funny...and accurate. It comes from a reader over at Balloon Juice. So, let’s review. The contenders for the GOP nomination are A vulture capitalist who believes that any ...

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  • The Constitution – Libertarian’s False Idol

    The Constitution - Libertarian's False Idol

    Lively little debate going on at one of last week's posts with Libertarianism put under the microscope. ocLiberal: I know I am in sketchy territory here, (start the indignant shouting now) but ...

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  • Gingrich’s Delusional Politics

    Gingrich's Delusional Politics

    In the contest to determine the winner of the Far-Right Politics gold medal, rack up a few more points for Newt Gingrich. “I think an intelligent conservative wants the right federal ...

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  • Late Night Political Humor

    Late Night Political Humor

    Via Political Humor... "Congratulations to Mitt Romney. He won the New Hampshire primary last night. See, this is proof that even the multimillionaire son of a multimillionaire can beat the odds ...

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  • What Do North Korea and Indiana Have In Common?

    What Do North Korea and Indiana Have In Common?

    Story 1: North Korea punishing those who 'didn't display enough sadness over Kim Jong Il's death' North Korean authorities are reportedly punishing citizens who did not display enough sadness over the death ...

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Letterman Still Has His Job

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Kurtzman summarizes the Letterman/Palin kerfuffle with all you’ll ever need to know.

My favorite line from that Fire Letterman rally was from the guy who was asked what he thought of Letterman.  His response…

“I don’t know. I only watch Fox News Channel.”

Second best line from the rally…

“Close the borders. Close everything down for 20 years. Clean the house and you’ll see how the economy will come back.”

Teabag anyone?

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Open Thread

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Matters of the heart to deal with this morning.  Why does love have to be so complicated?

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An Act Of Murder

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If you missed it, President Obama killed a fly during a televised interview.  PETA took offense to the brutal act and sent Obama a catch-and-release bug catcher (see pic above).

“We support compassion even for the most curious, smallest and least sympathetic animals,” PETA spokesman Bruce Friedrich said Wednesday. “We believe that people, where they can be compassionate, should be, for all animals.”

I agree.  I did find Obama’s attitude in swatting that fly somewhat heartless.  I’ll admit I’ve killed my share of bugs but I’ve changed my attitude over the last number of years.  I do my darnedest now to trap any insect I find in the house and release it unharmed to the outdoors.  The years are mellowing me out.

Here’s the violent scene…
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New Beginning in Iran?

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I just wrote a 300 word post on the Iranian protests which mysteriously got swallowed up by my laptop.  I can’t locate it anywhere.  I have to run out so I have no time to recreate it.  You’ll just have to take my word that it was brilliant.  My best stuff yet.

Quick summary: the images coming out of Iran are amazing and no one can predict the outcome.  It might become another Tienanmen Square or it might lead to the beginning of change in the Middle East the world has been waiting for.  Unlike the failed Iranian protests of 10 years ago by university students, the hundreds of thousands now marching the streets of Tehran are made up of people from all walks of life.

Chilling and dramatic stuff.

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Republicans As Oppressed Minority

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Sometimes you just can’t make this stuff up.  Here are Republicans on why the insufferable oppression felt by their party at the hands of the Evil Democrats is not unlike the type we’re witnessing in Iran.

I wonder if there isn’t more freedom on the streets of Tehran right now than we are seeing here,” ripped Rep. David Dreier (R-Calif.), the ranking Republican on the Rules Committee.

Rep. John Culberson (R-TX) had this to say on oppression at home…

“Oppressed minorities include HouseRepubs: We are using social media to expose repression such as last night’s D clampdown shutting off amends.”

Leave it to Reps to compare bullets in the head to their “suffering”.  People in Iran are risking their lives in writing on the protests or uploading pictures and videos.  How does anyone take Republican whining seriously anymore?

The remarkable Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-MI) twittered this gem…

Iranian twitter activity similar to what we did in House last year when Republicans were shut down in the House.

The Twitter responses he received were so perfect…and funny.  Here’s a few…

chrisbaskind @petehoekstra My neighbor stopped me to talk today. Now I know what it is like to be questioned by the Basij!

aciolino @petehoekstra Today I poked my finger on a hanger. Now I know what all those aborted babies go through.

MattOrtega Walked out onto Constitution Ave in D.C. and was almost hit by a taxi. Reminded me of Tienanmen Square.

TahirDuckett @petehoekstra ran through the sprinklers this morning, claimed solidarity with victims of Hurricane Katrina

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