The Republican presidential race appears to have shifted from debating the economy to discussing social issues - same-sex marriage, abortion and, amazingly enough, birth control. The year is 2012 and ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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." ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Here’s an explanation we don’t hear often enough on how conservative media plays their game. Media consultant Joel Silberman…
To begin with, talk shows[..] are popular and powerful because they appeal to a segment of the population that feels disenfranchised and even victimized by the media. These people believe the media are predominantly staffed by and consistently reflect the views of social liberals. This view is by now so long-held and deep-rooted, it has evolved into part of virtually every conservative’s DNA.
To succeed, a talk show host must perpetuate the notion that his or her listeners are victims, and the host is the vehicle by which they can become empowered. The host frames virtually every issue in us-versus-them terms. There has to be a bad guy against whom the host will emphatically defend those loyal listeners.
This enemy can be a politician – either a Democratic officeholder or, in rare cases where no Democrat is convenient to blame, it can be a “RINO” (a “Republican In Name Only,” who is deemed not conservative enough). It can be the cold, cruel government bureaucracy. More often than not, however, the enemy is the “mainstream media” – local or national, print or broadcast.
Silberman expounds on “The Big Lie” (liberal media bias). Good stuff. .
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At least the guy is honest about being a socialist. His premise that the Big Lie is “government is bad”, is based on his belief that more government is good. Intuitively, most Americans know better.
Tommy, part of the Big Lie is that it convinces people like you that people who don’t think government is bad want more government and the more the better. That is a Big Lie. And you know it.
The Repugs are against “Big Government”So when they get elected they do their best to prove their point and do their best to make the government incompetent.Can you imagine hiring someone that tells you he thinks your business in bad and than expect them to do their best for your co.?
That’s really the big lie Mort. Repubs want big government as much as dems. It IS their business. The only ones who don’t want big government are the libertarians. Or yeah, and anybody who doesn’t get (or want) a handout from the government.
At least the guy is honest about being a socialist. His premise that the Big Lie is “government is bad”, is based on his belief that more government is good. Intuitively, most Americans know better.
@Tommy: Didn’t I see your name somewhere in Facebook? If it was you, I’ll have to haunt you there & say hello. ;-)
the conservative narrative is scary just like this clown is scary
Tommy, part of the Big Lie is that it convinces people like you that people who don’t think government is bad want more government and the more the better. That is a Big Lie. And you know it.
“Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.” Thomas Paine
Government is like good interior design; less is more.
“The single most exciting thing you encounter in government is competence, because it’s so rare.”
Daniel P. Moynihan
At least we have a competence in the White House now, as opposed to the prior incompetence
The Repugs are against “Big Government”So when they get elected they do their best to prove their point and do their best to make the government incompetent.Can you imagine hiring someone that tells you he thinks your business in bad and than expect them to do their best for your co.?
That’s really the big lie Mort. Repubs want big government as much as dems. It IS their business. The only ones who don’t want big government are the libertarians. Or yeah, and anybody who doesn’t get (or want) a handout from the government.