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 ...
The North Korean leader, Kim Jong-il, pardoned two jailed American journalists, the official KCNA news agency has reported, according to Reuters. The report came after former President Bill Clinton met with the reclusive and ailing Mr. Kim in Pyongyang on Tuesday.
Mr. Kim granted “a special pardon,” KCNA said in a statement. It was not clear how rapidly the two journalists, Laura Ling, 32, and Euna Lee, 36, might be allowed to leave the country. They were being held near Pyongyang after having been sentenced to 12 years at hard labor for entering North Korea illegally.
The pardon added to speculation among analysts in Seoul that North Korea, after months of raising tensions and hostile rhetoric towards Washington, may be ready to return to dialogue with Washington.
Imagine that. No chest pounding. No carry a big stick BS talk. No “do what we say or we’ll bomb the hell out of you” bluster. Just smart old-fashioned diplomacy by a respected former president. After eight years of rule by neocons, how refreshing to once again see what respect and dialog can do when given the chance. Can anyone imagine a George W. Bush being called in to anywhere in the world to temper down a dispute of any sort? Not in this lifetime…unless it was a chili cookoff dispute in Midland Texas.
The only question now is how soon the right-wing media spins this thing in claiming that Clinton made the US look weak.
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Once again Clinton proves he is indeed the original Great Communicator. And like you said, without all the pomp and circumstance.
It also proves that Obama’s management skills top all other Presidents. He knows how to hire the best in their field. I always wondered why presidents kept in their little bubble and used just his cabinet rather then call in experts from University’s and Think tanks all over the country. We now see a collection of experts Representing every policy being considered in groups lined up to report to Obama.
Someone on the Right said it was ridiculous the number of Czars Obama had on staff – That’s what a good manager does.
Bush a diplomat, negotiator, tactician? Wait, I’m trying to get a visual! Nope can’t do it. Only thing I can visualize is when Bush snubbed Ahmadinejad in the halls of the United Nation like a freaking High School Valley Girl.
@tommy- you actually made a “funny”,good one.
but bravo for Clinton for showing them how to do it. And not in a million years could I imagine Bush going over there.
it began almost immediately, the “negotiating with terrorists” bs. John Bolton has shown himself to be especially…oh, there is just no polite way of saying anything regarding him and his statements. I just love how these neocons and hawks want to bomb and invade the entire world. and scant few of them have ever worn a uniform, unless it was a prep school uniform. heck if shrubbie were still in office, by now we’d have invaded the Netherlands or Jamacia by now, just to show the world how tough we are.
Once again Clinton proves he is indeed the original Great Communicator. And like you said, without all the pomp and circumstance.
It also proves that Obama’s management skills top all other Presidents. He knows how to hire the best in their field. I always wondered why presidents kept in their little bubble and used just his cabinet rather then call in experts from University’s and Think tanks all over the country. We now see a collection of experts Representing every policy being considered in groups lined up to report to Obama.
Someone on the Right said it was ridiculous the number of Czars Obama had on staff – That’s what a good manager does.
Bush a diplomat, negotiator, tactician? Wait, I’m trying to get a visual! Nope can’t do it. Only thing I can visualize is when Bush snubbed Ahmadinejad in the halls of the United Nation like a freaking High School Valley Girl.
“The only question now is how soon the right-wing media spins this thing in claiming that Clinton made the US look weak.”
Go Bill. I need to be brief, now. but I had to comment, so I’ll just refer to a quote by one of my favorite authors —
“You can wipe out your opponents. But if you do it unjustly you become eligible for being wiped out yourself.” –Ernest Hemingway —
so much for being weak.
Have a nice evening all.
I heard he offered to trade Monica.
Right already starting – first one out of the pig pen is “United States is rewarding bad behavior” Sigh
Right. Kinda explains Bush’s 2nd term doesn’t it? :)
Yup! 2nd one I’ve got is “they had no business being over there in the first place and it was Al Gore’s Problem”
Gaud, do these people have any heart at all?
@tommy- you actually made a “funny”,good one.
but bravo for Clinton for showing them how to do it. And not in a million years could I imagine Bush going over there.
it began almost immediately, the “negotiating with terrorists” bs. John Bolton has shown himself to be especially…oh, there is just no polite way of saying anything regarding him and his statements. I just love how these neocons and hawks want to bomb and invade the entire world. and scant few of them have ever worn a uniform, unless it was a prep school uniform. heck if shrubbie were still in office, by now we’d have invaded the Netherlands or Jamacia by now, just to show the world how tough we are.