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    The Church, Birth Control and Santorumatozoa

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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 ()

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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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Surprise! Franken Wins Minnesota Senate Seat

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The flesh wound turned out to be fatal.

The Minnesota Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered that Democrat Al Franken be certified as the winner of the state’s long-running Senate race.

“The Supreme Court has made its decision and I will abide by the results,” Coleman told reporters outside his St. Paul home.

Not much more one could say on this epic 8 month battle that has not been said.  Republicans did their darnedest to get Coleman elected and prevent a filibuster-proof Senate.  It was not to be.  Rumors have it that Coleman will be the new RNC chairman once Steele is finally booted from the post.

If you did not catch a post I wrote up on the Franken/Coleman farce, here it is.

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Comments

  1. LiberalsRs....d says:

    Just when you thought Congress could not possibly get any worse. Stuart Smalley becomes a United States Senator.

    How pathetic. Look at this man’s body of work……..now understand he will be running our country, making decisions that affect you and me. The only thing worse than a “Senator” Al Franken is the idots that think that’s a good idea.

  2. Holly Cairns says:

    Franken’s in, yep, youbetcha! He will help the middle class be able to prosper. That’s me and I’m struggling now so thanks, Franken!

    The only question now is how long did the farce go on?

    Read this article: www dot politicsinminnesota dot com Janacek is a Republican strategist, and so this is odd, really.

    Sarah Janecek: Equal protection violation requires intent

    http://tinyurl.com/m36qvm

  3. Janine says:

    @LiberalsRs

    Libby, Libby, Libby, bless your heart. I’m curious, do you have to work at being this divisively condescending or does it come naturally?

    What are you afraid of? Perhaps that Stuart Smalley (who, by the way, is a character played by then comic Franken) will introduce a law mandating everyone look in the mirror and recite daily affirmations?

    Instead of judging him outright the better choice would be to evaluate his voting record, after he has one. Give the new guy a chance Libby. After all, darn it, people like him.

  4. Janine says:

    @Holly Cairns

    Interesting article, thanks the reading suggestion

  5. LiberalsRs....d says:

    @janine….It doesn’t take much effort or research to confirm Franken is a sleaze ball, low-life scumbag. His election and the support you people exhibit for him does not do you well.

    http://www.minnesotademocratsexposed.com/2008/09/23/franken-claims-hes-gone-too-far-my-question-which-skitjoke-was-crossed-that-line/

  6. Janine says:

    @LiberalsRs

    And the decisions some of the Senators make on your side of the aisle or your people leave me cold, gasping for breath, and nauseous.

    But lets not name call.

  7. LiberalsRs....d says:

    @janine…Typical liberal sidestepping. I guess your Daddy’s bigger than my Daddy, too? Right?

    How can the typical, pro women’s rights, pro gay, pro most anything traditionally judged to be on the outer edges of accepted morality, possibly support this vile piece of garbage?

    Granted, the Republican/Conservatives may not be faring so well of late. But you guys are getting more ridiculous by the day.

  8. Janine says:

    @LiberalsRs

    Libby, you cannot possibly be so naive as to think that you can verbally bash someone in this venue and not get a response in return. And hey….my Daddy can probably whoop your Daddy. (haha)

    My next to last nerve’s been plucked, wow, the malevolence for any viewpoint but your own drips from you leaving pique pools in your wake.

    You write “How can the typical, pro women’s rights, pro gay, pro most anything traditionally judged to be on the outer edges of accepted morality, possibly support this vile piece of garbage?”

    Huh? What? Careful of generalities if you are referring to liberals as a whole and careful of assumptions if you think this paragraph typifies the depth and totality of my viewpoints. And Libby it is not okay to refer to another human being as a ” sleaze ball, low-life scumbag, vile piece of garbage.” Libs, wholly inappropriate.

    Take a breath man, look in the mirror and repeat after Stuart Smalley “Even though I, Libby, am a fundamental conservative, it is counterproductive to slobber hate out onto others.” And I will take a look in the mirror and repeat after Stuart “this is the first and last time I come close to Libby’s level of animosity because now I need to shower.”

  9. steve says:

    LiberalsRs is a complete ass.

  10. LiberalsRs....d says:

    @steve….another well thought out, articulate response from a loony. Typical.

    @janine….Yes. I AM referring to liberals as a whole. You read Franken’s comments then think how loud you people would be squealing if Limbaugh, Savage, Bush, Cheney, you know, any of your self-proclaimed villains had said the same. But you people applaud this guy. Seems kinda hypocritical if you ask me.

    And don’t get me wrong. I don’t hate any one. Certainly not a group of anonymous contributors to a blog. I just think most of you are so biased it negatively impacts your judgment.

    And people like Steve that make ignorant, crude statements…well…I think their words pretty much speak for themselves. I couldn’t bring myself to hate them. I’m just sorry they never learned to communicate without the use of profanity.