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 ...
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 ...
A display of opposition for any government act is not a bad thing. Actually, it is a requirement for any democracy to allow it’s people and elected officials to voice dissent. One would only hope that it is done in a peaceful and intelligent manner.
The current passage of the economic stimulus plan is one such issue where heated debate on its pros and cons has stirred much emotion in both the press and the electorate. One can choose sides and argue their position but where do we draw the line?
Cartoon by Sean Delonas in New York Post
Well, how about when opposition verges on racism?
There was a story this week coming out of Connecticut about a mad chimp who attacked a person and policemen were called in. They promptly shot and killed the animal. The cartoon above is in this morning’s New York Post. Racists have often used chimps to characterize African Americans. Now whether or not this was the intent of the cartoonist or the editorial board of the New York Post, we don’t know. But what can be argued is that most people viewing this image would make that connection. Quite disgusting.
It should also be noted that the New York Post as Wikipedia writes, “…has been criticized since the beginning of Murdoch’s ownership for what many consider its lurid headlines, sensationalism, blatant advocacy and conservative bias. ”
Yes, that’s the same Rupert Murcoch who owns Fox News.
Today, President Barack Obama signed the largest spending bill in the history of the country and while economists are divided on the details contained in the bill, most will agree that a stimulus bill was an urgent necessity.
The bill attempts to attack the flailing economy on multiple fronts through tax cuts, aid and spending with 38% of the funding going to each of the first two. With only 3 Republicans members of Congress signing on to the bill, the eventual fate of both parties are at stake in that this bill is the proverbial line in the sand. The eventual failure or success of the recovery bill will no doubt be a major player in the outcome of the 2010 and 2012 elections.
For the time being, a majority of Americans are in favor of the current bill and to a greater extent most approve of the president’s handling of the economy to date. President Obama has stressed that the recovery bill is only a first measure in the government’s assault on the economy and that success will not be measured in weeks or months but instead in years.
The question then becomes how long will Americans be able to bear the effects of the economy in their personal lives before their confidence in the government dwindles. We can expect both parties to wage major PR campaigns in assuring their message gets across to the people. It should be interesting.
Despite the fact that it is a blatant lie, Fox News is still going with it’s Pelosi’s Mouse story (see my previous post More Fox News BS). Fox News Washington deputy managing editor Bill Sammon now joins a number of other Fox News personalities in propagating a falsehood about the recovery bill. No doubt there are millions of uninformed Americans who by now believe that the stimulus bill actually contains a clause giving out money to preserve the saltwater harvest mouse. They believe it because they’ve now heard it at least 4 times on Fox News.
Fox is a wonderful place to go for people who enjoy their news filtered and distorted.
“Once the plan is put into action, a new Web site — recovery.gov — will allow any American to watch where the money goes and weigh in with comments and questions. And I encourage every American to do so.”
“Ultimately, this is your money, and you deserve to know where it’s going and how it’s spent.”
Rush Limbaugh, in another gush of ignorant indignation, told his listeners today that the Obama administration do not want YOU to know what’s in the stimulus bill. And what, praytell, did he use to backup his claim? Are you ready for this? Well, he told them that the recovery bill which is posted on the internet is in a PDF format…and according to Limbaugh, PDF files are not searchable. What an idiot.
PDFs are, of course, searchable documents but to the simpletons who make up his audience who are not computer savvy, this would be further proof that democrats are an evil breed out to screw the country.
What’s one of the biggest ills running rampant in the US? Conservative misinformation. It’s an epidemic.
You can hear Limbaugh’s moronic comments for yourself.
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