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 ...
Did I not just mention how it sometimes feels like it’s all going to hell? Well, it just got a little worse.
The Supreme Court then took up the case and in its much-anticipated decision, today ruled 5-4 to allow corporations and unions to spend unlimited funds in support for, or opposition of, federal candidates. The monumental ruling throws out a “a 63-year-old law designed to restrain the influence of big business and unions on elections.
Naturally, Republicans are overjoyed.
– Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX): “It is about a nonprofit group’s ability to speak about the public issue. I can’t think of a more fundamental First Amendment issue. … [The ruling could] open up resources that have not previously been available [for Republicans].”
– Rep. Steve King (R-IA): “The Constitution protects the rights of citizens and employers to express their viewpoints on political issues. Today’s Supreme Court decision affirms the Bill of Rights and is a victory for liberty and free speech.”
Politicians have always been for sale and available to the highest bidder. This sick SCOTUS decision merely simplifies the process.
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WTF is going on? Pssst, corporations are not people, this decision sucks. We already have a lot of corporate influence and now SCOTUS says okay to more. This is a death of democracy type decision. All our politicians will further be in the pockets of corporations. Shameful
In the past, the labor unions were able to run political ads (mostly for democrats), but the companies could not. Now the field is level. I thought liberals were for fairness.
@Tommy Pane, the “non-profits” Cornryn speaks of are sham organizations secretly backed by wealthy corporations. When you are not what you say you are, then fairness goes out the window.
More reason for the health care bill not to pass. Rich people don’t want to share the responsibilities of health care. They prefer to have money in executive pockets. We will become more and more like the mexican design. 10% of the rich controlling 90% of the population.
[...] been an ugly week for liberals – Brown winning Kennedy’s senate seat, the Supreme Court ruling and the sad likelihood that House Dems will turn down the Senate version of the health care bill [...]
You’re right. Just when you think that things can’t get worse. What is wrong with this country?
WTF is going on? Pssst, corporations are not people, this decision sucks. We already have a lot of corporate influence and now SCOTUS says okay to more. This is a death of democracy type decision. All our politicians will further be in the pockets of corporations. Shameful
In the past, the labor unions were able to run political ads (mostly for democrats), but the companies could not. Now the field is level. I thought liberals were for fairness.
@Tommy Pane, the “non-profits” Cornryn speaks of are sham organizations secretly backed by wealthy corporations. When you are not what you say you are, then fairness goes out the window.
More reason for the health care bill not to pass. Rich people don’t want to share the responsibilities of health care. They prefer to have money in executive pockets. We will become more and more like the mexican design. 10% of the rich controlling 90% of the population.
What a future !