You know, I have never cared for John McCain's politics, because he is an unabashed conservative, who would only rarely take a stand against his conservative brethren on anything important. But I always respected him; even though I disagreed with him, he had principles, and stood by them most of
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Cutting the Crap! What are Caribou Barbie and the Chimp Faithful TO, Exactly?
Okay, we know she doesn't know anything about the Constitution, because she demonstrated repeatedly during the campaign that she had no idea what a vice president does. But isn't it time we started enforcing the separation of church and state that is contained repeatedly in the Constitution? This is
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Gosh, Imagine… a Corrupt Republican
Stevens Convicted On All Counts. Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens was convicted of seven corruption charges Monday in a trial that threatened to end the 40-year career of Alaska's political patriarch in disgrace. The verdict, coming barely a week before Election Day, increased Stevens' difficulty in winning what already was a
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Cutting the Crap: Conservative, My Ass!
You know, I rarely agree with David Frum on anything, but much of his assessment of the McCain campaign in this morning's Washington Post hits the nail pretty much on the head. Here's an excerpt: There are many ways to lose a presidential election. John McCain is losing in a
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Obama’s Single-Handedly Reforming Campaign Finance: McCain Worried
John McCain made me laugh my ass off today. I know, I usually laugh my ass off, but this had to be the most clueless thing I have ever seen in my life. You see, McCain seems to be quite concerned about Obama’s effect on the campaign finance system. Read
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Why McCain Was Always Going to Lose: Bye Bye Right Wing!
The Republican Party is truly screwed, and I think they’re just beginning to realize it. See, the one basic truism of politics is that every election cycle is different. It’s really not possible to compare 2008 with 2006, or 2004 to 2000, etc. I know, the pundits try, but
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Caribou Barbie Abused Power; Will McCain Continue to Associate With Her?
Well, well… This is what happens when you make a rash, purely political appointment, without vetting the appointee thoroughly and completely. Today, the Alaskan legislature, which is majority Republican, voted to release a report by a non-partisan investigator, hired by a Republican majority legislative council, that declares that Governor Sarah
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NRA Sells Out: Endorses “One of the premier flag carriers for the enemies of the Second Amendment”
Wow. I’m stunned. The National Rifle Association has endorsed John McCain. Not only that, but they have embarked on a $40 million ad buy, where they lie their asses off about Barack Obama, and his alleged desire to take away everyone’s guns. Okay, let me dispatch the lies in the
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Buying Bad Mortgage Policy from McCain
I know what a lot of you think you heard from John McCain last night about the government buying bad mortgages and all that. And in a way, it kinda sorta sounded like an idea Barack Obama had earlier, and that Congress included in its final bailout package last week.
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Out of the Way, Wingnuts! This Election is Too Important for Your Crap!
Just to make clear, what you’re seeing all over the country is the far right in this country being forced back to the fringes of political discourse in this country, which is where they belong, and progressives and real conservatives taking back the country. This is not just people wanting
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Texas-based Contractor USPI Indicted
This is the first of a small trickle of these types of stories, that is likely to turn to a flood sometime just after January 20. Apparently, a Houston security company, United States Protection and Investigations, has been indicted and charged with conspiracy, three counts of wire fraud, and three
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THIS is the Difference Between Republicans and Democrats
If you ever doubted that today’s incarnation of the Republican Party is a bunch of humorless, authoritarian tools, check out what they’re whining about in Pennsylvania. Apparently, during the Pennsylvania primary last spring, a woman was walking into a polling place wearing an Obama t-shirt, and she was told by
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Law and Order Republicans Trying to Shove Caribou Barbie’s Malfeasance Under the Rug!
Dontcha just love how the "law and order" Republican Party drops any pretense to "law and order" whenever it might mean actual law and order might put their ass in the proverbial sling? Today, six Republican lawmakers in Alaska filed an appeal, asking the state Supreme Court to — and
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Republican Pussies; Boner and Cantor
Today, we saw a major reason why we have to get rid of the current incarnation of the Republican Party, and do so thoroughly and quickly. They’re the biggest bunch of pussies on the face of the earth. When asked why he failed to get a majority of Republicans to
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It Really Is the Economy, Stupid — This Time, Let’s REALLY Change It!
You know, one of the greatest frustrations in being somewhat liberal is the tendency for others of my ideological ilk to demonize individuals, and to focus on specific people as "the problem." Our economy is damn close to a total meltdown, and we’re closer to being a Third World country
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Gee, You Mean Bushies are Liars? Who Knew?
Why is everyone going ga-ga over Scott McClellan’s revelations that George W. Bush and his administration suck? Are the rest of us becoming like the right wingers, where we have so little faith in our opinions that we need validation from others to even have them? McClellan has written a
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SEVENTY PERCENT of Republicans APPROVE of Bush! (And they wonder why they’re losing?)
We’ve all see this before, of course… In yet another poll, Bush’s approvals take a nosedive. Today’s Washington Post contains an article touting Bush’s now-lower approval rating. Nothing new, of course. but I’m always curious as to why the number is always so high. In this case, 31% of respondents
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McCain Trades Political Favors for Campaign Cash
The kind of thing I read in this morning’s Washington Post makes you wonder if John McCain’s psychology isn’t such that every time he does something good, he follows it up with something bad, just to even things out, and make sure he can still be a member of the
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Journalists Bought and Paid for With Your Tax Dollars
There is an excellent but ultimately very disturbing article in this morning’s New York Times which deserves a look. It demonstrates two things; it shows that the Bush Administration has been actively propagandizing to its very own people, which is disturbing enough. But it also demonstrates the extent to which
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Republicans — The Party of “Values” — Part 1: Sex (and some Drugs)
So how about this whole "Party of Values" label the Republicans have handed themselves? Isn’t that a hoot? How about the whole "I’m more Christian than you!" tone the right wing has celebrated for years? You evangelicals who worship at the feet of these idiots; do you feel duped yet?
