Category Archives: Politics

CNN Readers Offer Up 10 Ideas For Obama And The GOP

So far, CNN has done two top 10 list of things to do in the next 10 weeks, one for Obama, one for the GOP. Interestingly, they haven’t done one for the Democrats. Perhaps it is just too depressing and doesn’t matter, given the consistent numbers showing the GOP is preferred, and the Dems will […]

President Chumps Weekly Address Attacks GOP Over Issue Not Even Being Discussed

Another Saturday, another day for, well, can you really call him President at this point? The position was established to be the head of government of the United States of America, representing all Americans, not to act as chairman of a political party. Anyhow, Chump has scary news! Reviving a scare tactic that Democrats have […]

Is Decorum Gone In Washington?

That’s a question that ABC News asks on the front page of their website. And, if guessed that they would simply blame Republicans, nope, sorry, you owe me a shot of Tequila There was an extraordinary moment during the final senate debate on Elena Kagan’s Supreme Court confirmation. While Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered remarks, […]

Shocker! Dem Pain From Obama Policies To Hiy Later

Really, no one should be shocked, though, The Politico sure seems to be President Barack Obama has long boasted about the transformative change he’s bringing to the country. But by the time those reforms finally arrive, he could be long gone from the White House. Some of Obama’s biggest promises won’t go into effect until […]

Are We A Nation Of Haters? The Hypocrisy Edition

Over at AOL, Noah Blumenthal turns around and bites himself in the tuchus – Opinion: We’re Becoming a Nation of Haters California Republican Rep. Darrell Issa takes pride in opposing the Obama administration. Democratic Reps. Henry Waxman and Nancy Pelosi played that role when George W. Bush was in office. Keith Olbermann provides a nightly […]

New Poll Finds Most People Aren’t Buying Obama’s Mule Fritters

This had to seriously hurt the NY Times and CBS News to publish the results of this poll (starting with the Times story) Overwhelmingly, Americans think the nation needs a fundamental overhaul of its energy policies, and most expect alternative forms to replace oil as a major source within 25 years. Yet a majority are […]

Time To Pony Up, Libs: McCain, Flake, Introduce Debt Reduction Voluntary Tax

Both McCain and Flake are positioning this legislation as a great way for taxpayers to get involved and help lower the federal debt, but, I think we can all read between the lines and understand that this is aimed squarely at Democrats who have supported this massive, unprecedented, historic, Mezcal* inspired spending binge Two members […]

Hey, Did You Know Jerry Brown Compared The Whitman Campaign To The Nazi’s?

Probably not. Since Jerry Brown is a Democrat and Meg Whitman a Republican, all his comment earned was, for the most part, brief blurbs in the California media. Imagine the reverse. That’s right, it would be wall to wall coverage Jerry Brown’s campaign for California governor continues to suffer fallout from off-the-cuff comments he made […]

Snap! Democrats Blowing Off Town Halls Over Voter Anger

For a party that extolled the virtues of Abraham Lincoln, proclaiming Obama his modern day equivalent, the Democrats sure have forgotten that whole “by the People, for the People,” thing: Democrats Skip Town Halls to Avoid Voter Rage The reception that Representative Frank Kratovil Jr., a Democrat, received here one night last week as he […]

At Correspondents Dinner, Obama Takes Partisan Shots, Also Shots At Private Citizens

Say, remember this story from yesterday? In a blunt caution to political friend and foe, President Obama said Saturday that partisan rants and name-calling under the guise of legitimate discourse pose a serious danger to America’s democracy, and may incite “extreme elements” to violence. That was from his commencement speech whine at the U. Of […]

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