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Category Archives: Presidential Politics

Bernie!

Tuesday, May 5, 2015

It’s official. Bernie’s running, and although I wasn’t among the folks who contributed oodles of money the day he announced (I was a day late), I am enthusiastic about him. I said before that he probably doesn’t have a reasonable chance to win, but that the level of support he would get will be greater […]

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They really will never learn

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

I've made it clear that I'm not excited about the prospect of a Hillary Clinton presidency. It's not at all clear the country can survive four to eight years of rule by Wall Street. Since, when all is said and done, the Street owns both parties, it might even be better for the country if […]

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Romney Redux? Don’t count on it

Sunday, February 16, 2014

Mitt Romney's minions are pushing to get him nominated once again, apparently, with Mitt himself playing the no doubt calculated role of the reluctant bride. Apparently they think the guy who connected so well with the American people the last time will triumph in 2016, given a second chance to get people to vote in […]

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Delicious

Wednesday, January 8, 2014

So, it turns out that Chris Christie'e people deliberately caused a massive traffic jam in NJ, as political payback against the Fort Lee mayor. Sort of weird when you consider that theres really no use punishing someone while denying responsibility. Sort of undermines the message. It's a little like Tony Soprano arranging an accident that […]

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The English Language pleads for mercy under the Republican onslaught

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Richard Grenell, is, or was, Romney’s National Security Spokesman, in charge of dispensing lies concerning Foreign Affairs. In a richly ironic development, he has had to resign from his job defending one form of Republican craziness because his open homosexuality got him in trouble with an entirely different group of Republican crazies. I have no […]

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Could it be

Monday, November 7, 2011

Michelle Bachmann is calling Romney a “frugal socialist” and Ron Paul has let it be known that he’ll not be endorsing any Republican candidate that’s not him. I hereby encourage them both to take the next step and run as independents. Besides guaranteeing an Obama win, they could provide so much entertainment value. Should they […]

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In Defense of Mitt

Saturday, November 5, 2011

This is a fun article at the Washington Monthly about the fact that Mitt Romney is now flip flopping on whether he has flip flopped. Steven Benen asks if Mitt Romney has any core beliefs at all, to which he gives the obvious answer: Yes, that Mitt Romney should be president. But I come not […]

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Nearly Homeless in Massachusetts

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

What sacrifices the great must make to their ambitions.Poor Mitt Romney has put two of his homes on the market, including the “cabin” in Utah, shown below. Poor Mitt. He says he’s not unloading these hovels so he won’t have trouble in 2012 remembering how many houses he has. You can believe that if you […]

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Election reflections

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

This has been, beyond doubt, the most extraordinary political day in my experience. I had multiple opportunities to observe voters during the course of the day. People were willing to wait in line for hours, without complaint. Many came armed with documentation, to make sure that they couldn’t be turned away. Some waited an extraordinarily […]

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Marching Song

Sunday, November 2, 2008

The Republicans are turning up the sleaze in the final days. We can’t take anything for granted. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZM3CYEdr5fA[/youtube] As Bruce sings, “Only thing we did was right Was the day we started to fight!”

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