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The Republican Health Plan: Die Quickly

Friday, September 16, 2011

This just came to my attention yesterday, though it happened in July. It becomes salient now considering Ron Paul’s recent response to a question that Wolf Blitzer, of all people, asked Paul at the most recent debate among the clowns that are seeking the Republican nomination for president. Blitzer asked what was to be done […]

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An apostate speaks

Monday, September 5, 2011

Read this. As a friend of mine wrote, there’s little here that’s new (I’ve certainly made most of these points), but it’s all in one place, and from an insider from the other side. More proof, by the way, that the present day function of the Democratic party is to appear to oppose the Republicans.

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Perry grabs the lead

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Rick Perry is now the leading candidate for the Republican nomination, hopefully proving only that no one really likes Mitt, and they will consider any alternative, until that alternative demonstrates that he or she is insane, which, luckily for Mitt, they all eventually do. Still, as H.L Mencken said, “no one ever went broke underestimating […]

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Inconsistent with Christian values

Monday, August 22, 2011

The Republicans continue to test the limits of what they can get away with, if they only wrap it in Jesus. Here’s a guy who says he stopped going to strip clubs when it occurred to him that his hobby was inconsistent with his fundie Christian values. Apparently, at some point he must have considered […]

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A prediction

Monday, August 22, 2011

I’m easing back into things here, so I figured I’d start with some real fluff, and what’s fluffier than Sarah Palin? Talking Points is reporting that there are mixed signs about her intentions, but that there are indications that she will throw her bonnet into the ring come September. Personally, I hope she runs, and […]

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Santorum: Ignorant or Liar? We report, you decide.

Thursday, July 28, 2011

The article at this link is mainly devoted to documenting Newt Gingrich’s hypocrisy in the matter of supporting American workers while buying foreign made stuff. ABC is asking the Republican candidates to explain the foreign made t-shirts and other doodads that their campaigns are distributed. Newt just hemmed and hawed, but Rick Santorum ran with […]

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Inhofe: FAA made me feel bad just cuz I dive bombed some commoners

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Admittedly, James Inhofe is one of the more insane members of the Senate (though he’s only tied with the other guy from Oklahoma),but this story nonetheless typifies the hubris of the political class, both sane and insane, particularly the folks on the right who enjoy the benefits of IOKIYAR. Inhofe is a licensed pilot. Recently […]

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We saw this coming

Monday, June 20, 2011

Steve Benen points out that the Republican’s obstruction of President Obama is unprecedented, particularly in the area of presidential appointments, as the Republicans have basically announced that in many instances, they will not allow a vote on any of Obama’s nominees, no matter who they might be. This is truly outrageous. But we must not […]

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Sarah and MIchelle ready to rumble

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

In these times of crumbling Empire, dysfunctional government and inept economic policy, we political junkies must take our pleasures where we find them. I wrote last week that if things turned out right we’d have a Michelle Bachmann-Sarah Palin fight to watch soon-the Iron Chef of crazy, if you will. Well, it’s already here. Ed […]

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Tim Pawlenty-down for the count

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

A while back (I’m too lazy to link) I observed that no one presently running for, or considered as running for, the Republican nomination for President can possibly be nominated. This presents, of course, a paradox, because despite the fact that, when examined individually, each candidate comes up so woefully short that it is impossible […]

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