Tag: Republican Bamboozlement

Watching the CRI Sink Into Irrevelancy

Filed in Delaware by on June 28, 2011 13 Comments

Not that they were especially relevant in the first place. Their factually-challenged and ideologically-driven attempts to join the *debate* has largely been a flop, yet we find John Stapleford has been able to get more space at the NJ editorial page to try to sow their confusion to Delawareans.

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If America Loses, Eric Cantor Wins

Filed in National by on June 28, 2011 10 Comments

Eric Cantor has money invested fund that shorts US Treasury bonds. In other words, Cantor will gain financially if the US defaults on its debt.

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Anyone Know There Is *Another* GOP Presidential Debate Tonite?

Filed in National by on June 13, 2011 53 Comments

Well, there is one and go figure — the Clown Show gets to debate itself. Of course, this is one more exercise is just how much batshit crazy these guys will commit to in order to get the approval of the teajadis.

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Weekend Open Thread

Filed in National by on June 4, 2011 9 Comments

It’s the weekend, and here is your Open Thread.

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I’m Shocked, Shocked to Find That Earmarks Are Going On In Here!

Filed in National by on June 3, 2011 1 Comment

Earmarks — didn’t you think that they were all done with? I mean, the Republicans in Congress showily promised that this Congress would mark the End of Earmarks As We Know It.

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It’s Official: Americans Hate the Ryan Budget

Filed in National by on June 2, 2011 8 Comments
It’s Official:  Americans Hate the Ryan Budget

There has been alot of polling on the GOP plan to kill Medicare. The latest version is from CNN, with 58% opposing and 35% for. Another recent poll shows that Democrats agree to major cutbacks to Medicare at their own risk.

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Weekend Open Thread

Filed in National by on May 28, 2011 16 Comments

The weekend edition of your semi-daily open thread.

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Missing the Boat on Gingrich’s Tiffany’s Issue

Filed in National by on May 26, 2011 18 Comments

I’ll admit it, I am enjoying the epic flame-out of the Gingrich 2012 campaign. Watching him contort himself to prove that he is totally consistent with his 24-hours-ago-self is like paying the extra money to see behind the scenes at the circus freak show. This latest blunder presents a golden opportunity for those of us […]

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On Deficits and Debts; or Don’t Believe the Entitlements Hype

Filed in National by on May 22, 2011 4 Comments
On Deficits and Debts; or Don’t Believe the Entitlements Hype

The Center for Budget and Policy Priorities continues its yeoman work on documenting where the federal Government’s deficits AND Debts come from. Even though most of the readers here likely get this story, it has yet to make much of a dent in the media narrative, which continues to flog the business about entitlement spending being the thing that is running our fiscal futures off of the rails.

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The Reason Mike Huckabee Isn’t Running For President…

Filed in National by on May 16, 2011 2 Comments

Mike Huckabee is too busy re-writing history to run for president.

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Sarah Palin Knows Rap

Filed in National by on May 13, 2011 23 Comments

Sarah Palin isn’t just taking potshots at the president, no siree. She’s a big rap fan, she loves “Rapper’s Delight.”

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Whoa — Actual Fact Checking

Filed in National by on May 12, 2011 13 Comments

The tide is turning: news services are doing actual fact-checking on claims by John Boehner.

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DNC On The GOP Budget Plan: It’s Not Playing Well

Filed in National by on April 28, 2011 8 Comments

The DNC comes out swinging against the Republican plan to kill Medicare by releasing a video featuring angry townhalls.

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