Tag: Republicans
Republicans Latest Generality Has A Specific Target
Since voting unanimously against the stimulus bill didn’t provide dividends, and actually ended up hurting them in the court of public opinion, Republicans bravely set out to lay another egg. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the Spending Freeze! Also known as the first shot across the bow of Healthcare Reform. Do they actually believe […]
New Poll Suggests Obama Shouldn’t Waste Time On Republican Antics
Another failed Republican strategy? Let’s face it, Republicans aren’t good at subtlety. Did they really believe the American people wouldn’t see their obstructionist tactics as, well, obstructionist tactics? A newly released NYT/CBS Poll spells even more trouble – if that’s even possible – for the GOP. A majority of people surveyed in both parties said […]
On How Pete Sessions Finds His Party’s Fatal Flaw
…or finds one of them, at least. Last night, the state GOP had their annual pep rally, with keynote speaker Representative Pete Sessions from Texas. According the the NJ reports, there wasn’t much remarkable about the meeting, which included the usual calls for party unity, the usual fawning over Mike Castle (with nudge nudge wink […]
Keepin’ It Real with the Young Republicans
Get ready to party: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8IPaj91cQE&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]
This is the PROBLEM – Updated!
How do you justify calling on the Senate to oppose an Economic Recovery Bill that hasn’t even been debated/amended yet? House Republicans are pushing their Senate colleagues to stand unanimously against President Obama’s stimulus package, as they themselves did in the lower chamber last week. “We are urging our Senate colleagues to join every House […]
Republicans want more Palin
I’m not kidding. A new Rasmussen Poll has surveyed Republicans and this is what they’ve discovered: Coming off a shellacking at the polls in November, the plurality of GOP voters (43%) say their party has been too moderate over the past eight years, and 55% think it should become more like Alaska Governor Sarah Palin […]
UPDATED: The New Face of the GOP
He won. By my count, former Maryland Lt. Governor Steele needs five more votes, and Michigan GOP chair Saul Anuzis (considered to be a moderate) just dropped out, with 20 votes on the last ballot. Anuzis didn’t endorse, but I’m willing to bet Steele will pick up at least 5 votes out of Anuzis’ 20. […]
Zero is an Easy Number to Remember
At a time when Americans are looking to their government to do something, doing nothing strikes me as political suicide. And that’s exactly what Republicans did yesterday – Nothing. Even worse, they did “nothing” in lockstep. And, no matter how many politicians and pundits they trot out to defend their position only one message will […]
“Country First” Was Nothing More Than A Political Bumper Sticker
Are there any reasons, other than the purely political, to predict – in some cases gleefully – the failure of an Obama Presidency? I’m serious. Right now, all of us are facing dire economic times. If Obama succeeds… don’t we all benefit? And since he’s been reaching out to everyone for ideas/solutions what does it […]
The Definition of Hypocrisy
You have to hand it to Republicans, they have no shame. “Congress cannot keep writing checks and simply pass IOUs to our children and grandchildren,” says Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas. House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio: “How much debt are we going to pile on future generations?” Are these people for real? Where was this […]
Window Dressing Isn’t Enough
Have Republicans found their Barack Obama in Bobby Jindal? Some seem to think so. After all, he’s young (37), not white (Indian), and smart (Rhodes Scholar). Surely that’s the new winning combination. And I guess this makes sense for a party who’s struggling to look past the surface. Youth is the new Republican buzz […]
What Do You Do With All That Hate?
Throughout September and October as McCain/Palin took the low road, some of their campaign supporters and some participants at their rallies hurled ugly racist words and ideas towards Obama. It was hoped that this fear and hatred started by the Republican candidates (and by proxy their party) would subside. Apparently it has not. The Times […]
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