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. …
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
“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…
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.…
Deliberate Incompetence
I have reached the conclusion that the last eight years weren't the stumblings of an incompetent frat boy, but rather, a deliberate effort to bring our country to its knees.…
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 word, and I’m not denying that they will need new blood to survive. What I’m saying is that what ails the Republican Party can’t be solved by simply repackaging the same, old ideology in a youthful, brown face. Psst… Obama didn’t win because of his skin color or his age. In fact, both were considered obstacles. Treating Obama’s win like the latest fad, worthy of duplicating, is not only politically shallow it also demonstrates a complete and total unwillingness for serious introspection.
Not seeing my point? Then let’s look past Jindal’s trendy exterior.
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…