Tag: Republicans

The Genie Is Out Of The Bottle

Filed in National by on March 27, 2010 39 Comments

The real problem we are facing today is not that the Tea Party is part of the Republican Party, it’s that the Republican Party has been absorbed by the Tea Party.  When the GOP lost the middle all it was left with was its fringe.  And like all fringe groups Tea Partiers aren’t willing to […]

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Republicans Decide They’re The True Victims, And We’d Better Believe Them… Or Else!

Filed in National by on March 25, 2010 26 Comments

Everyone else is simply “collateral damage” who need to understand how upset and angry they are, and how Dems brought all this on themselves. Via Roll Call: Tea party protesters are reportedly planning a protest at the home of Senate Parliamentarian Alan Frumin later this week, prompting Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Terrance Gainer to work with local […]

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Palin Says “Don’t Retreat, Instead – RELOAD!”

Filed in National by on March 24, 2010 28 Comments
Palin Says “Don’t Retreat, Instead – RELOAD!”

Commonsense Conservatives & lovers of America: “Don’t Retreat, Instead – RELOAD!” Pls see my Facebook page. Sarah Palin Hop on over to her Facebook page and find her targets – Complete with cross-hairs. Conservatives are playing a very dangerous game. Some are even issuing instructions… On Friday, former militia leader Mike Vanderboegh called for anti-Democratic […]

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Where Do Republicans Go From Here?

Filed in National by on March 22, 2010 41 Comments

Republicans rolled the dice when it came to killing Health Care Reform.  And they lost.  My question is where they go from here?  Coincidentally, David Frum asked the same question: No illusions please: This bill will not be repealed. Even if Republicans scored a 1994 style landslide in November, how many votes could we muster […]

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Wednesday’s Evening Read

Filed in National by on March 17, 2010 1 Comment

Time Magazine looks at 10 Ideas for the Next 10 Years. Here is Gregory Rodriguez on The White Anxiety Crisis. The Times’ Washington correspondent Giles Whittell looks at the our health care crisis, Obama is bashing on the brick wall of unlogic. Politics editor of The Atlantic Marc Ambinder comments on 3 Reasons Why Republicans […]

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Emptiest. Threat. Ever.

Filed in National by on March 16, 2010 2 Comments

Apparently, Democrats in Washington are on the verge of seriously hurting the feelings of Congressional Republicans. So much so, in fact, that this is what they have threatened to do: While a bill-signing ceremony in the Rose Garden would provide at least a short-term boost to a beleaguered president, Republicans have made clear that the […]

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Conservative Fantasies

Filed in National by on March 9, 2010 9 Comments

What is it with Conservative males and crushes? “I was excited about Palin; I’m more excited about Liz. The same sort of excitement you get when you hear her father, except she’s this petite blonde with five kids … You have a little crush on her. It’s hard not to,” – Michael Goldfarb. (Via Sullivan) […]

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GOP Will Campaign On Repealing Health Care Reform

Filed in National by on March 1, 2010 3 Comments

Let’s put aside the fact that as of now there’s nothing to repeal and consider what the Republicans, according to Senator Alexander, are going to be campaigning for. denying coverage for pre-existing conditions rescissions annual or lifetime caps I think every Republican should campaign on repealing HCR.  Looks like a winning strategy.

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Scott Brown Is a Big, Fat RINO!

Filed in National by on February 22, 2010 17 Comments

I’m dyin’ here. Scott Brown was in and out of the Senate chamber and had voted against his party before most of his colleagues had even arrived. “It’s a small step, but it’s still a step,” Brown told reporters after casting a procedural vote in favor of the Democratic jobs bill, bucking his party leaders […]

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Democrats To Force Vote On GOP Budget Plan

Filed in National by on February 9, 2010 2 Comments

Last week, Rep. Paul Ryan presented the alternate Republican budget plan. It included privatization of Social Security and Medicare vouchers and would supposedly close the U.S. debt in 50 years. Republican leaders were fairly ambivalent about the budget since they spent all summer saying “we love Medicare.” Democratic leaders are introducing a resolution to make […]

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UPDATED: More Obama Q&A

Filed in National by on February 3, 2010 43 Comments

Tomorrow morning, the president will be doing a televised Q&A with the Senate Democratic caucus.

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Pentagon: Global Warming Destabilizing Force

Filed in National by on February 1, 2010 2 Comments

Via The Guardian: The Pentagon will for the first time rank global warming as a destabilising force, adding fuel to conflict and putting US troops at risk around the world, in a major strategy review to be presented to Congress tomorrow. The quadrennial defence review, prepared by the Pentagon to update Congress on its security […]

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President Obama at the Republican House Conference

Filed in National by on January 29, 2010 109 Comments

I had no idea that this was going to be televised, but this is my only day in the office today so I wouldn’t have seen it anyway. But this video is from CSPAN for everyone who could not watch it live: This is pretty long, about an hour and 20 mins or so. I […]

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