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May 16, 2012 – 3:36 pm | 2 Comments | 12 views

It looks like Speaker of the House John Boehner is up to his old tricks again, threatening to block an increase in the federal debt limit ceiling without obtaining significant new cuts in spending.  There is little doubt that the last two years, which resulted in over $1.0  trillion per year in deficit spending, will bring the country close to …

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Romney is Undisputed Republican Heir Apparent

January 9, 2012 – 2:49 pm | 6 Comments | 2 views
Romney is Undisputed Republican Heir Apparent

It  just seems as if watching the parade of Republican circus clowns, each trying desperately to be more extreme than the other, is rapidly becoming tiresome.  There is Mitt Romney, who wants to turn back to the clock to the  days of unregulated and unfettered capitalism; then there is Rick Santorum, who wants to turn the country into a theocracy …

Super PAC’s : The Best Government Money Can Buy

December 23, 2011 – 1:16 pm | 7 views
Super PAC’s : The Best Government Money Can Buy

In 2010 the Supreme Court of  The United States  reached a landmark decision that  profoundly affected the way American office-seekers could conduct their political campaigns.  Simply put, the Supreme Court green-lighted the activities of so-called Super PAC’s, effectively allowing them to legally raise and spend unlimited amounts of money.  In essence, any individual or corporation can set up its own …

Stocking-Stuffers for Grinches and Biotches

December 17, 2011 – 12:37 pm | 10 Comments | 1 views
Stocking-Stuffers for Grinches and Biotches

I am almost done wrapping Christmas gifts, so the only thing left to do is fill the Christmas stockings, virtual ones that is. Help me check my list and feel free to add or subtract if you like.
Newt Gingrich: Funny how that last name so resembles the name “Grinch.” Because Newt is such a war-monger, he gets a tiny GI …

Gingrich: The Bottom of the Republican Barrel

December 7, 2011 – 2:01 pm | One Comment | 3 views
Gingrich: The Bottom of the Republican Barrel

After the 2010 Congressional elections, when  Republican Party candidates scored impressive victories against their Democratic  rivals, the GOP developed a devious political strategy to win back the White House in 2012.  This strategy was pretty well summed up by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell when he stated that Republicans would abandon all attempts to serve the American people and instead, …

Bachmann Thrown Under Bus by Conservative Group

November 26, 2011 – 3:35 pm | 2 Comments | 3 views
Bachmann Thrown Under Bus by  Conservative Group

In the world of Republican politics, there is no lack of conservative groups and media personalities  dedicated to enforcing “party doctrine”, and to controlling the purity of conservative thought.  Any Republican who is aspiring to win a seat in Congress knows full well that his/her every word and phrase will be parsed by the “Dr. Goebbels” of Republican Party purity, …

Gingrich Lies About Lobbying For Freddie Mac

November 17, 2011 – 9:53 am | 2 Comments | 1 views
Gingrich Lies About Lobbying For Freddie Mac

Primarily due to his credible performance during the Republican debates,  Newt Gingrich has risen rapidly in the polls for his quest for the Republican presidential nomination.  However, Mr. Gingrich’s rise into the top tier of presidential contenders may bring him some unwanted scrutiny for a very checkered history.  In fact, Gingrich is only the latest example of Republican presidential “front-runners” …

Newt Gingrich is on the Rise!

November 4, 2011 – 3:26 pm | One Comment | 1 views
Newt Gingrich is on the Rise!

There seems to be little doubt that the sexual assault allegations that have slammed the Herman Cain campaign will eventually doom any chances he may have had to capture the Republican presidential nomination.   Although Cain was doing well in the latest polls, few people within his party really believed he had a ghost of a chance of beating out Mitt …

Romney Stabbed in the Back by George Will

October 31, 2011 – 3:04 pm | 3 Comments | 1 views
Romney Stabbed in the Back by George Will

There is little doubt that Friday’s article by Washington Post columnist George F. Will  has caused quite a stir among Republicans across the country.  In his article  Mr. Will made a clear and compelling case that presidential candidate Mitt Romney, the clear front-runner among the Republican presidential contenders, is the wrong man for the job.  According to Mr. Will, Mitt …

Bachmann & Cain Allign With Bigoted Pastor Jeffress

October 10, 2011 – 2:58 pm | 8 Comments | 1 views
Bachmann & Cain Allign With Bigoted Pastor Jeffress

Over the last ten years, or more, the United States has been fighting against radical, Islamic fundamentalist groups throughout the world.  In several places, such as Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Somalia the U.S. has actually sent American soldiers to fight and die on foreign soil in  vain attempts to somehow make America safe from terrorist attacks advocated by the religious …

Tea Party Sees Perry as Only Horse Left in the Race

October 4, 2011 – 3:09 pm | 6 Comments | 0 views
Tea Party Sees Perry as Only Horse Left in the Race

It should come as no surprise to anyone  who is following the Republicans’  contest  for the presidential nomination,  that ultra-conservative Governor Rick Perry‘s “star” has fallen almost as fast as it rose.   In fact, it seems as if Perry has set an all-time record for losing his political edge by falling off his horse before it even left the barn.  …

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