All Posts Tagged With: "Republicans"
If You Aren’t Reading Charles Pierce You’re Missing Out
Here are some highlights, but you need to read the whole article.
8Nov2011 | pandora | Comments Off | Continued
How Do We Deal With This?
What’s the solution? I’m serious. Dems held their ground and “tens of thousands” of people are out of work. Republicans don’t care. Yet again they’ve not only taken a hostage they’re willing to shoot, they’ve taken one they want to shoot.
3Aug2011 | pandora | 14 comments | Continued
Teabag Congressman and Black Americans
Seems that Congressman Doug Lamborn (Teabag – CO) has a new pet name for President Obama. I wonder why he just didn’t use the N-word or call him boy.
From the Denver Post:
A short clip of the Colorado Springs Republican speaking about the debt ceiling debate during a talk radio program on Friday went viral.
“Even [...]
Does Boehner Have The Votes?
Think Progress tallies the numbers and it appears (at this moment) that Boehner is one R vote short.
So… will he manage to twist some Tea Party arms and avoid public humiliation, or will the one vote grow into more nays? Not sure, but if he doesn’t have the votes heading into this why would other [...]
We Hit The Debt Ceiling Today
In case anyone cares.
In the meantime, the hostage strategy will continue to play out — Republicans are threatening to create a recession, on purpose, unless Democrats give them a whole lot of unspecified spending cuts. If Dems fail to comply with the demands, the GOP will refuse to act and on [...]
Majority Favor Formation Of A 3rd Party
A new Gallup poll shows that 52% of Republicans and 60% of Tea Party Republicans favor formation of a 3rd party.
10May2011 | Unstable Isotope | 22 comments | Continued
The Idea Of Seniors Shopping For Health Insurance Is Insane
If you have ever had to purchase individual health insurance you know exactly how insane Paul Ryan’s senior health insurance vouchers are. If you haven’t then you might want to read a post I wrote in November 2008.
Fact: Individual health insurance is only cost competitive if you’re young and healthy, because health insurance has nothing [...]
Those Fickle Independent Voters
Polls show that Congressional Republicans are not popular and that if the elections were held today, Democrats would retake the House.
13Apr2011 | Unstable Isotope | 3 comments | Continued
It All Comes Down To Planned Parenthood
If the government shuts down it will be because Republicans refused to drop the rider concerning Planned Parenthood.
GEIST: Are you willing to hold up this entire budget over defunding Planned Parenthood?
PENCE: Of course I am. I think the American people have begun to learn tha tthe largest abortion provider in the country is also [...]
How Not To Apologize – Wisconsin GOP Edition
The Wisconsin governor plans to keep implementing the anti-union bill despite a second court order. The Dane County GOP unleashes a juvenile attack on the judge.
31Mar2011 | Unstable Isotope | 5 comments | Continued
A View On The Republican Presidential Candidates
Joe Klein: “I have never before seen such a bunch of vile, desperate-to-please, shameless, embarrassing losers coagulated under a single party’s banner. They are the most compelling argument I’ve seen against American exceptionalism.”
30Mar2011 | pandora | 3 comments | Continued
GOP vs AARP
I’m honestly shocked that Republicans are going after the AARP… given that they cannot win anything without seniors.
28Mar2011 | pandora | 10 comments | Continued
The Party of Lincoln No More
With a party filled with Southerners, Tea Partiers and States Rights Advocates, can the Republican Party consider itself the Party of Lincoln?
13Feb2011 | nemski | 5 comments | Continued
Joe Scarborough Makes The Point
I can’t stop thinking about the Tucson shooting. I have even started talking to myself as I go about my day. In my one-on-one conversations I always come back to the same point about violence and rhetoric. Joe Scarborough, in a letter calling out Palin and Beck by name, puts my thoughts into words:
You weren’t [...]
The Tea Party In Delaware And Arizona Have A Lot In Common
In the words of Mistermix, What The Hell Is Happening In Arizona?
A nasty battle between factions of Legislative District 20 Republicans and fears that it could turn violent in the wake of what happened in Tucson on Saturday prompted District Chairman Anthony Miller and several others to resign.
Miller, a 43-year-old Ahwatukee Foothills resident and former [...]
January 12th! Save The Date!
Republicans have chosen the date to repeal Health Care.
Republican leaders in the new House say they’ll hold a vote next week to repeal President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul.
The announcement of the Jan. 12 vote by the No. 2 House Republican, Virginia Rep. Eric Cantor, sets the stage for a showdown with the Democratic-led Senate.
Here’s [...]
Twitter: The Ultimate Political Sound Bite
The 2008 Presidential campaign was brought to you be Youtube. 2012? Most likely it will be run on Twitter.
30Dec2010 | nemski | Comments Off | Continued
Grandstanding Will Be The GOP Forte
Republicans will have a slim majority in the House of Representatives, but that’s about it.
28Dec2010 | nemski | 2 comments | Continued
Handicapping the 2012 Presidential Race
Nate Silver at 538 starts looking at some of the factors that will influence the 2012 election.
28Dec2010 | nemski | Comments Off | Continued
Peacetime Economy?
Why have Conservative pundits forgotten our troops?
26Dec2010 | nemski | 3 comments | Continued
Republicans Aid and Abet Criminals
Republicans are bringing the Federal courts to a standstill as they complain that Obama is working them too hard.
26Dec2010 | nemski | Comments Off | Continued
An Interesting Poll
Steve Benen breaks it down, but here is what stands out to me:
Elsewhere in the poll, Americans said they are concerned about the deficit, but when asked about nine different ideas for deficit reduction, the public opposed all nine. Try not to be surprised. [emphasis mine]
Seriously, we’re all talk.
About that GOP mandate…
Republicans may have made [...]
The Real War On Christmas
Via Think Progress:
Today, “thousands of Americans are set to begin losing unemployment benefits” after conservatives in Congress successfully prevented an extension from being passed. 8,400 Americans will lose their benefits by the end of this week, and the Labor Department estimates that “by the end of the third week of December, aid to 1.36 million [...]
The GOP Has Boxed Itself In With Spending Hypocrisy
GOP senators are already fighting about subsidies because some far right senators think they’re supposed to actually live up to their own rhetoric.
24Nov2010 | Unstable Isotope | 10 comments | Continued
How Is This EVER Okay?
Unbelievable.
In a statement about the meeting acquired by Politico and Ron Kampeas at the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Cantor’s office said that:
Eric stressed that the new Republican majority will serve as a check on the Administration and what has been, up until this point, one party rule in Washington. He made clear that the Republican majority [...]
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