Archive for January, 2009
The Incredible Shrinking GOP Begins to Realize What Has Happened
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell issued a blunt warning to Republicans Thursday: Their party must regain lost supporters plus blacks, Hispanics and voters on both coasts — or risk becoming a permanent minority party with a limited power base.
“We’re all concerned about the fact that the very wealthy and the very poor, the most and [...]
Portrait of the Artist With a Giant Mohawk
I’d put this photo at or about 1986. That’s my buddy Kellfire Bray in the beret (berets were cool in the 1980s). The reason the mohawk is so shiny is because I would obsessively apply the strongest Aqua-Net hairspray available (it came in the white can) over the course of the day: I [...]
Read More..>>WILL SENATOR SPECTER STAND UP FOR PENNSYLVANIA OR GROVEL BEFORE RUSH LIMBAUGH?
Which will it be Arlen?
Sure, Areln Specter likes to parade around as a moderate (even though he supported anti-choice zealots Roberts and Alito, even though he helped gut the 4th Amendment, even though he voted in favor of legalizing torture and repealing habeas corpus), but where does he really stand?
Just a week ago, he was [...]
We Tried the Carrot, Now Here Comes the Stick
We tried to be nice, now you get smacked:
Pushing back against the unanimous House Republican vote, the White House plans to release state-by-state job figures “so we can put a number on what folks voted for an against,” an administration aide said.
“It’s clear the Republicans who voted against the stimulus represent constituents who will [...]
What Republicans Don’t think Americans Need
via Clammy C at Daily Kos notes that every single republican in the house voted NO on Obama’s proposed stimulus:
So here is a partial list of the programs that republicans think America doesn’t need (and I will say that there are alternative proposals by House republicans, including one by my own odious Representative, Scott Garrett, [...]
Deep Thought: Conservatives are Stupid and Dishonest (Even with Themselves)
I’m enjoying the new commitment conservatives and Republicans to fiscal conservatism, conveniently dawning on them, now that the Democrats are running the show. Let’s take a look at their record, and decide whether this is something anyone with a brain should take seriously. :
From 2001 until 2006 the Republicans controlled the Legislature and the [...]
Open Letter to the Nevada Republican Party
Dear Nevada Republicans:
I’m sure you’re suspicious about a letter from a Democrat, but I promise you I am not here to give you bad advice. Not this time, anyway.
I’m writing because I saw your ad targeting Hapless Harry Reid, and I have to admit, I am underwhelmed.
Sure, this may appeal to base Republicans with all [...]
Read More..>>A Trap?
Yesterday, I took issue with Obama and the Democrats taking family planning funds for low-income families out of the stimulus bill. I thought, and still do, believe it was an unconscionable act, turning the back of the hand to families that are already facing huge obstacles.
And yet… and yet… I am wondering if Obama has [...]
HOUSE DEMOCRATS: ALL DAY SUCKERS
Lollipop
All-day sucker
The Bags, Believer
You’re a sucker
Bought a load of crap
You’re a sucker
Flowing from the tap
You’re a sucker
Yeah you swallowed it whole
You’re a sucker
Ran it up the flagpole
Don’t wanna share my world with a bunch of fools
As of this writing, Bob Brady’s office has confirmed that, in acquiescence to GOP hissy-fits and at Obama’s behest, the [...]
Black Wensday
Yup, it was real alright.
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