The Tea Party is right. What voters decide in November will change the face of America for years to come, as did the elections of Richard Nixon in 1968 and George W. Bush in 2000. If Willard Mitt Romney takes the oath of office next January with Republican control over both houses of Congress, where do we go from there? With no more Obama to “kick around,” in Nixon’s … [Read more...] about Previewing President Romney’s Regime
Fox & Friends Anti-Obama Political Ad Not Good Career Move for Associate Producer
We did this post earlier about a Fox & Friends segment that basically was an incredibly blatant anti-Obama political ad. This segment was widely panned by media critics and even some conservatives as being (further) damaging to Fox News' image. The hosts of the morning show that is as predictable as listening to Rush Limbaugh congratulated associate producer Chris White after … [Read more...] about Fox & Friends Anti-Obama Political Ad Not Good Career Move for Associate Producer
Quote of the Day
The quote of the day comes from Margaret Carlson at Bloomberg. The issue is not whether Romney as president will contradict the positions of Romney as candidate. Of that we can be confident. But Romney is a man with no fixed positions from which to deviate. It’s harder to accuse someone of intellectual hypocrisy when you don’t know where he stood in the first place. That … [Read more...] about Quote of the Day
John Edwards Not Guilty On 1 Count; Mistrial On Other 5
NPR BREAKING NEWS: Jury Finds Edwards Not Guilty On 1 Count; Judge Declares Mistrial On Other 5 Former presidential candidate John Edwards was found not guilty on one of six campaign fraud charges. The jury was deadlocked on the other five counts, leading the judge to declare a mistrial on them. The former Democratic senator was accused of using campaign contributions to … [Read more...] about John Edwards Not Guilty On 1 Count; Mistrial On Other 5
Romney Nabs the Nomination While a Better Man Drops Out
Now that Mitt Romney has locked up all the delegate votes he needs to win the GOP's blessing as its next presidential nominee, it's time to stand back and ponder the significance of his hard-earned victory. Here's my informed, rationally considered take on it (with apologies to a certain late-night animated clay celebrity from the late 1970s): Oh NOOOO!! There... that felt … [Read more...] about Romney Nabs the Nomination While a Better Man Drops Out
Trump Birther Manure
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Repelled by Liberals, Repelled by Conservatives
Last election cycle I voted mostly-Democrat--joylessly. I expect I will do the same this November, holding my nose and gagging as I vote Democrat again. While I grew up mostly voting Democrat, I switched to (sort of) Republican back in the 1990s because of how convincing I found many conservative arguments and thinkers, and out of a certain disgust and disillusion I had with … [Read more...] about Repelled by Liberals, Repelled by Conservatives
Appeals Court Strikes Down Parts Of DOMA
A portion of the Defense Of Marriage Act has been ruled unconstitutional by the Boston based 1st Circuit Court of Appeals. The court ruled that the portion of the law which bars legally married same sex couples from obtaining the same benefits as their male/female counterparts was not permissable. Judge Michael Boudin, a George H W Bush appointee wrote "Many Americans … [Read more...] about Appeals Court Strikes Down Parts Of DOMA
Celebrity Apprentice —Losing Presidential Candidates Edition
I have to admit it. I miss the gang of presidential wannabes that made the long-running Republican nominating process such a...such a...distinctive exercise. I've been watching presidential aspirants come and go for more than 40 years, and can say in all honesty that I've never seen a field of this...of this...caliber presenting itself to take the reins of the U.S. government … [Read more...] about Celebrity Apprentice —Losing Presidential Candidates Edition
Will Citizens United Sound the Death Knell For American Democracy
It may come off as hype even talking about the end of democracy in America, but one has to wonder about that as the repercussions of the Citizens United decision by the Supreme Court become more evident. America’s democracy has survived many hits in the past, but it’s possible this one could be a knock-out blow. And once down on the mat, democracy may not be able to get up … [Read more...] about Will Citizens United Sound the Death Knell For American Democracy
Sabato’s Crystal Ball: June Polls Aren’t Always Reliable In Forecasting Final Outcome
The University of Virginia's political maven Larry Sabato, in his latest edition of the must-read Crystal Ball, notes that June polling is not always reliable. In a column titled "Presidential Polling in June: Flip a Coin Instead," he writes: With all of the polls, models and history at their disposal, political analysts should be able to figure out who is going to win a … [Read more...] about Sabato’s Crystal Ball: June Polls Aren’t Always Reliable In Forecasting Final Outcome
Donald Trump, Birtherism, Fox News, and GOP $1 Billion Means Obama in Battle of His Career
WASHINGTON - Wolf Blitzer versus Donald Trump on Tuesday, coupled with Mitt Romney releasing his own birth certificate, which ended up dredging up his father's birth in Mexico, proved being upstaged by crazy doesn't bother team Romney. Fox News Channel showed their own brand of wacky or at least woefully unfair and unbalanced showmanship, by releasing the video above on "Fox … [Read more...] about Donald Trump, Birtherism, Fox News, and GOP $1 Billion Means Obama in Battle of His Career
Romney Picking Up Steam: NBC/Marist Poll Shows Romney Ties Obama in Key Three Battleground States
Presumptive Republican Presidential nominee Mitt Romney is picking up steam. And fast. That's the gist of two new polls that show Romney gaining support among women and getting higher likeability numbers, and also now virtual tying President Barack Obama in three key battleground states, Iowa Colorado and Nevada. The reason for the shift in the battleground states? It … [Read more...] about Romney Picking Up Steam: NBC/Marist Poll Shows Romney Ties Obama in Key Three Battleground States
Welcome Home To The GOP, Artur Davis
As many of you know, one of my "things" is bringing more minorities into the GOP. Believing in the free market system, Democracy, and freedom, and being against the over reaching government, government intrusion in our lives, and being against being over taxed and over regulated is for EVERYONE, regardless of color or religion. I also believe that minority communities are … [Read more...] about Welcome Home To The GOP, Artur Davis
The Obamas vs. a Junk Food Society
The First Lady is out plugging a new book “American Grown” to promote growing and eating vegetables, a personal bookend to her husband’s campaign to get voters on a healthier political diet. As Mitt Romney comes under fire for dissing Planned Parenthood, Michelle Obama is on a campaign that also strikes close to home and, below the surface, has its own aspects of division by … [Read more...] about The Obamas vs. a Junk Food Society
Snake Oil and Snake Bit
whoops! This post is doubly topical, since the "Mitt the Mormon" meme has inevitably entered the public arena, and this was written long before Romney became the GOP nominee (moving, last night, from "presumptive" to "presumptuous"). Thus, no "anti-Mormon" bias can be read into it, since there's nothing about Mitt's religion in this. But, more importantly: Julia Duin … [Read more...] about Snake Oil and Snake Bit
Trump’s Pie Hole
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The Stakes in the Walker Recall
WASHINGTON -- Recalls and impeachments are a remedy of last resort. Most of the time, voters who don't like an incumbent choose to live with the offending politician until the next election, on the sensible theory that fixed terms of office and regular elections are adequate checks on abuses of power and extreme policies. The question facing Wisconsin's citizens is … [Read more...] about The Stakes in the Walker Recall
GM Succeeds in Pitting European Workers Against One Another (Sueddeutsche Zeitung, Germany)
Some see it as the normal gears of capitalism at work, and others call it U.S. style union-busting invasion and a race to the bottom. Whatever you call it, columnist Thomas Fromm of Germany's Sueddeutsche Zeitung writes that in GM's world, 'it is every man for himself.' For the Sueddeutsche Zeitung Thomas Frommstarts off this way: All Opel’s management could do was … [Read more...] about GM Succeeds in Pitting European Workers Against One Another (Sueddeutsche Zeitung, Germany)
Fox News’ “Fox and Friends” Virtual Political Ad Against Obama Further Damages (or Reaffirms?) Fox News’ Image
I've always defended Fox News (including in a recent post and in comments) as a network that has many solid news and technical pros working for it who cannot and should not be lumped in with the overall corporate "niche" and its talk radio style, predictable on the air talent. And this doesn't make my argument (which I still will make) any easier: "Fox and Friends" aired … [Read more...] about Fox News’ “Fox and Friends” Virtual Political Ad Against Obama Further Damages (or Reaffirms?) Fox News’ Image