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For Romney, There’s Nowhere To Go But Down. Then There’s The Convention.
The latest Republican-centric Rasmussen nightly tracking poll is out and it's bad news for the struggling Mitt Romney: For the first time, he dropped below 40 percent against President Obama despite a strong performance in the Arizona presidential debate. Rasmussen tracked the incumbent at 49 percent while Romney got 39 percent, and if the pattern of tit-for-tat primary … [Read more...] about For Romney, There’s Nowhere To Go But Down. Then There’s The Convention.
Santorum Picking Up Support From Republican Women
The conventional wisdom is shattered again with the news that former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum is picking up support among women rather than losing it -- picking up support from Republican women: Over the past several weeks, Republicans have watched squeamishly as presidential contender Rick Santorum has waded into multiple controversies that risk alienating half the … [Read more...] about Santorum Picking Up Support From Republican Women
The Debate Dog That Didn’t Bark
The final Republican faceoff was notable for what didn’t happen, the classic Sherlock Holmes clue of the dog that didn’t bark in the night. Neither the moderator nor Santorum’s opponents pressed him to explain his positions on religious issues that have been making headlines, so extreme that even Rush Limbaugh concedes he must answer because they make him look like “an … [Read more...] about The Debate Dog That Didn’t Bark
Republican Debate
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When East Met West
When East Met West by David Goodloe "This was the week that changed the world." --Richard Nixon In hindsight, I don't think I really understood the significance of what was happening when, 40 years ago Tuesday, Richard Nixon began his historic trip to the People's Republic of China. I wasn't old enough. I had a general understanding of the fact that the United … [Read more...] about When East Met West
Gulf War III Isn’t an Option
WASHINGTON -- We've heard this quickening drumbeat before. Last time, it led to the tragic invasion and occupation of Iraq. This time, if we let the drummers provoke us into war with Iran, the consequences will likely be far worse. Rat-ta-tat-tat. Weapons of mass destruction. Boom-shakka-boom. A madman in charge. Thump-thump-thump. Mushroom clouds. Tune out the … [Read more...] about Gulf War III Isn’t an Option
Another Independent Governor Bites the Dust
Three strikes and you're out? First there was Minnesota with former wrestler Jesse Ventura whose celebrity and charisma propelled him into the governor's chair. But he fizzled in office and no one seriously talks about him running for President on a third party ticket anymore. The came actor Arnold Schwarzenegger, whose biceps proved to be a lot bigger than his political … [Read more...] about Another Independent Governor Bites the Dust
Stockton California May File Record Bankruptcy
Update: City officials may suspend bond payments and try to cut a deal with creditors to avoid filing bankruptcy Word out this week that Stockton, California may be on the road to filing the largest municipal bankruptcy in US history. Before they can file they must comply with a California law that requires them to declare a fiscal emergency. This requires them to spend … [Read more...] about Stockton California May File Record Bankruptcy
DOMA Is Doomed
Chris Geidner: A year ago today, the announcement about the Defense of Marriage Act came by way of a letter from Attorney General Eric Holder to House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio)... Three hundred and sixty four days later, U.S. District Court Judge Jeffrey S. White agreed. White -- who has served as a federal judge for the past decade after being nominated by … [Read more...] about DOMA Is Doomed
Satan Attacks America
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Okay, So a Republican Gets to be President. What Happens to the National Debt?
Okay, so a Republican gets to be president. What happens to the national debt? The national debt is likely to balloon under tax policies championed by three of the four major Republican candidates for president, according to an independent analysis of tax and spending proposals so far offered by the candidates. ...WaPo Except for Ron Paul. His cuts would take … [Read more...] about Okay, So a Republican Gets to be President. What Happens to the National Debt?
Santorum Slogan
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A House in the Texas Hill Country Becomes Home for a Vietnam War Veteran
I had been looking forward to meeting and talking with Vietnam War veteran Allen Hancock. Finally, thanks to local Austin, Texas, Realtor Jean Susaraba, there I was in her comfortable living room talking with Hancock. I could tell, however, that Hancock was not comfortable talking about himself. Somehow our conversation turned to Hancock's father and he opened up a … [Read more...] about A House in the Texas Hill Country Becomes Home for a Vietnam War Veteran
Jason Alexander Zings Romney for George Costanza Quote
One of my favorite shows that I can watch over and over and over and over and over is Seinfeld, which featured the highly talented (he is a fine song and dance man as well as a character actor) Jason Alexander as George Constanza, a character reportedly based on the great Larry David who co-wrote many of the shows. At last night's CNN Republican Presidential debate former … [Read more...] about Jason Alexander Zings Romney for George Costanza Quote
Freelancer Angst In An Improving Job Market
Is there an inverse relationship between improved employment numbers from the government, and declining freelance and part-time work opportunities? And is the overall economic effect of this inversion necessarily a good thing? The U.S. economy is an incredibly complex organism. You pull on what you think is just one thread and a dozen others get unwound. Thus, while … [Read more...] about Freelancer Angst In An Improving Job Market
Considering the Policy Consequences of Private Prisons
In a letter sent to 48 states, Corrections Corporation of America asks states to consider the "benefits of partnership corrections." In essence, the company offers to buy up state prisons: But there’s a catch…the states must guarantee that are there are enough prisoners to ensure that the venture is profitable to the company. Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) has … [Read more...] about Considering the Policy Consequences of Private Prisons
The Virginia Vagina Debacle
The Virginia bill pushed by Republicans, including Governor Bob McDonnell, that would force women going for an abortion to have an ultrasound first, appears as if it will be modified. To be certain the features of the fetus were well-defined, the original bill mandated that an ultrasound was to be done vaginally. In other words, women would have a large wand inserted into their … [Read more...] about The Virginia Vagina Debacle
Mitt Romney vs. Rick Santorum: Choosing Between a Fraud and a Relic
Guest Post By Richard K. Barry Richard K. Barry, a New Yorker now living in Toronto, is the Associate Editor of The Reaction. You can also find him at Lippmann's Ghost. As we liberals watch Rick Santorum's perhaps unexpected rise in national polls among Republican voters, we are in many ways thrilled that this is happening. His ridiculous ideas, which we politely call … [Read more...] about Mitt Romney vs. Rick Santorum: Choosing Between a Fraud and a Relic
On the President As Alien
WASHINGTON -- They say that President Obama is a Muslim, but if he isn't, he's a secularist who is waging war on religion. On some days he's a Nazi, but on most others he's merely a socialist. His especially creative opponents see him as having a "Kenyan anti-colonial worldview," while the less adventurous say he's an elitist who spent too much time in Cambridge, Hyde Park and … [Read more...] about On the President As Alien