Category Archives: Politics

This fucking week…

Posted on April 21, 2013 by

So, let’s review… MONDAY: The Boston Marathon gets hit. Death, Blood, gore, sadness. TUESDAY: The Senate The GOP minority in The Senate plus four Red State Dems totally fucks all of us on Gun Control via the Filibuster. And while Sharron … Continue reading →

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Greg Walden and the clash of cynicism against crazy.

Posted on April 15, 2013 by

Okay…First came this…(Via Politico.) The top House Republican campaign official broke with other GOP leaders Wednesday in criticizing President Barack Obama over his “chained CPI” proposal. During an interview with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Greg Walden … Continue reading →

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On the passing of Margaret Thatcher…

Posted on April 9, 2013 by

If you can’t say anything nice…Let Elvis Costello speak for you. Canonization is for Saints. Margaret Thatcher was no saint. That is all.

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Obama, Chained CPI and the War of Attrition.

Posted on April 6, 2013 by

Via Alex Seitz-Wald at Salon… Today may mark a nadir in the often strained relations between President Obama and the “professional left,” as Robert Gibbs derisively called the progressive movement, which has been pushing for months to prevent Obama from … Continue reading →

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You know when I said I wasn’t going to blog about politics anymore?

Posted on March 14, 2013 by

Yeah…I’m rescinding that. I watched Scott Prouty’s interview with Ed Schultz today.  For those of you not in the loop, he’s the guy responsible for the Mitt Romney “47%” video that tipped the election back in our direction. There is … Continue reading →

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In which your humble narrator throws up his hands and admits he’s sick of blogging about politics.

Posted on February 13, 2013 by

Yes.  I saw the State of the Union Speech tonight. Yes, I thought it was a good speech. I’m delighted that Obama came out with an ambitious second term agenda.  I’m tickled that he came out for a higher national … Continue reading →

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Heads up about the blog with a rare personal note.

Posted on February 10, 2013 by

This morning, I got a call from my sister that people with parents of a certain age dread getting. My mom is in the Hospital with pneumonia. The bad news is they have her on a ventilator.  The good news is … Continue reading →

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Karl Rove Vs. The Tea Party.

Posted on February 5, 2013 by

Via The Christian Science Monitor: Over the weekend, The New York Times‘s Jeff Zeleny reported that the Republican establishment is taking quick strides – via a new political group created by strategist Karl Rove – to fix what they’ve taken to calling their “Todd Akin problem.” … Continue reading →

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My very short response to the failure of filibuster reform vis a vis Harry Reid’s failure of will.

Posted on January 26, 2013 by

We should have taken the hit from Sharon Engel.

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President Obama, The NRA and the lack of common sense.

Posted on January 17, 2013 by

Via Talking Points Memo: The National Rifle Association is amping up the political rhetoric in advance of President Obama’s gun violence prevention announcement scheduled for Wednesday. On Tuesday, the NRA posted a video on its website accusing the president of … Continue reading →

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