Mitt Romney's new hometown is going to the birds
During his first run for the White House, Mitt Romney briefly crowed that "I've been a hunter pretty much all my life." But two days later, he was forced to amend that pander to the NRA by clarifying,...
View ArticleElizabeth Warren: Election Narrative Reality Check (2008-2014)
Elizabeth Warren has quickly demonstrated that it is still possible for officials of intelligence and integrity to publicly confront and investigate abuses of power and criminality with direct...
View Article24 Anti-Choice Bills In Texas Defeated! Don't Mess With TX Women - Don't Mess...
“Democrats stuck together very well this session and made strong arguments and strong advocacy on behalf of a woman’s right to choose,” state Sen. Kirk Watson (D), the head of Texas’ Democratic caucus,...
View ArticleDinosaur Extinction Update: The Tiresome Laments Of Dressageasaurus Cruella
Quickly backfilling the immense intellectual void left by the departing Michele Bachmann, today's insipid comments are brought to you by Ann Romney. Evidently she's still smarting from the fact that...
View ArticleRubio, like McCain, pledges to vote against his own immigration bill
It is said that historical events occur twice, first as tragedy and then as farce. But when it comes to Republican presidential frontrunners and comprehensive immigration reform, the results appear to...
View ArticleHispanic and Black voters waited in longest lines during Florida's November...
Miami HeraldA new statewide study from political scientists at Dartmouth and the University of Florida finds that Hispanic voters waited longer at the polls last November than any other ethnic group,...
View ArticleTulsa Olympics organizers claim their city is 'Real America'
Memo to the good people of Tulsa, Oklahoma: If you hope to have any chance of becoming the smallest city ever to host the summer Olympics, don't start your campaign by insulting the rest of the...
View ArticleRomney still pretending he never wanted to run in 2012
Next month, veteran Washington Post reporter Dan Balz will release Collision 2012, his book on last year's presidential campaign. But in an account supposedly jam-packed with never-before heard...
View ArticleTexans Perry, Cruz vie for stupidest tax plan
In a campaign email to supporters Tuesday, Texas Gov. Rick Perry announced he would reveal "exciting future plans" next Monday in San Antonio. But if Gov. Perry is planning to pass up a fourth term in...
View ArticleMichele Bachmann helps you crush the Christian Right and Tea Party
The Christian Right claims to represent God’s moral agenda in American politics. The Tea Party claims its candidates will return integrity to government. Anyone who is intimidated, energized, or...
View ArticleThe Parable of Seamus
Wherefore, Cousin Ray Sixkiller, under extreme duress, determined he would not vote Republican in the last presidential election.And this is a guy who still hates Andy Jackson so much he won't put...
View ArticleIntensity vs. propensity in the battle for abortion rights
In recent weeks, pollsters and pundits have been wrestling with a seeming contradiction at the heart of the country's abortion debate. On the one hand, the United States is a pro-choice nation, with...
View ArticleCruz: The Secret Liberal Mole
Rep. Peter King (R, NY) said last Friday that Sen. Ted Cruz (R, TX) is a fraud (CNN). As crazy as it sounds (and we know King is capable of his own level of crazy) he just might be correct.Several...
View ArticleBill O'Reilly Thinks Romney WANTED to Lose in 2012
And that's not even the best part.......[Bill] O'Reilly told the crowd at a Faulkner University fundraiser that he asked Romney to appear on "The O'Reilly Factor" for an entire hour the Monday night...
View ArticleBachmann update: the 'tell-all' book
I don’t believe there is such a thing as “essential human dignity,” because I have attended “open mic” nights at cafes and heard people singing their own original folk songs. But if you require...
View ArticleCleaning Day - A Window on Why Obama Terrifies The GOP
I am here to tell you that one of the best things I ever did for my marriage was to suck it up and agree to start paying for a cleaning service. Arguments over chores? Vastly reduced. The money...
View ArticleGOP's 'Growth and Opportunity Project' Report on 2012 Election & what went...
The Republican Party's official investigation into what the hell went wrong in the 2012 election just came out. Its called called the Growth and Opportunity Project (pdf). It contains many hard truths...
View ArticleLet's reflect on the 2012 election 1 year anniversary
It's hard to believe that today marks a full year since all the hard work and months of worry about the outcome of the election ended in victory, and the re-election of President Obama.I just wanted us...
View ArticleIs 'The Secret Life of Williard Mitt' coming to a screen near you?
On January 24th, Netflix will air Mitt, a documentary about Governor Romney's quixotic quest for the presidency. But that hagiography, lovingly compiled by a close friend, covers only the campaign that...
View ArticleWherein I Review the Netflix Documentary, "Mitt"
This movie, though it doesn't seem intentional, explains precisely why Mitt Romney lost the presidential election of 2012. If I had to sum up the movie in a single word, it would be the...
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