Blogs Posts on "Republicans"
FEC unwisely OKs return to cheap private jet travel by members of Congress by Scholars & Rogues on Nov 20, 2009Let’s say you’re Sen. John Dough. You’re running for re-election. You need money. Often, you have to travel to where the money is to get it. Say, in Los Angeles. So you fly. But you wish to avoid flying commercial. Too much time was...
Echoblowcation: Nota Bene #2009-41 by Scholars & Rogues on Nov 18, 2009A few things for you NB readers: 1. NB is now numbered by year-issue instead of marked by date; 2. NB will continue to be issued weekly, but not necessarily on Monday night/Tuesday morning; 3. I liked last week’s format (quoted line from source...
The Meteoric Rise of Dithering Presented by Google Trends by Kevin Bondelli's Youth Vote Blog on Nov 18, 2009If you have been watching any news over the last month or two there is probably a word that you have been hearing every 10 minutes. It’s also a word that you probably did not hear all that often in the past. The word that I refer to is “d...
I’ve got a mandate for the bastards by Scholars & Rogues on Nov 17, 2009We’re quick to point out political corruption around the world. Afghanistan is corrupt. Iran rigs elections. Putin has his oligarchs. It’s all true, but rarely do we take a long hard look at the corruption endemic in our own politics. My...
Republicans Shifting Opinions On Healthcare Purely Partisan? by Donklephant on Nov 15, 2009I found the following numbers from Gallup about government’s role in health care to be, well, eye opening. Check it out… Hmmm, what happened in 2008…I can’t really think of anything. Republicans can not like Obama all the wan...
President Obama Bows Down To Hirohito’s Son…….Good Going Barry! by POLITICS 24/7 on Nov 14, 2009 President Obama has begun a tour of Asia. He is pushing for the establishment of free trade agreements, similar to those that we have elsewhere in the world. On his first leg of the trip, the President went to Japan and met with the island n...
The Fearmongers! by Cosmic Overdrive on Nov 13, 2009This Tuesday at 9 it’s a new episode of Fox’s hit drama The Fearmongers! This week’s episode: Dr. Death!Starring Glenn Beck as The Douchebag:“Conservatives are awake. 9/12ers are willing to do the hard things. We know what this means! We’re...
Followup: no more abortions for RNC employees by Hanlon's Razor on Nov 13, 2009I guess this was inevitable. As grand of an amusement it was that Republican party employees could have abortions paid for by their employer in the face of their tooth and nail fighting against… federal funds going toward abortions, there was a...
President Obama Refuses To Properly Prosecute The War On Terror by POLITICS 24/7 on Nov 13, 2009 We must all live with the consequences of our decisions but not all of us make decisions that hundreds of millions of other people will heave to live with as well. Perhaps that is why whom we choose to elect and represent us in government...
Lou Dobbs’ next horizon: A Rush to radio? by Scholars & Rogues on Nov 13, 2009I have three stuffed animals at home that I hide when I expect visitors. (Guys don’t do stuffed animals.) But my fuzzy critters serve a purpose. Four years ago, I destroyed my living room TV set by throwing a beer bottle at it in anger and frus...
