From Politico: President Barack Obama got a welcome piece of good economic news at the end of a difficult week for the White House, as the Commerce Department reported Friday that the nation’s economy grew by nearly 6 percent at the end of 2009, far faster than analysts expected. The gross domestic product rose a [...]
“Now I’ve taken a 45-day unpaid leave of absence from my job at Merrill Lynch. It’s not right to draw a salary when I’m out every day campaigning. Fortunately, I’ve still got a little NYU teaching job and some MSNBC, so for a while I think I can put food on the table. Okay look. [...]
Take a peek at this chart and tell me the pattern you see: It seems that Republican presidents in the last 30 years have played a bigger role than their democratic counterparts in increasing the national debt. Why is this important? GOP arguments of “tax and spend liberals who are mortgaging our children’s future” –don’t [...]
Tags: Conservatives·Democrats·Hypocrisy·Politics·President·Republicans·White House
Karl Rove. Watch it: Funny. I could have sworn The Great Communicator Ronald Reagan said this: To understand the State of the Union, we must look not only at where we are and where we’re going but where we’ve been. The situation at this time last year was truly ominous. [...] First, we must understand [...]
Tags: Hypocrisy·karl rove·Lies·Ronald Reagan·state of the union
FULL SPEED AHEAD! I always enjoy the spectacle of State of the Union speeches. They are a sitting president’s coming out party, replete with flesh pressing, cheers, flashbulbs, and unadulterated airtime. They are quite the show, especially if the president doing the speaking has a modicum of intellect and speaking ability. Add to this the [...]
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Congress NEEDS to pass this health care reform bill. Aside from the fact that an entire year has been wasted on HCR legislation, back alley verbal brawls, and precious political capital– Democrats will lose any hope of being insulated to attacks by the right. Having something to show for their stewardship of congress the last [...]
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I suppose this James O’Keefe, a maverick soldier of truth to some on the right, will get more time in the spotlight for being a complete asshole. Yes I realize he quite possibly committed a felony in what can turn out to be the greatest case of karmic gotcha in political history. But honestly, I [...]
Tags: ACORN·james o'keefe·mary landrieu·pimps
Speaking to a friend recently about his family, specifically his terrible relationship with his father– got me thinking about my childhood– and how I was raised to be a man. In my experience, men have can sometimes have difficult personal relationships because of how they project their masculinity– and how that projection is perceived by [...]
I appreciate the notion that Lieutenant Governor Andre Bauer is a fiscally responsible man. I also appreciate the idea the Mr. Bauer is a fool– wholly ignorant of the times he’s living– and just as ignorant about political prudence. Both traits, in my estimation, make him just perfect for the current office he holds. Here’s [...]
Tags: andre bauer·poor·poverty·South Carolina
Previous engagements have precluded me from writing my usual pithy, persuasive arguments today. I will be back in full force tomorrow.
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on Don Cornelius: A Socially Conscious Pioneer
on Obama, The Alien Menace
on Santorum’s Battle To Prevent The Execution Of Religious People© 2006–2007 wrightandleftreport.com — Sitemap — Cutline by Chris Pearson
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