Paul Ryan portrays his budget as an earnest attempt to reduce the deficit– a Herculean task to be sure. But earnest practice isn’t equivalent to honest practice, and Ryan’s allegiance to the GOP core shines through quite clearly. I’m not certain how you manage to reduce the deficit simply by slashing spending programs, while [...]
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Workers Visit Senator Coburn’s Office To Find Out Why He’s Blocking 9/11 First Responders Bill
December 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · america, Political Fringe, Politics, Republicans, War on Terror
H/T: ThinkProgress What could possibly be the rationale behind blocking this bill? Other than sticking your chest out to prove you can, I don’t see what conservatives have to gain by this. Shockingly sad–especially for the party that considers themselves patriots.
Tags: 911·First Repsonders·GOP·Senate·Tom Coburn
A Confederacy Of Dunces
November 1st, 2010 · No Comments · america, Elections, Political Fringe, Politics, Republicans
“The single most important thing we want to achieve is for President Obama to be a one-term president,” - Senator Mitch McConnell. “When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him.” -Jonathan Swift Surely the leader of the senate in the [...]
Tags: america·Democratic Party·Elections·GOP·Mitch McConnell·NYT·Politics·republican
Should The GOP Reach Out To The Black Community?
May 18th, 2010 · 1 Comment · america, Democracy, Politics, Republicans
I’m my discussions with folks about politics, one of the questions that usually comes up is how many black republicans do you know? Some of the answers generally go something like this: Black people should never be republicans. What have republicans done for black people? You may think this naive and simplistic– but right or [...]
Conservatives Fight The Real Enemy: Their Own Failed Leadership
March 19th, 2010 · 2 Comments · america, Democracy, Democrats, Health Care, News, Political Fringe, Republicans
The independent, non-partisan Congressional Budget Office is now public enemy number one in the eyes of conservatives. Some of them have apparently loaded up on crazy pills. Exhibit A: The real culprit in this high-stakes drama is the GOP– their weak-kneed leadership and their lame health care proposal– put forth only because they felt compelled [...]
Tags: CBO·Conservatives·GOP·Health Care·Medicare·Nancy Pelosi
Three Reasons Why Jim Bunning’s GOP Is Out Of Touch With America
March 4th, 2010 · No Comments · america, News, Politics, Republicans
Senator Jim Bunning, R-(KY): Last week, Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., asked to pass a 30-day extensions bill for unemployment insurance and other federal programs. Earlier in February, those extensions were included in a broader bipartisan bill that was paid for but did not meet Sen. Reid’s approval, and he nixed the deal. When I [...]
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