“I spent several years in a North Vietnamese prison camp, in the dark… fed with scraps. Do you think I want to do that all over again as vice president of the United States?” – Senator John McCain The Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) excellent non-partisan take on health care. (This is a must-read for those [...]
Entries Tagged as 'One-Liners'
Friday mid-morning one-liners
July 10th, 2009 · No Comments · News, Politics
The New York Times will charge money for online content. First it was senator Tom Coburn. Now former senator Rick Santorum is caught up in the John Ensign mess. Battle of the democrats: Arlen Specter vs Joe Sestak. Another day, another round of bonuses for AIG. The president warns Iran to stop the nuke program, [...]
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Thursday morning one-liners
July 9th, 2009 · No Comments · News, Politics
“When we blindly adopt a religion, a political system, a literary dogma, we become automatons. We cease to grow.” Anais Nin An arrogant democratic leader in the house asks, “why would you read the health care bill before voting on it?” More problems for senator Ensign, and this time they involve another senator. Was Sarah [...]
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Wednesday morning one-liners
July 8th, 2009 · No Comments · News, Politics
“Apparently, a democracy is a place where numerous elections are held at great cost without issues and with interchangeable candidates.” Gore Vidal President Obama is not doing very well in Ohio. Did Senator Daniel Inouye use his influence to steer money to a Hawaiian bank? The Obama report card in Russia. Grading his performance at [...]
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Tuesday morning one-liners
July 7th, 2009 · No Comments · News, Politics
“We are America, we do not f*cking torture!” – Shepard Smith on Fox News, April 22, 2009 5 reasons (serious) why Sarah Palin quit. 10 reasons (not serious) why Sarah Palin quit. Banks don’t want to accept California IOUs. Would you? GOP filibusters are coming, so says Majority Leader Harry Reid. Fox News commentators discuss the [...]
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Thursday morning one-liners
July 2nd, 2009 · No Comments · News, Politics
Is this a problem for the Obama administration? The American Civil Liberties Union yesterday accused the Obama administration of using statements elicited through torture to justify the confinement of a detainee it represents at the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba… Will the Chinese help the U.S. enforce sanctions on the North Koreans? A [...]
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Tuesday morning one-liners
June 30th, 2009 · No Comments · News, Politics
Gary Bauer says that it’s a two-way street when it comes to hypocrisy. If you were planning a trip to Honduras, the State Department says “not so fast.” There seems to be no limit to North Korea’s nuclear ambitions. The President pledges to work harder on his gay rights agenda.
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Monday morning's one-liner recaps
June 29th, 2009 · No Comments · News, Politics
When the hell is Al Franken going to be seated? Governor Tim Pawlenty knows what he’s going to do once the Minnesota Supreme Court’s ruling comes down. Is Barack Obama just like former president Lyndon Johnson? Do we need stronger hate crime legislation? Ask the vicitms after this horrifying incident in New York City over [...]
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