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APRIL 17, 2012 2:08PM

Glenn Beck & The Tea Party Ghost

             

              Dedicated to the Tea Party in recognition of Tax Day

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FEBRUARY 22, 2012 3:18PM

Only Newt Can Save The Republican's Rump

                                         

           newt222211

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                                               A Saturday Repost

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NOVEMBER 17, 2011 8:33PM

My Son gets TV Time as a OWS Spokesman

            
 
My son moved to the Big Apple almost a year ago and was in Zuccotti Park this morning, enjoying a day off of work (we enjoy politics). This is a clip from the NYC channel 7 WABC noon news program. The first inte… Read full post »
OCTOBER 7, 2011 12:36PM

A Supreme Court Cure for Obamacare

             scaliadoc3

Wee, The People

The Supreme Court began this term faced with a double dose of dilemma. The Affordable Care Act dispute has reached their doorstep, both parties involved unworthy of entering the chamber. Instead of a simple health insurance so… Read full post »

This is a response to the "famous" Mike Church and is mostly about ridiculing his really pathetic rebuttal to something I wrote. I consider it a sort of pain in the ass. But because he devoted his attention to me, I feel I must reciprocate. Not only did Mikey tryRead full post »

 

    
 
GOP Presidential candidate Herman Cain, who officially declared his campaign a scant few days ago, is having a bit of roll-out remorse. This pizza potentate, Fox fellow, radio-ranting cornucopia of conservative commentary has proven he's not constitut… Read full post »
MAY 20, 2011 6:57PM

Some Guy Zips Up Ron Paul's Pants

 

I'm indulging myself with this post, but if you like arguments, you might like this one.

My recent post: Ron Paul Says Founders Ignorant of Constitution caused quite a stir among the libertarian crowd. While I didn't wish to insult anyone's religion by disagreeing with a saint,… Read full post »

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MAY 18, 2011 2:03PM

Ron Paul Says Founders Ignorant of Constitution

Having lured you into reading this, I admit Ron Paul only effectively makes the title claim. He wouldn't say it directly, as that would diminish the ongoing fraud of presenting himself as an authority on the Constitution. He is not, as I will prove beyond a reasonable doubt, and can only… Read full post »

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MAY 12, 2011 1:54PM

Rand Paul is an Idiot

 

            TinFoilHatArea    rand paul     TinFoilHatArea

 

Appearently determined to prove the Bush Theory -- all famous name sons of office-holding Republicans represent a generational degredation of genetic attributes -- Rand Paul has once again… Read full post »

               (First posted in July, 2009, so a Saturday Evening rePost)       

                        chickentwin 

They had been argui… Read full post »

Real American history with a whimsical twist and symbolic pinch

Dedicated to the Tea Party in recognition of Tax Day

 

                                becktea

 

He stood on the stage bathing in the adulat… Read full post »

                

While I’m not a big fan of President Obama, I am less critical of his (in)actions than many on the Left side of the label ledger. I agree that Obama is too much a continuation of Bush on the issues… Read full post »

                            First posted here in October, 2009

 

I met her in one of those small nightclubs that cater to the older crowd. I was 50, she had just enough wrinkle to suggest mid 40s, but I… Read full post »

                                     ryan3wiki

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Ideology, ignorance and absolutism

Ideology is one of the often misused words in political conversations. This isn’t surprising considering most political conversations are riddled with words that have more attachment to emotion than meaning. However, if you want to improve your political word… Read full post »

                      a deal

I’ve been weighing the pros and cons of the Wisconsin effort to end collective bargaining for public employee unions, and have arrived at the conclusion that the Conservatives are right, at least in principle… Read full post »

 

 

It is futile to request the Tucson tragedy not be politicized as it is inherently political, so even calm, rational discussion can’t avoid the subject. It is also futile to look for proof the killer was motivated by a political cause, even if he has a poster of Marx… Read full post »

                                  Const3

After two years of ranting about unconstitutional government and legislators who vote on bills they haven’t read, the Tea Party Reps have finally decided to read and s… Read full post »

In response to Salon's Kitchen Challenge Open Call...

 

People with kids and the elderly usually have several meals worth of food in their kitchens. The ones in the most Darwinian danger of starvation during a snowed-in situation are the young urban professional couples whose most… Read full post »

 

In honor of GW’s new book -- Decision Points -- I dug into my Bush archives and compiled the following short stories and observations.

 

 

The matriculation of George W Bush

 

George's education credentials are impressive in several ways you can use thatRead full post »

NOVEMBER 19, 2010 3:06PM

If You Can Read This, You're a Liberal

 

The word liberal has taken quite a beating over the last few decades, and has taken on the false meaning conservatives prefer. By that I mean the word is used in a European context as a near synonym for socialist, though that word is also subject to… Read full post »

 

                    lasagna dollar

At a Treasury Department press conference today, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner introduced the lasagna dollar -- the newest addition to America’s currency. In… Read full post »

 

“...all you have to do is touch the right key at the right time and the instrument will play itself.”

J.S. Bach

 

Every year for the past several, I have given a leather bound appointment book to my sister for her birthday. She’s a realtor, so she… Read full post »

NOVEMBER 11, 2010 8:24PM

Waiting For Superdem

 

I saw a cartoon years ago, in one of those classy men’s magazines (or Hustler), showing the Man of Steel and a woman sitting up in bed. He’s blushing, and has a look of shame and disgust written on his face. You could sense the sarcasm in the arms-crossed… Read full post »