Newt Gingrich, the volatile new frontrunner of an equally volatile Republican presidential primary, stepped into controversy again last week. In a speech before the Republican Jewish Coalition, Gingrich argued that Palestinians are an “invented”...
December 17, 2011 5:11 pm / no comments
The current direction of the Republican Party is set to doom it as legitimate, competitive political party. Instead of modernizing its political platform to fit the changing social views of society, it is regressing and becoming even more right-wing....
December 8, 2011 10:19 pm / 2 comments
On Wednesday, November 9th, Rick Perry made a campaign gaffe for the ages. During a CNBC Republican Debate, Perry — looking to communicate his predilection for small-government — produced this masterpiece:
“And, I will tell you (addressing...
November 29, 2011 6:33 pm / no comments
I am sure many of you have seen this, yet another GOP memory lapse, but if you haven’t, please do so. Then proceed to assume the fetal position in the face of such terrifying ineptitude in the potential President of the United States.
Herman...
November 16, 2011 10:07 pm / 1 comment
President Obama inspecting a Solyndra lab.
I imagine the Obama administration and supporters of renewable energy wish the industry’s recent nightmare was more like one of the subpar horror movies I watched over Halloween weekend: amusingly...
November 10, 2011 11:54 pm / 1 comment
Osama bin Laden is dead.
What? You don't have one of those?
I can’t say I wasn’t relieved when I heard the news. While some sense of moral decency prevented me from partying in the street, I welcomed the long overdue symbolic victory...
October 23, 2011 9:45 pm / 3 comments
The current presidential campaign is, and of right ought to be, focused almost entirely on the economy. With the exception of ongoing debates about immigration and international trade policy, most of the soundbites and stump speeches have tended...
October 9, 2011 5:39 pm / 1 comment
Democrats blaming right-wingers for lax gun regulation fail to see the bigger picture.
I want to say something about the Giffords shooting that so far no one else has said, least of all Democrats. It wasn’t, as many left wing pundits...
January 19, 2011 6:50 pm / 1 comment
“President Obama himself has engaged in class warfare trying to separate Americans”.
“[The Democrats are] running campaigns against the American people”.
These two quotes, the latest to make political news from Texan Senator...
November 13, 2010 12:39 am / no comments
Per Peggy Noonan’s recent piece in the WSJ:
“Here is an old tradition badly in need of return: You have to earn your way into politics. You should go have a life, build a string of accomplishments, then enter public service. And you need...
November 6, 2010 6:01 pm / no comments