Richard Nixon Meets Dolores Umbridge?

By now just about everyone has seen the ridiculous campaign ad from the Christine O’Donnell that begins with the now infamous words: “I”M NOT A WITCH” Of course, if you haven’t seen the ad, you can take a look at it below, along with a “rebuttal.” Ms. O’Donnell says “I’m nothing you’ve heard, I’m you.” [...]

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Get A Room?

As I sit here reading and writing about oil spills and tar balls, I’m getting some not so subtle reminders of how lucky I am to live in a place where the wildlife is still healthy and “busy” all around me. Just now there was another in a series of recent loud “domestic disputes” between [...]

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Does GOP Hope Convention Makes Florida A “Swing State” In More Ways Than One?

A couple of funny things happened on the way to picking a city for the Republican 2012 Convention. First the Tea Baggers went to Utah and ousted three-term GOP Senator Bob Bennett because he wasn’t crazy enough for them. He just wouldn’t fit tidily enough into their little padded insanity box. Then they passed a [...]

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Farewell Indeed….

This headline from a newspaper this morning speaks volumes, doesn’t it? Granted, it was a reference to Charlie Crist and his party tap-dance yesterday and probably not intended to apply to the entire Grand Obstructionist Party, but still….

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Pig To Photographer: “Shoot Me. No Really, Shoot Me!”

Government waste? You bet. Write your own caption:

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Medical Bartering: A New “Modest Proposal” For 2010?

Sue Lowden, a former Nevada GOP chair seeking to run against Democratic Senate Majority leader Harry Reid, has a great idea for an alternative health care policy that’s sure to be a winner with the people of Nevada: Encourage people to save as much money as they can in tax-free health savings accounts — the [...]

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McCain: Lipstick On A Pig Part II V. Mr. Ed?

Funny story….remember the other day when that nutty Tea Bagger candidate running against John McCain (R-AZ), Rep. J.D. Hayworth (R-AZ) said this? “You see, the Massachusetts Supreme Court, when it started this move toward same-sex marriage, actually defined marriage — now get this — it defined marriage as simply, ‘the establishment of intimacy,’” said Hayworth, [...]

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Hey GOP! Your “Crazy’s” Showing

How can you tell that members of the GOP are becoming desperate as the health care reform bill comes closer to passage? When they start saying really crazy things like these: Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) – “They have just started a revolution — and they did it,” “But mark my words, the American people aren’t [...]

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