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More Reckless Spending on the Way

Christopher Ingram | Posted 03.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Taxes, $800 Billion, 411 Communications, Social Security, Debt, Economy, Chris Ingram, Democrat, Congress, Handouts, Stimulus, Republican, Gimmees, Spending, Banks, Irreverent View, Politics News

Barack Obama is our new president calling for change, but nothing has changed other than Washington politicians leaving nothing but change in the pockets of our children.

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And A Naughty Monkey Shall Lead Them: Upcoming RNC Palin Wardrobe Auction?

Chris Weigant | Posted 02.28.2009 | Politics

Don't be too surprised if Palin memorabilia becomes a "Republican stimulus package," so to speak.

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God, I Miss George Bush

Doon Baqi | Posted 02.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Neocons, Neoconservatives, Iran, Danish Cartoon Scandal, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Gop, President Obama, Republican, President Bush, Politics News

We can now assume full responsibility for the good that we do as Americans, which is fantastic, but the reason I miss W is that I have lost my scapegoat if we do bad.

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Bush's Final Press Conference

Chris Weigant | Posted 02.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Europe, Social Security, Pardons, Gop, Pardon, Mission Accomplished, Economy, Guantanamo, Gitmo, Bush Fatigue, Obama, Immigration, White House, Media, America, President, Bush Derangement Syndrome, Republican, Bush, Bailout, Katrina, Reporters, American Ideals, Press Conference, Moral Standing, Republican Party, Worst President Ever, Coast Guard, Press, Recession, Wall Street, Chris Weigant, Mistakes, Abu Graib, Bubble, Press Corps, Mistake, Torture, Politics News

Lest I be accused of "Bush Derangement Syndrome," I'm reproducing some of the most interesting answers Bush gave today, with a minimum of snarky commentary.

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A Bearde's Eye View

Chris Bearde | Posted 02.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama, Press Conference, Mitch McConnell, Bush, Republican, Morning Joe, Politics News

"TV THAT MAKES YOU WATCH COMMERCIALS & GO TO THE JOHN WHILE THE SHOW IS ON" "Morning Joe & the Polish Princess." A Nightmare in the morning where nob...

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Deficit Spending -- A Necessary Evil

Mike Papantonio | Posted 02.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Conservative, Infrastructure, Air America Radio, John Maynard Keynes, Mike Papantonio, Recession, Ring of Fire, Deficit, Depression, Barack Obama, Economy, Republican, Politics News

As Obama steps into this quicksand economy, he seems to realize that short-term stimulus plans are only a Band-Aid solution for a gaping, almost mortal wound.

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Burris, Race, Religion, And The Senate

Chris Weigant | Posted 02.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mormon, Burris, Impeachment, Blaggy, Representative Rush, Lord Has Ordained, Obama, Reconstruction, Race, Republican, Blagojevich, Politics, Revels, Bobby Rush, Senate Seat, Wallace, Reed Smoot, Religious Bigotry, Rush, Racism, Qualifications, Black, Faubus, Mississippi, Plantation, Reid, Illinois, Hiram Rhodes Revels, Appointment, Smoot, Garrett Davis, Roland Burris, Kentucky, Democrat, Appointee, Senate Appointment, Barack Obama, Yellow Dog, The Lord, Racial Politics, Hiram Revels, Religion, Chris Weigant, African American, Appointer, Harry Reid, Plantation Politics, Utah, Obama Senate Seat, Senate, Bull Connor, Politics News

"I am now the junior senator from the state of Illinois. . . . Friends, we're going to have to have some powerful prayer. . . . They can't deny what t...

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Global Warming Deniers: The New 9/11 Truthers

Sahil Kapur | Posted 01.16.2009 | Green

Read More: Rising Sea Levels, Joe Mccarthy, Hurricanes, Ipcc, Christopher Hitchens, Liberal, Conservative, The Green Revolution, Republican, Melting Ice Caps, Wildfires, Climate Change, Climate Change Skeptics, Global Warming, 9/11 Truthers, Partisan, Right-Wingers, Green News

Both groups are convinced they possess a uniquely superior grasp of reality. Facts and evidence are muffled by their messianic quest to inform society of its delusions and inadequacies.

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GOP to America: Drop Dead, or "What's in it for Me?"

David Fiderer | Posted 01.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Detroit Automakers, Auto Bailout, Bush Administration, Mitch McConnell, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Republican, Kentucky, Financial Crisis, Democrats, Detroit Bailout Reaction, Politics News

Let's be clear, the Republican senators' moves against the Detroit bailout is not about $15 billion, which is a rounding error in the context of the Iraq surge or the financial bailout.

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Night of the Long Pointing Fingers

Brian Ross | Posted 01.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mitt Romney, George Bush, Spin, Gop, Saxby Chambliss, George W. Bush, Republican, Bush Interviews, Religious Right, Reaganomics, Dick Cheney, Iraq WMD, Mike Huckabee, Republican Rewrite, Values, Republican Values, Karl Rove, Wmd, Political Pundits, Bush Exit, Gipper, Democrats, War in Iraq, Al Qaeda, Moral Values, The Blame Game, Bush Administration, Saddam Hussein, Rachel Maddow, Sarah Palin, Charles Gibson, Wolf Blitzer, Politics News

Republican politicians all seem to be trying their hand at historic re-creationism to transform both the history and future of the Republican party into their own image.

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Friday Talking Points [57] -- End Of Prohibition 75th Anniversary Edition

Chris Weigant | Posted 01.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Weapons Inspectors, Marie Antoinette, Pardon, Autoworkers, Feinstein, Marijuana, Al Franken, Barney Frank, Medical Marijuana, Legacy, Difi, Prohibition, Jerrold Nadler, Bush Legacy, Northern Ireland, Midnight Regulations, Bailout, Norm Coleman, Midotw, Treasury, Most Impressive Democrat of the Week, Ireland, Health Care, Reid, Detroit, Cash Room, 2700 Year Old, Army Field Manual, Democrat, Congress, 21st Amendment, Right Wing, Visitors Center, Minnesota, Lie, Democrats, Santa, Barack Obama, Brian Williams, The Troubles, Liquor, Michael Medved, Constitution, Mddotw, Harry Reid, Recount, Hillary Clinton, Utah, Post-Partisan Depression, Capitol, Secretary of State, Senate, Grandstanding, Amendment, Gop, Senator, Obama, Democratic, Dianne Feinstein, Iraq, Anniversary, Drink, Bush, Republican, Paulson, Clinton, Charlie Gibson, Schedule I, Most Disappointing Democrat of the Week, Schedule II, Wmd, House, Frank, Franken, Post-Partisan, 2008 Election, Tourists, Talk Radio, Chris Weigant, Smell, Prohibition Repeal, Stink, Torture, Medved, Politics News

Brian Williams, NBC's talking head extraordinaire, is probably a decent guy, a guy with whom you could sit down and have a beer. [More on the alcohol...

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How Will Obama Enrage The Left?

Chris Weigant | Posted 01.03.2009 | Politics

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Obama is going to do something to absolutely enrage leftists, progressives, and the few remaining Americans who actually call themselves liberals; and, furthermore, he's going to do it within his first 100 days in office.

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Car Sales Tank; Detroit Visits DC, Pt. II

Steve Parker | Posted 01.02.2009 | Business

Read More: Cars, George Bush, Roger and Me, Automotive News, Spring Hill, Wall Street Bailout, Congress, Australian, Saturn, Chrysler, Buick, Rick Wagoner, United Auto Workers, Russian Carmaker, Opel GT, $25 Billion Bailout, Honda, Ford, Volkswagen, Malibu Hybrid, Ev1, Bob Lutz, Indian Carmaker, Michael Moore, Saturn Vue, Washington, Tiger Woods, Detroit, Greenmail, Opel Kappa Platform, European Carmakers, Chrysler CEO, Pontiac Solstice Coupe, Bob Nardelli, Uaw, Toyota, Gm, Alan Mulally, AM General, Saturn Sky, Detroit Three, Chevrolet, American Honda, Deal or No Deal, Roger Smith, Gmc, Asian Carmakers, Escape Hybrid, Chinese Carmaker, Pontiac, Corvette, Saab, Wall Street, Detroit Three Loans, Bmw, Subaru, Republican, Hummer Sale, Henry Paulson, Europe, China, Cadillac, Holden, Auto Bailout, Business News

Now that they have our attention, the Detroit Three, in plans submitted to Congress Tuesday, increased their appeals for federal loans from $25 billion to $34 billion.

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Please, Bobby! End the Iowa/New Hampshire Hostage Crisis!

Will Bower | Posted 12.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Caucus, Primaries, Primary, Bobby Jindal, New Hampshire, Iowa, Democratic, Jindal, Missouri, Caucuses, Voting, 2012, Republican, North Carolina, Politics News

Bobby Jindal has begun the process of pandering to the upcoming, 2012 cycle of the "Iowa/New Hampshire Hostage Crisis."

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Proposal For 2012 Primaries

Will Bower | Posted 12.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Caucus, Primary, Obama, Mccain, Democratic, Election Results, Missouri, Caucuses, Election, Republican, 2012, Margins, Primaries, Elections, Clinton, 2008, Calendar, Iowa, New Hampshire, Margin, Results, Oregon, Politics News

The primary calendar we need most is one that is built on an orderly and rational plan, and not on an arbitrary, publicity-driven, system of one-upsmanship.

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Friday Talking Points [54] -- Republican Fossilization

Chris Weigant | Posted 12.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Obama Revolution, Leadership, Leader, Novak, Ballot, John Boehner, Al Franken, Obama, President-Elect, Jess McIntosh, Campaign, Fossilize, Counting the Votes, Republican, Lieberman, Permanent Minority, 2008, Midotw, Most Disappointing Democrat of the Week, 2008 Campaign, Most Impressive Democrat of the Week, Reid, Rove, Center-Right, Karl Rove, House, Obama Republicans, Franken, Democrat, 2008 Elections, Permanent Majority, 08, Fossilization, 2008 Election, Minnesota, Democrats, Fossil, Center-Left, Barack Obama, Election, Fdr, Mandate, 08 Election, Votes, Elections, 08 Campaign, Mddotw, Party, 2008 Presidential Race, Close Race, Harry Reid, Recount, Joe Lieberman, Op-Ed, Republicans, Boehner, Senate, Fosil, Politics News

Welcome back to Friday Talking Points. Of course, the big question on everyone's mind right now is: What is going on up in Minnesota? Al Franken is t...

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W&W: Has the Republican Party Died?

Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics

Elizabeth Blackney of "Media Lizzy" joins co-hosts Maegan Carberry and Teresa Valdez Klein to weigh in on today's presidential election and the natio...

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Barack Hussein Obama

Parvez Sharma | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Muslim, Ahmadinejad, Chicago, President Elect, Al-Qaeda, Hussein, Hamas, Barack Obama, Win, Republican, Politics News

Even though the Republican party with its "Whites Only" narrative succeeded in making "Muslim" and "Arab", the dirtiest epithets in America, the Obama narrative silenced them.

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Another Robocall On Obama's Aunt, Jeremiah Wright

Politico | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain Attack Ads, Auntie, Republican, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Obama's Aunt, John McCain, Barack Obama, Robocalls, Politics News

The last-minute, under the radar issue some Republican groups are pushing this year appears to be the news that Obama's aunt is an illegal immigrant. ...

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Here's My Take #5: What HuffPost's Community Thinks Authorities Should Do About Long Waits At Polling Places

Jennifer Bogut | Posted 12.04.2008 | Home

Read More: Poll Montitors, Democrat, John McCain, Voting Lines, Voting Time, Republican, Election 2008, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Home News

Here's My Take #5: Results Post QUESTION: What should be done on Tuesday, 11/4, to mitigate wait time and chaos at the polls? This can be at the local, state or federal level....or at all three if you have the gumption.

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Red State or Blue State: Your Vote Counts

Kate Kelly | Posted 12.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Harvard, John McCain, Red State, Voters, Democrat, Blue States, New York Times, Election, Barack Obama, Voting, Republican, Gail Collins, Politics News

If you're a Republican voter in a Democratic-leaning state, or a Democratic voter in Republican territory, is your vote in vain?

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Stevens Says He Hasn't Yet Been Convicted

AP | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Republican, Alaska, Alaskan Senator, Ted Stevens, Sarah Palin, Politics News

FAIRBANKS, Alaska — Sen. Ted Stevens says he is not a convicted felon, at least until the appeal process is over. "I've not been convicted yet,...

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Obama Could Lose Election Due To Voter Suppression

Judah Freed | Posted 12.01.2008 | Home

Read More: 2008 Elections, Law, Democrat, Youth Vote, Swift Boat, Obama, Democratic Party, Voter Suppression, Voting Problems, Voter Su, Colorado, Acorn Voter Fraud, Hava, Voter Registration, Voters, Election 2008, Voter Fraud, Republican Party, Voting, Denver, Republican Presidential Candidate, Acorn Voter Registration, Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, John McCain, Acorn, Women Voters, Indiana, Democratic Presidential Candidate, Democracy, Democrats, Acorn Scandal, 2008 Election, Election, Barack Obama, Swiftboating, Early Voting, Republican, New York Times, Breaking Politics News, Voter ID Laws, Republicans, West Virginia, Paper Ballots, Kansas, Ohio, Texas, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Tennessee, Home News

Republicans are seeking to suppress the voter turnout among youth, minorities and poor people. If Republicans can prevent enough Democrats from casting ballots, McCain could win the election.

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HERE'S MY TAKE #5: How Should Authorities Respond To Long Lines And Chaos At The Polls?

Jennifer Bogut | Posted 11.30.2008 | Home

Read More: Democrat, John McCain, Voter Supression, Voting Machines, Republican, Voting Wait Time, Election 2008, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Home News

How Should Authorities Respond To Long Lines And Chaos At The Polls? What should be done on Tuesday, 11/4, to mitigate wait-times and trouble at the polls? Your answer can center on the local, state or federal level....or at all three, if you have the gumption.

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