Category Archives: Back in the USA

The scandals that aren’t

Posted on May 20, 2013 by

Some perspective on the recent Obama scandals, from Paul Krugman: I picked a good week to be away — and I am still away, mostly, although playing a bit of hooky on the notebook right now. For it has been … Continue reading →

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Does Louis Gohmert have brain damage?

Posted on May 19, 2013 by

Other than the fact that the entire statement by Rep. Louis Gohmert (R-Texas) made no sense, we must dwell on his final point. What does “cast aspersions on my asparagus” mean? Does he taste good with a hollandaise sauce? And … Continue reading →

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Dwayne Wade goes to prom

Posted on May 18, 2013 by

Ask: And ye shall receive: (Since the Miami Heat eliminated the Chicago Bulls, Dwayne Wade had nothing to do Friday night. So prom it is.) Related articles Dwyane Wade surprises local Miami teen at prom (miamiherald.com) Wade Shows Up At … Continue reading →

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… Except when it comes to guns

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Democrats are being spineless weasels again

Posted on May 17, 2013 by

Republicans faked Benghazi e-mails to make the Obama administration look bad. But Democrats aren’t going on the attack. What’s their problem? One commenter at TPM says this: The Democratic Party at the national level looks to Obama and his White … Continue reading →

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Taxes and Tea Baggers

Posted on May 15, 2013 by

Can anyone explain why the IRS investigating Tea Party organizations that want tax exempt status is a bad thing? The Tea Party is a political movement. The IRS isn’t supposed to give tax exempt status to political movements. Does anyone … Continue reading →

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Benghazi, Benghazi, Benghazi: The GOP cartoon

Posted on May 15, 2013 by

That’s Robert Gates, the secretary of defense in the Bush administration, calling the GOP interpretation of how Benghazi should have been dealt with “cartoonish.” And here’s the lead animator of the cartoon, Rep. Darrell Issa, a California Republican, who’s presiding … Continue reading →

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So how’s Republican outreach doing?

Posted on May 14, 2013 by

Here’s the latest from the Republican National Committee’s Florida Hispanic Outreach Director: Yes, I have changed my political affiliation to the Democratic Party. It doesn’t take much to see the culture of intolerance surrounding the Republican Party today. I have … Continue reading →

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Gun background checks: Fool me once …

Posted on May 14, 2013 by

How do Republicans expect to get away with voting against gun background checks by saying they support gun background checks? Here’s how (from TPM): Having found themselves on the wrong side of a cause supported by the vast majority of … Continue reading →

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Kidnapped and forgotten

Posted on May 10, 2013 by

When a girl from a well to do family goes missing (Laci Peterson, Elizabeth Smart, JonBenet Ramsey, Chandra Levy, Natalee Holloway) the national media go into overdrive, with minute-by-minute coverage of the national disaster. But when said girls are from … Continue reading →

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