Rep. Zach Wamp, a patriotic Tennessee conservative Republican competing in a three-way primary race for governor, is talking secession and threatening to not implement federal health care reform. I hope that the American people will go to the ballot box in 2010 and 2012 so that states are not forced to consider separation from this [...]
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Ex-maverick lets bygones be bygone$
McCain’s willingness to forgive and forget is no doubt powered by his need for money to fight off a strong primary challenge by former U.S. Rep. J. D. Hayworth. Unlike McCain, Hayworth is the sort of hard-right Republican that movement conservatives are comfortable with.
Lawmakers opt to censure adulterous governor
Gov. Mark Sanford is in no danger of joining the ranks of the unemployed, thanks to a legislative subcommittee’s vote to censure rather than impeach him. Seems the wages of sin and misuse of state travel funds are getting off light in the God-fearing, Republican stronghold of South Carolina. The House judiciary subcommittee’s 6 to [...]
Republican hypocrisy not lost on Obama
“Folks passed tax cuts and expansive entitlement programs without paying for any of it — even as healthcare costs kept rising, year after year. “And I’d note: These budget-busting tax cuts and spending programs were approved by many of the same people who are now waxing political about fiscal responsibility, while opposing our efforts to [...]
Ensign adds to GOP hypocrisy score
On MSNBC’s “Countdown” this evening, Keith Olbermann reported the senator has been involved in the Promise Keepers ministry, adding to the glaring hypocrisy revealed by Ensign’s announcement.
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Republicans show they can be petty
This is what a discredited, bankrupt-of-ideas political party with no better than Rush Limbaugh, Dick Cheney and Michael Steele for leaders does in an effort to mold public opinion.
Telling earmark hypocrisy like it is
Gosh, maybe there’s hope after all that the mainstream media will do the right — as opposed to pro-right — thing over the next few weeks. Yes, any more that’s expecting a lot. But today we came across this, from the Associated Press . . .
