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John Kerry says Military people are not educated?
Once again, looks like John Kerry is the best thing for the Republicans. Kerry insulted anyone in the United States Military by saying…
“education, if you make the most of it and you study hard, you do your homework and make an effort to be smart, you can do well. …
These guys are good !
Totally unbias humor, ya gotta love it.
A new Political Network?
This sounds like an excellent idea. I thought I might be the only blogger on the planet with these feelings, Thanks Political Football !
The answer to your question is NO, you are NOT the only one who is sick of Party Politics. Political FootBall echoes your sentiments. Heck, maybe we …
Sick of Party Politics
Am I the only person sick of Party politics?
Yes, I think one party is better than the other, and I probably agree with 70 - 80% of their platform. But the rhetoric and bashing is driving me crazy. It seems nothing is about what people want anymore, it’s about which …
A Perfect Present For A Portland Loon
Portland blogger Bogdanski is so obsessed with Sarah Palin that the perfect Christmas gift for the lad can only be: The Sarah Palin 2009 Wall Calendar! A personal look at Alaska's Governor Sarah Palin went from virtual obscurity to huge popularity as Presidential Candidate John McCain's running mate. Since then she has re-energized the Conservative base of the Republican Party. As a front runner in the 2012 Republican Presidential nomination, she is showing America that she is willing to r
Hutchison forms committee, White to decide next week.
Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison sent the Texas politics into a frenzy today, after forming an exploratory committee for Governor. According to all the experts, the battle should be bruising in the Republican primary, and Harris Co. Republican Party Chair Jared Woodfill admitted as much. The concern is obviously when you have a Republican running against a Republican is that it's becoming bitter, and getting people to come back together for November will be harder,” says Woodfill, “because our fu
Harman Tosses Hat (Or Glasses, Anyway) Into AG Ring
Add Tom Harman to the potential list of attorney general candidates. The 67-year-old Republican state senator from Huntington Beach has opened up a campaign account for the 2010 race but says he’s just “taking a look at things.” See what he's looking at, after the jump. “It’s a long ways away, and there’s a lot of jockeying for position going on,” he said this afternoon. And a lot of waiting for Sen. Dianne Feinstein to announce whether she’s running for governor, which will impact whether i
From the Better Late Than Never Department: Saxby Chambliss wins!
I'm a little bit late reporting this but that's what happens when you get blinded by all the shock and awe of the Obama Nation. In Georgia, Republican Saxby Chambliss won the run-off election for the U.S. Senate on Tuesday. This may come as a surprise to those of you who have spent the past few weeks being steadily brainwashed by the "Everyone-Has-Embraced-The-Party-Of-Obama" drumbeat that has been coming from the mainstream media. Liberals, you may remember, hate Chambliss because he defeat
Stunning Numbers
If you tally up all the votes for President since 1932, who comes out ahead -- Democrats or Republicans? Answer below the fold.... ANSWER: It's a virtual tie. Total Democratic Presidential Votes Since 1932: 745,250,333 Total Republican Presidential Votes Since 1932: 745,219,199 Total Third-Party Presidential Votes Since 1932: 66,011,946 That's a difference of only 31,134 votes out of over 1.5 billion cast. Less than one-tenth of one percent. [Source]
What The Hell Are We Going To Do About The Economy?
Paul Krugman is concerned, and when he gets concerned, I start to get concerned. After opening the week by stating that the economy looks to be falling off a cliff, now he appears doubtful that even a major investment in infrastructure will do the trick:Two points:1. The economy is falling fast. We’ll see what tomorrow’s employment report says, but we could well be losing jobs at a rate of 450,000 or 500,000 a month.2. Infrastructure spending will take time to get going — a new Goldman Sachs re
Developing: Mellow To Forgo COLA.
Having Tested The Waters ... ... and determined that almost all the rest of the kids are already in the pool, Senate Minority Leader Bob "Get A Life" Mellow, D-Lackawanna, has just announced that he, too, will be returning his COLA raise to the state Treasury. Here's the germane part of his statement: "In view of the continued deterioration of the economy in Pennsylvania and the United States, I will forego (sic) my cost-of-living adjustment for this year in response to the worsening state b
I-35 Supertrain
The President-elect has suggested that building green infrastructure should be a component of his plan to boost the economy. I agree. And I've said here before that it should be 30-year property, things that continue to pay for themselves many times over in the course of their useful lives. So here is a modest proposal. Train tracks. Trains save energy over other forms of transportation. Train tracks are cheaper to build than highways. We should start with one in particular, a line that wi
Yes, Having A Democrat Running A Democratic Committee Would Be A Catastrophe
Howie Klein notes that the next in line for the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, should Charlie Rangel succumb to his ethical struggles, is progressive Pete Stark. This has many on Capitol Hill in a tizzy: including those who should have the loudest voice in determining Democratic chairmanships, anonymous operatives and industry lobbyists.Next in seniority to Rangel is Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chairman Fortney (Pete) Stark, D-Calif., who is given virtually no chance. "The conv
Durbin stands by free Ryan request despite opposition
Posted by Monique Garcia at 2:15 p.m. Democratic U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin today stood behind his decision to ask President George W. Bush to commute the federal corruption prison sentence of former Republican Illinois Gov. George Ryan to time served. Durbin was asked how he would defend himself against top state Democrats who don't agree with his decision. "I will just say that I made this decision personally, I never asked for any elected officials to join me and support me in this effort, I
Ethics in Idaho's state government
One thing is for sure, it'll never change until we have some balance in the legislature. Right now elected Idaho Republicans have no desire to enact tighter regulations on the relationships between themselves and the lobbyists who exert so much power in this state. Just look at the Sunshine Reports for most all of Canyon County's Republican delegation; if you read them you can see how they are mere tools, underlings for power brokers who pull their "yes 'em" strings. Pawntastic legislators who
Top Local Car Dealer on 'The Bailout'
(North Hills) -- Bert Boeckmann owns the Number One Ford dealership in the world, Galpin Ford. He calls himself a conservative Republican, but he's a fan of government intervention to save the Big Three auto companies (Not really a surprise when you consider that he has 3000 Ford vehicles sitting on his lot). Boeckmann thinks some important points aren't resonating in this whole debate. I spoke with him early this morning at his dealership... By the way, he shows up at work before 7 AM every
Minnesota Senate Race
It's hard to believe, but with hundreds of votes being cast, the difference between the two candidates (Al Franken, Democrat and Norm Coleman, Republican) is -- well, maybe a couple dozen votes at best. It's that close on recount. And of course, given human error in counting and recounting, we may never know who truly won. Each time you count, you're going to get a different number. As explained in today's NYT: This is not the state’s fault. In fact, Minnesota’s election laws, procedures
Fla. rep. 'flabbergasted' Obama call wasn't prank
MIAMI (AP) -- First she hung up on President-elect Barack Obama - twice. Now Republican Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen is fielding calls from angry constituents who think she did it on purpose. The Miami congresswoman says she and the Democrat had a good laugh Wednesday after she apologized profusely for assuming his calls were a prank. "I was just flabbergasted," Ros-Lehtinen said Thursday. "I just hung up on the most powerful man on earth - twice." She said Obama called to congratulate her on h
Left Turns
From the American Conservative comes a thoughtful article about the approaching left fork in the road ahead, and lessons for the Right. QUOTE William Appleman Williams and Gabriel Kolko impart vital lessons for the Right. By Dylan Hales Conservatives have long taken for granted their place on the right of the political spectrum. But as the organized Right, in the form of the Republican Party, has hitched its wagon to big business and big government in the decades since World War II,
On Graham, in case you were wondering...
Former U.S. Sen. Bob Graham of Florida is back in the news as co-chairman of a congressionally mandated commission on weapons of mass destruction and terrorism, which released its report on threats and recommendations this week. Graham, 72, a Democrat, is past chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee and is serving as a senior adviser on intelligence matters to President-elect Barack Obama. But he says he's had no discussions about taking a job in the administration, such as CIA director
Waiting for the last second I guess
Most of Canyon County's Republican delegation has yet to turn in their 30 day post-general campaign finance reports which are due today. Sure would be nice if they could go ahead and comply with the Secretary of State's rules so we can have a look-see and find out where all that bundled out-of-state dough went.
Are Texas Republicans fading? GOP poll says young, indy voters trending Dem
Texas Republicans' public image is sinking and voters see them as "arrogant, racist, corrupt and angry," according to a forthcoming poll by Houston-area Hill Research Consultants. The poll will be released Monday, according to the official announcement, but it's already the worst-kept, most talked about secret in Austin. Republican pollster David Hill has already been previewing the results in a series of columns for The Hill. Basically, according to the poll: "Generic Republican ballot suppor
KBH officially launches gubernatorial bid
Republican U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison released a statement this morning, announcing that she is creating an exploratory committee for a gubernatorial race against Gov. Rick Perry in 2010. For months, Hutchison has said she was considering a run for the state's top elected office. Here's the statement she released today: Statement by Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison Today, I am filing an exploratory committee so I can begin the process of organizing a campaign for Governor of Texas
Sansom's hometown paper: Speaker "deserves every bit of the grief"
The Northwest Florida Daily News just let House Speaker Ray Sansom have it in this editorial: "Bob Richburg, longtime president of Northwest Florida State College, and Ray Sansom, newly minted speaker of the Florida House, should have known the perils of making dramatic, potentially controversial decisions outside the public's view. Perhaps they forgot what happened four years ago. In January 2004, when Dr. Richburg's school was known as Okaloosa-Walton College, the OWC Foundation's executive
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