Rand Paul used to claim he was a Libertarian, but now he is trying to distance himself from that association: Republican Rand Paul said Tuesday he differs with the Libertarian Party by opposing abortion and supporting judicious overseas troop deployment, distancing himself from the party his father once represented in a presidential election. The U.S. […]
A wingnut whackjob gets his day in court: An Arkansas man was sentenced to 10 years in prison Thursday for plotting to kill dozens of blacks, including then-Sen. Barack Obama, federal authorities said. Paul Schlesselman pleaded guilty in January and was sentenced in an Arkansas federal court Thursday. Federal officials said Schlesselman had threatened to […]
I posted about California’s GOP punishing some of its members for voting for tax hikes the other day. It looks like that notion is picking up steam as the RNC’s Michael Steele is now talking about punishing senators Collins, Specter and Snowe for their support of the stimulus. (h/t AmericaBLOG) Something we used to hear […]
The right wing conspiracy nut jobs have been having a field day bogging down our courts with claims that Obama isn’t eligible to be President, claiming he is not an actual citizen. Well the latest claim has been shot down by the SCOTUS: The Supreme Court has turned down an emergency appeal from a New […]
While our economy continues to go down the tubes, the Pentagon wants to keep increasing their funds: Before the presidential election, reports began to circulate that the Pentagon was planning to propose a defense spending increase of roughly $450 billion over five years. That’s in addition to the increases in the base budget already laid […]
So many pundits are asking where the landslide is in the presidential race. With the polls so close, it is raising the question even more. David Brooks latest article even asks this: Why isn’t Barack Obama doing better? Why, after all that has happened, does he have only a slim two- or three-point lead over […]
Al Qaeda In Iraq Far Stronger Than Bush Administration Admitting That’s the headline from a new AP article. It appears the administration is continuing their path of lie and deceit to the American people. Last week we found out the administration was planning on keeping secret the upcoming progress report for Iraq. Then yesterday John […]
Via Wonkette: At the Ottawa Herald of Franklin County, Kansas, even the guys who work the newspaper printing press can write a column for the “op ed” section. And proving once again that small-town papers are like blogs without the quality control, pressman Gary Sillett contributed a terrific “community viewpoint” about the upcoming presidential election. […]
WOW! This is for the generic ballot match up of likely voters in the Presidential election. It also looks like the margin keeps opening up more from month to month.
That is the rumor with the announcement of Rob Portman leaving the Bush administration: Rob Portman’s announcement Tuesday that he will resign as White House budget director puts the popular former Cincinnati-area congressman back in play as a force in Ohio politics – and as a potential statewide candidate in coming elections. For a political […]