This whole ACORN thing is really something worthy of a new blockbuster movie. This part here would serve as some comic relief during it: Then there’s the man who bills himself as “the Senate’s most outspoken critic of ACORN,” Sen. David Vitter, R-Louisiana. Vitter has introduced a bill that would deny any federal funds to […]
I really never thought I would hear something like this from Rahm: “The Republican leadership,” Mr. Emanuel said, “has made a strategic decision that defeating President Obama’s health care proposal is more important for their political goals than solving the health insurance problems that Americans face every day.” That’s the strongest position yet taken by […]
Now that the Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Al Franken there is a lot of expectation that Governor Tim Pawlenty will sign the certification and Al will be on his way to the Senate. One problem though: Pawlenty, a Republican, has said he would sign the certificate if ordered to do so […]
The man who leads the Republican Party, Rush Limbaugh, has jumped the shark yet again. Today he is blaming the Sanford affair on President Obama: So it’s Obama’s fault that Mark Sanford had to go out and get some? Oh and don’t forget that this has been going on for quiet a few years, and […]
A letter was written by Doug Hampton to FOX’s Megyn Kelly last week. Hampton is the former aide to Senator John Ensign, and also the husband of the woman Ensign was having the affair with. Jed has the entire letter posted here, but something really interesting is this part: The unethical behavior and immoral choice […]
Conservatives are out with their talking points on Sonia Sotomayor and they are priceless. I guess they couldn’t find anything to go after her on, so they decided they would question her intellect. So they want to compare Sotomayor to Harriet Miers. How many courts did Miers serve on when Bush nominated her? Oh yeah […]
Here’s good old Joe Scarborough basically accusing the FBI agents who told Senate yesterday that torture didn’t work of lying. This is really amazing.
Well, Specter, take [Sen. John] McCain with you. And his daughter [Meghan]. Take McCain and his daughter with you if you’re gonna… Republican Leader Rush Limbaugh on news of Specter switching parties. That’s a pretty bad statement, but even worse is his rationale for it: …..It’s ultimately good. You’re weeding out people who aren’t really […]
The Cincinnati Enquirer is preparing to rank President Obama’s first hundred days. In doing so they listed how local lawmakers have voted with the President. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio: 100 percent Rep. Steve Driehaus, D-Ohio: 86 percent Sen. George Voinovich, R-Ohio: 71 percent Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio: 43 percent Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.: 41 percent […]
There is a growing movement out there for Norm Coleman to throw in the towel, and it’s not just limited to the right. Ramesh Ponnuru, a senior editor for the National Review and right wing pundit writes a simple one line post regarding Coleman: I think it’s time for him to give up this fight. […]