Former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan has officially moved to the left of President Obama on taxes. And that’s something, coming from a self-described lifelong Republican libertarian. From the New York Times: It was not enough, it seems, for Alan Greenspan, the former Federal Reserve chairman and a self-described lifelong Republican libertarian, to call for [...]
August 7th, 2010
Categories: Barack Obama, Congress, Conservatives, Democratic News, Economy, Elections, International, Jobs, John McCain, Liberals, Republicans . Author: G . Comments: No Comments
I had the opportunity to see a preview of 9500 Liberty about a year ago. Met Eric Byler and Annabel Parker. Liked them both. Roger Ebert just published a review of the film, not yet released in Chicago, although it should be, soon. Here’s the question to ask yourself: What if all the illegal aliens [...]
July 8th, 2010
Categories: America, International, John McCain, Philosophical, Republicans, immigration . Author: G . Comments: No Comments
I wrote about the mural controversy in Arizona just a few minutes ago. City Councilman Steve Blair was fired by the radio station he worked for due to his remarks, according to reports. From prescott enews: Steve Blair has been fired by KYCA, due to his comments regarding the new mural on Miller Valley School [...]
June 6th, 2010
Categories: America, Barack Obama, Conservatives, Education, Ethics, International, John McCain, Race, Republicans, White House, immigration . Author: G . Comments: No Comments
Kudos to Eric Smith for catching this headline from the American Family Association: Congress bows to gay agenda, repeals ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ Congress hasĀ given in to pressure from gay activists and the White House and voted to repealĀ the "don’t ask, don’t tell" ban on gays and lesbians serving openly in the military… And I’m [...]
May 28th, 2010
Categories: Barack Obama, Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Congress, Conservatives, Democratic News, Ethics, Humor, John McCain, Legal, Military, Republicans . Author: G . Comments: No Comments
What a nice headline to read in the Sun-Times: "Health care battle tipping in Obama’s favor as vote nears." Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeet. From the Chicago Sun-Times: One by one, House Democratic fence-sitters began choosing sides Friday, and the long, turbulent struggle over landmark health care legislation tilted unmistakably in President Barack Obama’s direction. In full campaign mode, [...]
March 19th, 2010
Categories: Barack Obama, Conservatives, Ethics, Health Care, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Legal, Liberals, Republicans, White House . Author: G . Comments: No Comments
Joe "the Plumber" Wurzelbacher lashed out at Senator John McCain Saturday at a campaign rally Saturday in Pennsylvania for long shot gubernatorial candidate Sam Rohrer. From CNN: "John McCain is no public servant," Wurzelbacher said at a campaign rally Saturday in Pennsylvania for long shot gubernatorial candidate Sam Rohrer. Later, in an interview with Pennsylvania [...]
February 15th, 2010
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From the Chicago Sun-Times: Declaring “I don’t quit,”‘ an embattled President Barack Obama vowed in his first State of the Union address Wednesday night to make job growth his topmost priority and urged a divided Congress to boost the still-ailing economy with fresh stimulus spending. Defiant despite stinging setbacks, he said he would not abandon [...]
January 27th, 2010
Categories: Barack Obama, Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Congress, Constitution, Democratic News, Economy, Education, Elections, Environment, Ethics, GLBT, Global Warming, Health Care, International, Iraq, Jobs, John McCain, Legal, Military, Republicans, Supreme Court, White House, gun control . Author: G . Comments: No Comments
You go, Al. We all know these lengthy speeches by the Republicans are an attempt to slow down debate so there is no health insurance reform at all. Let Sen. Lieberman go pout when he finally loses this fight, and all those campaign contributions from the for-profit health insurance industry.
December 17th, 2009
Categories: Congress, Constitution, Economy, Health Care, John McCain, Republicans . Author: G . Comments: No Comments
From the Huffington Post: To read Sarah Palin’s shockingly shallow Going Rogue, one is immediately struck by how nasty and vindictive Palin is, and that her book is little more than a veiled mechanism for settling scores with old foes who have triumphed over her throughout Palin’s lifetime. Is Palin really going rogue? Hardly. Getting [...]
November 16th, 2009
Categories: Elections, John McCain, Republicans . Author: G . Comments: No Comments
Already referenced here, t his one deserves its own headline. From WTAE Pittsburgh: Washington– Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe broke with her party Tuesday and said she will vote for a Democratic health care bill, handing President Barack Obama a much-sought boost in his quest to expand access to medical coverage to all Americans. Approval of [...]
October 13th, 2009
Categories: America, Barack Obama, Civil Rights, Congress, Constitution, Democratic News, Economy, Health Care, John McCain, White House . Author: G . Comments: No Comments