2012 US Elections

Ethan Rome: More Hypocrisy From GOP's Crack Team of Health Care Con Artists

The Republican leaders in Congress have mostly defined themselves by what they're against, but now they've announced what they're for -- the most popular parts of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). I can only imagine the political identity crisis this is causing within the GOP. Th …

Daily Kos: Refute This, Republicans!

The graphic says it all.  Republican policies in the last 50 years have been a disaster for Americans. Democratic Presidents create more than twice the jobs than their Republican counterparts.  Democratic Presidencies result in NINE TIMES greater growth in the stock m …

'Metrosexual Black Abe Lincoln'

“The metrosexual black Abe Lincoln has emerged as a hyper-partisan, hyper-liberal, elitist politician with more than a bit of the trimmer in him.” This sentence is just so deliciously ridiculous, insulting and incendiary — perfect Republican fodder. Let&rs …

Rush Limbaugh: The Fact That Not 'Everybody Knows That Obama Did Cocaine' Shows 'That Obama Wasn't Vetted'

From the May 18 edition of Premiere Radio's Networks' The Rush Limbaugh Show:

Andy Gipson, Mississippi GOP Lawmaker, Blasts Gays, Cites Bible Passage Calling For Their Death

Mississippi state Rep. Andy Gipson (R) weighed in on President Barack Obama's gay marriage decision last week, invoking a bible passage that calls for gay men to be "put to death." In a May 10 Facebook post, Gipson called homosexuality a "sin," citing Leviticus 20:13 and Roman …

Blind Chinese activist leaves Beijing for U.S.| Reuters

China allowed a blind legal activist, Chen Guangcheng, to leave a hospital in Beijing on Saturday and board a plane bound for the United States, a move that could signal the end of a diplomatic standoff between the two countries.

Is There Not One Republican With Courage?

Let's just get this out front and over with right now. I do not believe there is one Republican with the courage to tell the truth. If there is, I am here, ready, and willing to debate them on the topics in this article at any time. I do not mean to debate specific agenda items  …

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Congressional Cavemen Looking to Club Public Broadcasting (Again).

Over 50 years ago Newton Minow (former FCC Chair) called American television a “vast wasteland”. Not much has changed. Commercial TV, for the most part, seems aimed at couch potato viewership, much of it revolving around celebrity chatter, “reality” shows  …

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It's Their Party - Gail Collins

Ms. Collins delivers some fun reflections on why we, the US taxpayer, are paying for the Democratic and Republican Party Conventions. Not really. Just 18 million smackeroonies a piece. Yes, there is a dog on the roof reference.

Fox News Finds Another Poll To Distort - Its Own: Broadcaster Downplays Finding That If Election Were Held Today, Obama Would Win

Fox News is attempting to downplay and discredit its own poll, which found that if the election were held today, voters would re-elect President Obama by a 7-point margin. This is hardly the first time Fox has tried to distort poll findings to advance a certain narrative. Fox  …

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