National - Tuesday, November 3, 2009 9:45 - 2 Comments
Right Pressures Moderate Out of NY-23 Race
New York’s 23rd district will vote its House Representative today without a Republican vying for the seat. Dede Scozzafava, the GOP candidate, bowed to pressure from conservatives and suspended her campaign. Scozzafava had been in a tough situation, facing opposition from an insurgent Conservative party candidate, Doug Hoffman, in a very conservative district. Conservatives who endorsed Hoffman over the GOP nominee, like Sarah Palin and Fred Thompson, celebrated their strong-arming. Palin thanked Scozzafava for “acting so selflessly,” adding, “Now it’s time to cross the finish line with Doug Hoffman.” (Translation: Thank god we can forget about you now.)
Scozzafava (my new favorite person, by the way) struck back Sunday, reminding everyone she was not to be forgotten about, by endorsing the Democratic candidate, Bill Owens. Among her several reasons for endorsing Owens probably was the virulent hatred displayed by conservative pundits, like this gem from Michelle Malkin calling her (a Republican, remember) a “radical leftist.” Hmmm, I wonder why the party that vilifies its moderate members lost control of both houses of Congress and the Presidency?
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National - Tuesday, November 3, 2009 8:55 - 2 Comments
McCain, Romney Criticize Obama for Inaction in Afghanistan
This video is a pleasant reminder that the politicians who act on knee-jerk reactions to incomplete information lost power in 2008. The two most high-profile Republican candidates for the presidency in last year’s election attempted to pile pressure on President Obama to increase troop levels in Afghanistan. Sen. John McCain gently reaffirmed his belief that Obama should trust General McChrystal’s assessment of what is need to combat the insurgency and grant the request for 40,000 more soldiers, while Mitt Romney criticized Obama for not acting four months earlier.
Obama has been waiting till Afghanistan’s controversial presidential election reached a resolution to make a decision. It is only polite to include the government of the country you are occupying in any future strategies you may execute within its borders. Now that incumbent President Karzai has official been declared the winner, the US must figure out how much faith they have in his government and how exactly that faith translates into troops.
National - Thursday, April 16, 2009 6:00 - 35 Comments
Gov. Perry: Texas Might Secede
As huge crowds teabagged all across the country yesterday (my favorite slogan was “Don’t tax me, bro!”), Rick Perry, the Republican Governor of Texas, wanted in on the hysteria. After whipping up a crowd with an anti-stimulus and anti-government tirade, he got right down to it and suggested that Texas might just remove itself from the jurisdiction of the big bad federal government.
Perry claimed (incorrectly) that when Texas entered the Union it did so with the understanding that it could back out. Actually, it only has the right to divide into four additional states, but not to secede.
“We’ve got a great union. There’s absolutely no reason to dissolve it,” Perry said. “But if Washington continues to thumb their nose at the American people, you know, who knows what might come out of that. But Texas is a very unique place, and we’re a pretty independent lot to boot.”
National - Wednesday, March 11, 2009 12:07 - 12 Comments
Who Is The Heir To The GOP Throne?
In the shameful wake of the Bush era, Republicans are doing some soul-searching. Fragmented and fundamentally unsound, the GOP needs someone to whip it into shape if it is to stand any chance of regaining ground in Congress or the White House. But who is up to the task? These days the GOP throne is beginning to resemble an electric chair. Continue…
