Arizona strikes again

February 4, 2012 · Posted in 2012, Organized Labor, Politics · Comment 

It's all over but the Pinkertons...

It’s not enough that it’s the land of wildly anti-immigrant laws and sheriffs, and the crooked-fingered governor who feels “threatened” by … um… tall presidents. Now, Arizona is out-Wisconsining Wisconsin. Read more

‘Let us make a profit, so what?’ Komen for the Cash Cure defunded stem cell research, too

February 4, 2012 · Posted in 2012, Abortion, Politics · 1 Comment 

H/t to Angryblacklady. Add “Pink Ribbons, Inc.” to my must-see movie list

And then ask yourself … who is that stylish woman behind the Susan G. Komen Foundation? Read more

Their ideal world … the ‘Refounders of America’ write a Constitution

February 4, 2012 · Posted in Tea Party Movement, U.S. Economy, Wall Street vs Main Street · Comment 

A Dickensian workhouse

Want to know what kind of world conservative true believers (or at least their wealthy benefactors) want to construct for us? This is going to sting a bit, but read on … Read more

Komen caves

February 3, 2012 · Posted in Abortion, Politics · 3 Comments 

With a quickness. I guess they didn’t want to risk their corporate donors on the hope that church folk would keep them solvent.

Susan G. Komen enters the McCarthy era

February 2, 2012 · Posted in Abortion, Political News, Politics · Comment 

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With one policy change, the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure has gone from a respected heal advocacy charity, to a crass political actor. And that’s a shame.

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Mitt Romney, hopeless patrician pol

February 1, 2012 · Posted in 2012, Mitt Romney, Politics · 3 Comments 

Willard "Mitt" Romney back in his robber barron days

Way to step on your primary win, governor. Read more

Mr. Inevitability

January 31, 2012 · Posted in 2012, Florida, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Politics, Republicans · Comment 

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Told yaRead more

The right’s core dilemma, as summarized by Erick Erickson

January 28, 2012 · Posted in 2012, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Politics, Republicans · 1 Comment 

I can’t say it any more succinctly:

The fix is in for Romney, which just means when he is crushed by Barack Obama a lot of Republicans will have a lot of explaining to do. Newt may not be able to win. But Romney sure as hell can’t beat Obama either if Newt can’t win. The problem remains — Gingrich supporters intrinsically know this to be so and are happy to die fighting. Romney’s supporters are still deluding themselves.

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Newt on the couch

January 27, 2012 · Posted in 2012, Newt Gingrich, Politics, Republicans · 2 Comments 

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Those looking to understand Newton Leroy Gingrich would do well to re-read this in-depth biographical article by Gail Sheehy, written for Vanity Fair in 1995, when Newt was speaker of the House and still married to his second wife Marianne, and former aides and colleagues feared he might one day run for president.

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The 10 most fabulously faily moments from the CNN Florida debate

January 26, 2012 · Posted in 2012, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Politics, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul · 2 Comments 

Well, the last debate before the Florida primary is in the can. And oh, what a debate it was. Here are the ten failiest … and therefore most fabulous … moments:

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