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A Solidly Republican House Crashes Down on Grover Norquist

January 3, 2013 By steven-j-gulitti

At this point all I can do is laugh when I think about how some of my friends on the far right were naive as to think that sensible Republicans in Congress had failed to heed the message of the 2012 election and the current political … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2012-elections, barack-obama, Charles Krauthammer, Deficit Talks, Eric Cantor, Fiscal Cliff, grover-norquist, john-boehner, mitch-mcconnell, Patrick J. Toomey, Paul Ryan, tax-policy, tea-party-movement, tom-coburn

Can Mitt Romney Fix the Economy?

November 5, 2012 By steven-j-gulitti

When Barack Obama first took office economist Ken Rogoff, who served on the International Monetary Fund and at the Federal Reserve, warned the president that the 2008 downturn was no ordinary event. Rogoff advised Obama that downturns … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2012-elections, barack-obama, economic-policy, job-creation, mitt-romney, regulations, tax-cuts

Romney & Co., Beyond the Pale in Politicizing Benghazi

October 16, 2012 By steven-j-gulitti

I fully understand that Mitt Romney and his lieutenants want to capitalize on any and every political opportunity that comes their way, but in the case of the Benghazi deaths have they gone too far? Ambassador Chris Stevens’ father has … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2012-elections, Ambassador Chris Stevens, barack-obama, Barbara Doherty, Benghazi, Embassy Security, Glen Doherty, hillary-clinton, Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), mitt-romney

Mitt Romney: Conservative Trojan Horse or Political Chameleon?

October 10, 2012 By steven-j-gulitti

What became of Mitt Romney the “severe conservative” who so assured the American right earlier this year that he had long since slipped his moorings to a moderate political past in Massachusetts? Surely a “severely conservative” Mitt Romney … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2012-elections, Andrea Mitchell, barack-obama, Byron York, Charles Krauthammer, Conservative Principles, david-brooks, Doyle McManus, Ezra Klein, George Will, grover-norquist, Hugh Hewitt, jonah-goldberg, Jonathan Chait, Mark Halperin, Michael Barone, michelle-malkin, mitt-romney, presidential-debate, Rich Lowry, Ross Douthat, sean-hannity, tea-party, william-kristol

The G.O.P. and a Platform Built for the Past‏

September 12, 2012 By steven-j-gulitti

To hear the pundits and political professionals talk about it, this election is all about turning out a party’s base. That’s because there are few if any undecided voters left and the only undecided voters that count are the ones residing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2012-elections, abortion, barack-obama, civil-rights, conservatives, education, gay-rights, guns, health-care, labor-unions, mitt-romney, presidential-politics, Republican 2012 Platform, same-sex-marriage, taxes, voting-rights

Cattle Rustlers & the Senate Race

September 4, 2012 By thegreenmiles

States like Virginia are rightly viewed as a collection of diverse interests. Why isn't Massachusetts? Having lived inside Washington's Beltway for 10 years, I can tell you the view of Massachusetts from down there looks like … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2012-elections, Elizabeth Warren, scott-brown, senate, U.S. Senate 2012 election

Desperately Denying Reality

May 1, 2012 By steven-j-gulitti

Over the past few days we've witnessed a barrage of criticism aimed at Barack Obama for his comments on, and a televised feature commemorating, the anniversary of Osama bin Laden's death. Mitt Romney and many of his allies on the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2012-elections, Admiral Mike Mullen, al Qaeda, barack-obama, David Korn, dick-cheney, donald-rumsfeld, george-w.-bush, Global War on Terror, Jimmy Carter, john-kerry, Michael E. Leiter, mitt-romney, New America Foundation, Osama bin Laden, Peter L. Bergen, Saddam Hussein, United States National Counterterrorism Center, War in Afghanistan, War in Iraq

The Plutocrats Versus the People

February 11, 2012 By steven-j-gulitti

Whenever I hear a professional politician in Washington talking as if he he really understands our lot in life I can only laugh at the disconnect. I mean how likely is it that a sitting U.S. senator, who's probably at least a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2012-elections, barack-obama, campaign-financing, mitt-romney, republican-primary, Rick Santorum, super PACs

The Alinsky Obsession

January 28, 2012 By steven-j-gulitti

Have you ever wondered why the right is so obsessed with Saul Alinsky and why they always try to tie Barack Obama to him? Well for one thing perhaps they have finally come to the realization that Reverend Wright's use to them has faded but … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2012-elections, barack-obama, newt-gingrich, republican-party, Saul Alinsky

Stand for Children, MTA and other leaders agree on evaluations; now let’s make sure they drive staffing decisions

January 28, 2012 By jwilliams

With the introduction of the Great Teachers Great Schools initiative - An Act to Promote Excellence in Public Schools – earlier this month, and the subsequent lawsuit the Massachusetts Teachers Association (MTA) filed to challenge Attorney … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2012-elections, attorney-general-martha-coakley, ballot-initiative, ballot-question, education, Great Teachers Great Schools, lawsuit, massachusetts, Massachusetts teachers union, massachusetts-teachers-association, mta, stand-for-children, teacher evaluations, teacher performance, teachers

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