Don’t you dare assume it can’t happen. I could not believe that Frank Phillips of the Boston Globe dismissed the viciously antigay Scott Lively’s chances of an upset victory in the September 4 Massachusetts GOP gubernatorial primary by … [Read more...]
Talk to me right-winger
Ed. Ed. Ed, and some more Ed. Broom the vanity and ego aside to get to a vignette from MSNBC's The Ed Show. There, the former right-wing talker but a left-wing talker for the past 16 years, Ed (of course) Schultz did his usual … [Read more...]
Planned Parenthood disappointed in Brown’s silence on Republican Party platform
Massachusetts voters need and deserve to be represented by a senator who will stand up for us, and stand up for women’s health, no matter what. That's why we - the Planned Parenthood Advocacy Fund of Massachusetts - sent a letter to … [Read more...]
Informed progressives: Shut your damn mouths about Santorum!
Eugene Robinson wrote today in The Washington Post that Rick Santorum could take Republicans down with him. These days, any place that you can find left-leaning commentary has something rightfully slagging Santorum and his extremist … [Read more...]
On Helping Republicans, Or, Next Time You Need A Bad Idea, Try These
I have spent a number of years complaining about the interactions between Democrats and Republicans, but after the recent events involving the Keystone XL and civil liberties cave-ins, I’ve decided it’s time to stop complaining and embrace … [Read more...]
On The Question Of Virginity, Or, “Starter? I Can’t Make Her Stop!”
I got a weird little story about my friend Blitz Krieger to bring to you today. He’s had a crazy car problem, he has, and over the past few months he thought he had found a solution – in fact, he thought he had found the solution of his … [Read more...]
GOP’s “fiscally conservative” claim: we can balance the budget in only 52 years! Woot!
An outstanding op-ed by the Center for American Progress's Matt Miller lays bare the sad state of affairs in the nation's opposition party. The GOP's fiscal guru, Paul Ryan, is a fraud. Thanks to House budget chief Paul Ryan, it's … [Read more...]
Contract on America – the sequel
And one of the big guys trying to muscle casinos into the Commonwealth is none other than Newt's key funder, Sheldon Adelson The key funder is right-wing casino kingpin Sheldon Adelson, who has pumped over $3 million into the organization … [Read more...]
With government shutdown imminent, John Boehner … goes golfing??
Demonstrating that he is, among other things, colossally tone-deaf, Speaker of the House John Boehner decided to hit the links the other day during a trip to Florida. This photo (HT Kos) is apparently not of that precise event, since … [Read more...]
I like Ike
Offered without comment, other than to observe that Eisenhower was no big-government liberal. But he also was not a kook. Now it is true that I believe this country is following a dangerous trend when it permits too great a degree of … [Read more...]
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