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Rick Perry, Does He Even Understand the Meaning of Treason?

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What is it about those Tea Party types, are they genetically programmed to spout out absurdities as a way of getting attention? Does this constitute some sort of political personality disorder? The verbal pratfalls of Michele … [Read more...]

If Rick Perry is Elected President Will America Secede From Itself?

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Well if the 2012 Republican field of challengers arrayed against Barack Obama wasn't interesting enough, we now have Texas Governor Rick Perry throwing his hat into the ring. Fresh off of an old timey religious tent revival meeting and not … [Read more...]

Ms. Bachmann a Migraine Headache for the G.O.P.?

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Anyone who has been paying attention to politics and especially the politics of the Tea Party movement remembers how Sarah Palin, back in 2010, claimed that the "sleazy G.O.P. establishment" was out to derail her run for the presidency in … [Read more...]

Michele Bachmann’s New Normal: Damage Control

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Michele Bachmann came out of the last G.O.P. debate of presidential hopefuls smelling like a rose having favorably impressed the national media with her serious demeanor and lack of excited partisan rant. Presently she finds herself in a … [Read more...]

Gingrich’s Presidential Campaign Capsized By the Winds of Folly

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Back in March of this year in an article on the Gingrich presidential campaign, "Newt Gingrich's Dream, Driven by the Winds of Folly?", I posed the question of why Newt Gingrich would even bother to seriously consider a run for the Oval … [Read more...]

Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann Rewriting American History

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At some point all one can do is laugh at both Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann when either of them suggest that they might run for president. I mean after all, if you legitimately want to be this nation's chief executive, you might first … [Read more...]

Why Can’t Michele Bachmann Answer a Direct Question

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Is talking in circles an affliction of politicians or is it just my imagination? Now I know that certain bloggers have a tendency to talk in circles when the facts go against them or their argument is shown to be so full of holes that you … [Read more...]

Of Snowstorms, Conspiracies and Tea Parties

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I have more than a few Tea Party adherents in my family who, prior to this summer, used to make a habit of sending me every little headline about how cold and snowy it was and how those "facts" proved that global warming was a fallacy being … [Read more...]

From Republican Victory to Republican Civil War?

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Republicans have not even popped the corks of their celebratory champagne bottles yet and already there is a anti-Tea Party coup in the works the goal of which is to torpedo the presidential aspirations of Sarah Palin before her campaign … [Read more...]

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