Politics
Afghanistan: The Question Is Strategy, Not Troops
For the last few years of the Bush administration, Afghanistan suffered from both the neglect and ineptitude of a President more interested in Saddam Hussein then Osama Bin Laden. While distracted in Iraq, we lost territory to a resurgent Taliban and watched our handpicked government devolve into corruption. Most importantly, we failed to eliminate... »
Voodoo Economics: The Bush Tax Policies Rise From The Grave
As we debate the efficacy and wisdom of extending the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy, it would be beneficial to review what that policy has actually accomplished in the past. The annual Census Bureau report on income, poverty and access to health care serves up the bad news for the Bush legacy project.... »
Mr. TeaBag Goes To Washington
Glenn Beck and the Tea Party movement had their big shindig in Washington D.C. yesterday. Reports vary, but the crowd size is estimated to have been a respectable 30-70,000. There were some claims by the organizers that it was as high as 1.5 million. These claims were of course repeated over and over by... »
Joe Wilson Is Only The Tip Of The Conservative Iceberg
When Joe Wilson pointed his finger at the President and called him a liar last Wednesday, a simultaneous wave of shock, disgust and resignation swept over me. When you look at the video tape of the event I think that Pelosi, Biden and the President all three echoed those very same emotions. Shock because... »
The Anniversary Of George W. Bush’s Failure
On September 11, 2001, I was woken up with a phone call from a friend who told me to turn on my TV because something terrible was happening in New York. For the next few days I was glued to my couch as I devoured every piece of detailed information that was available and... »
Teaching Your Children to Fear The President
Next Tuesday the President of the United States is scheduled to speak to millions of school children about hard work, good grades and staying in school. It was a message that was meant to inspire and motivate kids to put their nose to the grindstone and do their best. Instead, it has become a... »
Deciphering Tom Ridge
It has been a pretty strange couple of days trying to figure out exactly what Tom Ridge believes happened during his tenure as head of the Department of Homeland Security. In his book he states pretty clearly that he felt that there were political motivations behind some of the arguments to raise the security... »
Conservatism Has Always Catered To The Fringe
Conservatives have always bristled when liberals or the media label them as the “Radical Right”. They feel that the term radical should only be applied to those who want to transform society. According to them, groups that advocate for the expansion of civil rights, homosexual rights, women’s rights and health care reform are what... »
What Did George W. Bush Do All Day?
Here is an article I had written a couple of months ago for another website but I liked it so well I thought I would reprint it for you here. The recent article in GQ magazine detailing Donald Rumsfeld’s incompetence while Secretary of Defense reads like a chapter from a bizaro version of the idiots... »
Another Bush Failure For Obama To Fix
Bush’s Legacy project just got a little bit more difficult this week with the announcement that the Justice Department will be investigating the use of torture by the CIA during the Bush administration. The investigation will be narrowly focused on those specific acts of torture and abuse that went beyond the legal directives put... »
Political Buffet
- Trump Takes Credit for Romney Win February 6, 2012
- 2016 Campaign Has Already Begun February 6, 2012
- Nevada Caucuses Flop February 6, 2012
- What Gingrich Will Do Next February 6, 2012
- Quote of the Day February 6, 2012
Video Buffet
- Economist Dean Baker: Hannity's Claim That "You Can't Say The Economy is Improving" Is "Silly Nonsense" February 6, 2012
- Loesch: Women Who Have Abortions Are "Ageist Bigot[s]" Who Believe That Those "Not As Far Developed As You Somehow Don't Count" February 6, 2012
- Lila Rose: Planned Parenthood Using Breast Cancer As a "Front" To Garner "Public Funding For An Abortion Business" February 6, 2012
- Lawyers' Committee For Civil Rights Under Law's Barbara Arnwine Calls Fox News The "Purveyors" Of Racial Code Words February 6, 2012
- Doocy Uses Discredited Attack To Claim "There's A Million Less People Than We Thought Working ... That's Kind Of Fishy" February 6, 2012