Posts Tagged ‘ Republican Party ’

Obama’s Speech: Fail!

September 2, 2010
By Robert and Donna Trussell
Obama’s Speech: Fail!

Filed under: Democrats, Republicans, Barack Obama, Iraq, Humor, Obama Administration, Chaos Theory, White HouseMr. President, the Platitudes Shop called... Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
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From a Lefty: Five Things the Right Is Doing Right

September 1, 2010
By Donna Trussell
From a Lefty: Five Things the Right Is Doing Right

Filed under: Democrats, Republicans, Sarah Palin, Woman Up, Conservatives, Tea PartyDemocrats are losing ground to Republicans. Maybe they should pay attention to what the GOP is doing, like talking to average people, and listening. Permalink&nbsp...
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Congress Extends Unemployment Handouts

July 23, 2010
By Robert and Donna Trussell
Congress Extends Unemployment Handouts

Filed under: Republicans, Economy, Humor, Chaos Theory, Unemployment, JobsCongress has the patience of Job Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
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Abortion, Sarah Palin and Feminism: They’re Complicated

June 15, 2010
By Donna Trussell
Abortion, Sarah Palin and Feminism: They’re Complicated

Filed under: Democrats, Republicans, Religion, Abortion, Sarah Palin, Woman Up, Conservatives, Liberals, ModeratesHas feminism been co-opted by conservatives? No -- women's views may vary widely but speaking up at all is a rebuttal against centuries of...
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NC-08: Republican Party attacks Tea Party candidate

May 25, 2010
By Jed Lewison
NC-08: Republican Party attacks Tea Party candidate

Apparently afraid that they'll be forced to publicly support another Rand Paul-like candidate, the Republican Party is now openly attacking a tea party candidate in North Carolina:

Republican officials are working to derail the campaign of a tea party supported candidate in North Carolina — circulating documents from the man's messy...
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Obama: GOP wants taxpayers to foot the bill for big oil

May 18, 2010
By Jed Lewison
Obama: GOP wants taxpayers to foot the bill for big oil

This is pretty sweet: a statement from President Obama blasting Republicans for defending the low liability limits that protect oil companies from paying for the economic damages caused by spills, costs that would instead be borne by taxpayers.

I am disappointed that an effort to ensure that oil companies pay fully for...
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Oberstar: Why am I still seeing all these earmark requests?

May 14, 2010
By Jed Lewison
Oberstar: Why am I still seeing all these earmark requests?

So, you might recall that in March, amid much fanfare, Congressional Republicans declared a one-year moratorium on all earmarks emanating from the GOP.

So, one can understand why House Transportation and Infrastructure chairman Jim Oberstar (D-MN) is a tad perplexed by what he is seeing as he ramps up towards creating a...
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Newt: GOP “open to a coalition” with African-Americans

May 5, 2010
By Jed Lewison
Newt: GOP “open to a coalition” with African-Americans

Buried in this NYT article on black Republicans running for Congress is a quote from Newt Gingrich explaining that with Democrats in the majority, Republicans are "pragmatically more open to a coalition" with African-Americans:

“Things have evolved,” said Newt Gingrich, the former speaker of the House, who is heavily involved in...
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SC-Sen: DeMint sobs, it’s not our fault

April 28, 2010
By Jed Lewison
SC-Sen: DeMint sobs, it’s not our fault

Speaking of stupid, according to Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC):

"The president is the one who put the kibosh on working together, and now he's just trying to use the mainstream media to confuse the American people. The fact is I think he thinks Americans are stupid, and he's going to play...
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Poll: Dem Defectors a Bigger Threat in 2010?

April 22, 2010
By Jed Lewison
Poll: Dem Defectors a Bigger Threat in 2010?

As he often does, Tom Jensen of PPP goes inside the numbers and pulls out an incredibly fascinating nugget of data, with potential implications for the 2010 election cycle:

There's an interesting dichotomy right now in how Democrats and Republicans feel about their own parties. Democrats are much more likely than...
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