Politics

Jim DeMint: The GOP had better behave … you betcha!

By Jim Vicevich | October 21, 2010 |

I could not agree more. Should the Tea Party, by whatever name, ever organize into a political party due to a lack of fortitude on the part of the GOP, I am pretty sure the Tea Party will become the major party.

Barney Frank: The capitalists are overwhelming us

By Jim Vicevich | October 21, 2010 |

I have watched this video three times and I am still not sure what he is talking about. But Olbermann sums it up. It’s like we’re slaves or something.

Matthews more convinced than ever that … Palin’s running for President

By Jim Vicevich | October 20, 2010 |

Come on, give Chris credit. He’s been on this since 1773. This time, he may be on to something.

Christine O’Donnell getting slammed my MSM on 1st Amendment

By Jim Vicevich | October 19, 2010 |

Interestingly enough it’s Coons who could not answer the Constitutional question. But that was put to him by O’Donnell. Still it’s O’Donnell who is being whacked and ridiculed when her challenge to Coons is clearly rhetorical. Audio below. You decide for yourself.

Reid: Obama like the Chilean miners

By Jim Vicevich | October 19, 2010 |

Well except the Chilean miners got out of the hole. Details, details.

Governor Chris Christie: what will you tell your children …

By Jim Vicevich | October 18, 2010 |

… if you let this opportunity slip away. Chris Christie paid a visit to Connecticut to campaign and endorse Linda McMahon and the most telling moment came in the first video below, toward the end of the speech. “You need to stand up and fight.”

Link Salad — the Gaffes and Gags Edition

By Dave in EH | October 15, 2010 |

Somehow, there are days I see the administration not as a collection of evil master-minds, but the gang who couldn’t shoot straight or the extended family of Daffy Duck.

A Potemkin Presidency

By Dave in EH | October 12, 2010 |

Things have apparently degenerated so far for the President that he feels the need to openly stack the deck for his “unscripted town hall meetings.” “When President Obama sits down for his MTV town hall this Thursday, the audience of young people who will ask him questions will have been gathered by a casting call.

Leaning GOP? Leaning Dem? Google interactive map poll monitoring

By Steve McGough | October 8, 2010 |

The interactive map – coded by Google using their maps API – displays data from multiple polling outfits and allows users to quickly dig down to specific races and check out current status. As an example, you can find out if your district is Safe Dem, Likely Dem, Leans Dem, Toss Up, Leans GOP, Likely…

Teacher’s union campaigns for Obamacare – demands waiver so law will not apply to them

By Steve McGough | October 8, 2010 |

I mentioned health care mandate waiver requests on Oct. 6 (two days ago). The big discussion was centered around McDonald’s and their mini-med health care programs that would not meet medical loss ratio requirements in the law. Now we learn a branch of the American Federation of Teachers – who campaigned and donated big dollars…