Monthly Archives: May 2011

Attention Hog on a Hog

From HULIQ: Sarah Palin started her bus tour off yesterday by jumping on the back of a bike and riding in the Rolling Thunder Veteran’s Group annual motorcycle run. While she was invited to this run, this did not sit … Continue reading

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2 Idiots, No Waiting

From Bloomberg: It was supposed to have been a big moment for Representative Michele Bachmann of Minnesota — headlining a Republican dinner in Des Moines, Iowa’s largest city, ahead of a potential presidential campaign announcement next month. Then a late … Continue reading

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The Right’s Guff

From John Avlon at THE DAILY BEAST: The cycle of over-reach and backlash is in over-drive these days—with significant implications for the 2012 presidential election. In pivotal swing-states where voters narrowly elected Republican governors in 2010—like Florida and Ohio (with … Continue reading

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They’re Munstrous!

From Salon: During a rare public appearance in Houston Wednesday, Dick Cheney expressed his feelings about Paul Ryan, the House Budget Committee chairman whose budget blueprint — which calls for turning Medicare into a voucher program — has become a … Continue reading

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It’s enough to drive you crazy, if you let it!

From TALKING POINTS MEMO: The GOP continued its bloody walk into the Medicare buzzsaw Wednesday, when 40 out of 47 Senate Republicans voted in support of the House GOP budget, and its plan to phase out and privatize the popular entitlement … Continue reading

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I ♥ NY-26!

From THINK PROGRESS: Tonight, Democrat Kathy Hochul defeated Republican state Assemblywoman Jane Corwin in New York’s special election to replace former Rep. Chris Lee (R-NY). Despite the $2.36 million spent by groups like Karl Rove’s American Crossroads and the U.S. … Continue reading

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Gold (for those with no) Standards

From THINK PROGRESS: Conservative lawmakers across the country seem determined to crucify mankind upon a cross of gold. In the past week, a string of articles have exposed how once-fringe conservative economic theories have migrated into the political mainstream — … Continue reading

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The End of the World….Again

From THINK PROGRESS: When Congress passed the landmark health reform law last March, Republicans predicted the result wouldn’t be insurance for 32 million Americans, but rather “Armageddon.” More than a year later, such outlandish rhetoric continues unabated. This week, Rep. … Continue reading

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