Category Archives: GOP

Politico Runs Racially Charged Headline, Calls Rob Portman “Vanilla”

The headline is a multiple entendre, but one of those entendres, intentionally or not, that is evocative of a nasty racial stereotype about white men*: Politico When I first saw the headline this morning, the multiple meanings were clear: Rob Portman is in serious need of some sunlight, the notion of a Portman VP is […]

MSNBC’s Bashir Suggests Romney Not Drinking Alcohol Could Put Country In Jeopardy

Of course, having a president who was uniquely unqualified for the position, as Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden told us, one who has seen historic long term 8%+ unemployment, record debt and deficits, record spending with no reward, wasted billions on failed green companies, wasted $800 billion on his failed Stimulus, has annoyed our allies, […]

David Axelrod Endorses Mitt Romney

Mitt already has the endorsements of people like George H.W. Bush, Marco Rubio, Jan Brewer, Darrel Issa, Chris Christie, Bobby Jindal, Jeb Bush, Jeff Foxworthy, and Cindy Crawford, among many, many others. And now he has the all important Obama adviser endorsement (via Twitchy) “The choice in this election is between an economy that produces […]

Dueling Tax Plans: GOP Small Business Tax Break Vs. Buffett Rule

One party pushes class warfare while the other pushes for job creation (Politico) With the glare of the public spotlight trained on Tax Day, Congress is readying for a political fight with dueling tax votes this week that will define each party’s priorities in this election year. In one corner are Republicans, who are touting […]

Team Mitt’s New Bumper Sticker: “Mom’s Drive The Economy”

Team Romney jumped on the contrived “war on women” meme as portrayed by Hilary Rosen with both feet, and is already taking advantage of it We stand with Mitt and Ann in saying that all women play an important role in our country. America deserves a president who will bring us together — not pit […]

Democrats Try To “Draperize” Mitt Romney

Perhaps some of you know who the heck “Draper” is. But, Politico gives us a pretty good preview of how Team Obama will run their campaign The Draperizing of Mitt Romney is under way. He may not drink or cheat, and he lacks the fictional ad-maker’s charisma, but Democrats, despite the potential perils of such […]

Romney Turns Dems “War On Women” Meme Right Back At Obama

The Democrats started their little meme of a Republican war on women a few months ago with their Sandra “I want tons of free contraception” Fluke fake Congressional hearing, and have ginned up more outrage since. Though, I’d think women would be a little ticked off that Democrats have essentially been stating that women aren’t […]

Santorum Suspends Campaign, Mitt’s Pretty Much The Nominee

Via The Hill Rick Santorum dropped out of the presidential race Tuesday afternoon, essentially guaranteeing Mitt Romney the GOP nomination. Santorum announced that he is suspending his campaign at an event in his home state of Pennsylvania —his first public appearance following the release of his daughter Bella from the hospital and after he took […]

Team Romney Has Obama’s New Campaign Slogan: “Making The World Safe For Hypocrisy”

Many in the liberal media are loving Team Obama’s attacks on Mitt Romney over his taxes and tax returns. Over at Political Punch, ObamaZombie Devin Dwyer writes that TO Skewered TR As part of a weeklong campaign around the Buffett Rule, President Obama’s re-election team is making Mitt Romney the face of income tax inequality. On […]

Does Romney’s Triple Win Tuesday Signal The End To The GOP Primaries?

Many are saying “you betcha”, starting with Chris Cillizza at the Washington Post That sound you hear? It’s the fat lady singing. For the umpteenth time in the Republican presidential primary race, Mitt Romney defeated Rick Santorum in a major Midwestern swing state — a win that effectively forecloses any chance that the former Massachusetts […]

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