Category Archives: GOP

Oh, Hey, Look, Another Chicken (deleted) Republican

Now, I will admit, Michelle Bachmann went a bit overboard regarding the 2010 Census (which many Conservatives disagreed with me about), but, other than that, she has been on the money for most of the year, is firing Conservatives up, and getting Independents involved. So, of course, some Republican has to speak out. But, how? […]

The Stimulus Is A Failure: Guess Whose Fault It Is?

We said “Don’t pass the Generational Theft Act. It is laden with pork, most of it doesn’t actually kick in until, surprisingly, an election year, and it is basically a decades long wish list of Democrat wants, among others. We can’t back something that is going to mortgage the future of America’s children and grandchildren.” […]

Resolution Denouncing Alan Grayson (D) Coming?

Catching up on the Alan Grayson affair from yesterday, in which I figured that there would be no condemnation resolution submitted by the GOP, well………. House Republicans changed course on Wednesday and decided not to move forward with a resolution condemning Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Florida, for saying that the GOP health care plan calls for sick […]

Sigh. Proving That There Are Wackos On Both Sides Of The Aisle

I really wanted to go with “Clowns To The Left Of Me, Jokers To The Right,” then I noticed that Cassandra already used that headline. I also wanted to use a different word instead of wackos, but, hey, trying to keep it family friendly since this is being cross posted. Oh, well. Flipping a coin, […]

House Tells Joe Wilson He’s A Bad Boy, No Biscuit!

Because they have absolutely nothing better to do The final vote tally was 240-179, with 7 Republicans siding with Democrats on the resolution to condemn Wilson, and 12 Democrats voting with Republicans against it. Five Democrats voted “present.” Here are the 7 Republicans that voted with the Democrats in favor the resolution: Rep. Anh Cao […]

White House Quietly Admits Joe Wilson Was Correct. Wait, What?

In the wee hours of Friday night, at the end of a long Friday, the rememberence of September 11th, and going into a weekend of protests – from which Obama did his best Holy Grail impersonation – the White House made a very quiet hush hush admission The White House tonight is providing the below clarification on what […]

House Dems Intend To Scold Rep. Joe Wilson

Dissent is not only no longer patriotic, it gets one a smack on the wrist House Democrats intend to pursue a formal resolution admonishing Representative Joe Wilson for his outburst against President Obama during the president’s speech to Congress on Wednesday night unless he apologizes on the floor. Senior aides said Friday that the leadership […]

An Un-American Display? No Way To Treat A President?

Eugene Robinson, Washington Post opinion writer, apparently thinks history started on January 20, 2009. On the Opinions front page, the article is entitled “An Un-American Display,” while in the screeching single page, it is called “No Way To Treat A President.” Anyone who watched Wednesday night as President Obama explained his health-care reform proposals to […]

Paul Krugman Vs Sarah Palin On Health Care

Oh, my, with Congress back in session doing things to restrict and mess up our lives (unless you are basically a ward of Los Federales. Then you get free big screen TVs), it is getting hot and heavy in the opinion pages. Let’s start with Krugman But what is one to make of the practical, […]

Jim DeMint Fires Up The Base, And Annoys NY Times Liberals

If the NY Times keeps up these kinds of stories about Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC), they will turn him into a star in the Republican Party: Fighting Health Care Overhaul, and Proud of It Senator Jim DeMint, the South Carolina Republican who predicted that President Obama’s effort to overhaul the health care system would become […]

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