Archives: March, 2008

Florida’s Non-Primary — Incompetence, Capitulation, Both?
Buck Banks | Mar. 31, 2008

National Journal’s Charlie Cook rarely pulls punches in his “On Politics” column, but in last week’s piece, he really lambasted the Florida Democratic Party “leadership” for incompetence and alleged that Barack Obama was manipulating the situation to his advantage.
It is truly astonishing that a state and one of its major parties have opted to [...]

Million Fag March on Westboro Baptist Gets Phelps’ Attention
Trish Ponder | Mar. 31, 2008

Here’s a follow-up to our previous post on the Million Fag March, held recently in Topeka to protest Westboro Baptist Church. You guys looked great! Good job!

Quote du Jour
Buck Banks | Mar. 31, 2008

One of the best of the good things in life is victory and particularly moral victory. But to demand victory without an antagonist is to demand something with no meaning. If, then, goodness is to exist, there must at least be an antagonist to overcome.
— Sir William Temple (1881-1944), Archbishop of Canterbury

Topics: Uncategorized

Comment | Permalink

DNC’s Brazile to Clinton: End This Thing by June 10
Trish Ponder | Mar. 30, 2008

Democratic party strategist and super delegate Donna Brazile sent a message to Hillary Clinton on ABC’s This Week: Your campaign ends with the primaries. Here’s a transcript from the Roundtable segment, with Brazile, George Will, Paul Krugman, and Robert Reich.
Donna Brazile: I think we have an exit strategy in the Democratic party to end the [...]

Is Karl Rove on Hillary Clinton’s Payroll?
Trish Ponder | Mar. 30, 2008

Bush-Clinton-Bush-Clinbush?
Hey Hillary, Karl Rove called. He wants his cheesy, 1984 mind control backdrops back.
Or maybe he doesn’t. Karl’s been largely MIA since he “stepped down” from the Bush White House all those blessed months ago. Sure, every now and then he crops up with an idiotic comment or two, just to make it look like [...]

Topics: Congress, Fox News, News, Veterans

6 Comments | Permalink

1000 Words
Kevin Pettway | Mar. 28, 2008

Topics: News, Ohio

Comment | Permalink

Poll: Bush’s Job Approval at 28% – What Is in the Kool-Aid Republicans Drink?
Jon Ponder | Mar. 28, 2008

Here is more confirmation, not that any is needed, that over a quarter of Americans are dangerously delusional. A new poll from the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press has George Bush’s job approval rating at 28 percent, which is remarkably — no, stupendously — high by any rational measure.
Bush has [...]

Topics: News, Polls

10 Comments | Permalink

Turn Off the Light for Earth Hour
Trish Ponder | Mar. 28, 2008

We like easy ways to do good things for the planet and it doesn’t get much easier than this.
On March 29, 2008 at 8 p.m., join millions of people around the world in making a statement about climate change by turning off your lights for Earth Hour…
Last year’s Earth Hour, which only took place in [...]

Topics: Film, Fox News, Fun Stuff, News

11 Comments | Permalink

Baghad ‘Green Zone’ Under Attack By Insurgent Rocketfire
Jon Ponder | Mar. 28, 2008

Surge: At least two U.S. officials have been killed in the ongoing rocket attacks by insurgents on the Green Zone in Baghdad. Two Iraqi guards were also killed at the Iraqi vice president’s office inside the zone:
Extremists lobbed more rockets or mortars against the U.S.-protected Green Zone Friday in Baghdad, with some falling [...]

Topics: Congress

Comment | Permalink

Dr. Dean: Dem Supporters’ Squabbling Risks Demoralizing the Base
Jon Ponder | Mar. 28, 2008

Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean says infighting between supporters of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama threatens the party’s chances for winning the White House in November:
“Let the media and the Republicans and the talking heads on cable television attack and carry on, fulminate at the mouth. The supporters should keep their mouths shut [...]

Topics: Congress, Fox News

1 Comment | Permalink

Older »