After which, Republicans tried to throw Grandma off the cliff

"Let's just stipulate that nobody is trying to throw Grandma off the cliff." --Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell 

Potentates of Vassal States

I'm tired of tin-pot dictators and Republican governors loudly declaring that our President has arrogantly ignored their state's sovereignty, before demanding another huge US government hand-out.  

In addition to Medicare...

I will give you my Social Security when you pry it from my cold, dead hands.

A personal note...

I really miss the Ragin' Cajun.  I hope that James Carville plays a much bigger role in 2012, particularly in the South.

Why requiring a photo ID at the voting booth is irrelevant

An absentee ballot doesn't care what the color of your skin is.

Texas...It's a lot like Kenya

A suggestion to Texas Democrats:  if y'all would hurry up and declare independence, we could start the rumours about Perry being a foreign-born Methodist.

President DingDangDoo, the Secessionist

Gov.  Perry is apparently considering running for President.  He also believes Texas has the right to secede from the United States of America.

So, hypothetically, if Texas were to secede after he was elected, would he still be President?

I'll get you, my pretty ... and your little dog too!

You'll know when Palin enters the race: first, the flying monkeys will land in your yard...

Right-Wing Social Engineering IV: Voter Identification and the Poll Tax

Requiring registered voters to spend $20 to obtain a picture ID from an unrelated government agency is a poll tax.

The Governor of Oz

Rick Perry, the Governor of Oz and bouffant afficionado, makes Sarah Palin look like the Glinda, Good Witch of the North.

The Evil of Two Lessers

In 2007, John McCain ultimately chose Sarah Palin over Pawlenty to run as McCain's VP candidate.  What does this say about Pawlenty?

The Morality of Newt: the Eigth Commandment

“Any ad which quotes what I said Sunday is a falsehood.”  --The Newt


Brilliant.

The Duality of Mitt, Book III: Gun Control

Old Mitt:  Was a proponent of gun control who supported the Brady Bill and a ban on assault rifles.

New Mitt: Is an NRA member who may or may not actually own a gun.

Repeat after me...

He is a Borrow and Spend Republican...Borrow and Spend Republican...Borrow and Spend Republican...

T-Pawl!

Pawlenty is in.

The score is now:

Victims of slings and arrows  - 4 (Haley, Huckabee, Trump, Daniels)
Current Candidates - 7 (Cain, Davis, Gingrich, Johnson, Karger, Pawlenty & Paul)

Fence straddlers - 4 (Moore,  Roemer, Romney, Santorum)

Republicans still in the closet - 5 (Bachmann, Bolton, Guiliani, Huntsman, McCotter)

Palin - 1 (Palin)

Heresy

Ultimately, every moderate Republican will be burned at the stake for political heresy.

We few, we happy few, we band of birthers...

In light of the publishing of long-form birth certificate by the President last month, I would like each Republican candidate to answer the following question with a simple "yes" or "no":

Will you now admit that the President is as American as you are and renounce the "birther" movement and all their works? 

The Duality of Mitt, Book II: Balancing the Budget

Old Mitt:  Was a moderate who balanced the state budget in Massachusetts by enacting a combination of spending cuts, closing corporate tax loopholes, and raising fees on marriage licenses, driving licenses, gun licenses, and taxes on gasoline at the state level.

New Mitt: Is another Borrow and Spend Republican who has pledged to not allow new taxes or increases in existing taxes at the federal level.

Right-Wing Social Engineering III: Seizing Power from Local Government

Seizing power from elected local governments to hand it over to unelected bureaucrats is Right-Wing Social Engineering.  


And probably unconstitutional.  So much for the Founding Fathers.

Right-Wing Social Engineering II: Cutting Funding to Public Education

Cutting funding to public schools and state universities is Right-Wing Social Engineering.