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Who Doesn’t Like Joe Biden?
THE MAN who wants to be the next president, Joe Biden, has done a Rolling Stone interview. It begins where you think it would, debating between he and the woman that is very much on the minds of Republicans. But can he get elected president at 74? If he’s up against Chris Christie, I just [...]
Chris Christie Resorts to Surgery to Fight Obesity
IT’S no secret anymore, because the news that Chris Christie decided to go under the knife to get lap-band stomach surgery in order to deal with his obesity challenge is now front page new media news. From the New York Post: New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie secretly underwent lap-band stomach surgery to aggressively slim down [...]
CPAC Goes Full Wingnut: Trump and Palin In, Chris Christie and GOP Proud Out
WITH THE headliners starting with Donald Trump and Sarah Palin, there will be plenty of red meat for the wingnuts this weekend. Whatever seriousness CPAC once signified, back when I used to actually cover the event, is no longer important, now considered “RINO”. For Republicans who want to win national elections like the presidency, this [...]
Romney’s Babbling, Jeb Bush is Flip Flopping, and Republicans Remain Utterly Confused
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy “I think there has to be some difference between people who come here legally and illegally. It is just a matter of common sense and a matter of the rule of law. If we’re not going to apply the law fairly and consistently, [...]
Queer Talk: CPAC’s Exclusionary Practices Under Conservative Criticism
CPAC – the Conservative Political Action Conference – is having a tough time. Please the more extreme Right, or work with the “re-branding” efforts, and be more “big tent” in who they invite? They turned away the LGBT Republican GOProud, and apparently the more moderate Log Cabin Republicans, and as a result, Chris Hayes turned [...]
Sarah Palin Unloads Signature Crazy in Preparation for Starring CPAC Performance
We’re going to default eventually and that’s why the feds are stockpiling bullets in case of civil unrest. – Sarah Palin [on Facebook] CPAC CRAZY could not be better represented than through Sarah Palin, which her latest Facebook posting proves. If this is their standard, no wonder Gov. Chris Christie wasn’t invited. It’s pretty obvious [...]
Charles Krauthammer Calls CPAC Decision on Christie “Vast Overreaction… A Mistake”
Cardenas cited Christie’s decision to expand Medicaid under President Obama’s health care law and his support of a $60 billion aid package for Hurricane Sandy victims, which he argued was filled with wasteful spending. [National Journal] CPAC’s DECISION to freeze out Gov. Chris Christie this year is very good news for Democrats, while also proving [...]
Christie Getting High Marks for Bashing House Republicans
THE LATEST poll from Quinnipiac University shows Gov. Chris Christie getting marks with Republicans for scolding House Republicans, including Speaker Boehner, over the House’s obscene obstructionism over Sandy aid. Gov. Christopher Christie was right to criticize Congressional Republicans for delaying a vote on Hurricane Sandy relief, New Jersey voters say 79 – 15 percent, including [...]
Top Story — As Obama Inauguration Nears, Republicans Realize They’re Powerless
THE LIGHT dawns on the Republican Party, just as President Obama’s inauguration is about to drive salt into their wounds. “We will raise the debt ceiling. We’re not going to default on our debt,” Cornyn told the Houston Chronicle editorial board. – Cornyn: Congress Will Not Allow Default It may be a dim bulb, but [...]
Gov. Chris Christie Stands Out Again, Stands Up to NRA
“Don’t be dragging people’s children into this. “It’s wrong and I think it demeans them and it makes them less of a valid trusted source of information on the real issues that confront this debate.” – Gov. Chris Christie THE PICTURE above is the first time Gov. Chris Christie showed himself as not your average [...]
Unlike Dick Cheney, Joe Biden Exerts Real Power
“I appreciate the vice president’s willingness to get this done for the country.” – Senator Mitch McConnell DICK OR JOE? It’s now no contest. Where Dick Cheney manipulated people and policy behind the scenes, getting his aide indicted and convicted of a felony and then disbarred for doing his dirty work, Joe Biden exerts his [...]
Chris Christie Slams Boehner on Sandy Aid Vote: “Called the Speaker 4 Times Last Night, and He Didn’t Take My Calls” [Video]
FROM CNN, with New Jersey Governor Chris Christie taking to the airwaves, laying out Speaker Boehner for his lack of leadership in the House. Christie said he was given assurances that the House would consider the package after it dealt with the fiscal cliff deal that it passed Tuesday night. But late Tuesday, he said, [...]
Matt Damon in Playboy: “No Matter How Hard You Work To Change Things, It Just Doesn’t Matter”
NO SUCK ups, please. Your party and political position exist for your own amusement or delusion. You can’t impact a thing. Unless you’re a member of the Tea Party, that much maligned and mocked political entity that continues to send shudders through our government and populace. They’ve succeeded in hamstringing the Speaker of the House [...]
Gov. Christie: No Armed Guards for Kids, he Calls “The Easy Way Out”
THE N.R.A. blew it again under the tutelage of Wayne Lapierre, who offered a ridiculous proposal on Friday for a fortress America, the education edition. Gov. Chris Christie walked away from this idea, because he’s not stupid and wants to protect everyone’s rights, including people who don’t want to be compelled into gun ownership. He [...]
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