There isn’t much of a “left,” let alone a “secular left.” However, it does give you a idea of how irrelevant Rick Santorum has made Newt Gingrich. Gingrich’s rallying cry is the last refuge of very desperate Republicans. To slither behind a pulpit, declare you’ve “fallen short of the glory of God,” then ramble on [...]
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The Radically Religious Politics of Rick Santorum
We in the United States, above all, must remember that lesson, for we were founded as a nation of openness to people of all beliefs. And so we must remain. Our very unity has been strengthened by our pluralism. We establish no religion in this country, we command no worship, we mandate no belief, nor [...]
What Women Don’t Know About Rick Santorum Helps Him
The Washington Post has an amusing poll on Rick Santorum and women. I hope Republican primary voters buy into it. But in fact, Santorum has grown more popular among women while talking about his opposition to abortion, his disapproval of birth control and his view that the federal government shouldn’t pay for prenatal screenings. A [...]
Rick Santorum: ‘I’m not a visionary, I’m a guy from a steel town.’
**Post Debate Update Below** If Rick Santorum had stuck to that line he might have had a chance, which comes from CBC “This Morning,” with Charlie Rose and Erica Hill. But his arrogant religiosity just wouldn’t allow it, which is why Mitt Romney is gaining on him in Michigan and why I just don’t believe [...]
Romney Wins CPAC Straw Poll
Mitt Romney won the CPAC presidential straw poll with 38 percent of the vote, finishing with a single-digit lead over runner-up Rick Santorum, who pulled 31 percent support. Newt Gingrich was a distant third, with 15 percent, followed by Ron Paul, with 12 percent. [...] For the first time, CPAC pollster Tony Fabrizio also conducted [...]
Can you be politically significant without playing by the Two Party Rules?
Joyce L. Arnold, Liberally Independent, Queer Talk, equality activist, writer. What will Occupy do, or more accurately, what will different people and different Occupy groups do, related to 2012? No doubt, a number of things, some widely embraced, some not. And some well covered, some not. Will Occupy, in general, endorse a party, of the [...]
Santorum Sweeps
His candidacy all but dismissed just days ago, Rick Santorum won the Minnesota and Colorado caucuses and a nonbinding primary in Missouri on Tuesday, an unexpected trifecta that raised fresh questions about Mitt Romney’s ability to corral conservative support. – The New York Times “Conservatism is alive and well in Missouri and Minnesota.” – Rick [...]
Obama and the Boiling Middle East
“So what do we do? Well, faced with a neutered Security Council, we have to redouble our efforts outside of the United Nations with those allies and partners who support the Syrian people’s right to have a better future. We have to increase diplomatic pressure on the Assad regime and work to convince those people [...]
Did Clint Eastwood Know He Was Making a Case for Pres. Obama?
**UPDATED** [update]“I just want to say that the spin stops with you guys, and there is no spin in that ad. On this I am certain. I am certainly not politically affiliated with Mr. Obama. It was meant to be a message about just about job growth and the spirit of America. I think all [...]
Mitt Romney Minute: Roll that Gafferiffic Footage
Art offers his perspective as a movement progressive activist. Mitt Romney has had his share of gaffes that are giving the Democrats the ammo needed to possibly destroy any hope he has of getting elected president. Gaffes become stories when they fit the narrative and the narrative is Mitt is a rich insensitive guy who [...]
Economic News Buoys Obama, as Israel & Iran Chatter Grows
The pace of job creation surged in January, with the US economy generating 243,000 new positions while the unemployment rate dropped to 8.3 percent, according to government data released Friday. – CNBC This is fantastic news. Besides the people impacted by the turn in the economy, Obama reelect gets a boost too. “What’s not to [...]
Media Made a Laughingstock Chasing The Donald’s Endorsement
TM NOTE: HostGator botched its hosting duties, so I have been able to write today, but I’m finally back in now (though I still can’t get emails). Onward… As the Las Vegas Review Journal predicts a massive win in Nevada (pronouced Neva-as in cat-da) by Mitt Romney, traditional and new media outlets fell over themselves [...]
“Warning: There is an occupier entering the building,” and others are Occupying the Super Bowl
Joyce L. Arnold, Liberally Independent, Queer Talk, equality activist, writer. The Occupy / 99% movement is about some very serious things. The police actions in Oakland and DC are among them. So is the effort in Indiana to, as WaPo puts it, bring the state into the “right-to-work era,” an interesting choice of words. But [...]
Mitt Romney: ‘I’m not concerned about the very poor…’
Mitt Romney’s focus is on middle income Americans, not the poor, but also not the rich. How he framed it is something else. What this man doesn’t understand about political framing would fill the Library of Congress. To be fair, it was Pres. Obama who proposed 2012 budget cutting several billion dollars from the government’s [...]
CNN: Romney ‘Shellacks’ Gingrich in Florida
Update: Introduced by Ann Romney, who is the best thing in the campaign, Mitt Romney finally decided to make a speech talking to the conservative base. It was exactly what he needed to do and it was good for him. Unfortunately, he couldn’t resist using the word “appease,” as well as a couple of other [...]
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