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Re: Republicans Hand Democrats a Wedge Issue to Counter Abortion
02/09/12 9:35 pm
I can't remember if I tweeted you this link but it's to an article by a Professor of Moral Theology at the Jesuit Marquette University. I h...Re: Republicans Hand Democrats a Wedge Issue to Counter Abortion
02/09/12 8:26 pm
The six Republican Senators who sponsored the contraception mandate consist of two women who now have Stockholm Syndrome, a man who was driv...Re: The Tea Party is Only as ‘Dead’ as Conservatism
02/08/12 11:14 am
The essence of culture war is a marching-backwards. Glenn Beck made "Leave it to Beaver" noises because his target audience is cognitively s...Re: Morning Awful: Catholic Birth Control Contention
02/08/12 10:51 am
Notice how a lot of so-called liberal Catholic MEN, like E J Dionne and Chris Matthews, are making this all about religious freedom. Bullpuc...Re: The Tea Party is Only as ‘Dead’ as Conservatism
02/08/12 10:46 am
I was six years old and in parochial school when John Kennedy ran for President. I remember my parents and family being pleased when he won,...Re: Chris Hedges on the Black Bloc “Cancer” in Occupy (but not in Anonymous)
02/08/12 2:15 am
You've seen them before at the 2009 G-20 meeting and the Battle of Seattle in 1999.Re: Morning Awful: Regressive South Carolina
02/07/12 3:17 pm
It takes an advanced degree in cognitive dissonance to deny these laws have any object other than making it harder for minorities & the ...Re: Chris Hedges on the Black Bloc “Cancer” in Occupy (but not in Anonymous)
02/07/12 7:07 am
I checked out on OWS months ago so I never heard of Black Bloc. Wow. Good to know.Re: Most Precise Bombing Campaign Ever
02/06/12 8:43 am
Applause for a simply-stated version of my own mind.
Category Archives: John McCain
John McCain Thinks He Speaks For The Military
I am so glad that John McCain isn’t president: There is no military person that doesn’t believe we need a residual force in Iraq far in excess of the size that apparently is being planned. In Libya, that conflict could … Continue reading
The Art of Reversal
Sure, Obama might have just issued an executive order and done away with DADT with a pen-stroke. But rather than set himself against the Pentagon, Obama decided to utilize the chain of command to strengthen the case for a reversal … Continue reading
Circular Firing Squad
Amid all the hoopla about killing the bill, it’s refreshing to see the GOP is worse-off. Over at HuffPo, Dawn Teo reports on the simmering rivalry John McCain has going with a talk radio host. McCain’s former chief of staff … Continue reading
John McCain Meets the Teabag Terror
HuffPo’s Dawn Teo reports that John McCain’s 2010 reelection bid may face a serious challenge from the right: PHOENIX, AZ — Rasmussen announced a new poll on Friday showing Senator John McCain may be in trouble at home where a … Continue reading
McCain Meets the Teabag Terror
John McCain gets booed for insisting that Obama “respects the constitution”: I have to give McCain his props. He consistently rejects Teh Wacky™ to his own political detriment, refusing to throw red meat the way Sarah Palin did.
What is Going On With John McCain?
John McCain has turned into a partisan hack. Worse, he’s going to perpetuate his losing streak in the process — first, by leading the opposition to Sotomayor’s nomination; second, by opposing new money for the enormously popular and successful Cash-For-Clunkers … Continue reading
The October Surprise is a Plumber
We have met the October Surprise, and his name is Joe. Or maybe Samuel. Details are still being sketched out. If you missed the debate last night, John McCain replaced ‘Joe Six-Pack’ with Joe the Plumber, referring to this Joe … Continue reading
