Florida Should Worry Romney and the GOP: Miles from Momentum and Mandate
Mitt Romney got the headline from Florida that he was seeking out of the New York Times: “Romney Wins Big Over Gingrich.” That’s one way of looking at it. A … Continue reading
Romney Wins in Iowa and New Hampshire Miss Mandate Mark
The public face of the Romney campaign is projecting power and trying to coalesce the GOP faithful around him. Privately, both the candidate and the GOP have to be worried. … Continue reading
Santorum Rises Armed with Super PAC Nukes, not Populist Wave
The rapid rise in fortunes for the Rick Santorum campaign was not a sudden surge of populism. The real story of Tuesday’s Iowa Caucuses is that the hand of the … Continue reading
I Pledge Allegiance to Grover Norquist…
Who is Grover Norquist? His name oozes up when his “tax pledge” hamstrings Republicans who aren’t dye-in-the-wool Teahadis. Norquist is an extremist Corporatocratist with the self-stated goal of ending all … Continue reading
Obama and Dems Fail To Champion a Champion (Again)
In yet another stunning reversal, President Obama and many leaders in the Democratic Party have backed away from support of a true consumer champion. In September it was Elizabeth Warren, … Continue reading
Is the Tiny GOP Prolonging Economic Woes to Political Gain?
90% of the news cycle is being sucked down by a GOP that actually represents only 23% of the voting public [1], or roughly 13% of the total population in the … Continue reading
No Cure for the Chronic Malady of the American Political Spirit
The Tea Party should more appropriately be called the Me Party. There is a feeling of callousness and disdain for the poor floating around in the air lately. It is … Continue reading
Don’t like the Message? Shoot the Messenger
Shooting the messenger is not merely a literary metaphor for punishing the bearer of bad news. Lately it seems to be the way that those in power, whether it be … Continue reading
GOP Economic Havoc: It’s the Social Agenda, Stupid
The debt ceiling needs raising! The debt ceiling needs raising! Everyone on TV, on the radio and print clamoring like Chicken Little. Freak about the world coming to a financial … Continue reading
Eric Cantor’s Shorts and Other Ethical Tales of GOP “Shameless Craven Unprincipled Partisan Hackery”
Eric Cantor’s shorts were exposed earlier this week. No, the Republican Congressman from the 7th District of Virginia isn’t having a Weiner moment. He’s doing something far worse: Betting against … Continue reading
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