Oh, this is a fun, retro idea. In Arizona (OF COURSE! That’s the only state we talk about around here), GOP operatives have recruited homeless men to run for state office. That’s almost as nice as giving them a sandwich or a quarter! But giving them a sandwich or a quarter does not take away votes from Democrats. [...]
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Republicans Cheerfully Putting Homeless People On Green Party Tickets This Year
Obama Looking to Throw More Money At Jobs
While America was barbecuing hamburgers and celebrating the labor union movement today (but mostly just barbecuing hamburgers), President Obama was in Milwaukee, which is home of such favorite hamburger accessories as cheese and beer, but instead decided to call for billions of dollars in new infrastructure spending [...]
Democrats To Pool Money, Try To Hang On
The New York Times is calling it a “BRUTAL TRIAGE.” With poll numbers sagging mightily, Democrats are taking a long look at their incumbents. And if they don’t have a clear shot at winning, they won’t be funded. It’s a last-ditch effort by the party save their [...]
Jan Brewer Now Too Afraid To Ever Speak At A Debate Again
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer has thoroughly embarrassed herself the past few days after giving the world’s worst opening statement at her first debate of her re-election campaign. But now she has picked up the ball and ran home, saying she will never debate again
The only reason she agreed to debates, the much-maligned and mocked governor said, was so she was eligible for […]
Read the rest of this entry »David Mejias Tracks Women Voters
New York Democratic State Senate candidate David Mejias understands women voters. He understands them so well that he just can’t stand being too far away from them. Especially if that voter is his ex-girlfriend.
Unfortunately for Mejias, […]
Read the rest of this entry »Jan Brewer Didn’t Realize Debates Have Opening Statements
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer is now well known in the national media for her fear of the evil Mexicans who are invading her state and instituting Burrito Law. But now she’s running for re-election, and things hit a snag Wednesday night.
It turns out that you ususally have an opening statement when you’re in a debate, but nobody told Jan Brewer, because she is now enshrined on YouTube delivering one of the most awkward […]
Read the rest of this entry »Dentist’s Hillary Clinton Ad Kicks Off Campaign 2012, We Guess
Why has Chicago dentist William DeJean bought tv ads in New Orleans for Hillary Clinton? “I’m a dentist and I don’t think this country is headed in the […]
Poll Numbers Just Look Like Absolute Crap Right Now For Democrats
Is it possible for Democrats to win any seat in Congress at midterm time? No, no it is not.
That’s the overblown response, though, to the latest generic ballot voting. In just the past few weeks, Republicans have gone from trailing to leading by a record margin, according to Gallup.
So what have Republicans done in these summer doldrums, a time when nothing is going on and nobody is supposed to be paying attention? Well [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Lookin’ Good Harry…
Who’s that man with the big swagger in his stride, the rugged Nevada landscape at his back? Why, it’s Harry Reid.
This new photo of the Senate Majority Leader reveals he has followed the lead of his fellow, high-profile Democrats (see: Joseph Biden, Nancy Pelosi) and visited the, um, “doctor.”
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