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Friday, August 21st, 2009
It seems that the Simpering Simian's administration wasn't shy about trying to raise the alert level for political gain. Why am I not surprised?
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Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
With celebrity deaths, adulterous AWOL governors and protests in Iran, it was easy to overlook a couple of interesting decisions handed down by the U.S. Supreme court this past week. (more...)
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Tuesday, May 19th, 2009
If you can trust the polls, then all the propositions except 1F are going to fail. State GOP leaders will predictably spin the old "no new taxes" shtick as the reason voters voted everything down. But I'm not buying it. (more...)
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Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
Senate Republicans were stunned to learn that one of their own is abandoning the party. (more...)
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Wednesday, February 18th, 2009
Since our esteemed state senate Republicans seem hell-bent on taking the entire state down with their stand against taxes, I think it's time that we really consider becoming a true democracy. (more...)
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Thursday, February 12th, 2009
eBay's former CEO, Meg Whitman has officially entered the race to replace Ahnold as California's next governor. (more...)
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Thursday, January 29th, 2009
Every Republican member of the House voted against Obama's stimulus plan. So what happens if the plan passes the Senate, is implemented, and is successful? What will they tell their constituents when they are up for re-election? (more...)
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Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
Much has been made of the flub by Chief Justice Roberts during Obama's swearing in yesterday. They've even gone so far as to re-do the oath "just to be safe". My question is: Was it really a mistake? (more...)
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Monday, October 6th, 2008
It's the same old strategy. If you can't win votes based on merit, you attack your opponent with scurrilous accusations and rumors. Unfortunately, many voters are so stupid (yes, stupid) that this strategy works. Just this once, I'd like to see this strategy fail and see the oldest man to EVER run president drop even further in the polls.
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Monday, September 29th, 2008
Voters don't like the bailout. They've told their representatives, and their representatives actually listened. Funny the difference an election year can make. If this had happened last year, they would have rubber-stamped this and moved on. Now the Simpering Simian has to come up with a plan that helps people, not the big financial institutions.
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