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You Can Keep The Change, We’re Done

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, September 21st, 2010. Filed under Barack Obama, Political Parties, Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Republicans

The College Republicans are out with an ad aimed directly at the young voters who supported Obama two years ago:

Christine O’Donnell: Witchcraft Dabbler

by Doug Mataconis @ Saturday, September 18th, 2010. Filed under 2010 Elections, Elections, Frank Sinatra, Political Parties, Politics, Republicans

The latest tidbit to come out of Christine O’Donnell’s many appearances on Bill Maher’s Politically Incorrect in the 90s is pretty good:

Cue Old Blue Eyes:

No, Republicans Still Don’t Care About The Deficit Or Fiscal Responsibility

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, September 15th, 2010. Filed under Political Parties, Politics, Republicans

In favor of that proposition, I give you Exhibit A:
Even as they hammer Democrats for running up record budget deficits, Senate Republicans are rolling out a plan to permanently extend an array of expiring tax breaks that would deprive the Treasury of more than $4 trillion over the next decade, nearly doubling projected [...]

Gerry Connolly: Bush Tax Cuts Didn’t Help Economy ! Let’s Extend The Bush Tax Cuts !

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, September 1st, 2010. Filed under 2010 Elections, Democrats, Elections, Gerry Connolly, Keith Fimian, Political Parties, Politics, Virginia, Virginia Politics

This interview should provide Keith Fimian with material for a commercial or three:

H/T: Not Larry Sabato

Barack Obama: The Greatest Gift To The Freedom Movement Ever

by Doug Mataconis @ Sunday, August 22nd, 2010. Filed under Barack Obama, Individual Liberty, Libertarians, Political Parties, Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Republicans

A new video from Reason examines how the Obama Administration has helped bring the libertarian electorate, and libertarian ideas, to the forefront of American politics:

Why I Don’t Believe The Republicans Are Serious About Small Government

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, August 17th, 2010. Filed under 2010 Elections, Elections, Political Parties, Politics, Republicans

Nick Gillespie counts the ways:
1. All this mosque madness. Sweet fancy Zardoz! Whatever else you can say about the Cordoba Initiative (not to be confused with the Chrysler Cordoba – and one wonders just what sort of Muslim triumphalism its seats of rich Corinthian leather were meant to symbolize), if this is where the leading lights [...]

Joe Scarborough Blasts Newt Gingrich For Comparing Mosques To Nazi Memorials

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, August 16th, 2010. Filed under Joe Scarborough, Newt Gingrich, Political Parties, Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Republicans

Over the weekend, Newt Gingrich again decided to weigh in on the so-called “Ground Zero Mosque”:
Newt Gingrich, the former House Speaker, also condemned the proposed mosque and the President’s comments.
“There is nothing surprising in the president’s continued pandering to radical Islam,” he said. “What he said last night is untrue and in accurate. The fact [...]

Florida Republican Calls For Internment Camps For Illegal Immigrants

by Doug Mataconis @ Friday, August 13th, 2010. Filed under Dumbasses, Immigration, Political Parties, Politics, Republicans

No matter how hard you try,

Eric Cantor Joins The Anti-Mosque Hysteria

by Doug Mataconis @ Thursday, August 12th, 2010. Filed under Dumbasses, Freedom of Religion, Individual Liberty, Political Parties, Politics, Republicans, Virginia, Virginia Politics

I haven’t been a fan of Eric Cantor since he joined John Boehner in pushing through the “crap sandwich” known as TARP, so this just confirms my opinion of him:

Everybody knows America’s built on the rights of free expression, the rights to practice your faith, but come on.
Yea, come on. After all, it’s just a [...]

Jack Conway Campaign Worker Poses As Racist Rand Paul Supporter

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, August 9th, 2010. Filed under 2010 Elections, Democrats, Dumbasses, Elections, Political Parties, Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Rand Paul, Republicans

From this weekend’s Fancy Farm rallies in Kentucky:

Caught. Red Handed.
H/T: Dave Weigel

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