Category: US Politics

A great GayPatriot brunch

A great GayPatriot brunch

| September 5, 2009 | Reply

Sandra and I attended a brunch today, hosted by Dan Blatt of GayPatriot.net here in downtown Denver. There were eleven of us in all there, and the discussions were all quite interesting. Dan’s a screenwriter in west LA; at one point, he said that the tricky part of living there is not indicating that he’s […]

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When will Van Jones be thrown under the bus by Pres. Obama? [UPDATE x3]

When will Van Jones be thrown under the bus by Pres. Obama? [UPDATE x3]

| September 4, 2009 | 2 Replies

[UPDATED 09/05/09 — 2311 MDT] Hey, I was right, mostly. He resigned Saturday evening, and the White House did their best to bury the news by releasing it after midnight (ET). [UPDATED 09/06/09 — 0627 MDT] And I was exactly right about this statement at the end of my original post: The real question is […]

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Meanwhile, on the Fascist Left

Meanwhile, on the Fascist Left

| September 1, 2009 | Reply

Gateway Pundit has this wonderful but unsurprising video of an HCAN organizer handing out signs for a health care town hall meeting and explaining how to shout down and block media coverage of those raising questions about Obamacare. Here are some of the things the organizer says: Be civil but block. So if they stand […]

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Why the GOP shouldn’t be counting chickens just yet

Why the GOP shouldn’t be counting chickens just yet

| September 1, 2009 | Reply

While many recent poll numbers are looking better and better for the Republicans, here’s a wake-up call from Rasmussen: Seventy-four percent (74%) of Republican voters say their party’s representatives in Congress have lost touch with GOP voters nationwide over the past several years. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that just 18% of […]

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The Government Can!

The Government Can!

| August 29, 2009 | Reply

Your Saturday morning entertainment, with a hat tip to The American Spectator. ..bruce w..

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Marching on Washington: 9/12/09

Marching on Washington: 9/12/09

| August 19, 2009 | Reply

[Hat tip to Ace of Spades for the photo; no, that’s not me, but I wish it were.] Sandra and I are flying from Denver to Washington DC next month to march on the Capitol on 9/12. As someone who was a registered Democrat for 37 years until last fall, I am appalled at the […]

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Carnival of the Posters

Carnival of the Posters

| August 5, 2009 | Reply

The Obama/Joker image (above) was just the start. Combined with the “fishy e-mail” snitching request on the White House blog — a request of dubious legality and unquestionable bad taste — there are more images and videos coming out of the woodwork. The Obama/Joker poster above may have been inspired by this one from last […]

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Well, they asked for it

Well, they asked for it

| August 4, 2009 | 1 Reply

Gaius over at Blue Crab Boulevard responds to the White House’s request to be sent anything “fishy” regarding health care reform: We heartily endorse the sending of links of fish, especially crappie, to the White House! You heard it here first. Send them the link to crappie – since that is what they are pushing. Crappy health […]

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A solution to the financial crisis

A solution to the financial crisis

| June 20, 2009 | Reply

Hope at last! US To Trade Gold Reserves For Cash Through Cash4Gold.com Makes as much sense as any of the financial plans coming out of Congress and the Administration these days. ..bruce w..

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Hot Monday

Hot Monday

| May 4, 2009 | Reply

MORNING LINKS — again, blogging will be light this week, due both to work and to hardware problems ITEM: If there’s any question whether the departure of Sen. Arlen Specter (ID-Ego) from the Republican Party is a good thing, he settled it this weekend: Mr. Specter continued: “If  [the Republicans] had pursued what President Nixon […]

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