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People Died, Many Injured and Republicans Want to Cut Funding to Amtrak

Republicans – how is it even possible for a party to always be on the wrong side of everything? How is that even possible? After multiple deaths and even more injuries in Tuesday’s Amtrak train crash, here comes the Republicans and another attempt to cut funding to the agency.  As investigators still searched through the… Continue reading People Died, Many Injured and Republicans Want to Cut Funding to Amtrak

Chris Christie Gets His Lowest Job Approval from NJ Voters

He wants to lead the country, when he cannot even lead New Jersey. New Jersey voters give Gov. Christie one of his lowest job approval ratings ever, as 46 percent approve and 45 percent disapprove, according to a Quinnipiac University Poll released today. This compares to a 49 – 47 percent job approval in an… Continue reading Chris Christie Gets His Lowest Job Approval from NJ Voters

The Three Things That Changed The Republican Party

David Frum broke it down like this; Three big trends have decisively changed the Republican Party over the past decade, weakening its ability to win presidential elections and gravely inhibiting its ability to govern effectively if it nevertheless somehow were to win. First, Republicans have come to rely more and more on the votes of… Continue reading The Three Things That Changed The Republican Party

Watch Morning Joe’s Republican Guest Totally Flips Out On The Republicans

He grew up in a conservative household and still identify himself as a fiscal conservative. But on Tuesday morning, CNBC anchor Brian Sullivan went on Morning Joe and totally dogged the Republican party. The conversation had to do with Benghazi and why the issue of four dead Americans has become so political and divisive. When… Continue reading Watch Morning Joe’s Republican Guest Totally Flips Out On The Republicans

President Obama Continues to Push Republicans on Immigration Reform

The Senate passed their version of immigration reform over a year ago, but House Republicans have failed to address the Senate’s bill or any bill containing the words immigration reform. On Wednesday, President Obama once again called them out on it. “Unfortunately, Republicans in the House of Representatives have repeatedly failed to take action, seemingly… Continue reading President Obama Continues to Push Republicans on Immigration Reform

Good News for Obama: The Right Will Rise Again

Don’t get me wrong. What’s happened over the past five weeks has been a colossal, epic failure on President Obama’s part. All he needed to say about the health care law was that you could keep your insurance if it met minimum standards, and then he needed to repeat those standards. He also needed to… Continue reading Good News for Obama: The Right Will Rise Again

The Fast and Furious 6 Short Review (Spoilers)

Well the weather hasn’t been great here in New Jersey so I stayed away from the shore this Memorial Day Weekend and spent Monday night at the movies with my friends. They talked me into seeing Fast and Furious 6; here is my short review.   What I liked: There are two simple things that… Continue reading The Fast and Furious 6 Short Review (Spoilers)

The Political Muddle

Imagine that a group of conservatives get together to talk about pressing issues, deliberate about a leader that will take them into the near future and debate their organization’s role in world affairs. Of course, I’m talking about the Conservative Political Action Conference. Or the recent conclave of Cardinals. At this point, the two are… Continue reading The Political Muddle

Boehner Can’t Do It, So President Obama Must Bring Republicans Together

“This week we’ve gone 180,” Boehner said. “After being in office now for four years, he’s actually going to sit down and talk to members. I think it’s a hopeful sign and I’m hopeful that something will come out of it. But if the president continues to insist on tax hikes, I dont think we’re… Continue reading Boehner Can’t Do It, So President Obama Must Bring Republicans Together

Wipeout! The GOP Wave Crashes.

It’s funny how elections make clear what is already in plain sight. The decline of the Republican Party and the discrediting of its radical right-wing has been evident for the past 3 to 4 years. Instead of following an agenda, they’ve focused on obstruction. When they deigned to speak about policy, it was usually in… Continue reading Wipeout! The GOP Wave Crashes.

Mitt Romney Debates Mitt Romney – The Video

What if Mitt Romney had to debate himself. Who will win, or in Romney’s case, who will lose? The good people over at Daily Kos took three of the many different positions Romney adopted over the course of this campaign, and the result is shown in the clip below. It’s a great idea. I would… Continue reading Mitt Romney Debates Mitt Romney – The Video