House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Cali.) said last Friday that she fully expects to hold on to her gavel even as Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) finishes every campaign-related speech by predicting he will be the next Speaker. "Of course that's what he says," said Pelosi, in an exclusive interview with the Huffington Post. "Of course he does. But we are very confident we will [remain in power] because we don't take anything for granted. We run every race one race at a time, and I make it really clear to my colleagues that my responsibility is to reelect our incumbents, to win our Democratic open seats and then to go after some of their seats." In a quick detour into the world of electoral politics, Pelosi predicted with gusto that Democrats will retain control of the House even during the likely tumultuous midterm elections. Part of the reason, she said, is that the slate of House Democrats in close races has already "fought the fight" with respect to health … [Read more...]

Both Maureen Dawd and Kathleen Parker with those editorials as opposed to showing liberated women display their "ageness" by wanting a man who just bullies his way because he is a man. It seems that they would be just fine with that. The whole idea behind the women liberation movement is that women and men were just as... equal, just as competent.The premise behind a real democracy is that one gets better results if one can first attempt at consensus (even though this failed with GOP but the effort was necessarily made). These journalists cannot be that dense. They write these inflammatory statements so that others will read their dying columns. If this is not the case, then one can only wonder about whether they in fact feel equal to men. I am happy my daughter does and has not quite made me a sissy. Pulitzer Prize-Winning Columnists Call Obama A 'Female' With A 'Humanoid' Problem The Huffington Post   |  Erin Booth First Posted: 06-30-10 Two Pulitzer Prize winning … [Read more...]

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This is a telling piece by Jon Stewart. It is funny but quite insightful and to the point. One can only wonder why the “real journalists allow political spinners & hacks to get away with the manufacture of information usually unchallenged. The reason Americans are so misinformed is either because main stream media is not doing its job, mainstream media is being paid by corporate interest to remain silent, or main stream media is simply incompetent. I think the answer is all three.   The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c Blame www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Tea Party … [Read more...]

Rick Perry claims he represents Texas values. But Perry's Texas is different than our Texas. In Rick Perry's Texas, state boards and agencies are pressured from the top to serve those who help the governor's re-election. In our Texas, government will be the servant, not the master, and our customers will be ordinary Texans. In Rick Perry's Texas, the governor threatens to leave the world's greatest country. He is content to allow our state to compete with Mississippi for lack of social progress. In our Texas, other states will follow Texas because we will be the leader. In Rick Perry's Texas, our best days may be behind us. In our Texas, our best days are ahead of us. For the next four years, do you want Rick Perry's Texas or our Texas? Contribute $5 to help us reach 5,000 6,000 donations before tonight's midnight deadline -- and tell Rick Perry it's time we had a governor that's in it for Texas! In Rick Perry's Texas, it's business as usual to cut spending on higher education while … [Read more...]