Ted Cruz actually has a constituency that continues to support his policies (or lack thereof) and tactics. This does not bode well for cooperation in government in the near term. Leaders need to lead. Holding America Hostage The people in the video snippet seem to be good people who love America. Listening to them show […]
Shutdown Fallout: Rush Limbaugh Says GOP Irrelevant, Political Disaster (VIDEO)
The government shutdown fallout has started. The shutdown fallout has not been very kind to the GOP. Democrats are watching the self-destruction of the Republican Party. ABC World News With Diane Sawyer put it best a few minutes ago. What did it accomplish? It delayed clinical trials for research. Curbed school lunch programs. Put 800,000 federal […]
Ted Cruz Caves But Lays Groundwork For GOP Civil War (VIDEO)
Ted Cruz is a junior senator with less than one year experience in the Senate. How did he amass the power to inflict the damage he has on the American government and economy? How did he bring the GOP Civil War that much closer? To understand the mentality one would have had to watch the […]
Midday Open Thread, Obamacare, Clinton, Cruz, and Abortion In Texas (VIDEO)
The hypocrisy of Right Wing Republicans. Listen to Governor Rick Perry’s wife. Anita Perry, wife of Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R), declared Saturday that abortion “could be a women’s right.” . What Obamacare Means for You. Defiant House delays Obamacare; government shutdown looms. Washington (CNN) — In a move that makes a government shutdown very […]
Ted Cruz Lie Exposed By Student He Used To Disparage Obamacare (VIDEO)
It is no surprise that Ted Cruz got caught in yet another lie. What is surprising is how sloppy and irresponsible it was. Then again given that this man’s irresponsibility in unnecessarily delaying voting on a Continuing Resolution to keep the government running, it should be expected. During Ted Cruz faux-libuster he referenced John Connelly, […]
Republican Congressman Says ‘Ted Cruz Is A Fraud’ (VIDEO)
The civil war in the Republican Party continues. Many of the sane Republicans are letting the Tea Party self destruct. The Congressman said as much. In an interview this morning New York Congressman Peter King said the following. It’s something we have to do. It is a step in the right direction and hopefully it […]
Ted Cruz Follower: Canada Is Not Really Foreign Soil (VIDEO)
Canadian born Ted Cruz supporter Anyone wondering why Ted Cruz and other Right Wing Republican politicians continue to say things they are intelligent enough to know are wrong should understand that they are pandering to a base that has no interest in being educated. It is not that the Republican Right Wing base is less […]
My Most Partisan Post As A Staunch Democrat – Shame On GOP
The sentiment expressed by Garrison Keillor below is likely my most partisan post. Make no mistake, I am a partisan. I am a staunch Democrat not because I have a blind loyalty to the Democratic Party but because I believe in the ideals of the Democratic Platform. I believe it is my job as a […]
The Birthers Should Be Going After This Canadian Not Obama
Texas Senator Ted Cruz has a birther problem. Seems like he is still a citizen of Canada. No wonder he has been extremely happy to jump on the bandwagon to repeal Obamacare. He always knew that he would have socialized medicine for himself as a citizen of Canada. One must wonder why Orly Taitz isn’t […]
Guested On HuffPost Live Discussing Ted Cruz on Climate and more (VIDEO)
Originally aired on March 29, 2013 Hosted by: Ahmed Shihab-Eldin Guests: Luke Johnson @luke_johnson (Washington, DC) HuffPost Associate Politics Editor Blake Henderson @blakeahenderson (New York, NY) Humor Writer Egberto Willies @EgbertoWillies (Kingwood, TX) Political Blogger and Author Josh Garber @TumbleJosh (San Francisco, CA) Attorney Cruz Cuts Climate Talk Sen. Ted Cruz has nixed a […]