James O’Keefe and Hannah Giles made it up.
It took a few months for the truth to finally emerge, but now we know that the GOP wunderkids, the “future of journalism,” these “heroes” as they were hailed by the right, are basically full of, well, crap. And not very good crap at that.
Last September, to much [...]
The finger pointing began even before the election last night was concluded. Whether Coakley’s loss was the result of the White House or her lackluster campaign entirely misses the point. Both camps consists of politicians so they cannot go where I am going to go. The fault lies not in either but with the nihilism [...]
At around noon on Sunday, the world stopped turning for me. I was listening to the Senate debate on CSPAN on my phone and what I heard made me stop everything and just listen. I’ve watched the video twice since then and listened twice without the visual. I recommend you listen without the visual first, [...]
It’s a cliche, I know. But when it comes to the health care debate, the motto of Republicans and conservatives truly should be “Never let a fact get in the way of a good story.”
Oh, those pesky facts, as Glenn Beck might say (although Beck hasn’t used a real fact in so many years he [...]
I never thought health care reform would be a slam-dunk. My private ideas about what I consider to be a health care reform victory look nothing like what passed the House of Representatives Saturday. In some ways, my expectations were exceeded. In others, I was deeply disappointed. One belief was strongly affirmed: the reform process [...]
“I’m much more sympathetic now to Republican candidates who have been on city councils or county commissions and have voted to raise taxes, much more sympathetic then I would have been not being on council,” he said. “At some point with gas prices rising up, you can only cut so much.” – Erick Erickson
Yes, that [...]
by @tregan on November 4, 2009 · 2 comments
in #tcot, Congress, Democratic Party, Economy, GOP, Gay Rights, General, Gun Control, Politics, Religion, Sarah Palin, Taxes, The President
Looking at the results of last night’s off-off year elections is a bit like looking at a Jackson Pollack painting. You see in it what you want.
Did the GOP win? Well, yes and no.
They won big in Virginia and in a squeaker in New Jersey, but lost a seat in upstate New York they [...]
It’s kinda odd when you think about it.
The future of the Republican Party is being played out in two places that look very different at first glance: liberal New York and conservative Virginia. True, both states voted for Obama last presidential election, but national elections don’t really matter all that much in state-based campaigns. [...]
A pretty ironic title for a post on a site called Bipartisan Report, isn’t it? Back in January I joined this site with a strong belief that it is possible to have a conversation around issues and not personalities. I even spent time on the phone with Michael P. Leahy, one of the proponents of [...]
How partisan operatives plan to kill funding disclosures with the full blessing of the FEC.