Archive for December, 2011

Mugsy’s predictions for 2012: “The apocalypse never comes when you want it” Edition (UPDATED)

REMINDER: Be sure to check out our Lists of Reasons NOT to vote for each of the GOP presidential candidates. Continually updated throughout the year. See the “ELECTION 2012″ links in the right-hand column. Where to start? Every year since 2006 I’ve dug deep into my toy-chest, pulled out the turban from my “Ancient Secrets Magic Kit”, [...]

SPECIAL REPORT: PolitiFact, FactCheck.org and the problem of “false equivalency”

REMINDER: Be sure to check out our Lists of Reasons NOT to vote for each of the GOP presidential candidates. Continually updated throughout the year. See the “ELECTION 2012″ links in the right-hand column. SPECIAL REPORT: After a flurry of controversy erupted over “Politifact” rating the Democratic claim that the “Ryan Plan will kill Medicare” [...]

The List II: Santorum, Huntsman, and The Rest.

REMINDER: Be sure to check out our Lists of Reasons NOT to vote for each of the GOP presidential candidates. Continually updated throughout the year. See the “ELECTION 2012″ links in the right-hand column. This week raps up our review of the remaining “also-rans” in the GOP primary… the candidates that have never polled out [...]

The List II: The Strange Case of Dr. Ron Paul.

REMINDER: Be sure to check out our Lists of Reasons NOT to vote for each of the GOP presidential candidates. Continually updated throughout the year. See the “ELECTION 2012″ links in the right-hand column. It is extremely difficult to summarize the very complex platform of Texas Rep. Dr. Ron Paul without getting too deep into [...]

The List II: Rick Perry

REMINDER: Be sure to check out our Lists of Reasons NOT to vote for each of the GOP presidential candidates. Continually updated throughout the year. See the “ELECTION 2012″ links in the right-hand column. Dumb. No other word better sums up Texas Governor and “George W Bush wannabe” Gov. Rick “Good Hair” Perry. Not just ANY kind of dumb, [...]

The List II: Michele Bachmann

REMINDER: Be sure to check out our Lists of Reasons NOT to vote for each of the GOP presidential candidates. Continually updated throughout the year. See the “ELECTION 2012″ links in the right-hand column. Everybody knows someone like Michele Bachmann. The “Tall Tale” teller, the “Everyone’s out to get you” paranoid, or the Bible-thumper that [...]

The List II: Newt Gingrich

REMINDER: Be sure to check out our Lists of Reasons NOT to vote for each of the GOP presidential candidates. Continually updated throughout the year. See the “ELECTION 2012″ links in the right-hand column. This weeks “List” tackles former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich. I’ve made no secret of my distaste for the former Speaker [...]

The List II: Mitt Romney

REMINDER: Be sure to check out our Lists of Reasons NOT to vote for each of the GOP presidential candidates. Continually updated throughout the year. See the “ELECTION 2012″ links in the right-hand column. Welcome to our first installment of “The List II”: An archive of links to comments, stated policies/agendas, misconduct, hypocrisy or just [...]