Archive for the ‘Election’ Category

If Obama were a Republican, they’d be singing his praises by now.

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I am NOT one of those people that thinks President Obama is a “closet Republican”, nor a full-blown Conservative. I lump people who say things like that in the same group of Tea-nuts that call President Bush “a Liberal” (yes, those people really are out there), and those who, during the 2008 presidential campaign, called […]

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April 12, 2010
Posted in: Election, myth busting, Politics, Right-Wing Insanity

BSC Republicans: A Review of Election Night, Texas 2010.

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SPECIAL EDITION It is election night and the Texas Primary returns are still coming in. If you didn’t think the Republican Party was Bat “$#!+” Crazy before, the primary results seem to all but confirm it. How else does one explain away such huge support for a manifestly insane governor and a series of embarrassing […]

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March 3, 2010
Posted in: Election, Politics, Rants

The True Lesson of the Brown Win: the voters want a KISS

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E=MC2: Energy equals Mass times the Speed of Light squared; the mathematical equation at the heart of Einstein’s Theory of Relativity. One of the most complex mathematical theorems ever devised, reduced to an equation so simple that even Sarah Palin’s probably heard of it. And it is BECAUSE it is so simple that it’s lauded […]

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January 25, 2010
Posted in: Election, Healthcare, Money, Politics

Might Coakley’s Loss Become a Democratic Victory?

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January 20th. A Democratic win with the inauguration of President Obama, and one year later, the loss of a key Democratic seat in the Senate. Arguably, two victories for frustrated Democrats. Liberals like myself have been frustrated by President Obama’s inexplicable need to court Conservatives to pass health care reform with 60 votes in the […]

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January 20, 2010
Posted in: Election, Healthcare, Politics

When did “Republican” become this nations fall-back position?

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It’s 2010, an “election year”, and as the Sunday News Shows were “eager” to point out, “two prominent Democratic Senators are retiring, Chris Dodd (CT) and Byron Dorgan (ND)”. Suddenly, the Democrats “Super-Majority” is in question. Really? As DNC Chairman Tim Kaine pointed out on several shows Sunday morning, while two Democratic Senators are retiring, […]

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January 11, 2010
Posted in: Election, Politics

The Amazing Mugsy’s Predictions for 2010.

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Okay, maybe calling myself “The Amazing Mugsy” is a bit of a stretch. So sue me. It’s the final Monday of the first decade of the new millennium (though technically, 2000 was the last year of the 20th Century). Every year at this time, I like to pause to make my predictions for the coming […]

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December 28, 2009
Posted in: Election, General, Healthcare, Politics, Predictions

Thoughts on a Historic Week: Fort Hood and Healthcare.

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Last week was historic for all the right AND wrong reasons. A health care reform bill that includes a “Public Option” with no “triggers” or “phase-in period” passed the House Saturday night after a long ugly battle with Republicans. That was the good. “The bad”, however, was a killing spree at the Fort Hood Army […]

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November 9, 2009
Posted in: Election, Healthcare, Politics

Houston to Elect Openly Gay Mayor. Where’s your “Obama Effect” now?

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While the Conservative-controlled media has been obsessing over the Governors’ races in New Jersey and Virginia, and asking what a Democratic loss in each state would tell us about “President Obama’s popularity” (according to voters, the answer is “absolutely nothing“), there was one race that slipped in under the radar: the Houston (Texas) Mayor’s race. […]

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November 4, 2009
Posted in: Election, Politics

Edwards wins in Iowa. Came in second, but beat Hillary.

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January 4, 2008
Posted in: Election, Politics