Archive for the ‘fake scandals’ Category
Republicans Sabotaged Obamacare Rollout, then point to problems as proof the ACA is a failure.
Everywhere I turned yesterday on the Sunday talk shows, some Right Winger was pointing to the botched rollout of the Federal “Health Care Exchange” website as evidence “Obamacare” was a failure. As both a former website developer AND small-business owner, I take great umbrage to the idea that if the website is a “failure” that the company is also a failure […]
October 21, 2013
Posted in: Economy, fake scandals, General, Healthcare, myth busting, Partisanship, Politics, Right-Wing Insanity
What the Debt Ceiling Fight is REALLY About: Impeachment
By the time you read this, you’ll already know whether or not the GOP has once again Shutdown the Federal Government for the first time since they last did it 17 years ago. But let me make a last minute prediction that in the wee hours of the morning, both sides will agree to a one-month extension, at […]
October 1, 2013
Posted in: Economy, fake scandals, General, Healthcare, Money, Partisanship, Politics, Predictions, rewriting history, Right-Wing Insanity, Unconstitutional
The Syria Compromise Was No Accident
Last week, Secretary Kerry was asked by a London reporter if there was anything Assad’s government could do to avoid a military strike, he nonchalantly replied, “Sure, he could turn over every single bit of his chemical weapons to the international community in the next week.” And while the response was perceived by most as a passing off-the-cuff […]
September 16, 2013
Posted in: fake scandals, Middle East, Partisanship, Politics, Right-Wing Insanity, Seems Obvious to Me, War
Revealing Surveillance Methods Just Result In More Complex Surveillance
Back in the 1980’s/90’s, the National Security Agency (NSA) was so top secret, the joke around Washington was that “NSA” stood for “No Such Agency”, because no one would even confirm its existence. I can remember when saying that you believe such a super-secret agency even exists made you sound like a conspiracy nut. But in January of […]
June 10, 2013
Posted in: Crime, fake scandals, Politics, Terrorism, Unconstitutional
Why Aren’t Obama’s Scandals Gaining Traction? Because the public knows the messengers have no credibility.
Godwin’s Law states that the longer any political argument goes on, the greater the likelihood is someone will compare the other side to Hitler. It’s a sound law that has withstood the test of time. But not only is it reliable, it points out a very important point when arguing politics: eventually one side… clearly seeing […]
June 3, 2013
Posted in: fake scandals, Jobs, myth busting, Partisanship, Politics, Right-Wing Insanity, Taxes, Unconstitutional
The Big Lie: ONLY Conservative Groups Targeted by IRS? That’s not true.
Last week, the GOP unveiled its latest stalking horse: the idea that someone in the White House ordered city-level IRS offices across the country to single out “Conservative” organizations seeking “tax-exempt status” for additional scrutiny. And not just ANY “Conservative” groups, but “T.E.A. Party” groups. Set aside for a moment the fact that for YEARS the Tea Party has denied […]
May 20, 2013
Posted in: fake scandals, myth busting, Partisanship, Politics, Taxes
Okay Wingnuts, Ya Wanna Talk Impeachment, Let’s Talk Impeachment
Since 2006, I’ve had two bumper stickers in the rear window of my car (affixed with Scotch Tape). The first reading “EndlessThis War” from MoveOn.org that… fittingly… blew out of my car window last month when the tape cracked & dried with age, and the other reading: “Support Our Troops. Impeach Bush-Cheney”. Every once in a while someone asks me […]
May 13, 2013
Posted in: fake scandals, myth busting, Partisanship, Politics, Rants, rewriting history, Right-Wing Insanity, Unconstitutional
Did Rand Paul get his “Killing Americans with Drones” Idea from a Sitcom?
Someone needs to ask. The holdup of President Obama’s choice for CIA Director John Brennan came to a dramatic head last week following Senator Rand Paul’s high-profile 13-hour filibuster on the Senate floor, demanding that the president “answer a simple question: Can the President of the United States order the assassination of an American citizen […]
March 14, 2013
Posted in: fake scandals, General, Partisanship, Politics, Right-Wing Insanity, Seems Obvious to Me, Unconstitutional, War
Gun Nuts Across Houston Protest Laws No One Has Proposed (yet support ones that were)
My local news here in Houston Saturday night opened with an eye-rolling report on “hundreds” of “pro-Second Amendment Rights” protesters showing up for “Day of Resistance” rallies to protest “anti-gun control rallies” in opposition to “new gun legislation” they believed was forth-coming from the White House in violation of their second Amendment rights. I don’t normally report […]
February 25, 2013
Posted in: Crime, fake scandals, Guns & Violence, myth busting, Partisanship, Right-Wing Insanity
It’s Quite Clear Now the GOP is Trying to Link the Phrase “9/11” to Obama
Just as they have every week since last September, Fox “news” Sunday pulled out the defibrillator to revive the feux claim that the assault on our embassy in Benghazi, Libya last September 11th was some massive intelligence failure that resulted in the deaths of four Americans despite advanced warnings, with the Obama White House engaged in “a massive […]
February 17, 2013
Posted in: fake scandals, Middle East, Partisanship, Politics, rewriting history, Seems Obvious to Me, Terrorism, War
First Rice Now Hagel. Why? Because They’re Not Senators
First, the claws came out for Susan Rice, and by all reports, tomorrow/Tuesday President Obama will nominate Chuck Hagel to be his next Secretary of Defense, and the GOP will go after him with as much venom as they directed towards Ambassador Rice over the mere possibility she might nominated Secretary of State. I personally don’t believe Rice was ever really […]
January 7, 2013
Posted in: Election, fake scandals, Partisanship, Politics, Seems Obvious to Me
“Fiscal Cliff” Negotiations Preview Importance of Filibuster Reform
As you probably know, the first day of each legislative session (ie: every two years) the House & Senate can set the rules for how that session operates with a simple majority vote. This is the ONLY day such changes can be made. After that, whatever rules are in place, Congress is stuck with for the next two […]
December 3, 2012
Posted in: Economy, fake scandals, Money, Partisanship, Politics, Taxes
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