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10 Things You WON’T Hear Mentioned at the Republican Convention This Week

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As you know, the GOP will be holding its Presidential Convention & Cross Burning Clambake all this week in Tampa Bay. Well, not ALL week, because for the second convention in a row, the first day of the RNC Convention will be canceled due to a hurricane lashing the pavilion. In 2008, religious morons “prayed for rain” to disrupt the […]

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August 27, 2012
Posted in: Economy, Election, Energy Independence, Environment, General, Global Warming, Guns & Violence, Healthcare, Middle East, Politics, Predictions, Religion, Right-wing Facism, Right-Wing Insanity, Taxes, voting, War

Spiking the Football: Republicans Criticize Obama for Criticizing Romney on OBL Anniversary

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Tuesday will be the first anniversary of the day President Obama got Osama bin Laden. And it is driving Republicans nuts. The fact that President Obama would DARE use “a moment of national unity” for political gain (see: “9/11”)… well, that’s just plain offensive to them. How DARE he “spike the football”… referring to President Obama’s comment last year explaining why they would […]

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April 30, 2012
Posted in: Election, Middle East, myth busting, Politics, Terrorism

So much stupid, so little time (part 1). Afghanistan, the Kingmakers & John McCain (again)

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[PopUpFad=GROUP=widget:RANDOM=NO:SESSION=NO] (REMINDER: If you haven’t yet signed up to Follow the M.R.S. Twitter feed, I encourage you to do so know. Breaking news, insights and Wisdom with our own touch of humor.) I had great difficulty deciding on just one topic to focus on in this week. A week that saw a U.S. soldier go […]

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March 19, 2012
Posted in: Economy, Energy Independence, Environment, Global Warming, Middle East, Religion, Right-Wing Insanity, War

It Couldn’t Be More Clear: GOP running against fictional president with fictional record

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Super Tuesday is now history, and the Republican presidential candidates have all given their “victory” speeches (not Ron Paul, who won no states). And it is clear from listening to them that each one of them absatively-posalutely believes they will be running in November against some fictional “un-American” president with a record that bears no resemblance […]

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March 7, 2012
Posted in: Economy, Election, Energy Independence, Healthcare, Middle East, Money, Politics, Predictions, Taxes, War

Anyone else remember why gas hit $4 in ’08? It was saber-rattling over Iran’s nukes.

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I find the short memory of the average voter endlessly frustrating. The Bush Presidency was an unmitigated disaster, from a DOW that had plunged over 1,000 points by September 10th, 2001; the refusal of the Bush Administration to focus on al Qaeda until it was too late; to the Iraq War itself launched under false pretenses, plunging an already weak […]

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February 27, 2012
Posted in: Economy, Energy Independence, Middle East, myth busting, Politics, War

Iranian Banking Scandal currently threatening leadership. War would be gift from GOP to Tehran. (UPDATED)

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[PopUpFad=GROUP=widget:RANDOM=NO:SESSION=NO] Did you know that there is currently a HUGE banking scandal taking place in Iran? I actually had to watch the local English-language Chinese news network to learn this little tidbit (I watch British “BBC World News” every weekday and the Network News every evening, and yet this is the first I’ve heard of it. Perhaps […]

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February 20, 2012
Posted in: Economy, Election, Middle East, Politics, Right-wing Facism, Right-Wing Insanity, Seems Obvious to Me, War

Why the economy is so bad. And why Obama should be trusted to fix it.

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(THIS OP/ED IS FROM 2012. IF YOU WERE NOTIFIED OF A RECENT CORRECTION, I APOLOGIZE.) Happy New Year. I hope all my readers had a safe and happy holiday. A friend of mine asked me recently about my “Lists” of reasons not to vote for any of the Republican candidates for president, wondering if perhaps […]

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January 2, 2012
Posted in: Economy, Election, Energy Independence, Jobs, Middle East, Money

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

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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”, rubbed my lucky penny for good luck, and concocted my annual “Predictions for the coming year”. And by the end of that year, I always expect to find I did really poorly… but my […]

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December 26, 2011
Posted in: Economy, Election, Healthcare, Jobs, Middle East, Money, Politics, Predictions, Racism, Religion, Taxes, War

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

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This week raps up our review of the remaining “also-rans” in the GOP primary… the candidates that have never polled out of the single digits and never will: former Senator Rick “Don’t Google My Name” Santorum of PA (Oops! Shortly after posting this op/ed, Santorum became the last “Not-Romney” standing to finally break out of the single-digits into the Top Tier […]

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December 22, 2011
Posted in: Economy, Election, Energy Independence, Environment, Global Warming, Healthcare, Jobs, Middle East, Money, Politics, Racism, Religion, Taxes, War

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

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It is extremely difficult to summarize the very complex platform of Texas Rep. Dr. Ron Paul without getting too deep into the weeds as to why he’s often a clueless… even dangerous… presidential candidate that no one should ever seriously consider voting for. The Texas Libertarian is extremely popular among young voters (mostly Conservative & […]

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December 19, 2011
Posted in: Economy, Election, Global Warming, Healthcare, Jobs, Middle East, Money, myth busting, Politics, Racism, Taxes, Unconstitutional, War

The List II: Michele Bachmann

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Everybody knows someone like Michele Bachmann. The “Tall Tale” teller, the “Everyone’s out to get you” paranoid, or the Bible-thumper that throws a screaming hissy-fit if you dare challenge their beliefs. But how many of us know all-three rolled into one? Long-time readers know I can’t refer to Michele Bachmann without the obligatory “BSC*” suffix after […]

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December 12, 2011
Posted in: Economy, Election, Energy Independence, Environment, Global Warming, Healthcare, Jobs, Middle East, Money, Politics, Racism, Religion, Right-Wing Insanity, Taxes, Terrorism, War

The List II: Newt Gingrich

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This weeks “List” tackles former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich. I’ve made no secret of my distaste for the former Speaker over the years. In fact, among all the GOP candidates, I don’t think I have a more visceral dislike of anyone more than “Professor” Newt Gingrich. Even BSC* Michele Bachmann and Rick “Don’t Google My Name” Santorum, who […]

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December 8, 2011
Posted in: Economy, Election, Energy Independence, Environment, General, Global Warming, Healthcare, Jobs, Middle East, Money, Politics, Racism, Religion, Right-Wing Insanity, Taxes