Republicans Are All Rainbows And Unicorns For April Fool’s Day
What is the first image that comes to mind when you hear the words “National Republican Party”? Thanks to Erik Brown, probably something inappropriate. But imagine the opposite of that, and you’ll get...
View ArticleWhite House Signals Compromise On Bush Tax Cuts; Right Call, Wrong Time
It is a poorly-kept secret that President Obama is a poker aficionado. If the administration’s new posture on the soon-to-expire Bush tax cuts are any indication, he’s a lousy one. Senior adviser David...
View ArticleJoe Scarborough: Obama Doesn’t “Give A Damn” About Deficits And Never Has
President Obama‘s tax compromise is not winning many fans with the extremes of either political party, which is often the sign of a good and fair compromise. However, now at least one moderate is...
View ArticleBill O’Reilly Invites Criticism Of Fox News In Overtime Interview With Obama
President Barack Obama‘s lively interview with Bill O’Reilly yesterday evening challenged him to answer many questions on some of the biggest issues on the minds of Americans– the crisis in Egypt, the...
View ArticleLimbaugh On Obama’s ‘Gaddafi-Type’ Speech: If He Prevails America ‘As We Know...
Rush Limbaugh yesterday predicted that he would not be happy with President Obama’s speech on the deficit and after Obama actually delivered the speech today, Rush confirmed for his listeners that his...
View ArticleSpeaker Boehner To Laura Ingraham: ‘If The President Won’t Lead, We Will’
House Speaker John Boehner called in to Laura Ingraham‘s radio show to discuss the national deficit and recent budget deal. When asked if there were any “gimmicks” in the budget deal, Boehner defended...
View ArticleRep. Allen West: Obama’s Deficit Speech Displayed “Third World Dictator-Like...
Republican Congressman Allen West spoke with Laura Ingraham today on her radio show and unleashed a series of tough remarks about President Obama. Declaring “they don’t want to hear the truth” about...
View ArticleLindsey Graham On Odds Of Raising The Debt Ceiling: ‘If I Were A Betting Man,...
Today, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham told ABC’s Jonathan Karl (while seated in what I initially, and excitedly, mistook for a carnival ride) that he “bets” the debt ceiling will not be raised...
View ArticleNeil Cavuto Challenges Rep. Kucinich On The Economy: ‘Why Are [Corporations]...
Neil Cavuto hosted his economic downward spiral special this morning, “On the Brink: Answers from the Abyss,” which seems like a much less dramatic title since S&P downgraded our credit rating last...
View ArticleChris Matthews: Obama Should Do ‘Something That Conservatives Won’t Like’
Chris Matthews is fed up. Sure, that’s sort of his shtick, but this time around, he’s taken a break from decimating Republican politicians and is reserving his ire for none other than Barack Obama. The...
View ArticleObama Blames GOP For Deficit: They Ordered ‘Big Steak Dinner,’ Stuck Me With...
One of the many attacks thrown at President Obama from his detractors has been about racking up the national debt. Obama tossed that back at Republicans at a fundraiser in Baltimore, arguing that the...
View ArticleCNBC’s Squawk Box Tears Into Paul Krugman Following His ‘Zombies At CNBC’...
Thursday morning, the hosts of CNBC’s Squawk Box shot back at Paul Krugman for his blog post trashing the show and its network as perpetuators of “zombie” ideas following a tense appearance of his on...
View ArticleObama To Supporters: Romney Wants You To Pay More So ‘People Like Him Can Get...
President Obama slammed Mitt Romney on the campaign trail today, touting a new study by the Tax Policy Center finding that Romney’s tax plan would impose higher tax burdens on middle- and lower-class...
View ArticleObama Dismisses Voters By Pretending He Is Unaware Of The Record Debt
While the much of the political media is busy parsing the statements made by Mitt Romney four months ago at a closed-door fundraiser and engaging in a bit of amateur psychoanalysis in order to divine...
View ArticleMichael Steele Grills Axelrod Over Obama’s Deficit Plan: ‘That Was Good, But...
David Axelrod stopped by Morning Joe on Monday, where he received a grilling from the panel while discussing President Barack Obama‘s second term goals. Host Willie Geist asked Axelrod why the American...
View ArticleWhy Weren’t Obama And Romney Grilled On Policy Positions At Debate?
Tonight’s debate between President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney was a particularly strong one, yet something it sorely lacked was the two candidates being held accountable for their policies. Jim...
View ArticleJon Stewart Mocks Romney’s Vague, Magical Plan To Cut Deficit By…Listing...
On Tuesday night, Jon Stewart examined Mitt Romney‘s promise to tackle the deficit. A problem, indeed, but what will he cut to achieve his goal? Stewart ran down the check list of programs — having a...
View ArticleWSJ Editorial Hits Obama For Big Bird Jokes, Lack Of Any Real...
The Wall Street Journal‘s editorial board criticized President Obama‘s newfound Big Bird narrative on Tuesday night. The piece, entitled “Big Bird, Small President,” said Obama’s jokes aren’t funny —...
View ArticleHannity Panel Explodes Over Who’s Being More Inflexible On Fiscal Cliff
On Sean Hannity‘s show tonight, Juan Williams and David Limbaugh faced off over the fiscal cliff negotiations and who is being more inflexible and unwilling to compromise. Limbaugh and Hannity said...
View ArticleThe Deficit Debate: Joe Scarborough And Paul Krugman Face Off, Get Heated On...
MSNBC host Joe Scarborough and New York Times economist Paul Krugman faced off on Charlie Rose on Monday night, sparring over America’s economic situation. In the taped debate, the pair sparred over...
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