Likely GOP challenger to Pat Quinn says the guv’s tax stance could get him shot

4 comments April 17th, 2009

U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk (above), who’s considering a run against Democratic Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn next year, has raised the SPECTER OF VIOLENCE against Quinn for his tax-hike proposals.

On both the left and right, political partisanship sometimes blinds Americans to certain facts

6 comments April 17th, 2009

 

 When inflation rates declined sharply during Ronald Reagan’s presidency, most Democrats refused to believe it.

 When budget deficits declined during the presidency of Bill Clinton, most Republicans refused to believe it.

 This partisan tendency to disbelieve provable facts that might reflect favorably on the other party persists to this day, of course. Consider, for example, the refusal among this week’s tea-partiers to acknowledge that President Obama has lowered income-tax rates for most Americans.

 The blinding effects of partisanship are explored in this FASCINATING PIECE.

Billy Bob Neck, a great American, speaks out!

29 comments April 17th, 2009

 This guy would make a great running mate for Sarah Palin in 2012.

  Here’s a couple of his patriotic video messages to America:

Olbermann attacks Obama on torture issue

11 comments April 17th, 2009

 The fuss is about THIS STUFF, and here’s Keith Olbermann’s reaction to President Obama’s stated inclination to move on:

 

Red State Update on the tea parties

4 comments April 17th, 2009

The last few seconds of this dialogue are the best: