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General Michael Hayden, a Republican, and former Director of both the CIA and NSA, declares that he will be voting for Joe Biden, saying, “If there is another term for Trump, I don’t know what happens to America.”

By Mark | October 6, 2020

I wasn’t going to post tonight, but then I saw this new ad put out by Republican Voters Against Trump featuring retired General Michael Hayden, and I felt compelled to share it, in hopes that a few of you might want to pass it along to your Trump supporting friends and relatives. Yes, there’s part […]

Posted in Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged 2020, 2020 election, Bill Kristol, CIA, Cindy McCain, Elizabeth Neumann, Michael Hayden, national security, NSA, Olivia Troye, Republican Voters Against Trump, Russia, white nationalism | 47 Comments

Having failed miserably as Attorney General, Schuette sets his sights on the Governor’s office

By Mark | September 17, 2017

Last winter, as you may recall, Donald Trump didn’t have a lot of friends inside the Michigan GOP. Governor Snyder, in a rare show of moral courage, refused to endorse the real estate developer turned reality television celebrity, and Lieutenant Governor Calley, who had endorsed him earlier in the campaign, withdrew his endorsement, once the […]

Posted in Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Bill Schuette, Bob Ritchie, Brian Calley, call to action, Chill the Most Cruise, Dan Kildee, Debbie Stabenow, gay marriage, gay rights, golf, Governor of Michigan, Gretchen Whitmer, Idiocracy, Kid Rock, Lonesome Rhodes, loyalty, memes, Michigan Republican Party, Michigan Republicans, Mike Pence, misogyny, Obamacare, performance art, political endorsements, President Camacho, pussy grabbing, Republican National Convention, Rick Snyder, RNC, tax cuts, violence against women, welfare, welfare queens | 12 Comments

So, what happens on November 9?

By Mark | October 17, 2016

During this past weekend’s episode of the Saturday Six Pack, I talked at some length with Scott Hagerstrom, the Michigan director of the Trump Pence 2016 campaign, about both the possibility of polling place discord on November 8th, as a result of Trump supporters attempting to suppress the vote in “certain areas”, and the likelihood […]

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Claiming the Palin mandate

By Mark | November 4, 2010

As we discussed yesterday, the election, while certainly bad for the Democrats, doesn’t really indicate what could be considered a Republican mandate. But that fact doesn’t seem to stop politicians and pundits from making the claim. And it certainly doesn’t stop demagogues from taking credit. And that’s what we’re seeing right now. Yesterday, in the […]