There’s been quite a bit of good analysis in the wake of the Republican implosion on health care, and the pant-shittingly hysterical psychotic meltdown that accompanied it. I particularly liked what Bob Herbert had to say in his New York TImes op-ed today. Here, for those of you who didn’t see it, is a clip: […]
Tag Archives: the collapse of the Republican party
We all work for Fox
Posted in Media, Observations, Politics Also tagged Allison Kilkenny, bigotry, Birthers, Bob Herbert, David Frum, death panels, fear mongering, FOX News, Glenn Beck, ignorance, John Lewis, Kevin Phillips, Negrophobe whites, Nixon, race baiting, racism, Republican lies, Rush Limbaugh, tea party, Tea Partyfication, teabaggery, the hijacking of the Republican party, the southern strategy, the White Disenfranchised Male, Voting Rights Act, weapons of mass destruction 27 Comments
Republicans, Religion and the Triumph of Unreason
I hate to keep flogging a dead horse, especially as I think 99% of you already agree with me on this, but I just have to share this article in the UK Independent by Johann Hari. It’s absolutely brilliant. Here’s how it begins: Something strange has happened in America in the nine months since Barack […]
Posted in Ideas, Media, Politics Also tagged 7-11, Bill Maher, Birthers, death panels, Detroit News, fear mongering, George Bush, health insurance, healthcare, healthcare reform, insanity, Johann Hari, John McCain, Kenya, lies, madness, Obama, Obama's birth certificate, racism, Republican, Sarah Palin, shifting national demographics, take action, UK Independent, unreason 16 Comments
$3 soup and sandwich
Driving down Michigan Ave the other day, I noticed a new sign out in front of the seedy strip joint formerly knows as Legg’s. The place, which I believe was re-christened the Hot Spot after almost burning down a few months ago, is advertising a $3 soup and sandwich combo. While I’d likely never go […]
Posted in Food, Special Projects Also tagged Arlen Specter, foodie, Hot Spot, Legg's, like rats off a sinking ship, Michigan Avenue, soup and sandwich combo, strip joints, strippers 38 Comments