Philosophy
Rahm Emmanuel has been setting Rush Limbaugh up as the bogeyman to position the President's agenda against because Limbaugh, they argue, is the head of the Republican Party. Some argue that it is a cheap political tactic. It is. But is it true? D.L. Hughley asked Michael Steele about it and Steele said that he was the head of the GOP...well, until like Representative Peter King who also denied the power of Limbaugh, he had to crawl back on his belly and kiss Limbaugh's feet. So, is Limbaugh really the head of the GOP?
- Can We Stick A Fork In Him Yet?
So a tape of racist, sexist, anti-Semite, drunk driver and wife beater Mel Gibson's verbal abuse has been released as they are going through divorce hearings. Why is he still working? Is it that he's good looking? Is it that his fame is pre-established...
- Why Do We Resent The Good?
I've been thinking about the derogatory term "goody-goody," the label we attach to those who do the right thing even when it is not to their advantage. We give lip service to doing the right thing, but in cases where we are called upon to do it, we...
- Is Obama Being Strategic Or Naive?
Pushing for economic stimulus, Obama makes significant alterations to draw support from Republicans -- adding tax cuts economists have said are not going to work, stripping out funds for contraception -- asks that they not adopt the Rush Limbaugh line,...
- Pity Party: Who Do You Feel Sorry For Today?
I feel sorry for Monica Goodling, the former aide to Alberto Gonzales who has to plead the 5th in her bid not to testify before Congress in the US Attorney scandal. A member of the Bush administration's Department of Justice going to the Constitution...
- Pity Party: Who Do You Feel Sorry For?
Lots of people deserving pity recently. Here are mine: I feel sorry for George Allen. Former Senator Macaca tried so hard, but with Keith Ellison, the first Muslim American Congressman, being sworn in with Thomas Jefferson's personal copy of the Koran,...
Philosophy
Is Rush Limbaugh the de facto Leader of the GOP?
Rahm Emmanuel has been setting Rush Limbaugh up as the bogeyman to position the President's agenda against because Limbaugh, they argue, is the head of the Republican Party. Some argue that it is a cheap political tactic. It is. But is it true? D.L. Hughley asked Michael Steele about it and Steele said that he was the head of the GOP...well, until like Representative Peter King who also denied the power of Limbaugh, he had to crawl back on his belly and kiss Limbaugh's feet. So, is Limbaugh really the head of the GOP?
- Can We Stick A Fork In Him Yet?
So a tape of racist, sexist, anti-Semite, drunk driver and wife beater Mel Gibson's verbal abuse has been released as they are going through divorce hearings. Why is he still working? Is it that he's good looking? Is it that his fame is pre-established...
- Why Do We Resent The Good?
I've been thinking about the derogatory term "goody-goody," the label we attach to those who do the right thing even when it is not to their advantage. We give lip service to doing the right thing, but in cases where we are called upon to do it, we...
- Is Obama Being Strategic Or Naive?
Pushing for economic stimulus, Obama makes significant alterations to draw support from Republicans -- adding tax cuts economists have said are not going to work, stripping out funds for contraception -- asks that they not adopt the Rush Limbaugh line,...
- Pity Party: Who Do You Feel Sorry For Today?
I feel sorry for Monica Goodling, the former aide to Alberto Gonzales who has to plead the 5th in her bid not to testify before Congress in the US Attorney scandal. A member of the Bush administration's Department of Justice going to the Constitution...
- Pity Party: Who Do You Feel Sorry For?
Lots of people deserving pity recently. Here are mine: I feel sorry for George Allen. Former Senator Macaca tried so hard, but with Keith Ellison, the first Muslim American Congressman, being sworn in with Thomas Jefferson's personal copy of the Koran,...