Archive for August 2009
Morning Widdershins: Why Do People Listen to Republicans?
Posted by: madamab on: August 23, 2009
- In: Morning Widdershins | Obama | Politics | War
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I’m not talking about Mom and Dad or your neighbor or your boss, who might be Republicans. I’m talking about Republican politicians. I mean, haven’t they been proven factually wrong like, oh, I dunno, a trillion times now? They told us there was no global warming or climate change. Well, there is, and yes, duh [...]
LGBT Christians, Rejoice!
Posted by: madamab on: August 22, 2009
Well, this is some excellent news. First the Episcopalians, and now the Lutherans, are ceasing to discriminate against their ministers simply because of whom they love. The nation’s largest Lutheran denomination Friday reversed a long-standing ban on the appointment of non-celibate gays to the clergy, becoming the second major Christian group in a month to [...]
Morning Widdershins: Well, Well, Well
Posted by: taggles on: August 22, 2009
- In: Obama
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Looks like the liberal base may be waking up after all! The Plumline reports this delicious news! Major Factor In Obama’s WaPo Poll Slide: Drop Among Dems, Liberals A major factor in President Obama’s slide in today’s big Washington Post/ABC News poll, which is preoccupying the political classes today, is his surprisingly sharp drops among [...]
Friday Evening Teh Cuteness Open Thread
Posted by: madamab on: August 21, 2009
These kittehs are clearly watching the sky for signs of Hurricane Bill. And you?
Tidbits:
Posted by: taggles on: August 21, 2009
- In: Tidbits
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New Poll: 77 Percent Support “Choice” Of Public Option More than three out of every four Americans feel it is important to have a “choice” between a government-run health care insurance option and private coverage, according to a public opinion poll released on Thursday. S.D. doctors must disclose abortion ends life, judge rules A federal [...]
Morning Widdershins: Good News: Hillary Still Roolz!
Posted by: madamab on: August 21, 2009
As Barack Obama continues to flounder, flip-flop and act like a fumbling fool on the issue of health care, Our Girl is doing what she always does: blooming where she’s planted. Aren’t you glad that SOMEONE in the Obama Administraiton is acting like a Democrat?! Barely six months into her tenure as Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton [...]
Open Thread
Posted by: taggles on: August 20, 2009
This one’s for you Fredster!
Grassley Challenges Obama
Posted by: taggles on: August 20, 2009
I wonder how many back room promises Obama may have made to any number of elected officials, republican or democrat to get a bi partisan healthcare bill. We have all been wondering why Obama made bi partisanship the focal point of healthcare rather than focusing on specifics of what he wanted, and the problems with [...]
Morning Widdershins: Stats and Polls
Posted by: taggles on: August 20, 2009
Reading around the internet this morning, there are lots of stats and polls and analysis jumping off the page. Here’s a few that caught my eye! Public Opinion in U.S. Turns Against the War A majority of Americans now see the war in Afghanistan as not worth fighting, and just a quarter say more U.S. [...]
We’re all gonna need neck braces pretty soon
Posted by: taggles on: August 19, 2009
Time Magazine does a pretty good job outlining Obama’s prevarications regarding gay marriage. All I can say is it’s got to be tough to keep track of all the different positions this administration takes, sometimes changing multiple times in just one day! All the words to keep everyone happy, while your stabbing your base in [...]
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