Rooting For Failure

 Speaking uncomfortable truth to power Stating the obvious, via ThinkProgress: A media strategist who was a senior adviser to Mitt Romney when he ran for governor in 2003 said that he thinks Republican lawmakers are “rooting against the economy” to ensure that President Obama doesn’t win re-election. Rob Gray, a senior adviser on Romney’s gubernatorial campaign, is a Republican media …

The Gaffe Wars

The Daily Show with Jon StewartGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The Daily Show on Facebook Jon Stewart suffering whiplash from the Gaffe Wars Twenty four years ago, columnist Michael Kinsley wrote: “A gaffe is when a politician tells the truth – some obvious truth he isn’t supposed to say.” True enough. But what has changed since …

What’s Important?

I’m holed up on the 18th floor of another hotel, this one on California Street in downtown Denver; the air conditioner’s way too loud and the toilet wont flush.

Chicken Hawk Romney

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy In the competition for votes from the country’s veterans, which make up some 13% of the electorate, two recent polls show a wide divergence. In a Gallup poll released on Memorial Day, veterans prefer Willard Mitt Romney by a huge 24 point margin. Earlier in the month, a …

The Creation Of Adam’s Apple

Be with you in a minute, Dad The Bible assumes that God created Adam as a fully developed man. But per the passage below from The Urantia Book, re “circular simultaneity,” what Michelangelo saw in his mind’s eye as he contemplated Genesis’ account of the creation of the first man, could be but a snapshot in the non-linear cycle of creation …

Stupid Rethug Voter Suppression Tricks (Update; Wisc. Update)

Who’s the fascist here, Jonah? Any wonder why you and your ilk are referred to as Rethugs?

Mittens On Satan’s Endorsement

Asked about receiving Satan‘s endorsement for his presidential run, the ever efficient Mitt Willard Romney recycled a response he gave when asked about his acceptance of Donald Birther Trump‘s support for his candidacy: “You know, I don’t agree with all the people who support me, and my guess is they don’t all agree with everything I believe in. But I …