The so-called “Tea Party” in Michigan is positively terrified of becoming an official political party. Tea Party “officials” in Michigan are running away in a tizzy from a recent effort to put “the Tea Party” on Michigan’s ballot in 2010. Announced first on OutsideLansing.com, it appears that an unknown group or individual has financed a petition drive to put the […]

Popcorn time once again as far-right Tim Walberg and farther-right Brian Rooney battle it out for who wants to deny women their legal right to choose to have an abortion most. Yesterday, Walberg sent out an email that said this: Voters Never Have to Question Where I Stand Voters never have to question where I stand, my principles or priorities. […]

I posted blog entry yesterday where I highlighted the out-of-touch nature of a GOP candidate in my Congressional district (MI-07) with regard to the new health insurance reform law. On my Facebook page, I got an earful from a guy who said this about it: It uses 10 years of tax receipts to pay for 6 years of benefits – […]

Or maybe I should call this “Of chickens and Republicans and roosting”. From the Associated Press comes this article today: Republicans suffering for 2008 bank bailout vote: Some of Congress’ staunchest conservatives voted two years ago to prop up the nation’s banking industry. At the time, they saw a threat to American business. Now the emergency is their own political […]

While the Obama administration, Congressional Dems and Organizing for America are working diligently to spread the good word about the recently-passed health insurance reform law, GOP Congressman Mike Rogers (MI-08) is working very hard to keep fear levels at “11”. From the Tea Party Times Livingston County Daily Press & Argus we have this article: “Rogers warns of bad omens […]

File this one in the “Are you effing KIDDING me???!” folder: The Republican National Committee sent a fundraising mail piece earlier this month with a return number that leads to a phone-sex line offering “live, one-on-one talk with a nasty girl who will do anything you want for just $2.99 per minute.” At the bottom of a piece designed to […]

I shouldn’t say this is “unbelievable” but it is. I suppose nothing should surprise me anymore. Representatives from the Democratic National Committee (DNC) drafted a bipartisan statement urging civility and decrying violence in the wake of the threats and violent rhetoric that erupted across the country this after Sunday’s historic vote on health insurance reform. This is it: As leaders […]

Taking a cue from the Frank Luntz School of Media Savvy, the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) sent out an rather interesting email this past weekend. It says, in part: Washington – Despite a myriad of polls showing that a vote in favor of a government takeover of healthcare would be directly at odds with the interests and values of […]

Deem and Pass. Demon Pass. The most unprecedented legislative tactic to ever be totally and completely precendented. The GOP is all adither. The conservative freak-out has begun. Grab the popcorn, kids, this is gonna be a doozy. My first reaction to the news that House Dems might use the “Deem and Pass” procedure to pass the Senate health insurance reform […]

Hoo boy. The GOP in Michigan has taken “lame” to a new level. Seriously, people, THIS is the best you can do??? If that’s the pinnacle of their marketing suave, the Dems in Michigan may be in better shape in the fall midterm elections than I thought. This isn’t even worthy of some high school kid with a video editing […]

Have you heard the one about how “most Americans are against health insurance reform (HIR)”. When you hear this endless repeated by Republicans and right-wing radio and television pundits, know this: THEY ARE LYING. The Republicans and anti-HIR forces have spent months demonizing this legislation to the point that they have effectively freaked people out about it. But when you […]