Here’s a headline we haven’t heard in a long time: Barack Obama refuses to compromise. And Republicans cave in! For too long, we’ve heard just the opposite. But, this time, it was President Obama who refused to cave in to Republican demands. And, for the first time, Republicans were forced to throw in the towel….
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Boehner’s Christmas Present To You: A $1000 Tax Increase
Your taxes will go up $1000, come January 1. Merry Christmas from John Boehner. House Republicans leave town without extending the payroll tax cut. Merry Christmas from John Boehner. Republican House leaders wouldn’t even allow a vote on the Senate plan to extend tax cuts for another two months. Merry Christmas from John Boehner. Yesterday’s…
Gringrich’s 15 Minutes Are Up…on to Ron Paul!
OK, make it number five. Five Republican candidates not named Mitt Romney who have had their 15 minutes of fame at the top of the polls – only to crash and burn. First, it was Donald Trump. Then, Michelle Bachmann. Followed, ever so briefly, by Rick Perry. Who soon gave way to Herman Cain. Who…
Tim Tebow Trivializes Religion
Jesus said a lot of strong things. But one of the strongest things he ever said was: When you pray, don’t be like those hypocrites who like to stand on a street corner and pray, so everybody can see them. Somebody ought to tell that to Tim Tebow. Broncos quarterback Tebow’s not only a Christian….
God doesn’t care about politics or football
By Bill Press Tribune Media Services Psssst! Don’t tell anybody, but I have a secret. I talk to God every day. And she told me herself: She doesn’t give a fig who wins the Republican primary. But you’d never know that, listening to today’s Christian political charlatans. No less than four out of eight Republican…
Thankfully McCain Is Not President
What a contrast between two presidents. Eight years ago, George Bush strutted on the deck of an aircraft carrier and bragged about ending the war in Iraq, with a banner behind him reading “Mission Accomplished.” Yesterday, when the war really ended, Barack Obama didn’t brag about it. He went to Ft. Bragg and, on behalf…
Government over-reacting on cell phones
Here we go again: government over-reacting. I’m talking about yesterday’s vote by the National Transportation Safety Board to ban all electronic devices – including all cell fones, both hand-held and hands-free – from passenger cars. The Board’s action came in response to a horrible accident last year in Missouri, which investigators determined was caused by…
Iraq: Was it worth it?
I witnessed history being made at the White House yesterday. Standing side by side in the South Court Auditorium of the Old Executive Office Building, President Obama and Prime Minister al-Maliki proclaimed the end of the War in Iraq. Only 6,000 American combat troops remain in Iraq, down from a peak of 170,000 troops. Those…
I’ll Bet You $10,000 That…
So, you think Newt Gingrich is going to be the Republican nominee? I’ll bet you $10,000 he won’t be. And you think Jeb Bush or somebody else might still jump into the race at the last minute? I’ll bet you $10,000 you’re wrong. And you believe Barack Obama will be a one-term president? Seriously, Dude…
Even Republicans Don’t Want Newt
How would Newt Gingrich do as president? Ask his fellow Republicans. They’re even harder on him than Democrats. Senator Tom Coburn of Oklahoma says he couldn’t support Newt because, having served in the House when Gingrich was Speaker, he found his “leadership lacking.” Congressman Peter King of New York refuses to endorse Newt because, he…
