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Republican Silence On TARP And Iraq Withdrawal Telling
It’s well documented that conservative expectations for the performance of the Obama administration are uniformly negative. Mr. Obama could propose tomorrow that the federal capital be renamed “Reagantown” and conservatives would find some element of fascism within the proposal. But an accurate way to gauge the successes of the Obama administration is what conservatives and [...]
A Deconstruction Of The Childish Claims Of Republican Fiscal Responsibility
Now that the nation is within 100 days of the midterm congressional elections, the campaigns seem to be coming to life with their arguments to the nation. One theme that has started to emerge from the political right is the issue of spending restraint. On this point conservatives and the Tea Party types are banking [...]
Blaming Bush Is Stupid, But Blaming Clinton Legitimate
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General Bud-Light-Lime Gets A Pink Slip
Today in Washington, the military career of General Stanley McChrystal came to an embarrassing end as a consequence of the interview he gave to Rolling Stone magazine. The criticisms that General McChrystal leveled at the administration at times sound like an indifferent teenage girl, and primarily strike to the heart of the concept of civilian [...]
We Blame Everyone For The Oil Spill, And Oh Yeah Korea
I’m rarely prone to chicken-little type sky-is-falling hysteria, but these are the types of afternoons where you really feel like the world is self destructing. Between the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and the deteriorating situation on the Korean peninsula, I’m just sorely disappointed that I do not have a massive amount [...]
Conservatives Admit Bush A Failure
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Life Has Become A Disaster Movie
Before I get to what I wanted to discuss today, I didn’t realize I missed a milestone. In the same week I passed 6000 tweets I also passed 2000 posts here at The Sunshine Empire. The world is a vastly different place from when I began writing this back in 2007. Since that time we’ve [...]
When The Fake Newsman Does Better Than The Real Ones
Jon Stewart throughly cuts holes in the current al-Qaeda Seven garbage and most of the spurious straw men that the right often use to scare up votes. The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c
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