Tag Archives: Washington

The Onion: Nathan Eckert: The Iraq War Will Destabilize The Entire Mideast Region & Set Off a Global Shockwave of Anti-Americanism

Source:The Daily Review Looking back at the Iraq War from over a twelve-year perspective it reminds me of someone who knows a guy down the street. Who knows this man has beaten up a lot f people and at the … Continue reading

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The Onion: John Boehner To Paul Ryan: ‘I Was Once Young And Beautiful Too’

Source:The Daily Review Anyone worried about looking too cute and too young for their age, I got a healthier way to age than to take up tobacco and alcoholism. Try leading a wolf pack of people in government that doesn’t … Continue reading

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CBS News: Democratic Presidential Debate

Source:The New Democrat  I believe once again Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders and Martin O’Malley, especially when Governor O’Malley was given opportunities to speak, were all sharp in this debate. And Senator Sanders and Governor O’Malley, tried hard to hit Secretary … Continue reading

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Reelz Channel: The Kennedys: The Story Behind the Story

Source:The Daily Review It is Joe Kennedy Sr. who made The Kennedy Family the political family and political dynasty that it was and to a certain extent still today. He came from nothing being a son of poor Irish immigrants. … Continue reading

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Third Way: Ready For The New Economy

Source:The New Democrat  The Democratic economic agenda for 2016 needs to be both different and better than the Republican economic agenda. (assuming either party offers one) For Democrats to retain the presidency and do well in Congress. Which means at … Continue reading

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LA Progressive: Lawrence Wittner: ‘Democratic Socialism Has Deep Roots in American Life’

Source:LA Progressive– U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (Democratic Socialist, Socialist Republic of Vermont) and 2016 presidential candidate. Source:The New Democrat  “The shock and disbelief with which many political pundits have responded to Bernie Sanders’s description of himself as a “democratic socialist”—a … Continue reading

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Keppler Speakers: Senator Bob Dole Shares Great Political Wit

Source:The Daily Review Bob Dole, follows the oldest rule in the book, that he perhaps wrote himself, or had his good friend Strom Thurmond right for him. “Never take yourself too seriously.” The best rule for a politician, or any … Continue reading

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Senator Rand Paul: Senator Paul Speaks Out Against Budget Agreement: 10/29/15

Source:The New Democrat  I actually agree with a lot of what Senator Paul said here. But he gets a couple of things wrong here. The new spending in the Bipartisan Budget Act that is for defense and domestic programs is … Continue reading

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Marilyn: Marilyn Monroe in The Kennedys

Source:The Daily Review John F. Kennedy, is my number one political hero, but as great as a politician as he was and in many ways a great man, he never becomes President of the United States if the media back … Continue reading

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S.E. Cupp: ‘Yes, The Benghazi Hearings Are Political. So What?’

Source:New York Daily News– former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, testifying in front of the U.S. House. Source:The New Democrat  “Nothing in Washington happens in a vacuum, and so as S.E. Cupp argues today, of course the Benghazi Special … Continue reading

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