Category: Republicans
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AG’s Race – Republicans Turn
Ever since Preston “I hate the entire concept of public defenders” Smith jumped into the AG’s race, I’ve been tempted to pull a Republican ballot and vote for Sam “I’m not so bad” Olens. But damn, now I have another very good reason – Max “holy fuck, I’m crazy” Wood. This is what Wood recently…
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Jackass Saxby
On June 18th, Saxby Chambliss said the following in his weekly newsletter: “During a time of economic hardship, I don’t believe we should allow provisions such as the extension of emergency unemployment benefits to expire. But I do believe that Congress should find a way to pay for those extensions.” On June 25th, he repeated…
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Time To Share Those Embarrassing GOP Videos
The Democratic National Committee has launched a new website that allows enterprising video snatchers to upload and share their embarrassing GOP videos with each other. Could be viral, maybe not, but it’ll still be an interesting read for me for this cycle. Including Jim DeMint, Marco Rubio, and other GOP asshats in my daily read…
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Johnny Isakson: Can’t Be Bothered With Us Common Folk
For those of us back home in Georgia, Johnny Isakson apparently not only thinks we are ” unwashed“, we also don’t deserve a helping hand in a tough economy. Maybe someone should tell him that when you’re “unwashed” and out of work, you still have to provide proof that you are looking for work and…
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Price under Investigation – Cont.
“The initiation of the preliminary review by the OCE to determine whether political contributions may have influenced my vote in favor of a smaller, more responsible, government is without any merit whatsoever,” – Rep. Ned Flanders As a follow up to Jen’s post, the folks at the Public Campaign Action Fund send along a look…
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Talking out of both sides of your mouth
IOKIYAR When last we experienced this phenomenon in its most classic form, Reps. Gingrey (R-11) and Kingston (R-1) were caught handing out over-sized checks at home while blasting the stimulus program in Washington. This morning, James Salzar at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution chronicles the level of dependence Republican state leaders have on federal dollars. And it…