Though Tourette Syndrome was initially (and incorrectly) believed to be a manifestation of people being possessed by the devil, I'm no longer so sure this initial supposition was wrong.  Just in case you missed the GOP debate from the Reagan Library on Wednesday night, here's the whole thing in a 45-second nutshell.

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I want to thank wooferstl for bringing this short YouTube clip to my attention.  I hope he doesn't mind me attempting to give it wider circulation among our LJ friends.

Here's Rep Donna Edwards (D-MD), a brilliant young Congresswoman, with "A Lesson for my Republican colleagues from the White Stripes."  Spot ON, Representative.....spot on!

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On Thursday, while the hubby and I were flying from San Francisco to Seattle to visit friends, I was watching "Hardball with Chris Matthews" on Virgin America's Dish Network onboard link when a big red breaking news banner graced the screen with a bulletin  that a county clerk in Wisconsin had discovered a "clerical error" in the tabulation for the ( Read more... )

Congratulations to Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice-elect JoAnne Kloppenburg on her victory over ally of Gov Scott Walker and incumbent Justice David Prosser.  This victory moves the swing-voting seat on the 7-person court back in the favor the people and away from Walker, the Koch Brothers and other right-wing, union-busting fanatics.  Kloppenburg ( Read more... )

“Well, forgive me if I don’t jump on this Beltway swoon over Paul Ryan, who’s sort of warming over Heritage Foundation ideas from when I was in junior high school and presenting them as new and bold.  But no, the cause that we’re talking about here has nothing to do with the budget.  If this were really about balancing the budget, they’d be ( Read more... )

Bill Maher is one of my favorite comedians.  His satirical political commentary is nearly always provocative, often funny and many times insightful.  While I don't always agree with his tendency sometimes to go off the deep end (but who among us doesn't?), I always find his perspective honest and to the point.  This past weekend, he appeared on the ( Read more... )

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This clip pretty much speaks for itself.

I know....this post could be about ANY NUMBER of people in Congress.  But it's about a certain Congresswoman from my native state of North Carolina.  Without a doubt, Virginia Foxx is one of THE batshit-craziest wingnuts in Congress.  I'm not just saying this....she has definitely earned her stripes in this regard.

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The following things political have been on my mind lately.  And I just wanted to share them with all of you.

1.  With the midterm elections fast approaching, my mind is fixated on saving the small number of true progressives in the US Senate.  Conveniently, Senator Jeff Merkeley of Oregon has set up an Act Blue page supporting six of THE most ( Read more... )