Clik here to view.
Sen. Begich Debuts Outline For Democrats To Retain Senate
It's not all that complicated for Democrats to hold the Senate. It really isn't. And from the largest state in the union, Alaska, comes the way to do it. Sen. Mark Begich (D-Alaska) released a new...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Issa Sings Flip Flop Solo In Bonus-Minor
Ever defiant, but also ever evolving, Rep. Darrell Issa can add flip-flopper to his resume of skills -- maybe next to arson and car theft. The chairman of the United States House Committee on...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Obamacare Puts Egg On Florida Gov. Rick Scott's Face
So what happens when you go campaigning in seemingly comfortable waters and things don't go as planned? Let's ask Florida Gov. Rick Scott. He went to a senior center in his state to warn about cuts he...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Golden Showers Rain Down In Oregon GOP Party Race
When you gotta go, you gotta go -- pee, that is. All candidates running for office, even the super wealthy ones, look for campaign contributions. That's just a given. But usually what they want from...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Georgia's Anti-Gay GOP Peach of a Candidate
Boy, has the state of Georgia's Republican Party hit an all time low with their senatorial candidate, U.S. Representative Phil Gingrey! He's evidently the conservatives' conservative. There's no level...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Hagel & Miller Pissing Contest Results In Bergdahl Firestorm
Seems like the Republicans, sharks that they are, can't wait to taste the meat behind the Bergdahl blood in the waters. They realize that healthcare is a bust for them. The IRS scandal flamed out....
View ArticleClik here to view.
GOP Men Spill Democracy Seed, Now Hate Their Bastard Child
One of the many excuses the Republicans gave for invading Iraq was that we needed to sew the seeds of Democracy. Yes, really, those are their words-- the seeds of Democracy. Forget 911, Saddam's...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Paul Bremer Gets Reamed A New A**hole By Erin Burnett
Sometimes watching someone squirm makes us feel uncomfortable. But when they bring it on themselves, not so much. CNN's Erin Burnett had Iraq Warlord and Bush confident and liar-in-chief Paul Bremer...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Rand Paul Turns To Felons To Boost GOP Voter Registration
You gotta hand it to Rand Paul. He marches to another drummer. That doesn't make him a bad person. His politics do. One thing Republicans (and calling Rand Paul a Republican is misleading-- he's a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Pity the Billionaire - or Not
Listen to today's show: Pity the Billionaire is the title of one of Thomas Frank's brilliant books, and one I immediately thought of when I read his current column, "Hillary Clinton forgets the '90s"...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Romney All In For Another Run To Purchase White House
Six months ago, I posted on The Political Carnival that Mitt Romney was leading in the New Hampshire polls for a 2016 run. And in those six months, nothing has changed. He still leads. Last week's...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Darkhorse Candidate Soars Into Lead In Kentucky Senate Race
Photo courtesy of Represent.Us It's that time of year when campaign ads are starting to infiltrate and pollute our radio and TV viewing. Candidates sling accusations and innuendos causing more...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Elizabeth Warren Does What Hillary Clinton Could Never Do
Do you want to know why there's a draft Elizabeth Warren movement growing by leaps and bounds? The answer is found by simply watching the Massachusetts senator calmly, quietly, and succinctly destroy...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Elizabeth Warren: "And We Will Fight For It!"
Just give Elizabeth Warren 3 1/2 minutes and you'll see why America needs her leadership. What she lays out in her plan for the U.S. is exactly the blueprint Democrats MUST use as they run in 2014....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Does Speaker Boehner Really Hate The Pope?
C'mon, you must be thinking, John Boehner's a Catholic. How could he hate Pope Francis? Even agnostic Bill Maher applauds the Pontiff from time to time. If you want to make of list of popular popes,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
GOP Women Are Re-branding Their Message And Asking All Women To Vote Democratic
It's no secret that the Republican party is having a hard time connecting with women -- actually they're having a hard time connecting with women, college-educated men, immigrants, people of color,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Voter Suppression Continues to Confound and Infuriate non-Republicans
Once in a while old Tweety, aka Chris Matthews, knocks one toward the cheap seats, and Wednesday was one of those episodes of 'Hardball'. I have the biggest crush on Fugelsang, full disclosure. I...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Crowdpac, the Latest Way to Digitally Match Donor and Politician
Just in time for the 2014 mid-terms, Crowdpac was invented to help the voter filter and find candidates they are in ideological and practical political harmony. One of the Crowdpac co-founders was on...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Lauren Mayer: Mid-terms! (Polling, Polling, Polling)
Lauren Mayer is a singer/songwriter/pianist who writes comedy songs about everything from Supreme Court decisions to the Kardashians. She proudly supports leftist causes including equal pay,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Lauren Mayer: Something's Nutty in Kansas
Lauren Mayer is a singer/songwriter/pianist who writes comedy songs about everything from Supreme Court decisions to the Kardashians. She proudly supports leftist causes including equal pay,...
View Article