Rum, Romanism and Rebellion

I hear that Tomás Tancredo is dropping out of the presidential race today. Next is the fight over his hundred or so supporters. The ones not named “Tancredo,” I mean.

Okay…get this straight:
- John McCain lost his appeal among independent voters because of his unwavering support of a now unpopular war.
- Joe Lieberman was forced to leave his party because of his unwavering support of a now unpopular war.
- Joe Lieberman endorses John McCain, largely because of McCain’s unwavering support of a now unpopular war.
- Joe Lieberman’s […]

As the Star would say, a flower to Fred Dalton Thompson for his refusal to play the “show of hands game” at the Republican debate this week. His frustration at the insistance of the debate moderator for quick, glib, soundbitten answers to otherwise complex questions led him to say “You want a show of hands. I’m not […]

Rudy Giuliani used a clever but not entirely accurate line against Fred Thompson, saying that Thompson played the role of Rudy Giuliani on television. This is the third or fourth time I have read about him saying this, and I feel I must use the platform of this blog to counter this Giuliani disinformation campaign.
The role […]

There was yet another interview with voters in a Godforsaken milltown in New Hampshire, because these folks have been selected by Providence to tell the rest of us which presidential candidates to vote for. Yep, because the voters of New Hampshire are just better quality Americans than those of us consigned to live in warmer […]

Years ago, when I was running for the exalted positon of Pima County Charter Committee, I was invited to speak at a Republican club meeting in Green Valley. I was invited because the office was non-partisan. This was during the race between Bill Clinton and Bob Dole. At the meeting, a State Representative who was […]

Joe Biden on Rudolph Giuliani:
There are only three things he mentions in a sentence: a noun and a verb and 9/11

Even as a frequent critic of John McCain, I thought he was pretty clever with his “I was tied up…” jibe when going after Hillary Clinton for funding the Bethel Arts Center, which has been derided as the “hippie museum.”
Of course, “hippie museum” is pretty far from what it actually is.
The only thing that is […]

You know, I almost forgot about Tomás Tancredo. He kind of fell off the radar screen for me. Every once in a while, I sit there and think to myself, “Gosh, is he still as much of a gamoń as before?”
It turns out, yes, he is. All is right with the world.
Sen. Dick Durbin had […]

As Rusty points out, I don’t watch Fox News, so I missed this one this morning. The folks at Salon’s War Room blog managed to pick it up. It’s Fox & Friends host Brian Kilmeade, with a question from his hard hitting interview with Mayor Rudolph Giuliani:
Mr. Mayor, this is an odd question but I […]

There is an interesting bit on SEIU’s website. It’s called “Walk a Day in My Shoes.” The premise is that various presidential candidates shadow an SEIU member on a typical workday. Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Christopher Dodd, Bill Richardson and John Edwards have taken them up on the offer. The lone Republican to […]

One of the truly amusing things on the dexter side of this presidential contest is the back stage sniping among supporters over who is the right sort of Christian. Heck, with the Republicans unable to settle their own sectarian divides, it’s no wonder they are having so many problems managing Iraq.
The “troubles,” at least so far…

Last month, […]

Those of us on this side of the political fence are branded as unamerican or abetting terrorism for even suggesting that maybe invading Iraq wasn’t such a great idea, and maybe we should think about bringing home our troops, I dunno, within a few years give or take. Even the mildest finger wagging regarding administration policy in the “War […]

There are moments when I wonder if there is some element of the Republican party that wants to make sure that Jon Stewart has enough material. “Wide stance“? At least he didn’t blame a black guy.
Maybe it is more nefarious than that. Some of these guys are so wedded to the notion that gays are […]

As expected, the Arizona’s Presidential Preference Election (why they can’t just call it a darned primary is beyond me, another thing I blame on Jan Brewer) will be set to February 5th rather than later in the month. Despite the handwringing of a few about this being too early, this is actually about the same […]

Over at Radar, they are reporting that one of John McCain’s frustrations with the aides he fired was with their choice of attire for him. Specifically, he didn’t like the, his words, “gay sweaters” they made him wear to make him look younger.
To quote the gay friend who tipped me off to this one, “Gay sweater? […]

I’m hearing this talk that Fred Thompson would be a great choice for president because of his conservative family values (a series of relationships with semi-famous blondes a generation your junior is “conservative family values,” who knew?) and because he has played tough talking leaders. He is “folksy” because he leased a red pick-up truck […]

Okay, this guy Sheriff Lee Baca who is now being hammered for releasing Paris Hilton early? Guess who he endorsed for President.
That’s right: John McCain.
Baca, by the way, has been criticized in the past for the soft spot on his heart for celebrities. He had a ”celebrity reserve unit” that had to be curtailed because of the misbehavior of the various […]

I recieved this e-mail from the Phil Gordon campaign:
As a Democrat working on the Phil Gordon for Mayor 2007 campaign, along with our Deputy Campaign Director who comes directly from the Arizona Democratic Party, I wanted to respond to your recent post. Feel free to use any or all of it in your blog.
In addition […]