Hillary Clinton has titles, but few achievements, to her name. Her campaign is built on hype. People are more into what she would symbolize if she won — a first woman president — than what she would do. Sound familiar?
Voted to Screw the Unemployed Before Talking About Not Voting to Screw the Unemployed
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Democrats voted overwhelmingly to cancel unemployment benefits to 1.3 million Americans. Now they’re launching a ferocious campaign against Republicans for supporting the same exact bill.
Studied the Constitution. Didn’t Like It.
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While Americans were distracted over Christmas, Congress and Obama quietly passed the National Defense Authorization Act, which beefs up the President’s right to put anyone, including US citizens, on a Kill List or hold them indefinitely without trial or representation by a lawyer. There’s even a new unit to funnel NSA spy data to the Pentagon so it can target US citizens.
The Pope Code
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65% of Americans say they agree with Pope Francis I’s critique of capitalism. But because we’re not allowed to publicly voice our opposition to capitalism, we resort to a sort of “dog whistle” — a “pope code” — in which we express our approval of the pope as an acceptable way to transmit our closet sympathies for socialism and communism.
Have a Very A-Merry-Ca Christmas
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As you open your presents and approvingly watch your president kicking back at the beach this holiday season, think of the blessings being spread by American drones in places like Yemen and American torturers at Guantanamo.
Collateral Santa
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America can’t take any chances to protect itself from terrorists — and that includes suspiciously timed bogies originating in the North Pole sector.
Theoretical Democrats
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Democrats keep saying that Republicans keep blocking Democratic legislative initiatives. But…what initiatives? Democrats don’t bother to actually propose them. They float them in the media rather than propose them in the halls of Congress. But does theoretical legislation really count as having been blocked by obstructionists?
Yes, Virginia, There is a Difference Between the Two Political Parties
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Republicans and Democrats both voted for a bill that eliminates unemployment benefits for 1.3 million Americans. Now Democrats are whining and complaining and grousing about it to give themselves political cover. It’s a ridiculous ploy — and it would be funny if there weren’t so many people suffering as a result.
21st Century Leadership
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President Obama gives one speech after another on important issues: Guantanamo, the NSA, jobs and the economy, race relations. But then…nothing. No bills are proposed. He just talks…as if talking were enough. In other words, he governs the way he campaigned — purely based on platitudes. And apparently it’s enough.
Never Happen
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Currently, conventional wisdom says that New Jersey Governor Chris Christie could never be elected president. Nice wishful thinking, but history shows that all sorts of candidates who didn’t stand a chance — and shouldn’t have — can win. Which is too bad for us.
