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Hey Tea Partiers... You're Leftists!
What unites the Tea Party, which is more or less symbiotically affiliated with the so-called "Patriot" movement, are three issues. First, they're Constitutional purists. Second, they want the federal government to shrink or go away entirely. Third: they want lower taxes and government spending. So why is the Tea Party seen as a right-wing movement?
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
02-17-2010 |
Commentary
Whose Fault Is Scott Lee Cohen? A Reporter Becomes a Scapegoatnew
One hard look at the permanent record of the Democratic Party's new nominee for lieutenant governor — a look that might have been more profitably taken a week before the primary rather — and all voices rose as one. Why do we even have this useless office?
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
02-16-2010 |
Politics
Nepotism, Cronyism and Turmoil at the Housing Authority of Maricopa Countynew
It started with the boss' brother. Doug Lingner had been executive director of the Housing Authority of Maricopa County for just two months when he hired his brother to repair a carport at the agency's Seventh Street complex. Total cost: $2,000.
Phoenix New Times |
Sarah Fenske |
02-16-2010 |
Politics
Memphis Politicians Have Been Accounting for Some of the Local Stormsnew
The most attention-getting circumstances were undoubtedly the unexpected announcement by Sheriff Mark Luttrell that he would be running for Shelby County mayor and the weekend kickoff of former Memphis mayor Willie Herenton's 9th District congressional campaign.
The Memphis Flyer |
Jackson Baker |
02-12-2010 |
Politics
The New, Improved Mitt Romney is More Fiscal, Less Socialnew
it's very early in the 2012 presidential cycle, and if you ask Mitt Romney's camp, they'll profess him to be focused exclusively on helping GOP candidates this November. But make no mistake: Romney is in the process of re-launching himself for 2012.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
02-11-2010 |
Commentary
Obama: Even Dumber Than Sarahcuda
Let's set aside the fiction that public officials care about the country. Let's accept an assumption that everyone else can get behind: Politicians are skilled at looking out for themselves. By this low standard, Obama is dumber than dumb. We're not talking Dubya dumb. We're not even talking Sarahcuda dumb.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
02-10-2010 |
Commentary
Will the U.S. and the Taliban Make a Deal For Peace?new
After nearly a decade of study, more than 400 columns written, and half a bottle of rum this morning, I have uncovered what I believe may be the three immutable presidential laws of the War On Terror.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
02-09-2010 |
Commentary
Tags: War on terror
Eight Reasons Not to Hold the 2012 Republican National Convention in Salt Lake Citynew
8. The downtown Olive Garden can’t accommodate 30,000 fine-diners over a week. 7. Mitt Romney has a whole lotta unpaid SLC parking tickets from 2002. 6. The Wasatch Front only has six 24-hour right-wing talk radio stations...
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Bill Frost |
02-09-2010 |
Commentary
As a Cash-Strapped State Prepares to Cut Services, Billions are Being Doled Outnew
What about all the other sugar out there, the taxes the state of Washington doesn't collect? There's a bureaucratic mountain of them. Over the past two years alone, they have accounted for a record $98.5 billion in potential tax revenue the state never got.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
02-08-2010 |
Commentary
Vermont Legislators Admit Cheating the System... Are They Justified?new
State Rep. David Zuckerman (P-Burlington) has a confession to make that might sound to some like political suicide. He bills taxpayers for his “mileage” to and from the Statehouse — as much as $152 a week — even on days when he gets a ride with fellow lawmakers or lobbyists.
Seven Days |
Andy Bromage |
02-05-2010 |
Politics
Chief Justice John Roberts Should Be Impeachednew
It is time for an enterprising and courageous member of the US House of Representatives to file articles of impeachment against the chief justice of the United States Supreme Court, John Roberts. The charge: lying under oath. The case in question: Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Kadzis |
02-04-2010 |
Commentary
In Memorium of the Anti-War Warrior: Howard Zinn, 1922-2010new
Howard Zinn was like a daddy to Boston University students of the Vietnam War era. The author of A People's History of the United States has been revered by generations of students, reviled by more conventional academics, and, mostly, re-read.
Boston Phoenix |
Raymond Mungo |
02-04-2010 |
Politics
Middle East Pieces: Obama Gets Schoolednew
Barack Obama had worse failures to address in his State of the Union message, but a few days earlier he owned up to the most foolish miscalculation that his administration had made in its first year. He confessed that he had not understood the obstacles to an Israeli-Palestinian peace settlement.
San Antonio Current |
Gwynne Dyer |
02-03-2010 |
Commentary
Man Sparks 'Louisiana Watergate' After Allegedly Gaining Access to Senator's Phonenew
A man arrested for his involvement in a bungled Watergate-style phone-tapping of U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu's office was once the editor of a monthly conservative publication at the University of Minnesota-Morris. Joseph Basel, 24, was arrested in connection with the bizarre incident.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Kevin Hoffman |
02-03-2010 |
Politics
Will a Big-Name Dem Run Away With the Attorney General's Race?new
You might intuit Rep. Jackie Speier, the frosh congresswoman from the Peninsula, doesn't like her new job in Washington, D.C. - if, before her first full term is even up, her name is appearing in a poll for another elected office.
