Author - Bob Cesca

Republican Party

Inglorius Basterd

by Lee Stranahan So I listened to the first hour of Rush Limbaugh's show this morning and for those of you who thought Rush was bad, I should point out in the interest of fairness that he's actually...

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Iraq

The Iraq Riddle

by Lee Stranahan Sorta continuing the debate from the comments section about my Limbaugh piece, a few thought occurred to me. Some of this is a response to Bob's comment there but not all - I'm sure...

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President Obama

The Enemy Of The Good

by Lee Stranahan Voltaire's quote "The perfect is the enemy of the good." is one of my favorites and as I'm watching President Obama's speech about his new strategy for Iraq, the President himself...

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Economy

Spreading the Wealth

The "thanks, but no thanks" hypocrisy continues. Blast government spending, but take all you can carry. Louisiana has gotten $130 billion in post-Katrina aid. How is it that the stars of the...

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Animal Rights

Secret Chimps

A week after a woman lay in critical condition after being mauled by a pet chimpanzee, the Captive Primate Safety Act passed by a 323-95 vote, with 93 Republicans in opposition. I was once pulled...

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Quote

Doof Quote of the Day

"I finally came to the conclusion I would have to be a no vote on this because this stems from sexual promiscuity for the most part." —Colorado State Sen. Dave Schultheis (R) on a bill requiring an...

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Radio Show

Radio Show

Me and Stranahan on the radio at 10 p.m. (7 p.m. Pacific) right here. We'll be talking about the president's address and my fracas with Joe Scarborough. Plus your calls at (347) 945-5235. Radio...

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Morning Joe

The Scarborough Twitter

Interesting Twitter between Lee and Joe. But when the hell did I compare Scarborough to Steve Doocy? The one and only mention of Joe Scarborough in the entire piece was when I mentioned his name in a...

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Economy

I Called It!

Krugman today: Basically, the political philosophy of the GOP right now seems to consist of snickering at stuff that they think sounds funny. The party of ideas has become the party of Beavis and...

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President Obama

FDR Meets LBJ

This Gergen review is pretty amazing: “This was the most ambitious president we’ve heard in this chamber in decades. The first half of the speech was FDR fighting for the New Deal. The second half...

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