Author - SK Ashby

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[W]hat the whole Beltway media crowd has done – is to slot Ryan into a role someone is supposed to be playing in their political play, that of the thoughtful, serious conservative wonk. In reality...

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Open Thread

Electrifying

Artist - Steve Greenberg In other news, Team Romney doesn't want to run on the Ryan Plan. They want to run on the Romney Plan. They probably shouldn't have picked him for VP then. Good luck with that.

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Epic Fail

You’re Qualified!

It's unfortunate for the Romney campaign that they've turned this election into a debate over the merits of the private sector versus the public sector, because their vice presidential nominee, Paul...

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Open Thread

Opponent Painting

One of these is far more accurate than the other. Artist - John Darkow In other news, Jon Huntsman Sr. joined the chorus today calling on Mitt Romney to release his tax returns. Huntsman was Mitt's...

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Election 2012

A Must Read

Charles Pierce's column for the September 2012 issue of Esquire Magazine, Black Like Him: Obama's Narrow Path to Reelection is an absolute must-read. He perfectly articulates the social obstacles...

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Ethics

Leave Team Romney Alone!

Senior Romney adviser Eric "Etch a Sketch" Fehrnstrom has a sad. BOSTON—A senior adviser to Mitt Romney lashed out at President Barack Obama's re-election campaign Friday, accusing the president of...

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Open Thread

The Big Questions

Artist - John Cole In other news, Democratic Senate candidate Heidi Heitkamp successfully had an attack ad produced by Karl Rove's Crossroads GPS super PAC removed for blatant falsehoods. A new...

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Wingnuts

Your WTF of the Day

Several days ago we discussed how one Louisiana charter school was forcing girls suspected of being pregnant to submit to pregnancy tests or be kicked out of school. The rule was challenged by the...

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Racism

A Wink and a Nod

According to Newt Gingrich, there's no proof that President Obama wants to give people welfare checks for doing nothing, but he knows it's true in his heart. From his appearance on Anderson Cooper...

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