Alyson Chadwick
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The Top Political Fails of the Week
So much failure, so little time.... Groundhog Day Washington, DC Style The federal government has reopened and that is a good thing but as Congress has found a way to fund it for a mere 90 days, the champagne shouldn’t be broken out just yet. With Heritage Action, Sean ...read more
Top Political Fails Of The Week, Epic Shutdown Edition!!
Our guide to the biggest political flops of the week: The Shutdown (duh) As the government shutdown enters its second week and with the next debt ceiling showdown looming, it’s easy to see why a new poll is out showing Americans’ concerns with dysfunction in Washington are at a ...read more
Top 5 Fails of the Week: Obama's Credibility on Syria, Sarah Palin and Allah, & Bush's Premature Mandela Eulogy
Our guide to the biggest flops in politics last week: 1. Presidential Fail: Your Credibility IS on the Line The jury is still out on whether President Obama’s belated decision to go to Congress for the authority to intervene in Syria (something he does NOT need to get) was a ...read more
Top 5 Political Fails of the Week: Weiner Paying Supporters, Pat Robertson's Special Gay Rings & Alan Keyes' Liberal Vaccine Conspiracy
With so much failure it was hard to narrow it down to only 5, but this is our roundup of the worst in politics last week: 1. Medical Expert Tells “FOX & Friends” that Women Should Pay More for Health Insurance Because They Have ‘the Breasts’ and Live Longer FOX & Friends is ...read more
Top 5 Political Fails of the Week
Our break down of the biggest political fails of the week: 1. Surrender Bob That’s what an enterprising radio station in San Diego paid a sky writer to put over San Diego to get Mayor Bob Filner to resign. After harassing at least 18 women, it looks like a deal has been ...read more
GOP Crazy, the NJ 2013 Senate Race Edition
Newark Mayor Cory Booker sailed to victory in the Democratic primary last week, which surprised no one though about four people voted and that's always a bit sad so now he is on to the general which will be on October 16, 2013. So who is his GOP opponent? So glad you asked! I ...read more
Where's the Birther Outrage Now?
Senator Ted Cruz 's Canadian birth certificate. How will the birthers react to this? After what seems to be an eternity of hearing about President Obama's birth certificate and the repeated allegations that he was born in Kenya, I have to wonder why I am only hearing crickets ...read more
RNC Plays to its Base and Votes to Boycott Any Debates on CNN or NBC
So much for expanding their base. The Republican National Committee (RNC) voted unanimously today to boycott any debates held on NBC or CNN because of two movies on Hillary Clinton's life. CNN is working on a documentary and NBC will air a fictional miniseries. The kicker is ...read more
Mayor Bloomberg Asserts Owning Poodles Lowers Crime
Ok, no, he didn’t. His assertion the Stop, Question and Frisk law has been instrumental to the city’s crime rate is equally as absurd. The data simply doesn’t back him up on this. The mayor gave a press conference this afternoon about today’s ruling that the law is ...read more
GOP Strategist Blasts Steve King on MTP
Republican strategist, Ana Navarro slammed Congressman Steve King (R-IA) this morning on Meet the Press over his stance on immigration and wanton racism. It's nice to see people from his own side do that. She said: "Well, first of all, I think Congressman King should go get ...read more
My Advice for Anthony Weiner
I have been thinking about what counsel I would give Anthony Weiner about what would be his best move, politically (Other than stop sending pictures of yourself to women you don't know. I mean you practically have to be brain damaged to believe them when they say they will ...read more
We All Deserve a Distraction
This is the least intellectual thing you will read this week and I am sorry. Personally, this has been an amazingly rough week for me. But then we have the news. Anthony Weiner. Ariel Castro. Beyonce's new haircut! It's been chaos. Chaos! So I went back to where the ...read more
Mr. Weiner, Please Go Away
I want to write something positive about Anthony Weiner. Really, I do. First of all, I agree with him on almost everything. He is the kind of liberal I like. He is fearless. Secondly, I have worked with his wife, Huma Abedin, and have nothing but respect and admiration for her. ...read more
Washington, DC Is the Least Honest Place in the US
Washington, DC is not a popular place. That's not really new. For years I have been told that people "inside the beltway" are disconnected from the ordinary, hard working Americans that live outside of it. New polling data released this week shows Congress' approval rating ...read more
Steve King Doubles Down on Immigration
Congressman Steve King (R-Iowa-Crazyville) does not like immigrants. Moreover, he doesn't like the children of immigrants. He thinks they are all drug smugglers. To their credit, the GOP leadership also finds these comments reprehensible. Both SpeakerJohn Boehner and ...read more
After Trayvon
It was a normal day. Courtney had left work and was picking up her husband. Being the parents of two adolescent boys, they were expected and needed at home. As she waited for Russell, her husband, a police officer drove by and gave her a double look. He drove by a second time ...read more
Why New York Is Better than Texas
Like many Americans, I get my news from the Daily Show. Ok, not really but I didn't know Governor Rick Perry was on a tour to steal businesses from other states like California, Illinois and New York until I saw the Back in Black segment the other night. If you missed it, you ...read more
And We Return to the Crazy Wing
Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (R-MN) thinks President Obama needs to be "spanked" and that his "magic wand should be taken away." What? He's had a magic wand all this time? Shouldn't he have used that to get some legislation passed? Watch the madness here: Meanwhile, up in ...read more
One Week and Two Tragedies
I am of course referring to the Travyon Martin decision and the untimely death of Cory Monteith. Now, it could be because I have been under the weather but both have me emotional today. First the case of George Zimmerman. Why did the "stand your ground" law apply to him and ...read more
You Can Bring Your Gun but Not a Tampon
Maybe if the GOP wanted to convince women it is not waging a "war" on them, it would help to stop waging that war. State legislatures have passed a crap load of bills aimed at stopping abortion but they have gone much further than that. In what universe does God want women to ...read more
The Apocalypse Has Officially Started
There is no universe that should be ok with an article that mentions both Bill Clinton and Justin Bieber. None but here you have it. ...read more
This Conversation Is Over
Yes, it's a Fight Cub reference. The whole George Zimmerman conversation needs to stop. Right now. Trayvon Martin went out to do whatever he went out to do and I don't care if he went out for Skittles or crack. The conversation starts and ends with why George Zimmerman followed ...read more
The Right Doubles Down on Discrimination
While the American people support marriage equality, these members of the GOP have not gotten the memo. Here's a roundup of some of the more ridiculous responses to the Supreme Court's decisions on the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and California's prop 8. Congressman Paul ...read more
John Boehner's Big Decision
John Boehner has an important decision to make. Does he want to be a spectacular speaker or a mediocre one? I am, of course, talking about immigration reform. He may lose his speakership and even his seat over how he moves forward but on balance, he has the chance to really ...read more