Tag Archives: John Boehner

Why Obama’s Second Term Will Be the Best

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Mr. Universe

The Republican strategy of painting President Obama as an ineffectual Jimmy Carter Democrat has been somewhat successful up until recently (Jimmy Carter was actually not that bad of a President but Republicans successfully portrayed him as such. But this is an argument for another … Continue reading →

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Public Enemy Number One: Mitch McConnell

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Mr. Universe

Know Thy Enemy: Mitch McConnell I mentioned an analogy in the previous article of Mitch McConnell, John Boehner, Eric Cantor, and possibly Paul Ryan as the outlaw Miller Gang from the movie High Noon. The more I thought about it, … Continue reading →

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There’s a New Sheriff in Town…and His Name is Obama

Posted on September 20, 2011 by Mr. Universe

Remember that scene when Gary Cooper walked the streets of Hadleyville, New Mexico Territory trying to elicit help from it’s citizens to deal with the Miller Gang bent on terrorizing them? Well think of Obama as the Marshall who’s tried … Continue reading →

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Pirates Off the Starboard Bow

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Mr. Universe

I remember once I went with a girlfriend for her first new car purchase. I’d been through the whole dance routine with new car salesman before and she wanted me to walk her through it. So I told her all … Continue reading →

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Intimidation Nation

Posted on April 9, 2011 by dcpetterson

What is it about Tea Party Republicans? These are the same people who turned town hall meetings into near-riots throughout 2009. They are the ones who were big on carrying guns to political rallies. They fantasized about armed rebellion. There … Continue reading →

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Government Shutdown Averted

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Mr. Universe

In an 11th hour sprint (literally), a budget deal has been reached to fund the government for the remainder of the fiscal year. The EPA and Planned Parenthood cuts are off the table. We will keep you up to date … Continue reading →

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Party Like It’s 1995

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Michael Weiss

We’ve seen this movie before. This time, the role formerly played by Newt Gingrich is covered by John Boehner. Bill Clinton has become Barack Obama. The script is a little bit different, though. The spending cuts proposed are three times the … Continue reading →

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Care Wars: The Empire Strikes Back!

Posted on January 18, 2011 by dcpetterson

…in which Boehner Fett digs himself a hole. Have you ever been to a four-hour movie that went on about three hours too long? And then marveled at the audacity and stupidity of the studio for making a sequel? Well, you … Continue reading →

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This Day in History

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Monotreme

This is my first attempt in a while to post all by my lonesome. The last post I made (“She Blinded Me With Science”) got a bit munged in the translation from my html through the blogging software, so I’m … Continue reading →

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The No Fear Zone

Posted on September 28, 2010 by dcpetterson

  On issues from taxation to social policy, from the environment to national security, from human rights to public safety, it seems all too easy to convince Americans to support causes contrary to their own interests. The common motivating factor … Continue reading →

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