Category Archives: Democrats

Backfire, Part Two

Posted on January 17, 2011 by Gaius

Mickey Kaus: Why would Republican politicians ever fall into this “too hot” trap? Because hot rhetoric gins up their base. But now that they’ve won the House in an off year election, GOP pols don’t need to please the base … Continue reading →

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Democrat Death Panels

Posted on September 5, 2010 by Gaius

ObamaCare comes for the Democrats in Congress first: As Democrats brace for a November wave that threatens their control of the House, party leaders are preparing a brutal triage of their own members in hopes of saving enough seats to … Continue reading →

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Cooked

Posted on September 3, 2010 by Gaius

The Democrats have already had Larry Sabato warn them that the Senate is in play. Now they have it from Charlie Cook: For much of this year, it seemed a near mathematical impossibility that Republicans could score the 10-seat net … Continue reading →

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The New, New Math

Posted on September 3, 2010 by Gaius

Just when you thought you knew how to read numbers, the left wing media (redundant) and the wizard of 0 himself teach you the new, new improved left-leaning ObamaMath! All those job losses you see? Why they are just super … Continue reading →

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Strike Up The Band

Posted on September 2, 2010 by Gaius

The handwriting is on the wall. Larry Sabato has released his Crystal Ball predictions for the Democrats in November. The word bloodbath comes to mind: Given what we can see at this moment, Republicans have a good chance to win … Continue reading →

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Did Health Care Reform Kill The Democrat’s Majority?

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Gaius

Jay Cost says yes. Or it was at least the decisive blow to their political dreams: Partisans on both sides tell themselves stories about why they’re up, why they’re down, and why the other side is where it is. These … Continue reading →

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Camp Obama

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Gaius

Apparently, Kathleen Sebelius is either completely ignorant of the connotation or simply does not care. Because she cheerfully announced that the administration has a lot of “reeducation” to do on the won’s health care “reform”. With a number of polls … Continue reading →

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How Bleak Is That Valley?

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Gaius

Well, it might be even more unpleasant to be a Democrat up for election in November. There’s this, for example: Forget conventional wisdom: Republicans have a real shot at taking control of the Senate, as well as the House, in … Continue reading →

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Report From Behind The Dead Horse

Posted on August 29, 2010 by Gaius

The New Hampshire Union Leader Gets with the metaphor I have been using here for quite some time. They mention the events of 1876 at the Little Bighorn River and the Democrats in November: Peering from behind his dead horse … Continue reading →

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“Recovery Summer” Churns On

Posted on August 26, 2010 by Gaius

Hey, “only” 473,000 people filed for first time unemployment checks last week! Talk about green shoots! Talk about recovery! Talk about “experts” on crack: “Given that business sales rebounded  in July after two months of decreases, companies may hold on … Continue reading →

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Tea Leaves

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Gaius

Not looking good – despite the attempts to spin it in the most positive light possible: Some neutral observers and senior strategists within the party have begun to believe that the national political environment is not only similar to what … Continue reading →

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Hey! It’s Recovery Summer!

Posted on August 21, 2010 by Gaius

Eight banks were taken over by the FDIC yesterday. That brings the total for 2010 to 118 – and the FDIC is predicting that the total for this year of recovery will be even higher than it was last year … Continue reading →

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Oh Crap! They’re Not Buying It!

Posted on August 20, 2010 by Gaius

Quick! Change the lies! Politico has obtained and published a confidential messaging-strategy presentation that essentially admits ObamaCare supporters are losing the battle for public opinion.  The presentation was delivered to professional leftists  by the left-wing Herndon Alliance, based on public … Continue reading →

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Dim And Dimmer

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Gaius

Nancy Pelosi doubles down on insulting the vast – and apparently growing – number of voters who fully recognize the right of the developers of the “Ground Zero Mosque” to build it there, while completely conviced that is is wrong … Continue reading →

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Less Than One Term?

Posted on August 17, 2010 by Gaius

Roger Simon (of Politico, not Pajamas Media) has a devastating column out. He speculates that the won may have to resign before his full first term is complete: Honest to goodness, the man just does not get it. He might … Continue reading →

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