May 24, 2013 - Pensito

A Fictional Benediction

May 24, 2013 Buck Banks

Rep. Steve Smith said it was a lot of hot air,
Offered the Arizona House by a God-naysayer.
He called for a do-over,
Taking note, moreover,
That when said by an atheist, a prayer just ain’t a prayer.

GOP Will Have to Lose Another Campaign to Learn from the Last One

May 24, 2013 Buck Banks

They know they have a political problem–that’s obvious. But I don’t think they’ve come to grips with the fundamental issue, which is their governing philosophy. I think they’re going to have to lose one more.

— Will Marshall of the Progressive Policy Institute, quoted by The Atlantic, on whether the Republican Party learned lessons from its defeat in 2012.

Cuomo Doesn’t Want Weiner as Mayor of NYC

May 24, 2013 Buck Banks

Shame on us.

— New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D), in an interview with the Syracuse Post-Standard, on if New York City elects Anthony Weiner as mayor.

Murkowski: Palin Not Connected with Alaska

May 24, 2013 Buck Banks

I think there are a lot of outside interests that would like to see Sarah Palin in some form of elected office. Most in Alaska recognize our former governor is really not involved in or engaged in the state anymore, that she’s moved to other interests. In order for you to represent the state of Alaska, you’ve got to be in the state.

Day: May 24, 2013

A Fictional Benediction

GOP Will Have to Lose Another Campaign to Learn from the Last One

They know they have a political problem–that’s obvious. But I don’t think they’ve come to grips with the fundamental issue, which is their governing philosophy. I think they’re going to have to lose one more.

— Will Marshall of the Progressive Policy Institute, quoted by The Atlantic, on whether the Republican Party learned lessons from its defeat in 2012.

Cuomo Doesn’t Want Weiner as Mayor of NYC

Shame on us.

— New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D), in an interview with the Syracuse Post-Standard, on if New York City elects Anthony Weiner as mayor.

Murkowski: Palin Not Connected with Alaska

— Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), telling The Hill not to expect a Senate bid from Sarah Palin because she’s not really connected to Alaska anymore.

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“We are done, Americans are done with endless conflict in the Middle East, spending trillions of dollars, American lives… this is insane and we have to call it for what it is.”

— Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO), on CNN.

44%

— Former President Bill Clinton, quoted by Deadline, in his July 4th message.

Numerati

$4,600

11

30%

A new American Research Group poll finds just 30% of Americans say they approve of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president and 67% say they disapprove.

61% to 35%

81

A Reuters analysis of Trump’s public comments from June 23 through July 6 (13 days) — when a string of left-wing Democratic candidates won their party’s primaries in New York — found he invoked communism 81 times.