Election Natural Selection
It’s a sad testament to the state of the GOP brand
That they’re wooing the “Hamlet of the Heartland.”
As Newt circles the drain,
And Christie says no again,
The party’s last best hopes are Huntsman and Bachmann??!!
Month: May 2011
I Thought ‘Santorum’ was the Word for …
Who?
— One-word reply from Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) office in response to a reporter’s query after Rick Santorum said McCain “doesn’t understand how enhanced interrogation works” — despite the fact that McCain was tortured as a POW during the Vietnam War.
But Newt, You Actually Said It
So let me say on the record, any ad which quotes what I said on Sunday is a falsehood.
— Newt Gingrich, in an interview on Fox News, backing away from comments he made on Meet the Press that Rep. Paul Ryan’s (R-WI) budget plan was “right wing social engineering.”
Tax Hikes Add to $6.6 Bil Windfall for Debt-Strapped California – But GOP Fights to Kill Them
Facing a $30 billion budget shortfall in 2009, the state of California raised taxes — a quarter-percent on personal income tax, 1 percent on sales and a half-percent on vehicle license fees.
“I’m not going to give the Republicans a roadmap to ruin. I’m giving them a roadmap to success.”
– California Gov. Jerry Brown’s moment of zen
– California Gov. Jerry Brown’s moment of zen
According to Republican dogma, those tax hikes should have killed the state’s economic recovery. This week, however, Gov. Jerry Brown reported good news. The state is projecting $6.6 billion more in revenue than expected — some of which is unarguably a result of these modest tax increases.
In the five months since he’s been office, Brown and the Democrats who control the legislature have reduced the budget deficit from $26.6 billion to $15 billion, mostly through harsh cuts to education, health care and other safety-net programs.
The tax hikes would bring in an additional $11 billion next year, but, as of now, they are set to expire on July 1. Without them, severe cuts will be required to programs that serve children, the poor and elderly.
In the governor’s race last year, Brown campaigned on putting a measure on the ballot that would allow voters — also known as “taxpayers” — to decide whether to extend the additional taxes. He won the election by double digits, a clear mandate.
And yet, despite polling showing that the public favored the vote — and perhaps because polls also found that the measure would pass — the Republican minority “Party of No” in Sacramento killed the governor’s ballot initiative. It will not appear on the ballot next month as planned.
That’s right. Republicans blocked a measure that would allow California taxpayers to vote on tax policy.
Arnold’s Base Instinct
The Schwarzenegger household’s in a mess
After Arnold’s dalliance with a parlor maid or governess.
His inability to modulate
His fervent need to copulate
Has brought him to a new level of classlessness.
Huntsman Coy On Climate Change
I’m not a meteorologist. All I know is 90 percent of the scientists say climate change is occurring. If 90 percent of the oncological community said something was causing cancer we’d listen to them.
— Jon Huntsman, in an interview with Time, on whether he believes in climate change.
Everybody’s Picking On Newt
Newt Gingrich’s first stop in Iowa since announcing his presidential bid wasn’t so smooth, if this Fox News footage is any indication.
IOWAN: What you just did to Paul Ryan is unforgivable.
GINGRICH: I didn’t do anything to Paul Ryan.
IOWAN: Yes, you did. You undercut him…. you’re an embarrassment to our party.
GINGRICH: I’m sorry you feel that way.
IOWAN: Why don’t you get out before you make a bigger fool of yourself?
