Month: November 2011
James Carville Hates Dick Morris
There is nothing appealing about him at all. The rule prohibits me to disclose names, but his initials are Dick Morris.
— James Carville, in an interview with Politico, on his least favorite person in Washington, D.C.
Independents, Moderates Say GOP Sabotaging Obama
50%
Of Americans think President Obama is “making a good faith effort to deal with the country’s economic problems,” but Republicans are “playing politics by blocking his proposals and programs,” according to a new Washington Post-ABC News survey. Meanwhile, 44% think Obama is at fault and “has not provided leadership on the economy.” Independents blame Republicans by a 54% to 40% margin, while moderate voters blame Republicans by 57% to 37%.
Of Americans think President Obama is “making a good faith effort to deal with the country’s economic problems,” but Republicans are “playing politics by blocking his proposals and programs,” according to a new Washington Post-ABC News survey. Meanwhile, 44% think Obama is at fault and “has not provided leadership on the economy.” Independents blame Republicans by a 54% to 40% margin, while moderate voters blame Republicans by 57% to 37%.
Cain Explains His Relationship to the Koch Brothers
I am the Koch brothers’ brother from another mother.
— Presidential candidate and accused serial sexual harasser Herman Cain, explaining his relationship to the arch-conservative, filthy rich Koch brothers at Americans For Prosperity’s Defending The American Dream conference.
The (Tea) Party’s Over: Top Republicans Shunning Florida Tea Party
When you think of the Florida tea party, the names Gov. Rick Scott and Sen. Marco Rubio come to mind but neither man came to their state’s tea party convention this weekend.* A new trend of ignoring the once ascendant Koch-funded effort seems to be under way.
It’s hard not to think there’s a connection between the decline in the popularity of the tea party and the generally more favorable ratings for the Occupy movement. Nowhere was the so-last-year quality of support for tea partiers more evident than at their own Florida convention.
Of the major presidential candidates, only Rick Santorum confirmed to the Tampa Tribune this week that he’s attending. Ron Paul’s campaign couldn’t be reached for comment; the event isn’t on his campaign web site schedule, although event organizers said he’ll be there. Spokesmen for Michele Bachmann, Herman Cain, Newt Gingrich, Jon Huntsman, Rick Perry and Mitt Romney all said they won’t make it…
“It’s like they’re throwing a party and the guests of honor aren’t going to show up,” said retired University of South Florida political scientist Darryl Paulson, a Republican.
Matt Taibbi on Rick Perry’s Peculiar Anti-Government Crony Corporate Socialism
If you haven’t read Matt Taibbi’s take down of Rick Perry in Rolling Stone, “The Best Little Whore in Texas,” do it now.
“His hand was so cold, like ice. And he was sweating. He didn’t seem well, like he was in pain or he was sick or something. I don’t know what it was, but something was definitely wrong.”
For one thing, there’s this bit about how Perry, who is supposedly a genius at retail politics, actually comes across in person:
Liliana Ros, a [Republican] party committeewoman in Florida, shook Perry’s hand during a commercial break at the Orlando debate and promptly finked on him to reporters, offering a pervy description that was missing only the open raincoat and the raging boner. “He grabbed my hand and held on to it,” Ros said. “His hand was so cold, like ice. And he was sweating. He didn’t seem well, like he was in pain or he was sick or something. I don’t know what it was, but something was definitely wrong.”
But mainly, there’s this on Perry’s peculiar brand of anti-government corporate crony socialism:
