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The Confederacy’s War On Christmas

December 23, 2011December 23, 2011 Jon Ponder

So what were South Carolina’s governor and other top conservatives doing on Christmas Day, 1860? They were not at home celebrating the birth of Christ by singing hymns around their Christmas trees with their families.

No, on Dec. 25, 1860, these progenitors of the conservative movement and the modern-day Republican Party — they called themselves Democrats back then but a century later would flock en masse to the GOP after liberals enacted anti-white supremacist Civil Rights legislation — were in the state capitol of Columbia committing the most heinous act of treason in United States history.

They weren’t just making war on Christmas, they were preparing to make war on America:

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Will: Gingrich Is Actually an Anti-Conservative

December 23, 2011 Buck Banks

Gingrich radiates impatience with impediments to allowing majorities to sweep aside judicial determinations displeasing to those majorities. He does not, however, trust democratic political processes to produce, over time, presidents who will nominate, and Senate majorities that will confirm, judges whose views he approves… Gingrich’s unsurprising descent into sinister radicalism — intimidation of courts — is redundant evidence that he is not merely the least conservative candidate, he is thoroughly anti-conservative.

— Conservative pundit George Will, writing in the Washington Post.

Bush 41 Has Nice Words for Romney, Snubs Gingrich

December 23, 2011 Buck Banks

I think Romney is the best choice for us. I like Perry, but he doesn’t seem to be going anywhere; he’s not surging forward.

— Former President George H.W. Bush, offering “words of support, if not an official endorsement,” to Mitt Romney, the Houston Chronicle reports. As for Newt Gingrich, Bush said, “I’m not his biggest advocate.”

Christie Might Consider Veep — If His Wife Says It’s OK

December 23, 2011 Buck Banks

The fact is if Governor Romney comes to me and wants to talk to me about that, we’ll have a full conversation about that and then (my wife) Mary Pat and I will make that decision about what we want to do with our future… “I think if you fast forward the tape to a year from now it’s going to be President-elect Romney and some other VP-elect and Chris Christie the Governor of New Jersey.

— New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, saying he would not rule out running for vice president, Reuters reports.

Don’t Look Up!

December 23, 2011December 23, 2011 Buck Banks

15,000

The number of domestic drones expected to be patrolling the sky by 2018.The Department of Justice refuses to reveal the conditions under which U.S. citizens can legally be assassinated by a targeted drone attack. Apparently “the most transparent administration in history” translates to “figure it out yourself.”

Most Americans are (Sigh) Christians

December 23, 2011 Buck Banks

78%

Of American adults identify with some form of the Christian religion in 2011. Less than 2% are Jewish, less than 1% are Muslim, and 15% do not have a religious identity.

Why Matt Damon Should Stick to Acting and Leave the Punditry — and Counting — to Experts

December 22, 2011 Buck Banks

Some

Number of balls actor Matt Damon would’ve preferred on “a one-term president … who actually got stuff done,” in an attack on President Obama’s record.

Americans Remain Dissatisfied with Country’s Direction

December 22, 2011 Buck Banks

17%

Of Americans, on average, said they were satisfied with the way things are going in the U.S. in 2011, second only to the record-low 15% in 2008. Americans most often cited the economy, jobs, the deficit, and the job elected officials are doing as the most important problems in 2011.

O, Senseless Sensenbrenner!

December 22, 2011 Buck Banks

GOP Rep. Sensenbrenner’s against Michelle’s war on body mass,
But his comments about it were low-brow and crass.
With judgment quite inferior,
He critiqued Obama’s posterior.
Well, she might have a large one, but he IS the bigger ass!

Romney’s Flip-Flop on Bin Laden Is Undeniable

December 22, 2011 Buck Banks

I do not concur in the words of Barack Obama in a plan to enter an ally of ours… I don’t think those kinds of comments help in this effort to draw more friends to our effort.

— Conservative pundit George Will, writing in the Washington Post.

I think Romney is the best choice for us. I like Perry, but he doesn’t seem to be going anywhere; he’s not surging forward.

— Former President George H.W. Bush, offering “words of support, if not an official endorsement,” to Mitt Romney, the Houston Chronicle reports. As for Newt Gingrich, Bush said, “I’m not his biggest advocate.”

— New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, saying he would not rule out running for vice president, Reuters reports.

15,000

78%

Of American adults identify with some form of the Christian religion in 2011. Less than 2% are Jewish, less than 1% are Muslim, and 15% do not have a religious identity.

Some

Number of balls actor Matt Damon would’ve preferred on “a one-term president … who actually got stuff done,” in an attack on President Obama’s record.

17%

Of Americans, on average, said they were satisfied with the way things are going in the U.S. in 2011, second only to the record-low 15% in 2008. Americans most often cited the economy, jobs, the deficit, and the job elected officials are doing as the most important problems in 2011.

I do not concur in the words of Barack Obama in a plan to enter an ally of ours… I don’t think those kinds of comments help in this effort to draw more friends to our effort.

— Mitt Romney, quoted by Reuters in 2008, on the United States entering Pakistan to kill Osama bin Laden.

I think other presidents and other candidates like myself would do exactly the same thing.

— Romney, in an interview on MSNBC earlier today, downplaying credit for Obama for ordering the raid in Pakistan that finally killed Osama bin Laden.

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

— Rick Wilson

— Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) on the “resign or be fired” ultimatum from the GOP’s Freedom Caucus just 174 days into his tenure as sp[eaker, reported by Punchbowl News.

“Trump’s head slowly dropped, his eyes closed. It jerked back upward. He adjusts himself. Then, his head droops again. He straightens up, leaning back. His head droops for a third time, he shakes his shoulders. Eyes closed still. His head drops. Finally, he pops his eyes open.”

— Law360 reports from the second day of Donald Trump’s “hush money” criminal trial.

— Jonathan Last

“He’s f**king crazy! The press often will ask me if I think Donald Trump is crazy. And I’ll say it this way: I don’t think he’s so crazy that you could put him in a mental institution. But I think if he were in one, he ain’t getting out!”

— New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R), quoted by the Associated Press two years ago. Sununu is now backing Trump for president.

Numerati

$71.1 million to $45.2 million

56% to 37%

270,000

50 of 96

New York Times: “Of the 96 possible jurors brought into the room, more than 50 raised their hands to say they couldn’t be fair. They were immediately excused.”

20%