So what did Newt Gingrich spend half a million dollars on at Tiffany & Co.?

As was first reported by Politico, it’s been revealed former House Speaker Newt Gingrich once owed – and may still owe – between $250,001 and $500,000 to the upscale jewelry store Tiffany & Co. Thus far Gingrich has been unwilling to disclose what he purchased to necessitate a line of…

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Walker signs administrative power grab into law

Under legislation he signed into law earlier today, Republican Gov. Scott Walker will gain the power to block administrative rules written by state agencies and other elected state officials. Previously, administrative rules were written by state agencies and reviewed by the Legislature, but Republicans in the State Senate and Assembly…

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VIDEO: Husband verbally destroys anti-choice protesters

From Glibberal comes this gem. Aaron Gouveia and his wife were trying to have a child, but when his wife was 16 weeks pregnant, they discovered that their fetus had severe abnormalities which would result in it being stillborn. As if this wasn’t bad enough, when the couple drove to…

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Love That Newt Gingrich!

Of course we’ve all heard about Mr. Gingrich’s entry into the Republican race for the 2012 Presidential nomination and then his meltdown, apologies, and retrenchment after his first weekend in the bigs! Well his only real mistake was telling the truth and then recanting! Stick with the truth sir and…

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Concealed Carry Redux!

I believe I posted this here once before, but considering the current discussions on concealed carry, it warrants a repeat offense!

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57% of Fox News viewers believe President Obama will be reelected

Granted it’s just about 18 months from the 2012 election, and granted, this isn’t exactly a “scientific” poll, but this poll certainly says something about what people think of President Barack Obama’s reelection chances. Fox News also has President Obama’s approval rating at a respectable 55%.

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Mike Ellis may not wear sunglasses at night, but he does wear them indoors!

Somethings Speak for themselves, I will just say that I can not confirm the rumor that Senate President Republican Mike Ellis was out too late at the Avenue Bar the night before and was nursing his hangover. Which would explain the inside sunglasses, attacking of the gum and incredible rudeness….

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Republican Thugs – Part 2

I wrote recently about some prime examples of Republican thuggery. Recently the Capitol Times ran a story by Steven Elbow on bad behavior at the capitol. While most of it was run of the mill stuff, a couple different stories stuck out to Elbow(and me). Unfortunately Steven Elbow did not…

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Wanna get serious about cutting the national debt? Start with the Bush tax cuts!

According to the nonpartisan Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP), the Bush-era tax breaks for the nation’s top earners, combined with the costs of fighting wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, will account for nearly half the public debt in 2019 when measured as a percentage of economic output. As…

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“That’s The Real History Of America??” – MOC #38 by comedian Lee Camp

In his most recent Moment of Clarity, comedian Lee Camp talks about the real history of our nation (this is most definitely not safe for work):

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