Author: Becky Sarwate

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Arrest of Rand Paul’s Son Continues Family Legacy of Woman Hating

While William Paul has never run for public office, the apple doesn’t fall too far from the tree, does it?

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The Media Gives the Republican Party a Free Pass to Obstruct

At the inception of President Obama’s second term, with looming fights in front of us over a host of issues, it is time for members of the media to surrender their own manufactured centrism.

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The Republican Party Resolves to Destroy Middle Class Once and For All in 2013

After they failed in 2012, Republicans turn their attention towards destroying the middle class in 2013.

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Boehner Attempts to Leverage Newtown Tragedy Distraction in Fiscal Cliff Negotiations

It seems as if the deficit is being used as a bargaining ploy by the Republicans. This ploy is being used against a president who is being distracted by the growing crisis of mass public executions.

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Tone Deaf Republicans Push Themselves off the Political Cliff By Ignoring the Voters

The Republican Party is very close to relegating itself to the political backwoods in perpetuity. Did they not get the message on Election Day that Americans want solutions?

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Trinkets From Romney’s Doomed Candidacy End Up in a Bargain Bin Near You

It’s the little things during the holiday season that bring such simple joy. Like seeing Mitt Romney’s campaign merchandise littering up bargain bins across America.

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Welcome to the Jungle: The GOP Dysfunction Infused 112th Congress Reports for Duty

The greatest example of petty taunting and counter-productivity since the 7th grade lunch table returns to Capitol Hill today, fresh off President Obama’s re-election.

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Obama and Romney Campaigns Play the Waiting Game

No matter who emerges victor (Obama) today is a day for celebrating ourselves and our participation in the democratic process. We survived a tough four years

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Chris Christie Ignores the GOP Mandate to Condemn the President at Every Turn

Chris Christie is openly defying his party by praising President Obama’s handling of Hurricane Sandy one week before Election Day.

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This Week in Alienating Female Voters Starring Mitt Romney

Mitt Romney has spent years undermining his own credibility with female voters and there’s no reason, particularly after Monday night’s showing, to trust him now.

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Biden Versus Ryan: Defense is the Best Offense

Ryan’s budget plan is heartless, bad for America and when properly scrutinized, indefensible. At the VP debate, Joe Biden will keep smiling and watch the young kid strangle himself.

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Like the Work of the NFL Replacement Refs? Then Vote for Mitt Romney

If you like the work of the NFL’s replacement refs, then you’ll love how Mitt Romney will govern the country if he win the election in November.

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Should We Forgive Romney’s ‘Off the Cuff’ Remarks? In a Word, No

Romney is staring down the barrel of video evidence that he just doesn’t give a damn about Americans occupying social positions outside the privileged one percent, and he doesn’t deserve forgiveness.

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After Romney’s Disastrous Week the Only Surprise is America Not Unanimously Voting Obama

All things considered, it’s sort of tough to comprehend how the polls like the recent Yahoo!/Esquire numbers don’t skew much father left.

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Obama’s Convention Speech: The Real Mission

President Obama’s real mission tonight is to do the one thing he has failed to do over the partisan screaming of the last few years: tout his MAJOR accomplishments.

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GOP Convention: Tuesday Night Drinking Games

Drinking games to liven up the GOP convention.Take a shot every time a speaker calls Obama a socialist! Do a keg stand for each each personality present who represents an assault on women’s rights!

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Paul Ryan: Walking the Party Line Against Women

Paul Ryan is proof that the compassionate conservatives amongst us don’t appear to have a lot of respect for individual liberty when it comes to reproductive decision-making.

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Revenge: It’s What Female Voters Have in Store for the GOP

Women will have their revenge at the ballot box this Fall. And we’ll enjoy the spectacle of the GOP’s mystified Wednesday morning quarterbacking when it’s all over.

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Dick Cheney Reminds Us That Romney Still Has Stateside Messes to Clean

Dick Cheney, popped out of his cryogenic chamber to remind the voting public that there are still plenty of Stateside imbroglios to which candidate Romney must attend.

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Mitt Romney Tells America His Finances are None of Our Damned Business

Romney claims he ignorant of his investments, but rest assured, he hasn’t dodged any taxes. How do we know this? Because he says so. In other words, his finances are none of our business.

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Even the ‘Moderate’ Conservative at the New York Times Can’t Describe the GOP Healthcare Plan

Not even conservative water carrier David Brooks can sell the non-existent Republican alternative to the Affordable Care Act.

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Justice Roberts’ Health Care Decision: Just Say Yes to the Constitution

So what did happen with Roberts anyway? Was his a vote cast to mitigate the public impression that the SCOTUS is too politically partisan to continue assessing objective questions of law and liberty?

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Democrats Encouraged by the GOP’s Unceasing Grumbles About Romney

If some of the biggest Republican names are unable to publicly condone Romney’s candidacy, why should the mainstream voter be any different?

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Where are the Jobs? Ask the GOP

The mystery of the disappearing workforce is owing not to the President’s leadership but to eight previous years of treasury looting and voodoo economic policy.

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Latino Voters Self-Deport Mitt Romney

Obama enjoys a staggering 34-point lead over Mitt Romney amongst Latino voters, but their aversion to Romney amongst Latinos is not entirely the Dull One’s doing.

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Obama Opens Up a General Election Can of Whoop Ass on Romney

After Obama’s rousing start to what is sure to be a long general election campaign, before the boredom of the Romney veepstakes could set in, two very awesome things occurred.

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EU Austerity Rejection Spells Trouble for GOP

There’s a funny thing about austerity measures. When adopted alone without a balanced approach to short-term and long-term economic stimuli, they don’t work.

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The Right Claims Obama Has More War on Terror Hubris Than Flight Suit Wearing Bush

The claims Obama is a war on terror egomaniac, but how could Obama out-display hubris of a flight-suit wearing Dubya standing aboard an aircraft carrier declaring a “Mission Accomplished” in Iraq?

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Mitt Romney Shakes His Etch-A-Sketch, But Women Don’t Forget

It isn’t possible for Mitt Romney to shake the Etch-A-Sketch hard enough to make the nation’s women forget the attacks on their rights this year.

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Opposition to the Individual Mandate Not a Question of Liberty

Opposition to the individual mandate has nothing to do with civil liberties and (surprise!) everything to do with avarice and political power.

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The Latest Schadenfreude: Big Oil Republicans Blame Obama for Gas Prices

The right is attempting to have it both ways on gas prices. They are protecting Big Oil’s profits, while blaming President Obama for the high price of gas.

Apathy In Illinois: Romney and Santorum Fight For Right to Lose to Obama

Illinois GOP voters go to the polls today to choose from ideologically amorphous bore Mitt Romney, stubborn fungus Newt Gingrich and political punchline Rick Santorum.

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Mitt Romney: The Real Life Dickens Villain of the GOP

This week Republican primary co-front runner Mitt Romney demonstrated once again that neither he, nor his increasingly radical political party give a fig about the quality of life of America’s middle class. Multiple media outlets reported Romney’s compassionately conservative response to a struggling college student who queried him at a town hall meeting about the…

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