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Clueless at the top – GOP needs wake-up call

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After getting the latest GOP e-mail, I decided it was time to unsubscribe. It was loaded with recycled one-liners and leftover rhetoric from the presidential campaign. Here are some quoted examples:

  • As a lawyer, Obama once sued the same financial institutions on behalf of radical groups like ACORN for failing to use leftist social engineering criteria for lending instead of an applicant’s ability to repay a loan.
  • And now, anyone who dares speak out against or challenge Obama’s ultra-liberal agenda, such as the hundreds of thousands of patriots who attended last week’s Tea Parties, should expect to be labeled “unhealthy” by this Adminstration.  Now, THAT is arrogance!
  • You know that Barack Obama’s hubris and charisma conceal the inexperience and lack of wisdom that our country cannot afford in its president.

When you have a popular president and an economic crisis this same old junk just doesn’t work. Continue reading →

Tony Snow, RIP

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Tony Snow was clearly the best press secretary to work for President Bush, and probably among the best to have held that job. He was eloquent, quick on his feet, and when you listened to him you didn’t get the feeling that you were being snowballed. He earned the respect of the Washington press corps, which is in itself a monumental feat. In an age where television and new media are the dominant means of communication in politics, he was a master. Washington, the media, and political junkies are all worse off without him.