November 13, 2012
So You Want Your State To Secede From The United States?
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November 12, 2012
Fact of the Day: Presidents Who Won 50 Percent Of Vote Twice
This is a bonus Fact of the Day and it comes from a conservative commentator.
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November 12, 2012
Conservatives, It’s Not Your Country To Take Back
If there was one phrase heard most often during the health care debate in 2009 and 2010 it was “I want my country back.” This phrase, used exclusively by white conservatives, encapsulates the palpable fear felt by a shrinking white majority. This is not a phrase that would be uttered by African-Americans or Latinos, for good reason, and let’s not mince words. — White conservatives are talking about an increasingly diverse country with many more brown and black people, and it scares them to the core.
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November 12, 2012
Fact of the Day: Mitt Romney Received Less Votes Than John McCain
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November 11, 2012
The ‘Fiscal Cliff’ That Isn’t
On today’s Up on MSNBC, Chris Hayes said if the debt and deficit were really a major concern in Washington, we would not have a debate framed around a fictional “fiscal cliff.” Hayes said that it is neither fiscal or a cliff. At best it’s a fiscal curb, but even that isn’t correct because on the fiscal side, the “fiscal cliff’ is actually a major dose of austerity.
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November 9, 2012
Reminder To Self: Stop Engaging In Political Debates On Facebook
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November 9, 2012
The Romney Campaign Believed Its Own BS
Putting politics aside for a moment, on a human level I do kind of feel bad for Mitt Romney. I mean, anybody who puts in that kind of effort to win something and then come up short, that’s really going to sting.
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November 8, 2012
Fact of the Day: Republicans On Winning Side Of Popular Vote Once In 24 Years
The last time a Republican running for president won the popular vote was eight years ago. In 2004, George W. Bush won the popular vote by a margin of 2.46%. This past Tuesday, President Obama won the popular vote by a very similar margin of 2.5% (with votes still being counted).
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November 8, 2012
Post-Election: A Palpable Fear Of Change For Conservatives
I’m a big fan of routine, of knowing how things work, and not needing to constantly re-adjust my expectations. And I think this is true of most people. But post-election, it seems fear of change for many (white) conservatives is palpable. Conservatives see a rapidly changing America, and it scares them. Their fear is not based on a tangible threat, but rather a sense that America is heading to a different and unknown destination. I get it; change is scary. The unknown is scary. I get that people prefer the devil they know. — But should this fear of the unknown hold us back from embracing what makes America unique?
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November 7, 2012
Obama Wasn’t The Only Winner Last Night, Liberals Had A Big Night Too
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