Michele Bachmann’s entire New Hampshire team resigns

Oct. 21, 2011   Leave a Comment  

With the 2012 election season approaching fast and the majority of election news covering the GOP hopefuls, a major blow was struck to Minnesota Representative Michele Bachmann’s nomination hopes as her entire New Hampshire staff resigned today. According to the Global Post, the five-person team, including right wing radio personality Jeff Chidester who had called [...]

Axelrod says Republicans don’t understand “Occupy” protests

Oct. 16, 2011   Leave a Comment  

David Axelrod, a senior adviser to President Barack Obama said Sunday that the Republicans seeking the presidential nomination don’t understand the reasons behind the “Occupy” protests that haves sprung up around the country, including Boston. Axelrod told ABC’s “This Week” that people “want a financial system that works on the level. They want to get [...]

The Politics of Weight

March 17, 2009   1 Comment  

Megan McCain might be my hero. Apparently Laura Ingraham criticized her for implying that Republicans should compromise with Democrats. Ingraham, according to CNN, called McCain “a Valley Girl gone awry” and a “plus-sized model.” So, McCain, who has portrayed a campaign from a unique perspective, and become a – what I would consider – respected [...]