Gotta love this. Tim Walberg, one-term Congressman from Michigan’s 7th district is bragging — dude, BRAGGING — that Michele Bachman and Joe Wilson want him back in Congress. From his latest ridiculous email: As a note, I was in Washington D.C. for a few days last week garnering more support for our campaign and meeting with former colleagues. Among conservatives […]

Michigan’s been in the news a LOT lately. From our governor forcing the Att. Gen. to intervene against himself to Militiamen Gone WildTM, things are a bit crazy. Now come the Howell Teabaggers: Starting Monday, Livingston County will be “ground zero” for an effort to place a proposal for Michigan to opt out of federal health-care law on the November […]

He was warned, oh yes he was. Having missed Bill Maher’s “New Rule“, the GOPosaurs warned the president that, by God, if he made any recess appointments, well, they would just quit being all bipartisany. So he did anyway. 15 of ’em. Average number of days these folks have been waiting to be confirmed: 214. Now he’ll have to pay […]

Most news outlets are reporting that the Teabagger Clown Show in the DesertTM drew about 9,000 people. That’s pretty righteous, considering they were out in the middle of nowhere on a dusty, windblown plot of desert land and it was COLD! I’ll give the Teabaggers credit for their enthusiasm if nothing else. There’s a great wrap-up with some terrific pictures […]

I shouldn’t say this is “unbelievable” but it is. I suppose nothing should surprise me anymore. Representatives from the Democratic National Committee (DNC) drafted a bipartisan statement urging civility and decrying violence in the wake of the threats and violent rhetoric that erupted across the country this after Sunday’s historic vote on health insurance reform. This is it: As leaders […]

Today the Teabag Party Express starts it 2010 World Tour in Searchlight, Nevada, home of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. Organizers said they are expecting 10,000 people. It’s a little something I’m calling the Clown Show in the DesertTM Searchlight’s population, according to teh Googles, is 798. It was 576 after the 2000 census. Holy freakin’ clown show, Batman! This […]

The Detroit Free Press is reporting that Michigan 7th District Congressman Mark Schauer received a threatening phone message on Thursday: Another Michigan congressman says he has received violent messages following his vote in favor of health care reform legislation. U.S. Rep. Mark Schauer, D-Battle Creek, said Thursday a caller from outside his district left a message saying, “I hope you […]

Senate Minority Whip Eric Cantor is right. After all these acts of political violence against Democrats should be kept quiet and not discussed. It’s the Democrats own fault they are occurring because they keep talking about them. Here’s his statement: Just recently I have been directly threatened. A bullet was shot through the window of my campaign office in Richmond […]

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As I wrote yesterday, Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox, also a Republican candidate for governor, has joined in a lawsuit with 12 other state Attorneys General that contends the health insurance reform LAW is unconstitutional. This has made Governor Michigan Jennifer Granholm very unhappy. So, in her capacity as governor, she has directed Cox to intervene on behalf of the […]

Holy Awesome Linkage, Batman! Eclectablog got linked on The MaddowBlog yesterday! My entry about the unfortunate/fortunate juxtaposition of Tim Walberg and Brian Rooney signing a Kill the Law pledge with a story about a young man in their district with cancer and no insurance got linked: Click the image for a larger version Their post asks the question “How’d this […]