On the City Pulse radio show February 3rd, former Republican Congressman Joe Schwarz, a Republican, said Mark Schauer has been a more effective legislator than Tim Walberg was during his tenure as the Representative of MI-07. The show can be listened to HERE. This section kicks in around 17:35. Transcript: Kyle Melinn: You’ve taken a look at two different people […]

My, my. Who woulda thunk it? FoxNews.com asks “What do you think the Tea Party movement is about? The choices are: Small government and fiscal responsibility Exposing Democrats’ socialist agenda Voicing outrage at out-of-touch politicians Fruitless mix of racism, conspiracy theories Other (add your comment) And the winner is…A Fruitless mix of racism, conspiracy theories!!! As of this morning it […]

Nicked this from a posting on Reddit: A huge storm hit Washington D.C. this week dropping upwards of 3 feet of snow an paralyzing the city. President Obama announced that he wants to get the snow plowed but he wants a bipartisan consensus and compromise instead of unilateral action and that, instead of him pushing a particular bill, he wants […]

First he said this (in a Politico Op-ed in September ’09): Proud Americans, black and white, fought for too long and too hard to have the claim of racism be used in such a cavalier fashion. Blind charges of racism, where none exist, not only are an affront to those who have suffered the effects of racism, but it weakens […]

Watching the news items bubbling up to the surface from the first-ever National Tea Party Convention in Nashville this past weekend was, for liberals, like driving by a horrible car wreck. Most of us want to turn away but can’t help staring in fascination at what we’re seeing. First we have overt racist statements from Tom Tancredo suggesting that we […]

In an interview with Katie Couric last night right before the Super Bowl, President Obama announced that he is scheduling a bipartisan commission to go over the best ideas for health insurance reform. It will take place on February 25th. The idea is to bring Republicans back into the dialog after they took their ball and went home. They did […]

Our Michigan members of Congress are falling all over themselves to get into the spotlight regarding the Underpants Bomber. It’s like the news story that keeps on giving. First, last week, we had Rep. Mark Schauer (D, MI-07) questioning with or not the flight crew on Flight 253 followed protocol in the process. Was protocol violated when Flight 253 — […]

First of all, congratulations to Nawlins and Saints fans everywhere. What a great game, great victory and a great team with tons of heart. The game just finished and I’m pretty sure I can hear the party all the way up here in Michigan. Speaking of Michigan, could you guys send a little good luck juju up to us? We […]

Yesterday, February 6, three Democratic candidates for statewide office appeared on a panel to discuss their candidacy and to answer questions from the audience. The event was sponsored by People of Diversity United for Equality (PODUE) and was held at the Brown Chapel AME in Ypsilanti. In attendance were Alma Wheeler-Smith — candidate for governor, Jocelyn Benson — candidate for […]

“Toyota: There’s no stopping us now!” “Toyota: give us a brake.” [People leaping into the air in the Toyota Sell-a-thon commercial and just keep going right out of the top of the frame…] “Toyota: proud sponsor of Total Recall II” (to be released this summer starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Richard Brake) “ToyotAAAAAGGGHHHHHH!!!” Add your own in the comments. I’m just […]

Aw, Jebus. Dear Lord baby Jebus: (H/T Think Progress) WALLACE: How hard do you think President Obama would be to defeat in 2012? PALIN: It depends on a few things, say he played — I got this from Buchanan — say he played the war card. Say he decided to declare war on Iran or decide to really come out […]