It’s time once again to look at the winners and losers in the world of politics this week. Who rose to the top like cream and who fell to the bottom like… the part that isn’t cream?
Losers:
Rod Blagojevich – Two is not Blago’s lucky number. His second trial ended with him becoming the second former Illinois Governor in the last 5 years to be convicted and imprisoned. Maybe he and fellow disgraced former Governor George Ryan can share a cell.
Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer – Dyer’s decision to lump humanitarians handing out food to the homeless –
The Ups and Downs of Politics
by Ronald A. Rowe July 5th, 2011 
General Politics, Political Humor, Political Opinions, Winners & Losers
RNC vs DNC
by Ronald A. Rowe June 28th, 2011 Political Humor, Political Opinions, Presidential News
President Barack Obama gave a speech to the DNC the other night that was, according to the official White House transcript, interrupted 12 times by applause or laughter. I got to thinking how different it would have been if he gave the same speech to the RNC.
Words in quotes “” are the president’s actual comments. Words in parenthesis () are the White House’s official interpretation of the crowd’s reaction. Words in brackets [] are what I think would happen if he gave the same speech to the RNC. Words in fancy brackets {} are my
Words in quotes “” are the president’s actual comments. Words in parenthesis () are the White House’s official interpretation of the crowd’s reaction. Words in brackets [] are what I think would happen if he gave the same speech to the RNC. Words in fancy brackets {} are my
Political Winners and Losers of the Week
by Ronald A. Rowe June 21st, 2011 General Politics, Political Humor, Political Opinions, Winners & Losers
A peek at the winners and losers in the world of politics this week:
WINNERS
Jerry Brown
Bravo to California Governor Jerry Brown for standing up to his own party. The Democratic controlled State Legislature sent him a bill that, according to Brown, "contains legally questionable maneuvers, costly borrowing and unrealistic savings." The bill contained exactly the sort of financial chicanery that Brown had vowed to keep out of the budget, and Brown had little choice but to veto if he wanted to retain any credibility.
Chris Harris
Texas State Senator Chris Harris has become both hero and villain this week for his widely-publicized
WINNERS
Jerry Brown
Bravo to California Governor Jerry Brown for standing up to his own party. The Democratic controlled State Legislature sent him a bill that, according to Brown, "contains legally questionable maneuvers, costly borrowing and unrealistic savings." The bill contained exactly the sort of financial chicanery that Brown had vowed to keep out of the budget, and Brown had little choice but to veto if he wanted to retain any credibility.
Chris Harris
Texas State Senator Chris Harris has become both hero and villain this week for his widely-publicized
Smelling Like a Rose or Something Else
by Ronald A. Rowe June 14th, 2011 Congress, Political Humor, Political Opinions
There was a lot going on in the political world this week. Some politicians came out smelling like roses, others smelled more like the fertilizer.
Fertilizer:
Anthony Weiner
What a disgrace New York Representative Anthony Weiner turned out to be. Even by the higher standard of obnoxiousness used by New Yorkers (and don’t think we don’t love you for it), Representative Weiner is over the top. His stubborn refusal to resign in the face of a scandal that will certainly render him distracted and ineffective for the remainder of his brief political career is just disgusting. I
Fertilizer:
Anthony Weiner
What a disgrace New York Representative Anthony Weiner turned out to be. Even by the higher standard of obnoxiousness used by New Yorkers (and don’t think we don’t love you for it), Representative Weiner is over the top. His stubborn refusal to resign in the face of a scandal that will certainly render him distracted and ineffective for the remainder of his brief political career is just disgusting. I
Digesting Weiner’s Weiner OR Much Ado About Netherrod
by Jason Lightner June 10th, 2011 Congress, Independent Ideas, Political Humor, Political Opinions
We've got a bit of a discussion going on here at Camp Campaign over "Obama, post-Osama" and while I've got my own words to inject into the conversation, I'm going to hold off on them for another week. I've got something more disturbing to discuss this week.
What I'm referring to is this perverse and unwarranted media and societal fascination over a "scandal" that involved Democratic representative of New York, Anthony Weiner and his Twitter account. Let's get the pleasantries out of the way, shall we? At some time on May 27th, a picture of some dude's neatly
What I'm referring to is this perverse and unwarranted media and societal fascination over a "scandal" that involved Democratic representative of New York, Anthony Weiner and his Twitter account. Let's get the pleasantries out of the way, shall we? At some time on May 27th, a picture of some dude's neatly