Republicans at war, while Democrats sip tea
Thursday, February 11th, 2010Rachel Maddow recently spent considerable air-time on her recent show listing and commenting on the large number of Republicans who railed against and voted against the economic stimulus bill. As smart as Rachel is, she’s missing the larger point, which is the tactical game adopted by the Republicans. They know that people expect inconsistency in [...]
Stuck on Pig Lipstick
Sunday, September 14th, 2008Much has been made recently of pig lips, a subject which I know something about. First, let me say that, other questions aside, it is quite difficult for a pig, male or female, to apply lipstick, either to ourselves or to other pigs, as we lack those essential things called thumbs. I’m sure this is [...]
The Brilliant Choice of Sarah Palin: Gut vs. Brain in elections
Tuesday, September 9th, 2008John McCain may not (is not, actually) the smartest candidate for president in 2008, but his choice of Sarah Palin as a running mate was brilliant. I don’t know this to be true, I feel it, which in elections is far more important.
Yes, Sarah Palin is a hypocrite several times over, especially with her “proud” [...]
Hell hath no fury like women scorned?
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008Hell hath no fury like (or, as) a woman scorned.
Apologies to William Congreve for this modern bollixing of the original line in his 1697 play, The Mourning Bride. The real line reads: “…Nor Hell a fury, like a woman scorn’d.” I, Rrrandy Wurst, former candidate for president, hath taken it upon myself to bollix [...]
Can the Democratic Party survive Democrats?
Monday, August 25th, 2008First day of the Democratic Convention in Denver and already Democrats have formed their usual circular firing squad. (Thank you Barbara Barnett at blogcritics.org for that graphic image.) Creating havoc from within while Republicans sit back picking tobacco strands from their yellowed teeth.
What in the ever-lovin’ state of Colorado do we think a presidential nominating [...]
Feast & Loafing on the Campaign Trail: Facing the road
Saturday, June 14th, 2008It’s Friday the 13th, that day of generalized and specific fear. But I have no fear about my forthcoming (Monday) trip around the American west to drum up votes for my still breathing presidential candidacy. I have rejected the Republicans and the Democrats have rejected me. The Greens have their guy–I can’t [...]
Barack, the Veep Question, and Arrogance
Saturday, June 7th, 2008Who should Barack Obama select for his presidential running mate? The question is on everyone’s mind, except perhaps those stuck in the Bush-boat rapidly sinking into their polluted swamp. (Will Cheney fade with a brief Nixonesque wave, snarling, “You won’t have this Dick to kick around anymore”?)
One theory is that Mr. Obama should [...]
Why Not Hillary
Thursday, May 1st, 2008Hillary, Hillary, Hillary! How we loved you…or at least liked you (remember 1994 with the health care thing?)…or at least tolerated you? You were smart and played your liberal cards so well, and we felt so sorry for you when those nasty Rovian Republicans went after you and Billary so relentlessly, that [...]
Obama and the “empathy vote”–Talk about the politics of hope!
Tuesday, April 1st, 2008Barak Obama made one of the finest speeches in the history of America recently in Philadelphia. It has been compared to Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. Lincoln’s was about war and the battlefield dead, but it was about far more than that. Obama’s speech was nominally political, but it, too, was about far more. [...]
