Category Archives: Republican Party

I Read the News Today, Oh Boy……

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

by Arlen Grossman “I read the news today (Thursday), oh boy…….” Donald Trump endorses Mitt Romney. It’s hard to believe but some people actually care. Roseanne Barr is running for president of the United States as a Green Party candidate.  … Continue reading →

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Howard Zinn on the American Empire

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

What the classroom didn’t teach me about the American Empire By Howard Zinn originally from TomDispatch.com, 2008

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The U.S. Is So Unpredictable: Who Could Have Known…?

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

by Arlen Grossman “Too Big to Fail” Wall Street firms caused a worldwide financial crash, the government bailed them out and didn’t break them up, and yet these  companies continue risky investments and reward their executives with outrageously large salaries … Continue reading →

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Family Values, Gingrich-Style

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Arlen Grossman
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Mitt Romney Wins Twice–Until He Doesn’t

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

by Arlen Grossman All last week I kept hearing “Mitt Romney is the only non-incumbent GOP candidate for president to have ever won both Iowa and New Hampshire.” We’ll give him the January 10 New Hampshire victory. He did well … Continue reading →

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BPR Quote of the Day: The Liberal Class

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

Chris Hedges explains why the Democratic Party acts not all that much different than the other corporate party, and why their traditional allies are only to happy to go along for the ride…. “The media, the church, the university, the … Continue reading →

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BPR Quote of the Day: Our “Choice” For President

Posted on January 7, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

“….everyone knows that in the end, once the primaries are finished, we’re going to be left with one 1%-approved stooge taking on another. Most likely, it’ll be Mitt Romney versus Barack Obama, meaning the voters’ choices in the midst of … Continue reading →

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Random Observations At the Beginning of a New Year

Posted on January 7, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

Obama and Panetta’s big news of defense department cuts doesn’t impress me a bit. It’s easy to cut troop numbers when pilotless drones are the new weapon of choice. Just move the joy stick and press some buttons and you kill … Continue reading →

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BPR Quote of the Day: Bamboozled

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

“One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we’ve been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle. We’re no longer interested in finding out the truth. The bamboozle has captured us. It’s simply … Continue reading →

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The Continued Insanity of Republicans in Congress

Posted on December 11, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

The Ghosts of Boyfriends Past by Gail Collins/ New York Times/ Dec. 9, 2011 New unnerving development in Congress: Some senators are claiming that a woman nominated to be ambassador to El Salvador can’t have the job because they don’t … Continue reading →

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