Politics
Welcome to the Obama Zone
More liberal illogic
The character of a president
“Lack of transparency is a huge political advantage. Call it the stupidity of the American voter or whatever, but basically, that was really, really critical for the thing to pass.”
Read MoreWar on the innocent
Jon Stewart analyzes the election results
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Read MoreIs Scandinavia really better than the United States?
One of this blog’s socialist readers recently waxed eloquent about the economic virtue of Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Iceland, aka the Scandinavian countries.
She made some compelling points:
“If you look at countries with a strong welfare model, like in Scandanvia, they pay up to 60% in tax, have high rates of benefits yet low levels of unemployment. Raising the social safety net has made them the best and most productive places to live in the world, with the lowest levels of income inequality.”
Read MoreDon’t forget that Joni Ernst is the first woman from Iowa elected to the Senate
Voters respond to President Obama
“You don’t like a particular policy or a particular president? Then argue for your position. Go out there and win an election. Push to change it. But don’t break it. Don’t break what our predecessors spent over two centuries building. That’s not being faithful to what this country’s about.”
Read MoreFascinating election factoids
Fifty-four percent of Catholics voted for Barack Obama in 2008.
That number dropped to fifty percent in 2012.
This week, only 45% of Catholics voted for Mr. Obama’s party.
The cult of Obama has lost its clout with Catholic voters.
Read MoreWho actually said this?
“Thank you, Mr. President. With all due respect, John Boehner has called you incompetent, a liar, the emperor with no clothes and, as recently as yesterday, dangerous. How will you work with someone who has such little respect for your leadership and who is third in line to the presidency?”
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