Bankrupt Values
Republicans have no shortage of things to fulminate about. One of their favorites? The General Motors bankruptcy: Bankrupt Values (Limerick) By Madeleine Begun Kane An auto co known as GM In the past...
View ArticleLife, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Texting?
Brace yourself for a large dose of libertarian outrage: Texting while driving may soon be outlawed. An organization of state highway safety officials on Monday plans to call for a ban on texting while...
View ArticleRevisionist History On Auto Pilot
Remember when Republicans opposed the automobile industry bailout, slamming Obama for his “government takeover?” Now that Obama’s auto industry rescue plan is a raging success, Republicans have...
View ArticleClint Eastwood Ad Flap Madness (Limerick)
Poor Karl Rove! His delicate sensibilities were offended by Clint Eastwood’s uplifting auto industry Super Bowl ad: Over stirring French horns and stark photos of Detroit workers, the ad used the auto...
View ArticleFrank Luntz’s Killer Of A Joke (Limerick)
If any Republican operative should know not to joke about killing President Obama, it’s pollster/wordsmith Frank Luntz. And yet that’s precisely what he did: If you think the race for the Republican...
View ArticleRomney’s Lies Are Jeep (Limerick)
Mitt Romney keeps repeating a claim that he knows to be false: Both in speeches and ads, he asserts that Chrysler’s moving all Jeep production to China. In truth, Chrysler’s adding 2200 Jeep employees...
View ArticleLimerick Ode To Vendetta Politics
Fox News has found something new to cheer about: Lame duck Michigan Republicans have rammed through a law that would make Michigan the 24th “right-to-work” state. And Republican Governor Rick Snyder is...
View ArticleA Driving Attack On Corporate Personhood (Limerick)
I can’t help admiring the audacity and creativity of this fellow’s Citizens United-inspired legal argument: A driver in San Rafael, California is attempting to appeal a traffic citation for driving...
View ArticleTrafficking In Hypocrisy (Limerick)
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s been catching some flack lately over his traffic-safety initiative. It seems he doesn’t practice what he preaches. Trafficking In Hypocrisy (Limerick) By Madeleine...
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