Cheap Shots, Random Thoughts, and Bon Mots

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The GOP likes faux lesbians; real ones, not so much.
The GOP loves to debate abortion; birth control & sex education, not so much.
The GOP wants to Drill, Baby, Drill; an Obama who wants to, not so much.
The GOP likes the idea of a health care individual mandate; Obama health care individual mandate, not so much.

The Catholic Church likes mandated celibacy; consequences of same, not so much.
The Catholic Church likes pious nuns; pious nuns who speak out, not so much.
The Catholic Church likes choir boys; choir boys who speak out, not so much.
The Catholic Church likes press coverage; honest journalism, not so much.
The Catholic Church likes a leader whose word is final; taking responsibility for that word, not so much.

Random Thoughts, Bon Mots

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Conservatives govern badly & conclude that government is bad.
Conservatives vote their fears. Liberals vote their dreams.
Republicans obstruct. Democrats accommodate.

Our president is playing tennis. The Republicans are playing hardball.
Your enemies are either at your feet or at your throat.

The administration "...doesn't want a left it can't control. That's why they got rid of Howard Dean," says Eric Alterman.
When Howard Dean was chairman of the DNC, Democrats won special elections.

If you aren't eligible to vote you shouldn't be allowed to contribute to political campaigns.
Keep the U.S. Supreme Court in mind when you choose a president.

Successful negotiators don't begin by placing the result they believe they can achieve on the table.
If you want to negotiate meaningful healthcare reform you don't begin by stating that single-payer is off the table.

Journalism isn't taking dictation; it's asking serious questions & investigating to determine the veracity of the answers. The mainstream media (MSM) doesn't do journalism any more.

If you want to win in American politics you control the message.
The number of times the current Speaker of the House has appeared on Meet the Press? Zero
The number of times Newt Gingrich has appeared on Meet the Press? Too many to count.
If Democrats want to win the support of the American voter they have to get in the game.
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