Kochtopus Cato Institute Power Grab: A Historical Perspective
Kochtopus-3_0.png A new chapter is being added to the ongoing Kochtopus saga. On March 1 the Washington Post, in a story sure to fill the airwaves for the weeks and…
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Heartland Institute: A Manifestation of the Kochtopus Empire
Kochtopus-3.png It is nearly impossible to discuss the vast climate change denial echo chamber and not mention the Koch Brothers, Koch Industries, and what some have called the Koch Empire.…
Dear Rick Santorum, Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, and Newt Gingrich,
If you were my father, I’d be very ashamed.
How the GOP candidates choose who to attack
Ron Paul: There has been a lot of buzz recently about the fact that Ron Paul, while viscously attacking his other opponents, seems to give Ron Paul a free pass.…
GOP Debates and the State of the Republican Party
I admit, I am a political junkie. I enjoy following elections and rarely miss any national level debates whether Canadian or American. Watching the GOP presidential debate on February 22nd…
Ron Paul, Contraceptives & Abortion
Of the four(4) GOP primary candidates still standing, the only one I can even come close to listening to with a serious ear is libertarian Ron Paul. Now before everyone…
Iran and the CNN Arizona GOP Presidential Debate
CNN Arizona GOP Debate As it often has been in the past, Iran was the principle foreign policy topic discussed in what may well be the last GOP Presidential Debate…
Latest Ron Paul Attack Ad
Here’s the latest negative attack ad from the Ron Paul campaign slagging Rick Santorum for not being a “fiscal conservative”… (Seems to have been done by the same agency that…
Is the Mormon faith racist?
Ron Paul has come under some fire for newsletters bearing his name that contained racist remarks some 20 odd years ago. The Texas congressman and Presidential hopeful has said he…
Why the media is afraid of Ron Paul
There are four candidates vying for the nomination of the Republican Party for a run at the U.S. presidency this coming November. However, based on media coverage, some might think…
Resolute Newt
Rather than staging a pointless concession “rally” after his distant second-place finish in yesterday’s Nevada caucuses, bucking convention, Newt Gringrich opted instead to hold a bizarre 20-minute press conference at…
Damn the Paulbots!
As much as I agree with many of Ron Paul’s principled stances on various issues, I just cannot stand the cult of over-zealous fanatics that support him… Despite all evidence,…
Mysteries Surrounding the GOP Race, MSM, CNN and the CBC
Something’s smelly with the GOP primaries, but as a Canadian progressive, I’m not concerned about the race. What I am concerned about is how the CBC is ignoring Ron Paul,…
Thoughts on the GOP South Carolina Debate
Despite the GOP nomination contest being all but over, there is still some entertainment value to the sports team contests that are the seemingly never ending debates. What follows is…
Would a Romney Victory Mean the End of the Conservative Movement?
Mitt Romney won the New Hampshire primary with 40% of the vote and appears to be heading toward winning the Republican nomination. Unlike most of his opponents, he has not…
No doubt it will end up with Romney but oh lord I wish it was Santorum or Paul
Romney will no doubt win his party’s nomination to go up against Obama. That’s not necessarily bad for Democrats – Obama will win no matter who the GOP throws at…
The Left and Ron Paul
There is an ongoing debate amoung the left on how to view Ron Paul. Should we like him or hate him, support him or reject him? The fundamental distinction in…
The biggest loser in Iowa: the Tea Party
Among the Iowa winners were Mitt Romney (establishment candidate), with Rick Santorum (Evangelical candidate) trailing by 8 votes, then Ron Paul (Libertarian candidate). Trailing significantly was Newt Gingrich, an old…