Category Archives: Very Serious Question

The Trees, and the Tales, Are Tall in Michigan

Posted on February 27, 2012 at 6:45 pm by JM Ashby

Mitt Romney loves tall trees, among other things. Apparently he also loves tall tales about his childhood that didn’t actually happen. DETROIT—When Mitt Romney regaled a Michigan audience this week with childhood memories of a landmark moment in Detroit history, … Continue reading →

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Very Serious Question

Posted on August 30, 2011 at 10:11 am by Bob Cesca

(I haven’t done one of these in a while.) So how many small government tea party Republicans, who hate federal government interference in anything, complained about President Obama’s response to Hurricare Irene and insisted that he should have done more?

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Rick “The Frothy” Santorum’s Google Problem

Posted on June 9, 2011 at 5:15 pm by JM Ashby

It would appear that someone inside Santorum HQ has finally discovered what shows up when you run a search using the presidential candidate’s name. MSNBC’s Chuck Todd talked to Santorum about his “Google issue” Thursday. [...] “Do you think google … Continue reading →

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Very Serious Question

Posted on March 18, 2011 at 12:03 pm by Bob Cesca

Has the CBO scored the enforcement of the No-Fly Zone yet? And if so, is it deficit neutral? I hope so because deficits are eeeeevil! After all, we couldn’t have healthcare unless it was deficit neutral.

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Very Serious Question

Posted on March 14, 2011 at 7:46 pm by Bob Cesca

Can you imagine the nuclear disaster at Fukushima had there not been strict government regulations on the industry? Put another way: can you imagine if the free market deregulatory zealots allowed Ayn Rand to regulate Fukushima?

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Very Serious Questions

Posted on March 8, 2011 at 9:26 am by Bob Cesca

Huckabee says he gaffed and misspoke when he said the president grew up in Kenya. He says he meant “Indonesia,” and repeated the same horseshit retraction on his show last night. Here’s my question for Huckabee and his apologists: Why, … Continue reading →

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Very Serious Question

Posted on March 21, 2010 at 9:31 am by Bob Cesca

From Steve Benen: But by last night, a related question arose: why aren’t Republicans making any efforts at all to denounce the actions of their extremist allies? Maybe I’m shrill, but it’s probably because the Republicans have employed Southern Strategy … Continue reading →

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Very Serious Question

Posted on March 15, 2010 at 10:52 am by Bob Cesca

With healthcare reform passage just days away, how will Joe Lieberman ruin everything?

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Very Serious Question

Posted on March 2, 2010 at 4:05 pm by Bob Cesca

This one comes from Josh Marshall: Why am I not seeing prominent Democrats on TV, actually probably President Obama on TV, saying senate Republicans are wrong to be helping Sen. Bunning (R) create so much suffering for his own kicks … Continue reading →

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Very Serious Question

Posted on January 1, 2010 at 2:02 pm by Bob Cesca

Why hasn’t President Obama fixed 2010 yet? Why can’t he close the deal?

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