Tag Archives: Neocons

Pay No Attention to the Neocons Behind ‘Peacenik Mitt’

Posted on October 24, 2012 at 7:10 am by Bob Cesca

My Wednesday column debunks the myth of Peacenik Mitt… Anyone who believed Mitt Romney’s shape-shifting performance as “Peacenik Mitt” on Monday night is an amnesic, naive doofus. As we all know by now, Romney will do and say whatever is … Continue reading →

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Time to Come Home

Posted on March 11, 2012 at 5:30 pm by JM Ashby

According to a new ABC News/Washington Post poll, a clear majority of Americans believe the war in Afghanistan has largely been a waste of time, and a simple majority believe we should have come home yesterday. Sixty percent of Americans … Continue reading →

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Which Way to Iran?

Posted on December 18, 2011 at 7:00 pm by JM Ashby

Artist – Bob Englehart In other news, while endorsing Mitt Romney for president, the Des Moines Register said Romneycare is “strikingly similar” to Obamacare, but then went on to apologize for Romney’s false statements regarding their similarities. Woops.

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Gingrich Foreign Policy is Bush/Cheney 2.0

Posted on November 29, 2011 at 4:30 pm by JM Ashby

What would would the foreign policy of a Newt Gingrich presidency look like? Just ask his team of foreign policy advisers. David Wurmser: Gingrich’s Middle East policy adviser was a notorious member of Vice President Cheney’s inner circle that pushed … Continue reading →

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The Neocon Playbook

Posted on November 13, 2011 at 2:55 pm by JM Ashby

“If we re-elect Barack Obama, Iran will get a nuclear weapon,” he said. “If we elect Mitt Romney, Iran will not.” -Mitt Romney during last night’s GOP debate Nook-uh-lur weapons! Mushrooms clouds! Booga booga! Dick Cheney and Condoleezza Rice would … Continue reading →

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Are You Ready For Another Adventure?

Posted on October 2, 2011 at 5:00 pm by JM Ashby

Are you ready for another war of choice? Rick Perry is, and he already has a target in mind. Texas governor and Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry on Saturday said he would be open to sending U.S. troops into Mexico … Continue reading →

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Privatizing New Jersey

Posted on July 10, 2010 at 2:07 pm by Bob Cesca

Governor Chris Christie is selling off New Jersey public services to private corporations. New Jersey would close its centralized car inspection lanes and motorists would pay for their own emissions tests under a sweeping set of recommendations set to be … Continue reading →

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WTF?

Posted on March 16, 2009 at 2:08 pm by JumpyPants

How did this slip through the blogotubing cracks? Frank Gaffney of the neoconservative think tank Center for Security Policy on Thursday’s edition of Hardball: There‘s also circumstantial evidence, not proven by any means, but nonetheless some pretty compelling circumstantial evidence … Continue reading →

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