Mitt Romney’s Olympic Record… of Lies

As Chris Hayes recently mentioned on his show Up With Chris Hayes, Mitt Romney seems to have quite the faulty memory about his ability to profit from and exploit tax-payer funds. This ABC news report shows Romney downright boastful of how much federal money he was able to procure for the Salt Lake City … Continue Reading ››

Operation Think Swing Texas

As Emily Cadik noted in a recent Burnt Orange Report article, Texas doesn't vote. For the 2010 mid-term elections, the state of Texas had voter turnout of 36.1 percent... dead last in the nation. 2008 was better at 56.1 percent (as is expected for a Presidential election), but that still only ranked … Continue Reading ››

Mass Shooting: The Cloud Over Aurora

This morning in Aurora, Colorado, there are far more questions than answers. Last night's shooting at an area movie theater has left at least 12 dead, and over 50 injured. The theater-goers were there for a premiere showing of Batman's The Dark Night Rises. And they had no idea just how … Continue Reading ››

Will Mitt Romney “Get Worse” on GLBT rights?

Even if Mitt Romney wants to be silent about his time as Governor of Massachusetts, pretty soon he's going to have to speak out. Mitt Gets Worse... a new coalition initiative between the American Bridge and Courage Campaign Super-PaCs, is taking a very in-depth look at Romney's record on GLBT equality in the … Continue Reading ››

An Ode to Bipartisanship

Things are so divisive in the 2012 election cycle, we forget that it wasn't always this way. Even if Democrats really REALLY disliked George W. Bush, they did try to work with him at times, and did not sabotage every initiative he launched. A bill would pass, and Democrats would disagree, they would … Continue Reading ››

Mayor Annise Parker on the Colbert Report!

According to Chis Moran of the Houston Chronicle, Houston Mayor Annise Parker will be on tonight's episode of the Colbert Report. She's slated to talk about Houston, and about being one of the nation's most prominent openly gay politicians.

Though not at the national level, Houston Mayor Annise … Continue Reading ››

Please DON’T Release the Returns!

To say that Mitt Romney is having a "tough week" would be a GROSS understatement. The one question on the mind of America this week has been the following... Will Romney release his tax returns? He's being pressured from both prominent Democrats and Republicans. So much so that the National Review posted a scathing … Continue Reading ››

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