Topic: Crazy Liberals
Huckabee Bashes the Club for Growth in His Latest Podcast
Posted on Apr. 19, 11 | 11:24 AM by Andrew Roth | Topic: Crazy Liberals
Mike Huckabee comes to Donald Trump's defense by bashing the Club for Growth.
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MSNBC: Chris Chocola on Donald Trump
Posted on Apr. 19, 11 | 08:08 AM by Andrew Roth | Topic: Crazy LiberalsDonald Trump, not a Conservative
Posted on Apr. 18, 11 | 03:39 PM by Barney Keller | Topic: Crazy Liberals
The Club put out a press release today about the liberal policy positions of Donald Trump - it's certainly going to be difficult for him to get any traction among conservatives if he's going to be advocating tax hikes and universal health care. The text of the release is below:
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Club for Growth to Trump: You're a Liberal!
Club for Growth: Trump called for massive tax hikes; is a self-described "liberal" on heatlh care
Washington, DC - The Club for Growth assailed potential presidential candidate Donald Trump today as a tax-hiking liberal whose open flirtation with single-payer health care and warm embrace of protectionism disqualifies him from consideration by conservatives.
"Donald Trump for President? You've got to be joking," said Club for Growth President Chris Chocola. "Donald Trump has advocated for massive tax increases that display a stunning lack of knowledge of how to create jobs. His love for a socialist-style universal health care system and his alarming obsession with protectionist policies are automatic disqualifiers among free-market conservatives. This publicity stunt will sputter and disappear just as quickly as the 'The Apprentice' is losing viewers."
Donald Trump: Just Another Liberal
Trump: "We must have universal healthcare": We must have universal healthcare. Our objective [should be] to make reforms for the moment and, longer term, to find an equivalent of the single-payer plan that is affordable, well-administered, and provides freedom of choice. (Source: The America We Deserve, by Donald Trump, p.206-208 & 218)
Donald Trump favors a massive tax hike on Americans that would kill jobs and investment: I would impose a one-time, 14.25% tax on individuals and trusts with a net worth over $10 million. For individuals, net worth would be calculated minus the value of their principal residence. That would raise $5.7 trillion in new revenue, which we would use to pay off the entire national debt [and shore up the Social Security Trust Fund].
(Source: The America We Deserve, by Donald Trump, p.170-74)
Trump: The King of Protectionism:
- Trump wants a 25% tax on all Chinese imports: "Twenty-five percent tax on China, unless they behave," he told O'Reilly. "You're threatening China with a trade bill. Twenty-five percent tariff. That's big," O'Reilly retorted. "No, they're threatening us. They're going to make a three hundred billion dollar, let's call it profit, this year on the United States." (Source: Fox News, 4/1/11, http://politics.blogs.foxnews.com/2011/04/01/trump-tax-china-25-0#ixzz1JKlujJYV)
- Trump: "I'd love to have a trade war with China. If we did no business with China frankly we'd save a lot of money.": In a Fox News interview, Trump said “I’m a big free trade believer by the way.” A few minutes later he said “I’d love to have a trade war with China. If we did no business with China frankly we’d save a lot of money.” (Source: http://www.therightscoop.com/donald-trump-id-love-a-trade-war-with-china/)
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Michael Moore, Capitalist
Posted on Feb. 08, 11 | 01:01 PM by Michael Connolly | Topic: Crazy Liberals
Liberal propagandist Michael Moore is reportedly suing the Weinstein brothers, the movie producers who backed his recent “documentary” Farenheit 9/11. According to media reports, Moore has already made almost $20 million on the movie, but feels he’s owed $2.7 million more.
These disputes are common in Hollywood, and Moore of course deserves every dime to which he is contractually entitled.
But the episode once again proves William Buckley’s famous critique of socialism – that it will always fail because there are no actual socialists. At the end of the day, human beings – regardless of their politics – will always look out for their own. They will protect their own property and strive to enhance their own wealth and opportunities. They will care primarily about the education of their own kids, and the economic and social interests of their own communities.
The democratic capitalism of our Founding Fathers succeeds because it accepts human nature as it is, and puts that nature at the service of the society at large. In a market economy, the easiest way to get rich is to make everyone else’s lives better. By contrast, socialist utopias like the kind preferred by Mr. Moore fail because they assume human nature can be transcended by sufficiently empowered government.
You know, like in North Korea.
Anyway, I hope I speak for all democratic capitalists in wishing Mr. Moore well in his pursuit of his hard-earned money. If only he would extend the same courtesy to us.
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These disputes are common in Hollywood, and Moore of course deserves every dime to which he is contractually entitled.
But the episode once again proves William Buckley’s famous critique of socialism – that it will always fail because there are no actual socialists. At the end of the day, human beings – regardless of their politics – will always look out for their own. They will protect their own property and strive to enhance their own wealth and opportunities. They will care primarily about the education of their own kids, and the economic and social interests of their own communities.
The democratic capitalism of our Founding Fathers succeeds because it accepts human nature as it is, and puts that nature at the service of the society at large. In a market economy, the easiest way to get rich is to make everyone else’s lives better. By contrast, socialist utopias like the kind preferred by Mr. Moore fail because they assume human nature can be transcended by sufficiently empowered government.
You know, like in North Korea.
Anyway, I hope I speak for all democratic capitalists in wishing Mr. Moore well in his pursuit of his hard-earned money. If only he would extend the same courtesy to us.
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Communism in NYC
Posted on Jan. 02, 11 | 03:30 PM by Andrew Roth | Topic: Crazy LiberalsQuote of the Day
Posted on Nov. 17, 10 | 01:55 PM by Andrew Roth | Topic: Crazy Liberals
From Kim Strassel in today's WSJ Political Diary ($):
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The real question is whether the tattered Blue Dog caucus will go beyond just new faces and show voters that it's willing to act on principle by voting with Republicans to roll back the worst parts of the Obama agenda. A first step would be acknowledging the coalition's mistakes, something at least Mr. Ross wasn't prepared to do in yesterday's statement. He instead said "the Blue Dog coalition will continue to be a moderating force" in Congress -- as if its failure to do just that wasn't a major cause of this month's Blue Dog trouncing. The proof of a Blue Dog reawakening will be in its actions.
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The Blue Dog's New Leadership Team
Posted on Nov. 17, 10 | 08:03 AM by Andrew Roth | Topic: Crazy Liberals
The 54-member Blue Dog Coalition, which lost at least 28 seats on Election Day, recently selected their new leadership team for 2011. They are:
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- Rep. Heath Shuler (D-NC), Co-Chair for Administration
- Rep. John Barrow (D-GA), Co-Chair for Policy
- Rep. Mike Ross (D-AR), Co-Chair for Communications
The Blue Dogs are perceived to be "fiscal conservatives," so how do these new leaders fare on economic issues?
Combined, they vote with Nancy Pelosi 77% of the time. Their average RePORK Card score is a meager 3%. They all supported bailing out Fannie and Freddie. They all voted for Cash for Clunkers. Shuler voted for Cap and Trade while Ross and Barrow voted for the trillion dollar Stimulus. Ross and Barrow also voted for the auto bailout. Wisely, all three voted against ObamaCare, but Barrow failed to support repeal of the individual mandate when the House voted on it afterwards. None of them supported repeal of TARP.
It might not be accurate to call these three "San Francisco liberals," but they are far from the fiscal conservatives they try to portray themselves to be.
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Combined, they vote with Nancy Pelosi 77% of the time. Their average RePORK Card score is a meager 3%. They all supported bailing out Fannie and Freddie. They all voted for Cash for Clunkers. Shuler voted for Cap and Trade while Ross and Barrow voted for the trillion dollar Stimulus. Ross and Barrow also voted for the auto bailout. Wisely, all three voted against ObamaCare, but Barrow failed to support repeal of the individual mandate when the House voted on it afterwards. None of them supported repeal of TARP.
It might not be accurate to call these three "San Francisco liberals," but they are far from the fiscal conservatives they try to portray themselves to be.
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Murkowski: Not a Republican by Tea Party Standards
Posted on Nov. 16, 10 | 08:38 AM by Andrew Roth | Topic: Crazy LiberalsAnti-Pelosi Democrats
Posted on Nov. 10, 10 | 10:59 AM by Andrew Roth | Topic: Crazy Liberals
According to Roll Call, here are some tactics that "moderate" Democrats in the House are considering in order to vent their frustration with Pelosi. I highlighted my favorite, which I consider the "I'm taking my ball and going home" strategy. Very cute.
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- Holding Blue Dog meetings at the same time as Democratic Caucus meetings, under the logic that if Pelosi isn’t going to listen to them, they don’t need to listen to her.
- Taking down a rule during the lame-duck session to express their displeasure with the Speaker and embarrass her on the floor.
- Pushing to make the chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee an elected position to weaken the Democratic leader’s power.
- Getting members to sign letters expressing their displeasure at the Speaker and threatening not to run for re-election if she remains.
- Making a push to enforce term limits against Reps. George Miller (Calif.) and Rosa DeLauro (Conn.), Pelosi’s closest allies, in their roles as co-chairmen of the Steering and Policy Committee.
- Opening formal negotiations with Republicans on budget cuts or other issues and cutting Pelosi out of the talks.
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Joe Biden's Weak Case for Government Meddling
Posted on Nov. 09, 10 | 04:40 PM by Andrew Roth | Topic: Crazy LiberalsBlue Dogs Lose 28 Seats!
Posted on Nov. 03, 10 | 09:38 AM by Andrew Roth | Topic: Crazy Liberals
The Blue Dog Coalition was hit hard last night. They saw their membership cut in half. Of the 54 seats, they lost 22 seats directly to the Republicans, and then lost another 6 seats to the GOP through retirements. There are still four undecided races outstanding. Here are the details.
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| BLUE DOG | OUTCOME |
| Bright (AL-2) | LOST |
| Giffords (AZ-8) | ?? |
| Mitchell (AZ-5) | LOST |
| Ross (AR-4) | WON |
| Berry (AR-1) | RET (LOST) |
| Baca (CA-43) | WON |
| Schiff (CA-29) | WON |
| Costa (CA-20) | ?? |
| Thompson, M. (CA-1) | WON |
| Cardoza (CA-18) | WON |
| Harman (CA-36) | WON |
| Sanchez, Loretta (CA-47) | WON |
| Markey, B. (CO-4) | LOST |
| Salazar, J. (CO-3) | LOST |
| Boyd, A. (FL-2) | LOST |
| Bishop, S. (GA-2) | ?? |
| Scott, D .(GA-13) | WON |
| Barrow (GA-12) | WON |
| Marshall (GA-8) | LOST |
| Minnick (ID-1) | LOST |
| Donnelly (IN-2) | WON |
| Ellsworth (IN-8) | RET (LOST) |
| Hill (IN-9) | LOST |
| Boswell (IA-3) | WON |
| Moore, D. (KS-3) | RET (LOST) |
| Chandler (KY-6) | ?? |
| Melancon (LA-3) | RET (LOST) |
| Michaud (ME-2) | WON |
| Kratovil (MD-1) | LOST |
| Peterson (MN-7) | WON |
| Childers (MS-1) | LOST |
| Taylor (MS-4) | LOST |
| Murphy, S. (NY-20) | LOST |
| Arcuri (NY-24) | LOST |
| McIntyre (NC-7) | WON |
| Shuler (NC-11) | WON |
| Pomeroy (ND-AL ) | LOST |
| Wilson, Charlie (OH-6) | LOST |
| Space (OH-18) | LOST |
| Boren (OK-2) | WON |
| Schrader (OR-5) | WON |
| Dahlkemper (PA-3) | LOST |
| Carney (PA-10) | LOST |
| Murphy, P. (PA-8) | LOST |
| Altmire (PA-4) | WON |
| Holden (PA-17) | WON |
| Herseth Sandlin (SD-AL ) | LOST |
| Gordon (TN-6) | RET (LOST) |
| Tanner (TN-8) | RET (LOST) |
| Davis, L. (TN-4) | LOST |
| Cooper (TN-5) | WON |
| Cuellar (TX-28) | WON |
| Matheson (UT-2) | WON |
| Nye (VA-2) | LOST |
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