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E-mail me: douglas @liberalsarecool.com     Liberals Are CoolTumblr (3.0; @liberalsarecool)http://liberalsarecool.com/"I was basically pro-choice all my life, until I ran for Congress."“I was basically pro-choice all my life, until I ran for Congress.” -  Rick Santorum, in...http://liberalsarecool.com/post/18100020733http://liberalsarecool.com/post/18100020733Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:39:59 -0500Lifelong failure and Conservative dung beetle Tucker Carlson...<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/83LDtji3iEY?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Lifelong failure and Conservative dung beetle <strong>Tucker Carlson</strong> thinks “Iran deserves to be annihilated.” Deserves?</p> <p>This will be cued up in Tehran and across Iran to easily show that Americans on FOX believe Iran should be “wiped off of the map”. The warmongering by the FOX Chickenhawks put our soldiers in that region in harm’s way.</p>http://liberalsarecool.com/post/18099337134http://liberalsarecool.com/post/18099337134Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:29:02 -0500Mitt Romney: “I Love Lamp” AFSCME’s new ad...<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/VZbA5RM97DI?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>Mitt Romney</strong>: “I Love Lamp”</p> <p>AFSCME’s new ad connecting <em>Anchorman</em>’s <strong>Brick Tamland</strong> and Mitten’s random-ass praise for Michigan.</p>http://liberalsarecool.com/post/18092608754http://liberalsarecool.com/post/18092608754Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:41:00 -0500AnchormanMitt RomneyBrick TamlandRepublican Radioactive Rhetoric “It’s not just that the most irresponsible candidates can play to the base and get a...http://liberalsarecool.com/post/18090207188http://liberalsarecool.com/post/18090207188Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:02:39 -0500Stock Market Does Much Better Under Democrats “While Republicans promote themselves as the friendliest party for Wall Street, stock...http://liberalsarecool.com/post/18089166477http://liberalsarecool.com/post/18089166477Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:45:46 -0500Santorum: Takes One To Know OneDana Milbank calls out that horrid little man for equating President Obama with Adolf...http://liberalsarecool.com/post/18077989819http://liberalsarecool.com/post/18077989819Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:01:31 -0500"It’s not a new candidate the Right needs. It’s a new electorate."““It’s not a new candidate the Right needs. It’s a new electorate.”” -...http://liberalsarecool.com/post/18077091758http://liberalsarecool.com/post/18077091758Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:39:57 -0500Romney Admits Spending Cuts Slow Economic Growth Mitt Romney: “If you just cut, if all you’re thinking about doing is cutting spending,...http://liberalsarecool.com/post/18039900184http://liberalsarecool.com/post/18039900184Tue, 21 Feb 2012 19:38:28 -0500“We do not receive wisdom, we must discover it for...<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzrk8tcWUA1qzsnxyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“We do not receive wisdom, we must discover it for ourselves.” - <strong>Marcel Proust</strong></p>http://liberalsarecool.com/post/18030442383http://liberalsarecool.com/post/18030442383Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:10:05 -0500Why The GOP Regression On Science, Truth, And Rationality? “Why is today’s religious right and their political enablers and supporters like Santorum...http://liberalsarecool.com/post/18023587050http://liberalsarecool.com/post/18023587050Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:14:00 -0500The Santorum Code: Combining Church And State On Every Issue “[Rick] Santorum … admitted to [Bob] Schieffer [of CBS News] that he believes humans ...http://liberalsarecool.com/post/18021285505http://liberalsarecool.com/post/18021285505Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:26:25 -0500barackobama: Us v. them, in one bar chart. <img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzrb0wh7dS1qzhkvho1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://barackobama.tumblr.com/post/18019666341/us-v-them-in-one-bar-chart" target="_blank">barackobama</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Us v. them, in one bar chart.</p> </blockquote>http://liberalsarecool.com/post/18020794950http://liberalsarecool.com/post/18020794950Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:15:48 -0500"The issue, for Republicans, is not just that Santorum would lose in November. It’s that he could be..."“The issue, for Republicans, is not just that Santorum would lose in November. It’s that he...http://liberalsarecool.com/post/18020076016http://liberalsarecool.com/post/18020076016Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:00:06 -0500One person is all you need in the post Citizens United political...<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzra0nXz8R1qzsnxyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>One person is all you need in the post Citizens United political landscape. All these GOP candidates would have vanished had it not been for a billionaire to prop up their campaigns.</p> <p>Mega-bucks <strong>Mitt Romney</strong>’s co-chair? Idaho billionaire <a href="http://voices.idahostatesman.com/2012/02/21/idahopolitics/msnbcs_liberal_host_rachel_maddow_latest_rip_idahos_frank_vander" target="_blank">Frank VanderSloot</a>.</p> <p>Even <strong>Ron Paul</strong> has PayPal founder <strong>Peter Thiel</strong> donating millions to his campaign.</p>http://liberalsarecool.com/post/18018696663http://liberalsarecool.com/post/18018696663Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:29:11 -0500Frank VanderSlootSheldon AdelsonFoster FriessIndependent Voters Side With Democrats On Tax FairnessJonathan Bernstein: “The dilemma for Republican politicians here is clear: their primary ...http://liberalsarecool.com/post/18017289420http://liberalsarecool.com/post/18017289420Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:56:55 -0500The conservative fantasy world and the reality we all live in...<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzr7zri4Xr1qzsnxyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The conservative fantasy world and the reality we all live in are mutually exclusive.</p> <p>NOTE: For those trying to use the “both sides do it” false equivalent: in 2004, Bush campaigned to privatize Social Security and create a Constitutional amendment for marriage. He though he had a mandate. HE FAILED ON BOTH.</p>http://liberalsarecool.com/post/18016805006http://liberalsarecool.com/post/18016805006Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:45:00 -0500"Conservatives in power have never been — and can never be — as anti-government as they..."“Conservatives in power have never been — and can never be — as anti-government as...http://liberalsarecool.com/post/18012562843http://liberalsarecool.com/post/18012562843Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:00:05 -0500Newt The Historian Not So Good At History “Defeating Barack Obama becomes, in fact, a duty of national security. Because the fact is,...http://liberalsarecool.com/post/17988684069http://liberalsarecool.com/post/17988684069Mon, 20 Feb 2012 21:57:22 -0500The GOP Race: Small Turnout, Mostly Old, White, Christians, Not Reflective Of Nation At Large “So far, three million voters have participated in the Republican races, less than the ...http://liberalsarecool.com/post/17968472000http://liberalsarecool.com/post/17968472000Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:32:52 -0500More Election Doom For RepublicansWalter Shapiro: “The Mitt Romney crisis transcends the seven straight national polls showing...http://liberalsarecool.com/post/17967619549http://liberalsarecool.com/post/17967619549Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:19:25 -0500