tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769389208875036752009-03-02T14:15:50.993-06:00...With Russ and FriendsRuss Hargraveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03916832772417387661noreply@blogger.comBlogger1048125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976938920887503675.post-75491416368193272342009-02-27T20:45:00.003-06:002009-02-27T21:08:21.407-06:00

Oh, how long ago it was when candidate Obama, while asserting there were huge improvements in Iraq, said he would still oppose the surge; when he said Democracy in Iraq was just "dreams and hopes", as he said in this 2006 speech.Gone are the days when The One makes speeches declaring all soldiers in Iraq are dying in vain.The consequences of war are dire, the sacrifices immeasurable. We may have

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Alright, all you RUF Readers, I'd like to introduce our newest RUF Writer, Simon. He's joining us from right here in San Antonio. I'll let him introduce himself in more detail. Or he may simply prefer to remain a man of mystery.Thanks for joining us, Simon. Good luck!

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What a day! Could it get any better than the Democrats and RINO's making total and complete asses of themselves over and over and over again? Let's see, first the Senate voted to grant the District of Columbia a voting member in the House of Representatives, a move so egregiously unconstitutional, Althouse doesn't even know how to articulate an argument that it's constitutional. Of course, as

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Senator John Cornyn's (R-TX) office released a statement today regarding the Senator's joining the "Senate-House Fiscal Responsibility Working Group" whose primary mission will be to "monitor for any signs of waste, fraud, and abuse and bring these to the attention of Congress, the Administration, and the American people."I'm a bit skeptical, and I wonder how many of the folks who voted for this

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If you're a Republican who's been even marginally active in politics over the past decade, you probably got used to hearing Democrats make defensive, patronizing comments to you like "There are some Republicans that I like, John McCain, for instance." This was their condescending way of saying "I don't blindly hate all of you people." Well, in the early part of last year, right around now,

Aaron Schwittershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12122215047292575386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976938920887503675.post-45347699927169853782009-02-21T17:53:00.004-06:002009-02-21T18:13:34.658-06:00

Minnesota's only openly gay elected Republican (and , in the interest of full disclosure, my own personal friend), state Senator Paul Koering, is causing quite a stir across his home state. Apparently, Mr. Koering recently told a local news outlet he plans to vote against the Minnesota Marriage and Family Protection Act, a bill aimed at allowing gay marriage in that state. So why would an

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That's right, some of the lies Barack Obama told us are actually going to keep America safe! Phew.The latest comes in a new Justice Department decision that detainees at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan do not have constitutional rights to challenge their detention in U.S. courts. Now there's a novel idea! Oh, wait, actually it sounds quite familiar. That's right, ladies and gents, if that

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It turns our Eric Holder is better at being black than he is at being Attorney General.That's right, ladies and gentlemen. Yesterday, the country's first black Attorney General, nominated by the nation's first black president, speaking in the middle of the nationally recognized "Black History Month" called America a "nation of cowards" when it comes to race. Can you say "bitch?" Is he serious?

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It really is something, the disparity between the enthusiasm of our government "leaders" to spend spend spend, and the reaction of the traders who down at the ground zero of our financial slump. Click here to watch what real Americans who know about markets think of Mr. Obama's plan. That's a great video. All you fucking socialist pigs and fair-weather capitalists could do well by listening to

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Hey, remember when Obama promised to give the public five days to review bills before signing them into law. Of course you don't, and he was counting on that. So let me remind you what the new president "promised" us:"No more secrecy," he said. Are you kidding? This from the same guy who was caught removing critical comments and tough questions from his "Open For Questions" website? Puh-leez

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Unfortunately, for reader's like our friend Randal there is simply no end to the slack they will afford our new president. Words like "integrity" are thrown around when the president admits he made a mistake in nominating tax cheats to his cabinet (gee, ya think?) but I have a nasty feeling nothing will be said about his latest little white lie.Remember when Drudge Report blared with the

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Remember the good ol' days of the campaign when we were promised a new era of American politics in which politicians are noble and the government really worked for the people if only we would elect "the one," the Messiah? Remember when Barack Obama promised us a new age in which he would "end the practice of writing legislation behind closed doors?" Or at least that's what his www.change.gov

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While I was in high school, sadly many years ago, I volunteered in a medical library at the hospital in Seattle where my mother worked as a nurse. This job consisted of nothing more than sorting junk mail. But I clearly recall that there exist three medical journals which must be treated with nothing short of absolute reverence and awe: the New England Journal of Medicine, the Journal of the

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Again, I'd like to give a big pat on the back to the House Republicans, each and every last one of whom voted against the stimulus bill. With billions of dollars committed to programs to prevent smoking, provide contraceptives and get Nancy Pelosi another botox injection by week's end, they had good reason to guard the interests of the taxpayers. Now, John McCain is hinting that the Senate GOP

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Kudos to Senator Claire McCaskill for standing up today and laying into the CEO's of every company receiving money from the TARP Fund. Upon receiving their hundreds of billions of dollars from the taxpayers to keep their totally fucked up companies afloat, these men and women took billions of dollars in bonuses for themselves, bought $50 million dollar jets, and spent millions more redecorating

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Say what you will about Bush Jr., but his father was and is a great man. For proof, just refer to his relationship with the man who cost him his reelection in 1992. They certainly do make an interesting duo:

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That loud thumping sound you heard last night was the sound of 177 pairs of GOP House members' balls finally dropping (and some ovaries, I suppose). As the gavel came crashing down on the stimulus vote, all 177 GOP House members gave a resounding "F.U." to an administration that promises to be the most socialistic since F.D.R during the depression. So, now the entire debacle is the Democrats'

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First, let me apologize for such a long absence from the blog, and let me thank Katy for filling in for me as best she could. Now to business...Governor Rod Blagojevich, the embattled chief executive of Illinois, was ousted today by a unanimous senate vote, the first ever for Illinois and the first removal by impeachment in 20 years for any governor in the country. Of course, it makes this

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I was reading a column by one of my favorite authors and political commentators Dick Morris. The piece entitled: The Obama presidency: Here comes socialism is a great dose of reality for all those individuals who've deluded themselves into believing that we can expect to see something good come out of the White House over the next four years (and hopefully only four).Morris touches on a few

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Wishing all RUF readers a decent shot (or multiple) of Jack on this 'historic' day...

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With less than a week until President Elect BarackObama's inauguration, the bills for the aforementioned inauguration are stacking up to the staggering sum of $155 million. Drudgereport has a great throwback article written in 2005 (prior to the second inauguration of President Bush) by douche bag---er writer Eric Boehlert of Salon.com where he critisizes the mainstream media for their failure

Katy Loraleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05817248319843133696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976938920887503675.post-5852991116889164612008-12-22T22:45:00.000-06:002008-12-22T22:46:52.048-06:00

There has been a lot of debate about what the Republicans need to do to move forward in the party. Some have said that we need to do whatever we can to have a greater appeal to our base. Others have suggested that we need to find a way to be a more inclusive party. For my last post here at RUF, I would like to detail where I see the Republicans needing to move forward. I know many of these

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RUF Readers, it just keeps getting better and better. Now sources are saying that Mr. Obama's Chief of Staff, one Rahm Emmanuel, did in fact speak directly with Governor Rod Blagojevich regarding Mr. Obama's replacement to the Senate, a seat the governor is now accused of attempting to sell after having been caught on tape soliciting bribes. The story according to the Chicago Sun Times:

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In attempts to gather support from the people of New York to in turn send the message of "PICK ME" to the Governor, Caroline Kennedy toured upstate New York. Reports coming out of New York indicate that the weather wasn't the only thing that was cold, the media covering the excursion was none to sympathetic to Kennedy's lack of experience and vigorous tenacity at seeking Clinton's seat.One

Katy Loraleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05817248319843133696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976938920887503675.post-955308120175298992008-12-16T23:10:00.002-06:002008-12-16T23:18:47.990-06:00

Damn, it just keeps getting better and better. This time the undercover pro-lifers go to a separate Planned Parenthood 90 miles from the first one. A different abortion counselor tells the "13-year old" the same thing: they don't care how old the father is, and here's how you can go across state lines to get an abortion without parental notification. Here's the second video:I dunno about all

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