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The earth's core, consisting largely of iron, helps balance our spinning planet. On the other hand, the core of too many of today's prominent political leaders consists almost entirely of unintended irony, which tends to make them go all wobbly on their political stands. This might be comical were it not so destructive for our nation.
Essence of Newt
Tuesday, February 7, 2012 | Posted by Jim Hightower
What a sight to watch Newt Gingrich campaign for president. If ego was gas, he’d be the Hindenburg blimp.
Most politicians try to puff themselves up a bit, but Gingrich is... [read more]
Newt Gingrich: the spawn of Citizens United
Thursday, February 2, 2012 | Posted by Jim Hightower
In its Citizens United decision, the Supreme Court upended our democratic elections by decreeing that corporations and über-wealthy individuals can dump unlimited sums of cash into campaigns to elect their favored candidates. Astonishingly, Justice... [read more]
Rick Perry goes from "wow" to "oops" to "ouch"
Tuesday, January 31, 2012 | Posted by Jim Hightower
To the relief of most Texans, our prodigal governor hath returned.
Most presidential pretenders envision a come-from-behind campaign ending in glory, but Rick Perry ran a vainglorious campaign that went... [read more]
The Adelson campaign: buying our future
Monday, January 30, 2012 | Posted by Jim Hightower
Already, four of the GOP presidential contenders have had to drop out – Michele Bachmann because she was too wacky, Jon Huntsman because he was too sane, Herman Cain because he was too exposed, and... [read more]
SuperPACs storm Iowa
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 | Posted by Jim Hightower
In Iowa's presidential scramble, the biggest players were not the candidates, but an insidious, ever-growing force that voters couldn't even see: corporate cash.
Welcome to the Brave New Political World... [read more]
The Deep Shallowness of Prof. Gingrich
Monday, December 12, 2011 | Posted by Jim Hightower
Just in the nick of time for Christmas, Newt Gingrich has burst onto the national stage in a leading role.
The latest front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination has adopted a... [read more]
Palin bows out
Tuesday, October 18, 2011 | Posted by Jim Hightower
And just like that – phffffttt – she was gone. Sarah Palin, the phantasmagoric shooting star of far-right-wing wackiness, has formally bowed out of the 2012 presidential race.
Apparently, her decision... [read more]
A political Buddy for the people
Friday, October 14, 2011 | Posted by Jim Hightower
Well, gosh, look at this: the Republican Party does have a presidential candidate who's not a far-right goofball, a product of Wall Street banksters, a tripped-out Koch head, or a yee-hawing bs-er from Texas.
... [read more]
The Enronization of presidential politics
Thursday, September 15, 2011 | Posted by Jim Hightower
In the infamous Enron scandals of a decade ago, unregulated energy hucksters created an array of dummy financial funds so they could evade public scrutiny and perpetrate fraud. To disguise the scams, the funds were... [read more]
Newt's revealing dance around the L-word
Let's take a trip down the political rabbit hole to a mystical universe known as NewtLand!
This is where Newt Gingrich goes to get high on the fumes of his feverish... [read more]