Bang the Drum

rants and ramblings of a political junkie

Schwarzenegger Smackdown over Offshore Drilling

By Karoli June 27, 2008 Domestic Policy, Election 2008 No Comments

Arnie, I take back everything I said about you hijacking the governor’s office. At least for today, because you did an awesome smackdown of the McCain/Bush/Crist sudden and passionate love…

John McCain’s Captors: We Didn’t Torture

By Karoli June 25, 2008 Election 2008, Foreign Policy No Comments

An astounding sound bite from Tran Trong Duyet, keeper of Hoa Lo prison, where John McCain was held, beaten, and tortured: “I don’t know how he’d react if he met…

Lieberman Must Go

By Karoli June 25, 2008 Election 2008 No Comments

It boggles the mind to think this man ran on the ticket with Al Gore. It’s time for him to make his transition to the GOP complete. His warmongering will…

If You’re John McCain, Cheating the System is Okay

By Karoli June 23, 2008 Barack Obama, Election 2008 No Comments

For all the public posturing that’s gone on over the past few days over Barack Obama’s wise decision to forego public financing by the McCain campaign and enabled by the…

Take the MOMocrats $27 Challenge

By Karoli June 23, 2008 Election 2008 No Comments

MOMocrat PunditMom put out a challenge awhile back, and now the MOMocrats are throwing it down to the rest of us. Here it is, in a nutshell: Several months ago,…

McCain’s Coastal Flip-Flop = Global Disaster

By Karoli June 23, 2008 Bush Administration, Domestic Policy, Election 2008 No Comments

Senator Barbara Boxer and Representative Lois Capps held a conference call today to discuss the Bush/McCain response to $140/barrel oil. Before I share the high points of the call, I…