Griper News
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Located Madison, Wisconsin USA
Tags politics, news, liberal, progressive, opinion, Wisconsin
Lefty politics from an irritated man in Wisconsin
Latest Blog Posts
- John McCain, Recovering Environmentalist on Nov 20, 2009 in poll news environment Republicans politics
John McCain, formerly one of the most environmentalist people on the right, has decided that fighting global warming is the worst thing ever -- and he's attacking his buddies on the issuePolitico:Sens. Lindsey Graham and Joe Lieberman have been worki...
- Republicans Discover New Way to be Insane on Nov 19, 2009
Ok, so the birther thing turned out to be crazy. Likewise the FEMA camps and the Obama Youth. But this time for sure:Talking Points Memo:The new national poll from Public Policy Polling (D) has an astonishing number about paranoia among the GOP base:...
- Griper Blade: A Roadblock to Reform Gets Torn Down on Nov 19, 2009
The Senate's version of healthcare reform is finally ready for prime time. Considering that this was supposed to be ready in August, I'll withhold my applause on that point -- there's showing up to school tardy and then there's showing up late in the...
- News Roundup for 11/19/09 on Nov 19, 2009 in news humor roundup politics
President Obama, shown destroying America-Headline of the day-"Fox News Polls Obama’s Bow, Finds Majority Of Republicans Support It."When FOX Nation asked if Obama was the most embarrassing president ever, they answered their own question with a re...
- Study: Stupak Amendment Would Eventually End Coverage of Abortion Industry-Wide on Nov 18, 2009
You know how everyone's been saying that the Stupak amendment is a de facto ban on health insurance coverage for abortions? A new George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services study looks in to the claim and finds that, yea...
- News Roundup for 11/18/09 on Nov 18, 2009 in news humor roundup politics
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX)-Headline of the day-"Rep. Louie Gohmert: Democrats want another terrorist attack so they can pass a new jobs bill."Yeah, that makes sense. We all remember how after 9/11, George W. whipped up hysteria to pass a jobs bill. Se...
- GOP Voters to Party: Insufficiently Crazy Candidates Need Not Apply on Nov 18, 2009 in poll news Republicans politics
Over at Political Wire, Taegan Goddard finds an interesting fact in a CNN poll:"The poll indicates that a slight majority, 51%, of Republicans would prefer to see the GOP in their area nominate candidates who agree with them on all the major the issu...




