NYT Attributes GOP Election Victory to Shady Anonymous Donors, Dismisses Tea Party Factor

Yes, the Republicans benefited from corporate donors and other political entities that offered up critical financial support in the run up to 2012. But, even the New York Times is forced to admit that on balance the Democrats raised more money. So what was the decisive factor? Shady "outside organizations" and anonymous donors? How bout ideology? The GOP's renewed commitment to constitutional limited government struck a chord with Tea Party activists and average citizens who are rightly concerne...

Republican House Majority is Now Uncertain NYT Declares In Speculative, Unsubstantiated Report

For months now, political scientists on both sides of the political spectrum have acknowledged that the Republicans stand a better than even chance of capturing the House. In an effort to pump up the deflated liberal base, the NYT now says that GOP prospects are overstated and "uncertain." That's why you call spin not reporting... To be sure, the Democratic Party is back on its heels and Republicans stand a good chance of taking back the House and perhaps capturing the Senate.  This much is a...

Anonymous Source Used to Advance Anti-Tea Party Agenda in Manufactured Reports

Just make it up. That appears to be mindset at work in a front page story and subsequent business section report that takes aim at Tea Party activists who helped to shift public sentiment against President Obama's agenda and the Democratic Party. An anonymous source is used to advance the idea that Tea Party is synonymous with extremism... Somehow average Americans who pine for constitutional limited government and the ideals of the founding period are considered extreme and unhinged. Meanwhi...

Krugman Views Tax Cuts as an “Expensive Proposition” But not “Stimulus” Legislation

American taxpayers are feeling a little nostalgic about former President Bush and his tax cuts. There's no question that they were just what the doctor ordered after the 9/11 terror attacks. But NYT columnist Paul Krugman is opposed to extending the cuts because he sees them as a giveaway to rich. The alternative approach he suggests is quite costly in its own right... Whatever voters may think of former President George W. Bush these days, they think very highly of their disposable income,...

Missouri Democrats Who Voted Against ObamaCare Complicate Media Efforts to Dismiss Results

Missouri's Proposition C, which is aimed at invalidated key provisions of ObamaCare, passed in Missouri with the substantial support of Democrats. In fact, it only fell short in two counties. Yet, the NYT continues to tell readers that measures lacks broad support beyond the confines of the conservative movement.  This is not mathematically possible given the percentage of voters who turned out... As momentum continues to build against the coercive, mandatory requirements of Obama-Care, The N...