REPUBLICAN DEBATE, SEPTEMBER 2015

Great lines:

Bobby Jindal:

[Obama] has declared war on trans fats ands a truce with Iran. Think about that. He’s more worried about Twinkies than he is about the ayatollahs having a nuclear weapon.

Fiorina nails Trump:

Fiorina responded to Trump’s attack on her business career by attacking his. She said that Washington politicians had run up huge amounts of debt, and pointed out that Trump had done so in some of his business ventures in Atlantic City, N.J.

“That is precisely the way you ran your companies. You ran up mountains of debt, as well as losses, using other people’s money,” Fiorina said. “Why should we trust you to manage the finances of this nation?”

Rubio:

Obama is "more respectful to the ayatollah of Iran than the prime minister of Israel."

Walker:

We don't need an apprentice in the White House. . .we have one right now.

THE DEMOCRAT 1% PREPARES FOR THE 2016 ELECTION

Fat cat Democrats are giving mega millions to PACS to try to keep Democrats in control of the Senate.  All you read about in the media is how much fat cat Republicans are giving to PACS, but Democrats have more than their share of big money donors.

THE LEFT TAKES OVER THE DEMOCRAT PARTY

From Politico.  The article is written by a Democrat strategist.  I would expect the Democrats to field a well-funded, very left-wing candidate in 2016.

These progressive forces are coalescing around a populist-inspired desire to combat income inequality and rein in large financial institutions, as well as an interest in focusing on priorities at home rather than abroad. It’s difficult, in this environment, to imagine a viable Democratic presidential candidate who isn’t willing to take clear positions on issues like increasing the minimum wage, securing comprehensive immigration reform, supporting women’s health and their reproductive rights, addressing climate change and eliminating or at least curtailing fracking.

The left’s rise is aided by the fact that it is more organized than ever before. Following George W. Bush’s defeat of John Kerry in 2004, a coalition of progressives from politics, philanthropy and business came together to build a long-term infrastructure—independent of the Democratic Party—to advance their progressive agenda and beat back the influence of the right wing. The Democracy Alliance was officially launched in 2005 as a forum where partners who shared core progressive values could coordinate their resources more efficiently to advance their common goals. Politico estimates that the Democracy Alliance plans to spend $374 million this election cycle.