The Mersman Political Blog

Health Care: No More Baby Steps

Published on 2009-09-04 00:36:00

America has never been a country of baby steps. Franklin D. Roosevelt did not dream in baby steps when he imagined the New Deal. John F. Kennedy did not dream in baby steps when he encouraged NASA to reach for the moon. Health care reform has ignited passions on both sides. Those that think we are headed towards socialism are afraid they will be stuck with the bill for those that are not covered now. Those on the left want a plan that will efficiently cover all Americans. President Obama h

Conservative Radio Host Calls Newt and Cheney Zombies

Published on 2009-06-17 00:55:00

Republican radio talk show host John Batchelor called out fellow Republicans for helping to push the minority party into possible extinction in a recent Daily Beast article. "The GOP is the equivalent of a shrinking third party on its way to becoming a museum piece beside the Whigs, the Greenbacks, and the Prohibitionists," Batchelor said.Batchelor referred to former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, as a "generalissimo of zombies" and goes on to compare both Cheney and Gingrich to zombies feeding on

Third Grader Organizes Gay Marriage Rally

Published on 2009-05-23 01:46:00

Ethan McNamee, a third grader from Denver, Colorado organized his own rally for the gay marriage cause.  According to a local ABC News affiliate covering the event, Ethan became concerned about the issue after hearing anti-gay remarks on the playground and after hearing about a local gay couple that could not get married.  "Everybody is different in a good way," Ethan said.  Ethan explained during his remarks at the rally that civil unions are not the same as gay marriage because they are not

Conservative Talk Show Host Waterboarded: "It's Torture"

Published on 2009-05-23 00:37:00

Erich "Mancow" Muller, a conservative talk show host based in Chicago, recently put his money where his mouth is by agreeing to be waterboarded.  In an attempt to silence critics of waterboarding, Mancow underwent the procedure to show that it is indeed not torture. Mancow concluded after undergoing only seconds of the procedure said that it was torture.  "It is way worse than I thought it would be, and that's no joke.  It is such an odd feeling to have water poured down your nose with your

Why Dobson Hates Hate Crime

Published on 2009-05-16 03:13:00

Recent hate crime legislation has passed the United States House and is currently being considered in the Senate. The new legislation expands current hate crimes legislation to include homosexuals and transgendered individuals.Hate crimes legislation is designed to protect individuals from brutal violence because of their defined social group. This includes race, religion, color, or nationality.Christian talk show hosts and Christian leaders across the country are outraged at the potential addit

Michael Savage: Don't Voice Your Free Speech At Me

Published on 2009-05-12 23:50:00

Conservative radio talk show host Michael Savage was recently banned from entering the United Kingdom along with more than a dozen other people.  Michael Savage's show "Savage Nation" is heard by 10 million people weekly and is the third largest radio show in America.  The list of people banned from entering the United Kingdom included a Hamas terrorist and a white supremacist.    Savage came on "Talk of the Nation" to discuss his banning from a country that enjoys free speech.  The intervi

Conservatives Love Torture But Don't Want Others To See It

Published on 2009-05-12 22:50:00

If you were not already sick and tired of hearing about torture there is another issue to add to the debate.  In April, President Obama announced that his administration would be releasing hundreds of photos of torture victims.  President Obama has made transparency a top priority in his administration including the past administration. The conservative talking point news network Fox News was outraged at the release of American torture photos.  Sean Hannity and Governor Mike Huckabee called

Limbaugh Pokes Fun Of Americans Participating In Recession

Published on 2009-05-05 22:51:00

Rush Limbaugh spoke before the Heritage Foundation on Monday evening to address the top donors of the foundation.  Limbaugh spoke about the recession and how easy it has been for him to over come it.  Limbaugh joked that he never had a down year and that even now his ratings and bookings are up.  "So I always believed that if we’re going to have a recession, just don’t participate," Limbaugh said.  Simple words coming from someone who sits and offends all day.  How about the factory wor

Michelle Bachmann World's Dumbest Person

Published on 2009-04-29 02:25:00

Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann (R-Minnesota) said during an interview on Tuesday that she thought it was interesting that two "Democrat" presidents were in power during swine flu outbreaks.  The incompetence of Michelle Bachmann I believe is no longer being debated, however these comments cross the border into the unintelligent.  First of all, do we really have to keep reminding Republicans how offensive it is to call the Democratic Party the "Democrat Party"?  This is certainly no slip of t

Arlen Specter Welcomed Into Democratic Party

Published on 2009-04-28 16:42:00

Pennsylvanian Republican Senator Arlen Specter will run for reelection as a Democrat in 2010.  Specter's vote for the Obama stimulus package was the final straw to fiscal conservatives essential to winning the Republican primary in Pennsylvania.  Senator Specter received "bleak polling" numbers from advisers he said Tuesday.  Polls showed that he would likely loose a Republican primary to Pat Toomey.  Specter barely survived a primary fight in 2004 against Toomey.  A second run against Toom