by Dave Johnson | Mar 1, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, Democracy
A Supreme Court justice has died. Normally (and according to the Constitution) the process is that the president nominates a successor, the Senate holds hearings, and there is a vote on whether to confirm that nominee. According to the Constitution, that's their job,...
by Dave Johnson | Feb 29, 2016 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
"Watch what we do, not what we say." - Nixon Attorney General John Mitchell, explaining that the Nixon administration will be pursuing a hidden agenda, no matter what they are telling the public. Forget everything the Obama administration is telling the public about...
by Terrance Heath | Feb 29, 2016 | Blog, Current Issues, This Is The GOP
Donald Trump can’t disavow the support of former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke for the same reason the Republican party can’t disavow his candidacy — and it could splinter the GOP vote in 2016. A new Democracy Corp likely voter survey of Republican base voters...
by Bill Scher | Feb 29, 2016 | Blog
A bombshell New York Times report, about how the Republican Establishment has been unable to stop Donald Trump, reveals that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell plans to disown Trump if he becomes the nominee: ...Mr. McConnell has begun preparing senators for the...
by Robert Borosage | Feb 29, 2016 | Blog, Election 2016, Progressive Vision
Boosted by overwhelming African-American support – particularly that of older African-American women – Hillary Clinton won a commanding victory Saturday in the South Carolina Democratic presidential primary. Sanders and Clinton have essentially split two states – Iowa...
by Terrance Heath | Feb 26, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
Thursday night’s tenth GOP presidential debate was, ironically, best summed up by CNN’s closed captioner for the hearing impaired. Last night’s Republican presidential debate was many things, but you only need to watch about 30 seconds to get the gist of it....
