by Terrance Heath | Jun 15, 2015 | Conservatism, Election 2016, This Is The GOP
Finally declaring his candidacy for the 2016 GOP presidential nomination may be Jeb Bush’s last, best hope of turning around his lackluster campaign. In the weeks before announcing his candidacy, Bush seemed to stumble from misstep to misstep. For a while there,...
by Terrance Heath | Jun 12, 2015 | Conservatism, This Is The GOP
In the world of Fox News, alleged and admitted sexual abusers of children get a pass, but African-American youth have to be “saints” to avoid police violence. What gives? Last week, Fox News broke its silence on the Josh Duggar molestation scandal, with an exclusive...
by Terrance Heath | Jun 5, 2015 | Conservatism, This Is The GOP
This week, conservatives went out of their way to defend sexual abusers of children, both alleged and admitted, and showed that they have no idea how to treat a lady — especially if she happens to be transgender. The Hastert Rule When reports surfaced that former...
by Jacob Woocher | Jun 5, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism
Hedge fund billionaire Leon Cooperman earlier this week became the latest of the super-rich to complain that they are being demonized for being wealthy and successful. Cooperman, CEO of Omega Advisors, took issue with some of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary...
by Terrance Heath | Jun 4, 2015 | Conservatism, Election 2016, This Is The GOP
If nothing else, former Texas governor Rick Perry’s candidacy will prove once and for all that wearing glasses doesn’t actually make you smart. Nor will a new pair of specs and a extreme makeover be enough to get Perry — the “oops” candidate of 2012 — into the White...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Jun 4, 2015 | Conservatism, Economy, Greek Crisis
[fve]https://youtu.be/kAIa5X56_jk[/fve] There's a common thread between the appropriation bills being voted on in the House of Representatives this week and the Greek debt crisis, which also appears to be coming to a head this week: conservative austerity ideology...