by Terrance Heath | Nov 7, 2014 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
The 2014 mid-term elections are over, and the inmates have taken over the asylum. Prepare for wingnuttery like you’ve never seen before. Last Friday, I had a lot of fun poking at the nuttiest candidates on the ballot. Wednesday morning I woke up to a...
by Lynne Stuart Parramore | Nov 6, 2014 | Blog, Conservatism
Most of us did not escape that moment on the playground when the bully came over and demanded our candy. What could we do? The bruising boy and the mean girl used fear and intimidation to get their way. If that didn’t work, there were other methods. Sometimes the...
by Richard Eskow | Nov 3, 2014 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
[fve]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjnoMEPKqj8[/fve] Richard Eskow and Thom Hartmann discuss the “Caucus Room” conspiracy and the 2014 elections. On the eve of the 2014 elections, it’s important to remember that Republicans have been deliberately sabotaging both the...
by Robert Borosage | Nov 3, 2014 | Blog, Conservatism, Progressive Vision
Even on election eve, campaign 2014 is too close to call. Control of the U.S. Senate may not be determined until run-offs are held in January. Conservative Republican governors like Wisconsin’s Scott Walker are in frenzied, pitched battles to survive. Millions in...
by Terrance Heath | Oct 31, 2014 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
Every election year, the GOP comes up with a new crop of wingnut candidates for office. This one is no exception. Todd Akin. Christine O’Donnell. Joe Miller. Sharron Angle. Back in 2010, they soared to new heights of wingnuttery. Will any of this election's nuttiest...
by Bill Scher | Oct 31, 2014 | Blog, Conservatism
The fundamentals of the 2014 Senate map are tilted toward the Republicans, with Democrats defending seven seats in states that Mitt Romney won. And yet, with only four days until Election Day (and many already taking advantage of early voting), the polls are all tied...