by Terrance Heath | Aug 6, 2014 | Conservatism
On Saturday morning, 500,000 Toledo, Ohio, residents woke to an urgent warning that their tap water could make them very, very sick. Toledo’s water crisis is over, for now, but the “perfect storm” that created it rages on. Mayor D. Michael Collins lifted the tap water...
by Leo Gerard | Aug 5, 2014 | Conservatism
House Republicans last week overwhelmingly endorsed suing President Barack Obama for delaying part of the Affordable Care Act, a law Republicans hate and condemn and voted 50 times to repeal. So, really, the president did exactly what the GOP claims it wants. But...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Aug 4, 2014 | Conservatism, Jobs and Growth
The New York Times' Neil Irwin today identified the five sectors of the economy that are serving as a drag on growth. As it turns out, his conclusions about the reasons the economy "keeps underperforming" tie directly to what we've been saying about conservatives...
by Richard Eskow | Aug 4, 2014 | Blog, Conservatism
Our long national nightmare is over – for the moment. Congress has adjourned for summer recess after a session that can safely be described as “historic,” both for its historic lack of accomplishment and the historically low regard in which it is now held by the...
by Terrance Heath | Aug 1, 2014 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
House Speaker John Boehner called Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's idea for passing immigration reform "Nutso." Maybe Boehner hasn't taken a good look at his own party. Then again, who can blame him? No doubt Boehner was stinging from his latest humiliating defeat....
by Terrance Heath | Jul 25, 2014 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
Right-wing reaction to issues in the news this week brought to mind a classic 1980s Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups commercial, but with a wingnut spin on the famous line: “Hey, you got your Malaysian airliner in my Benghazi!” Across the wingnut-o-sphere, right-wingers...
