by Terrance Heath | May 23, 2014 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
This week saw a number of right-wingers being pulled up short, one way or another, including some of the biggest names in wingnuttia. For each wingnut up to his tinfoil hat in trouble of his own making, I can only say, “It couldn’t happen to a nicer guy.” It’s hard to...
by Thom Hartmann | May 21, 2014 | Conservatism
The death panels are real and they’ve been found! Back in 2009 when the healthcare debate was at its most crazy, Republicans warned us that once Obamacare was passed, government officials would get to ration health care, and as a result, have control over the life and...
by Dave Johnson | May 19, 2014 | Blog, Conservatism
For decades we’ve been subjected to constant propaganda that government is inefficient, bureaucratic and expensive. We’re told that the answer is to “privatize,” or “outsource” government functions to private businesses and they will do things more efficiently and...
by Terrance Heath | May 16, 2014 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
This week, Karl Rove proved once again that his Bush-era nickname "Turd Blossom" was well-earned. Just when you thought he couldn't sink any lower, Rove launched a laughably desperate attack on Hillary Clinton. Karl "Bush's Brain" Rove said the Hillary Clinton may...
by Terrance Heath | May 16, 2014 | Conservatism
The cameras have gone, and America's attention has turned elsewhere, but Cliven Bundy and his supporters are trying to provoke a showdown with the federal government. Lawlessness is spreading from Bundy’s ranch like a cancer. Itching For A Fight The armed...
by Digby | May 14, 2014 | Conservatism
If there's one thing we've learned from the whining of the plutocrats in recent years it's that these wealthy elites truly believe they not only work harder than the rest of us but that they are actually better people with higher moral values. How else can one explain...
