by Richard Eskow | Apr 4, 2014 | Blog, Conservatism
Republican Senator Rand Paul has been making a big play for millennials lately, most notably by taking his civil liberties pitch to colleges around the country. Paul has got the right idea when he says his party must “evolve, adapt or die” (although I think the first...
by Terrance Heath | Apr 4, 2014 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
This was a make or break week for Obamacare, with the enrollment deadline looming and a major goal hanging in the balance. Obamacare made good on the goal of 7 million sign-ups, and broke right-wingers tenuous grip with reality. There should be a new rule for...
by Richard Eskow | Apr 4, 2014 | Blog, Conservatism
In a surprisingly self-pitying Wall Street Journal editorial, billionaire Charles Koch has put forward the proposition that the nation's "collectivists" have unfairly characterized him as "un-American." What Koch calls "character assassination," however, others would...
by Terrance Heath | Apr 2, 2014 | Conservatism, Health
More than seven million Americans have enrolled in health insurance through Obamacare, meeting the goal set by the Congressional Budget Office. Meanwhile, support for Obamacare has surpassed opposition, with 49 percent supporting, and 48 percent opposing the law in a...
by Terrance Heath | Mar 28, 2014 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
This week, they didn’t come any nuttier than Americans For Prosperity’s Jennifer Stefano, who clashed with MSNBC’s Chris Hayes. There was more than enough good news for Obamacare to drive right-wingers around the bend. Stephano didn't hold back. After Hayes' detailed...
by Bill Scher | Mar 26, 2014 | Blog, Conservatism
The 2012 Republican Party platform touted the 10th Amendment, because "The Republican Party, born in opposition to the denial of liberty, stands for the rights of individuals, families, faith communities, institutions – and of the States which are their instruments of...
