by Digby | Mar 3, 2014 | Conservatism, Economy, This Is The GOP
I guess you know it's election time when the Republicans decide it's time to troll for votes among their lovely base by kicking the poor. As a direct counter to President Obama’s recent emphasis on the gap between rich and poor, the upcoming House Republican budget...
by Terrance Heath | Feb 28, 2014 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
When the week began, Arizona governor Jan Brewer thought she had all the time in the world to decide whether to veto Arizona’s “Gay Jim Crow” bill. By the middle of the week, Brewer learned differently. Conservatives lost it. SB 1062, Arizona’s bill that would allow...
by Terrance Heath | Feb 28, 2014 | Conservatism, Progressive Vision
Arizona and Uganda are nine thousand miles apart, but they were side by side in the news this week, due to extremist anti-gay laws that spring from and are supported by the religious right. Uganda, Nigeria, etc. On Monday, Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni signed an...
by Sarah Anderson | Feb 27, 2014 | Conservatism
The austerity mania that plagued our political system for four years is finally subsiding. The latest sign is President Barack Obama’s decision to nix the Social Security cuts he had previously included in his budget proposal. This was a body blow to the most powerful...
by Robert Borosage | Feb 27, 2014 | Conservatism
Remember that Republican promise on comprehensive tax reform? Well, never mind. For years, Republicans have called for comprehensive tax reform that would offer lower rates paid for by closing loopholes. They’ve rejected any effort to close obscene dodges in the tax...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Feb 26, 2014 | Conservatism
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal got himself some attention this week for being the skunk at what is typically a diplomatic, nonconfrontational exchange between a bipartisan group of governors and reporters outside the White House after a meeting with President Obama. His...
