by Leo Gerard | Mar 4, 2014 | Conservatism, This Is The GOP
All those rights Americans cherish, those fundamental human and political freedoms protected by the U.S. Constitution, Republicans contend those aren’t really inalienable rights or anything solid or permanent like that. See, according to the GOP, some Americans are...
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 Dave Johnson | Feb 24, 2014 | Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
A law affecting content on the Internet that was rejected by Congress shows up in a trade agreement designed to bypass and override Congress. Small, innovative companies that manufacture low-cost, generic drugs find their products blocked. Those are examples of what...
by Terrance Heath | Feb 21, 2014 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
It's been another rough week on the right. A high-profile GOP governor, and potential 2016 presidential contender, could be brought low by a trove of scandalous emails. And it's not Chris Christie. Wisconsin governor Scott Walker is up for reelection this year, and...
by Terrance Heath | Feb 21, 2014 | Conservatism, This Is The GOP
Even before Michael Dunn encountered Jordan Davis and his friends, he was primed to see young black men as dangerous “thugs” to be eliminated, and empowered by right-wing culture to believe he had the absolute right to do so. “You Are Not Going Talk To Me Like That”...
