by Terrance Heath | Sep 27, 2013 | Conservatism, Democracy, Economy, Health
I've been writing lately about the crossroads the GOP has reached, and the choices before them: Republicans can either change their policies and their tone to attract minority voters, or the GOP can rely solely on white voters. There's increasing evidence that...
by Digby | Sep 27, 2013 | Conservatism, Health, This Is The GOP
Matt Yglesias points out that the CW (which I believe as well) in which the WH ends up "negotiating" with Republicans over the debt ceiling the way mothers of children having a tantrum in the grocery store negotiate with them by giving them a candy bar, can no longer...
by Dave Johnson | Sep 27, 2013 | Conservatism, Shutdown
After the last election Republicans have one power left: the power to destroy the country. They are threatening to use it to get what they want. And what they want is to reverse the results of the last election. Shutdown Threat, Followed By Debt-Ceiling Threat We...
by Digby | Sep 26, 2013 | Conservatism, Health, This Is The GOP
Yesterday, post-"filibuster": RUSH: I have to tell you, I've had so many people... I've been off the past couple of days, but, while this has been going on, I've had so many people e-mail me so uplifted by what you did in the last 21 hours and what you did leading up...
by Thom Hartmann | Sep 25, 2013 | Conservatism, Democracy, Health, This Is The GOP
On Tuesday, Senator Ted Cruz took the floor of the Senate to launch an all-night fake filibuster. His 21-hour marathon speech was arranged in advance, and there was no way it would stop the Senate from voting on a continuing resolution to fund the government. ...
by Thom Hartmann | Sep 23, 2013 | Conservatism, Economy, Minimum Wage
Pope Francis did it again. On Sunday, during a meeting with a group of unemployed workers, the Pope abandoned his prepared comments and railed against economic inequality. Pope Francis has previously spoken out against harsh austerity policies that are harming...
