by Stan Collender | Aug 26, 2013 | Conservatism, Economy
Yes...The headline on this post is inflammatory and intended to attract eyeballs, visitors and clicks. It's also totally accurate. I'm posting this is because of this editorial in today's The New York Times that is both absolutely correct and incredibly naive when it...
by Digby | Aug 23, 2013 | Conservatism, Health, This Is The GOP
The Heritage Foundation Obamascare traveling revival show continues: Former U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint of South Carolina organized an evening town hall meeting, which called for defunding the federal health care law. More than 300 people attended the event. [...] Opponents...
by Terrance Heath | Aug 22, 2013 | Conservatism, The Sequester
In their effort to reach Latino voters with their economic message, Republicans have run into an interesting problem. In Spanish, "sequester" translates as "secuestrar," which literally means to kidnap someone, or take someone hostage. It's ironic, and appropriate....
by Stan Collender | Aug 20, 2013 | Conservatism
Two weeks or so ago I posted that this fall's (and winter's) budget debate could best be described as "budget bedlam." I was wrong. Since that post the situation has taken a turn for the worse and "bedlam," which sounds more like a Marx Bothers, Mack Sennett, or Three...
by Thom Hartmann | Aug 19, 2013 | Conservatism, Economy, Financial Reform, Health
It turns out that Republican obstructionism is quite costly for big business. A new report from the Huffington Post found that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce isn't getting much return for the $69.5 million dollars they invested in Republican candidates in the last two...
by Terrance Heath | Aug 15, 2013 | Conservatism
Once again, Newt Gingrich is telling hard truth and offering good advice to Republicans. There is almost no chance the GOP will listen. Just like a stopped clock, every once in a while Newt Gingrich gets something right. It's happened before; like when Newt exposed...
