by Terrance Heath | Feb 20, 2014 | Conservatism, Current Issues, This Is The GOP
Clarence Thomas is renowned for his silence during proceedings in the Supreme Court. When he does speak, he reveals himself as utterly vacuous and oblivious to anything resembling reality. Thomas latest comments on race are a supreme example. During a recent...
by Thom Hartmann | Feb 19, 2014 | Conservatism, Economy, Health
Another rural Georgia hospital is closing its doors as that state continues to block the Medicaid expansion. The Lower Oconee Community Hospital does not have enough volume to stay open, yet many of the nearby residents are being refused much need health insurance...
by Leo Gerard | Feb 18, 2014 | Conservatism, Health, This Is The GOP
"Doctor, doctor, give me the news I got a bad case of lovin' you No pill's gonna cure my ill I got a bad case of lovin' you Whooaaa" ~ Robert Palmer, 1979, Bad Case of Loving You On this Valentine’s Day, as many as 4.4 million more Americans than on Feb. 14 last...
by Terrance Heath | Feb 14, 2014 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
It’s Valentine’s Day, but there’s not a lot of love on the right, even for some of their own. There’s no love even for millions of schoolchildren, who will get valentines from their classmates today. At the beginning of the week, our sons came home with lists of all...
by Robert Borosage | Feb 12, 2014 | Conservatism, Unemployment Benefits
After laboring for all of 18 days this year, Congress adjourns today for another 12-day vacation. They leave behind a city paralyzed by icy weather outside and icy indifference inside the halls of Congress. They leave after a minority of the Senate used a filibuster...
by Digby | Feb 11, 2014 | Conservatism, This Is The GOP
I knew about Christie's little "deal" described here some time ago, but apparently it's just now coming to the attention of the Washington press: As the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey, Chris Christie struck an unusual deal with Bristol-Myers Squibb. In exchange...
