Scalia Asked to Withdraw from Speaking to Bachmann’s Far-Right Caucus
As first reported by Right Wing Watch, Justice Antonin Scalia is set to lecture about the Constitution for the opening class of Rep. Michele Bachmann’s new Constitutional Conservative Caucus. Bachmann,...
View ArticleThe House GOP's Aboogaboogaboogabooga Constitution
For the past few decades, Republicans have aggressively and notoriously acted as if only they love the flag, only they appreciate families, only they are religious, and only they care about national...
View ArticleGOP’s Corporate Backers Intent on Busting Unions, Not Solving Budget Problems
In both Wisconsin and Ohio, Republican governors are attempting to rush through legislation that would devastate workers’ rights that would in reality do little to help close their states’ budget...
View ArticleWalker’s Patronage Faces Scrutiny
While Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and his Republican allies in the state legislature talk a tough game when it comes to fiscal responsibility and sound governance, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel...
View ArticleWisconsin Republicans Clamp Down on the Right to Criticize Them
Wisconsin Republicans have escalated their assault on Democrats, liberals, unions, and anyone else who does not fall into line for their ideological agenda. This time, it is the right to criticize the...
View ArticleWisconsin Republicans Seek to Block Americans From Seeing Their Embarrassing...
Wisconsin Republicans have been using the threat of legal action this week to suppress dissemination of a video that they are, quite justifiably, embarrassed about. As reported by Talking Points...
View ArticleThe Unwelcome Return of the Newt
After more than a dozen years out of office, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich jumped into the GOP presidential campaign this week, rolling out his candidacy via social media and a friendly interview...
View ArticlePandering for the Primaries, Pawlenty Tacks Right
Former Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty officially launched his presidential campaign today in Iowa. Although he has been campaigning in Iowa and New Hampshire for a couple of years now, you may not...
View ArticleHochul Wins Election by Opposing Medicare Cuts
Last night was a big win for progress, and a big loss for Paul Ryan’s plan to cut Medicare. Democrat Kathy Hochul won a special election in New York’s traditionally conservative 26th district. The...
View ArticleMitt Romney the Weathervane: What Our Most Changeable Politician Can Tell Us...
As Mitt Romney enters the Republican presidential race this week, there will be plenty of attention on his shifting political views. But Romney's changing positions are not just the tragicomic tale of...
View ArticleHuntsman Polishes His Magic Mirror to Show GOP Voters Whatever They're...
Just who is Jon Huntsman? At this stage, he is whatever anyone hopes that he will be. As he prepares to officially join the gaggle of GOP presidential candidates, his campaign strategists seem to have...
View ArticleIs Rick Perry a moderate? Perhaps, if the price is right.
Cross-posted on Right Wing WatchHere at People For the American Way, we’ve spent the last several weeks marveling as Texas Gov. Rick Perry plans a blockbuster Christian prayer rally in Houston,...
View ArticleRick Perry: Uniting the Really Far Right and the Really, Really Far Right
Cross-posted from the Huffington PostTexas Gov. Rick Perry formally launched his presidential campaign last weekend, apparently hoping to upstage those competitors who were slugging it out in the Iowa...
View ArticleThe 2012 GOP Field: Not Even Ronald Reagan Could Get This Nomination
Tonight, eight GOP presidential candidates will alight on sacred ground to some: the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California. As the candidates pay the required perpetual homage...
View ArticleFlashback: Reagan and Bush on the Humanity of Undocumented Immigrants
Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman made a surprisingly refreshing statement in Wednesday's GOP presidential debate, when, answering a question about immigration reform, he said, “I hope that all of us as...
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