Category Archives: Conservatives

I Would Like to Thank Obsessive Republicans for Saving Social Security From Obama

Posted on May 14, 2013 by

History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce. Then it winds up on TMZ. Or something. With whispers of impeachment in the air, things are starting to resemble the Clinton era a little bit. What many forgot (or never … Continue reading →

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A Massachusetts Investment Banker Turned Politician Engages in Tax Chicanery. Inconceivable!

Posted on May 12, 2013 by

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/05/09/1208031/-MA-Sen-Is-Gabriel-Gomez-a-tax-cheat http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2013/05/09/new-scott-brown-will-not-destroy-his-house-if-you-give-him-money/ http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2013/05/08/gomez-claimed-controversial-tax-deduction-home/skZgaV3aBoGflKtR03ZEEJ/story.html Republican Senate candidate Gabriel Gomez of Massachusetts has a slight tax problem (boldface mine): Republican US Senate nominee Gabriel E. Gomez claimed a $281,500 income tax deduction in 2005 for pledging not to make any visible changes … Continue reading →

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Playing At Delegitimization and Insurrection: How the GOP Is Turning Into a Political Wing of a Paramilitary

Posted on May 6, 2013 by

So it appears that the new president of the National Rifle Association is actually more radical than Wayne LaPierre (boldface mine): Porter has called President Barack Obama a “fake president,” Attorney General Eric Holder “rabidly un-American” and the U.S. Civil … Continue reading →

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Remember Where Movement Conservatives Came From

Posted on May 5, 2013 by

Admittedly, every so often, the lunacy peeks out, but Charles Pierce summarizes the fundamental political problem of our time: ….I do believe that he has repeatedly made the mistake of pursuing a mirage of bipartisanship in some form because he … Continue reading →

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The War on the Census Rolls On

Posted on April 30, 2013 by

Because various national catastrophes and tragedies are just another way to keep movement conservative nuttiness out of the spotlight. Yes, the Republicans are still beating these drums: 1) Eliminating the Commerce Department’s American Community Survey. 2) Eliminating the Census of … Continue reading →

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They Are Not Normal People

Posted on April 20, 2013 by

And by “they”, I mean gun nuts. In case you missed it, Republican Arkansas State Representative Nate Bell tweeted this: “I wonder how many Boston liberals spent the night cowering in their homes wishing they had an AR-15 with a … Continue reading →

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Jindal Continues to Devalue a Brown Biology Degree

Posted on April 14, 2013 by

Louisiana Republican Governor Bobby Jindal recently defended teaching creationism in schools: Jindal also said he has no problem with creationism being taught in public schools as long as a local school board OK’s it. Since the state is committed to … Continue reading →

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A Judge Saved Us From Obama’s Policy Towards Plan B. Maybe One Can Do Something About His Assault on Plan C?

Posted on April 6, 2013 by

Probably not, but one can hope. To use a phrase. The good news is that a federal judge–a Republican appointee no less–overturned the Obama Administration’s craven and cowardly stance on Plan B, allowing emergency contraception to be sold over the … Continue reading →

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The First Rule of Southern Strategy: There Is No Southern Strategy

Posted on March 18, 2013 by

And it appears South Carolina Republican Rep. Kris Crawford forgot that very important rule (boldface mine): Rep. Kris Crawford, a Republican from Florence and also an emergency room doctor, supports the expansion but expects the Republican caucus to vote as … Continue reading →

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Movement Conservatives and Income Inequality: It’s a Feature, Not a Bug

Posted on March 16, 2013 by

Josh Barro gets it wrong about Paul Ryan (boldface mine): The problem with this budget is its premise: the quasi-religious view that lower spending and lower taxes will enrich everyone. I think Republicans genuinely believe this, which is why Ryan … Continue reading →

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