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The Plight Of The Modern-Day Conservative: Always Defending The 'New' Status Quo

18 May 2012

Chris Mooney, the author of The Republican Brain, said the following in a recent episode of Up with Chris Hayes on MSNBC: This is the nature of left and right when you think about it. The next generation of conservatives are gonna be fine with same-sex marriage. Conservatism is best defined as resistance to change. Once there's a new status quo then you defend that one, ...

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Big Business Has A Gun To Our Head And Republicans Like It

17 May 2012

Republicans say if big business is uncertain about Washington leadership and future tax policy they won't invest, they won't create jobs, and in fact, they will take their business overseas. So we are being held hostage to big business interests. Big business and t...

The Romney Campaign's Only Tactic: It's The Economy Stupid

15 May 2012

When President Obama talks about something other than the economy the Romney campaign finds it necessary to accuse the president of trying to deflect attention away from the economy. This is their current tactic and it's possibly their entire strategy. But will it work? Ma...

New Rule: You Must Complete A Full Term To Retain 'Governor' Title -- Yes, I'm Talking To You Sarah Palin

15 May 2012

It's common to refer to ex-presidents or ex-governors with the title of President or Governor, but I propose a new rule on the use of such titles. I'm going to borrow Bill Maher's 'New Rules' for just a moment. New Rule: You must complete at least one full term before ...

How Is Obama's Support Of Same-Sex Marriage A Political Slam Dunk?

14 May 2012

Last week President Obama publicly gave his support to same-sex marriage. It's mostly symbolic since the president maintains that it's a matter for the states to decide, but it's important symbolism nonetheless, and immediately and predictably the attacks from the Right bega...

No, It's Not Cognitive Dissonance, It's America Dammit

11 May 2012

Pro-life conservatives have some strange ideas when it comes to, well, life. It seems their concern for life ends with birth. They have an endless supply of compassion for the un-born but as soon as that fetus is well, no longer a fetus and hits the air, it's tough love all ...

The Right-Wing Extremist Vision For America

02 May 2012

I want to start by pointing out that I'm not talking about true conservatives in this article. I'm talking about a growing faction of right-wing extremists that have taken over the Republican Party and who are advocating policies that have no resemblance to conservatism. ...