Tag Archives: Republicans

The new, improved, tougher Barack Obama

Posted on February 16, 2012 by

There’s a really interesting post on Ezra Klein’s Wonkblog in the Washington Post today. As Congress moves toward extending the payroll tax cut for the rest of this year — a remarkable retreat or return to sanity by a Republican caucus … Continue reading →

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Where’s the captain of this foundering ship?

Posted on September 25, 2011 by

Americans struggling for answers find themselves caught between a president who can’t seem to keep his focus on the country’s overriding problem of joblessness and a political opposition captive to extremists. It’s a scary place to be in a violent … Continue reading →

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Here we go again: GOP replays its ‘class warfare’ card

Posted on September 19, 2011 by

Stay true to the message, even if it in no way resembles reality. That’s been the Republican strategy since Karl Rove became what some called “Bush’s brain” more than a decade ago, and the party has played it with considerable … Continue reading →

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It's time for the news media to take on the racists

Posted on March 23, 2010 by

When is the mainstream American media going to call out the GOP for what it is: an increasingly fringe party that’s let itself be captured by a radical movement, racist at its core? Over the top, you say?  Consider this: … Continue reading →

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