On January 27, 1998, in the wake of the Monica Lewinsky revelations, Hillary Clinton appeared on the Today show and said, “The great story
Category: Republicans
Trump: The Revenge of the Id
Spending a few minutes on Facebook, or the internet in general, puts one squarely in the crosshairs of three camps: those who think Donald
Judeo-Christian values? How about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights instead?
Following the attacks in Paris, Republican Presidential candidate and Ohio Governor John Kasich said that he wants to set up an agency with a
Democracy watch, Nov. 2015: Two steps forward [ME, WA], one huge step back [NJ]
This November, people who care about enhancing democratic principles have a few things to feel good about. But, in the toxic political environment that
Pappy Bush and McCain gave green light to GOP extremists
The Republican Party has strayed so far from “societal norms” or “polite company” in recent years that it has caused some to ask, “Where
What does the Republican say: Marco Rubio edition
AlerNet reports that, at a town hall meeting at St. Anselm College today [Nov. 4 2015], Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio was asked to
Screw the poor: Not expanding Medicaid cost red states $2 billion in 2015
Squandering $2 billion dollars in essentially free money is not what anyone would call “fiscal conservatism.” But that’s exactly what the phony fiscal conservatives
Are Republican and Democratic brains like Yin and Yang?
Some people posit that the Republican brain and the Democratic brain complement one another, somewhat like yin and yang. The theory would be that
What Republicans could learn from a dead baseball player
Republicans could learn a lot from just-deceased baseball legend Yogi Berra, like “when you come to a fork in the road, take it.” They
Americans are too charitable
You can tell a lot about a society by what its citizens compliment themselves about. You might also learn a great deal about a