"I am not pro-abortion; I am against government-enforced maternity."
"If those Gitmo guys are terrorists, try 'em and fry 'em; if they're a threat, prove it. But you can't just hold 'em without a trial. It's un-American."
The Republican Party narrowly shut down a resolution to rename the Democratic Party, the "Democrat Socialist Party." What a bunch of buffoons! Don't Republicans have anything better to do than call their opponent's names? Like,
Republicans made good on their new moniker as the Party of No. They all voted "no" in committee on the President's budget. Despite that, the bill passed.Republicans know they can all vote no and not bring the country to its knees,
After spending days meeting with Republican legislators and twisting fellow Democrat's arms to give Republicans what they want, not a single Republican voted for the stimulous bill in the House. What a waste of time and effort! Democrats might as
Right Is WrongHow The Lunatic Fringe Hijacked America,Shredded The Constitution, And Made Us All Less Safe(And What You Need To Know To End The Madness)By Arianna HuffingtonWell, I'm really tired of these 'I hate the right' books. I&
There's been a lot of talk about Sarah Palin as the standard bearer of the GOP going into the next presidential election. I suspect she'll fade away, just like Dan Quayle did after famously telling the press that he'd be running for presi
Christopher Buckley, son of the late conservative icon William F. Buckley, has decided to back Barak Obama for president. As he says, "It lacks the throw-weight of 'Ron Reagan Jr. to Address Democratic Convention,' but it’ll h
McCain made a longshot pick for Vice-President by choosing Sarah Palin, a former beauty contest winner and governor of Alaska. She is currently the subject of an ethics probe for misusing her powers -- an impeachable offense.Sarah Palin has
America Our Next ChapterTough Questions, Straight Answersby Chuck Hagel with Peter Kaminsky I actually enjoyed this book. It's nice to know that not all Republicans are ultra-right wing, idiological idiots. And Hagel makes it clea
The Strange Death of Republican AmericaChronicles of a Collapsing PartyBy Sidney BlumenthalThis book was another disappointment for me. Like Bill Press' Train Wreck, this book was more of an 'I hate Bush' book rather than a chronicle
After suffering a third straight loss in Congressional special elections this year, Republicans are in a tizzy. Do they bcome more moderate? Or more ideological? Do they embrace President Bush? Or disavow him?Rep. Ric Keller (Fla.), routinely targete
Train WreckThe End of the Conservative Revolution(and Not a Moment Too Soon)By Bill PressWell, this book was kind of a disappointment. Press tries to argue that the Bush administration (the "train wreck" alluded to by the title) is the
Republican Senator Larry Craig got busted for soliciting gay sex in a Wisconson public men's room. During the arrest, Craig flashed the local cops his Senate ID and asked, "What do you think about that?" With approval ratings
Today was the Iowa straw poll. Romney won with about 32%, followed by Huckabee (18%) and Brownback (15%). Giuliani and McCain opted out of the event and finished behind Fred Thompson (1.4%). The most interesting part was the turnout: 14,302 compared
Condoleezza Rice's State Department really laid the smackdown on Republican presidential candidate Tom Tancredo. The idiot told a group of Iowans that as President he would "threaten to bomb the Saudi cities of Mecca and Medina, Islam
It's only Tuesday and there's already been a lot of buzz about Iraq this week.Over the weekend, we learned that the progress report Democrats in Congress forced the President to produce will reveal that the Iraqi governmen
Well, Republicans couldn't get their act toether on a response to illegal immigration and now nothing will be done until 2009 at the earliest.Senator John Kyle made an interesting observation: "The American people don't have faith in the
First of all, I have to tell you that, despite high gas prices, the great American road trip is not dead. Not for me, anyhow; I own a Prius. Did you know there's a Titan II missile silo open to the public in New Mexico? It's&nb
I was looking through the Democratic candidate's healthcare plans and was pleasantly surprised by how market-based most of the ideas are. But looking at the Republican field, it turns out that of the, what, eleven? T
FOX News hosted this round of GOP debates and it was obvious why Democrats steered clear of the forum. For the mainstream candidates, it was one "Do you still beat your wife?" question after another.The questions went something like, &
I came across a Foreign Affairs article from right before the 2006 elections entitled, "When Congress Checks Out." It's about the importance of Congressional oversight as part of the checks and balances our Founding Fathers believe
All the clap-trap on the right over talking to our enemies and the way they're excoriating those British sailors captured by Iran has really brought something home to me. Republicans have no faith in America.