All posts tagged "gop"
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One Day ‘Til Iowa: Anticipating Santorum
A day before the Iowa caucuses, The Atlantic‘s Molly Ball covers the “Santorum surge,” writing of former Sen. Rick Santorum: Santorum, Mitt Romney and Ron...
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Texan Rick Perry suddenly ignorant about gay sex case: Lawrence v. Texas [video]
Rick Perry seems to have forgotten his own arguments again. Just days before the Iowa Caucus vote, Perry spoke at the Blue Strawberry Coffee Company in...
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Who will win Iowa?
// See this related story: The Caucus Awaits
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Marcus Bachmann says Kinsey Report “a myth for many years”
“It’s been a myth for many years.” Marcus Bachmann, following up on his wife GOP Republican candidate Michelle Bachmann’s response to a woman at an...
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New Yorker’s David Remnick takes the Republican candidates to task over the issue of gay rights
In terms of civil rights, in terms of the progress of human decency, one of the clearest political victories of 2011 — a long and...
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Rick Perry heckled at Iowa coffee shop
“Why are you demonizing gay and lesbian people?” An unidentified heckler at an Iowa coffee shop following remarks by Governor Rick Perry. Perry is airing...
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Ya Got Trouble
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is always having to change the subject. First it was his health care reform law, which inspired President Obama's. Now...
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Party Down
For those who often find themselves simply shocked by extremism in political debate, these are certainly trying and exciting times. Although I'm not one who's...
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The GOP 2012 Field: After Ames
Over the weekend, Texas Gov. Rick Perry entered the Republican race for president; former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty dropped out of the 2012 race; Minnesota...
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RNC’s “Hope Isn’t Hiring” Isn’t Here Any More
After being online for a week and a half, the Republican National Committee site, “Hope Isn’t Hiring,” has disappeared — and with it several strong...
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GOP Senators United for Tax Cuts, DADT Repeal Hangs in Balance
In a letter sent to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), all 42 Republican senators have written, “e write to inform you that we will...
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An Unwelcome Addition
In one of my all-time favorite movies, Magnolia, multiple characters reflect on the mistakes and miscues of their past with the saying, ''We may be...
