Justice Scallia raves more against the politicization of the Supreme Court more than any justice in history, and yet, he barely even tries to hide the politics which guide is "objective" legal opinions. It's blatent, as Steve Benen observes: Scalia used the court's ruling on Arizona's anti-immigrant law to condemn President Obama and complain about the administration's enforcement policies. … Read More
Party of Delusion
This is amazing. Most Republicans really live in a bubble not connected to reality. A recent Dartmouth study polled Democrats, Republicans and Independents on various matters related to foreign policy. At the end were two questions which revealed astounding results: That's right — 63% of Republicans still think Iraq had WMDs, even though the Bush Administration (finally) admitted otherwise. And … Read More
How Far Right Has The GOP Gone?
Too far, says… wait for it… Jeb Bush. The former Florida governor praised President Obama on education policy, hot on the heels of Romney delivering a speech condemning Obama's education policy. Bush also said his party is being "short-sighted" on tax and immigration policies, which is not what the GOP mainstream wants to hear. This morning, Jeb Bush went further, endorsing Obama's … Read More
The Latest In The GOP’s War On Women
The right wing lately has gotten very offended — VERY offended — when anyone suggests that what they try to do — from fighting against equal pay for women to holding up VAWA to making it harder for women to get contraception — is waging a "war on women". "We're not waging a war on women," they cry. "How … Read More
Sitting Beside Michelle Bachmann On The Plane
Some girl named Penny had a fun flight today (via Wonkette): Oh, DO tell…. You can read the full Twitter saga here. “Penny” identifies this group as the weirdo cabal behind the book Bachmann is reading. Its authors include this guy (link to his profile at SPLC)
The Republican Distrust Of Science
A new study by Gordon Gauchat takes a look at public trust in science and finds that it's unchanged over the past few decades for most groups. The one exception is conservatives, whose trust in science has plummeted: But here's the remarkable thing from the study not seen in the graph above: the more educated a conservative is, the less he trusts … Read More
It’s Like They WANT To Lose
I'm scratching my head about the surge of Santorum in the polls nationally. Yes, he's the latest not-Romney, and yes, even I admitted that he was the best debater later of the Romney-Gingrich-Santorum trifecta. But now that he has the lead, Santorum has felt comfortable being… well, Santorum, and pushing the "values" agenda. He suffers from the same delusion that … Read More
Some Of The Stupid Laws The New Hampshire GOP Wants To Pass
What's up with my home state? The GOP-led legislation must be high. Here's some of the stupid things they've wanted to do: Make the public school curriculum optional Prevent police from protecting domestic abuse victims Allow employers to ban lunch breaks and my favorite… all new laws relating to individual rights must quote from the Magna Carta. And that's since … Read More
More Conservative Values — Killing The Pets Of Liberals
This is sick: RUSSELLVILLE—On the heels of a weekend of positive news coverage for the campaign of Democratic Congressional candidate Ken Aden, Aden’s campaign manager returned home to find his family pet slaughtered, with the word “liberal” painted on the animal’s corpse. The Russellville Police Department is investigating, and a report will be made to the Federal Bureau of Investigation … Read More
GOP Filibusters Middle Tax Cut Again
A bill to extend the payroll tax holiday failed in the Senate this afternoon after Republicans filibustered the extension for a third time, preventing it from getting the 60 votes needed to begin debate or receive an up-or-down vote. The latest bill would have paid for the extension of the holiday, which primarily affects middle and low income Americans, by assessing … Read More
CFPB Nominee Filibustered
I don't know how the Republicans think they can possibly benefit from things like this: Earlier today, 53 percent of the Senate voted to move forward with Richard Cordray’s nomination to lead the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau — depriving him of thesupermajority he needs in order to be confirmed. One of the senators joining this filibuster, Sen. Mike Lee … Read More
What’s Up With New Hampshire Republicans?
First, the Republicans in the New Hampshire Assembly get nutcases like Orly Taitz to show up and try to get Obama's name taken off the ballet because he's a secret Kenyan Muslim not born in America and he has no birth certificate (Jeez, that old song?!?). Here's Orly and NH State Rep. Harry Accornero making their casea: And when the New Hampshire … Read More
Republican Family Values
Forgive me if you heard about this. So, back in 2004, a teenage girl (with cerebral palsy) downloaded some music and games illegally from the Internet. Her father, Judge William Adams (elected judge for Aransas County, on the GOP ticket) punished her. Little did he know, she filmed it. And now that he is up for re-election, she is distributing it. This … Read More
Republican-to-English Dictionary
[I]n the hopes of facilitating cross-party dialogue and mutual understanding, I have compiled what I believe to be the first comprehensive Republican-to-English dictionary, featuring words commonly used by Republicans, and their English translations, alphabetized for your convenience: America (United States of): A country located in the N. Western Hemisphere that is #1. Bible: A sacred text that provides incontestable answers … Read More
Who Gets The Blame?
GOP and Tea Party supporters are giddy about the recent GOP wins in congressional special elections, as well as Obama high dispproval numbers (he's at a 55% disapproval rate). To them, I would point out some comparative numbers. First of all, Bush's disapproval rate at the end of his presidency was %69. Obama is nowhere near that number. But more … Read More