Quite a bit has been written over the past few weeks about John Boneher’s unexpected decision to step down as Speaker of the House and leave Congress. While everyone seems to be in agreement that his decision is largely due to the increasingly ugly battle being waged over the heart and soul of the Republican […]
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Voter Suppression efforts could determine the election
As I don’t think I’ve written about voter suppression efforts on the part of Republicans for a few months, I thought that it was time to revisit the subject. Here’s what’s happening in a nutshell. Like it or not, America is becoming more diverse, and the white males that form the base of the Republican […]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged 24th Amendment, Brennan Center for Justice, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Mississippi, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, race, Rick Snyder, SB 751, SB 754, SB 803, Scott Keeter, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, the south, threats to Democracy, veto, Virginia, voter fraud, West Virginia, Wisconsin 11 Comments
We all work for Fox
There’s been quite a bit of good analysis in the wake of the Republican implosion on health care, and the pant-shittingly hysterical psychotic meltdown that accompanied it. I particularly liked what Bob Herbert had to say in his New York TImes op-ed today. Here, for those of you who didn’t see it, is a clip: […]
Posted in Media, Observations, Politics Also tagged Allison Kilkenny, bigotry, Birthers, Bob Herbert, David Frum, death panels, fear mongering, FOX News, Glenn Beck, ignorance, John Lewis, Kevin Phillips, Negrophobe whites, Nixon, race baiting, racism, Republican lies, Rush Limbaugh, tea party, Tea Partyfication, teabaggery, the collapse of the Republican party, the hijacking of the Republican party, the White Disenfranchised Male, Voting Rights Act, weapons of mass destruction 27 Comments