Conservatives

Liberal Elitism? No. Some People Are, Sadly, Stupid

Oliver Willis | Posted 11.13.2009 | Politics


Oliver Willis

While the concerns of many white, middle-class people are worthy causes and should be addressed by liberals, it is not elitism to treat this roving band of conspiracy nuts for who they are.

Tea Party Civil War? Lawsuit, GOP Friction Splits Leaders

The Huffington Post | Lila Shapiro | Posted 11.12.2009 | Politics


Some major cracks have emerged in the "Tea Party" movement's leadership. In October, Amy Kremer, a founder and top staffer for the Tea Party Patri...

GOP Under Mounting Pressure From Underdogs' Senate Bids

Wall Street Journal | Peter Wallsten | Posted 11.12.2009 | Politics


Underdogs trying to ride a wave of anti-establishment fervor are mounting challenges to the Republican Party's hand-picked Senate candidates in severa...

Republicans File Constitutional Amendment Limiting Bills to 5 Pages

Paul Abrams | Posted 11.11.2009 | Comedy


Paul Abrams

The battle for the soul of the Republican Party is over. Conservatives and the moderate have come together behind a constitutional amendment that would prohibit Congress from passing any bill longer than five pages.

"Informed Sources": What Really Happened When Rush Limbaugh and Sarah Palin Got Into Upstate New York Politics

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics


Reese Schonfeld

The latest tempest involved New York's 23rd Congressional district, where the Republican candidate was forced out of the race because of her positions on gay and abortion rights.

Good Reason for Muslims to Fear Ft. Hood Backlash

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 11.07.2009 | Politics


Earl Ofari Hutchinson

The pack of shrill rightist bloggers and talk radio chatterers jumped all over the shooting and gleefully fanned anti-Muslim passions. It didn't take much to get the anti-Muslim hate juices flowing.

Lessons of November

Max Fraad Wolff | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics


Max Fraad Wolff

I believe that hordes of voters went yesterday and voted for Republican candidates and discriminatory marriage platforms even though they voted for and like Obama. I also believe they are expressing an anger that liberal and conservative pundits alike do not understand.

Make No Mistake, Tuesday's GOP Surge Was About Obama

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics


Earl Ofari Hutchinson

The bad mistake liberals, progressives and the media made was to confuse Obama's popularity with support of his policies. Nothing could be further from the truth.

Sarah Palin Is Now the GOP Establishment

Taylor Marsh | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics


Taylor Marsh

Dede Scozzafava's eventual loss, or maybe it should be bracketed as the eventual rise of the tea party class candidate, was inevitable. GOP party bosses are o-u-t, because they've failed to deliver.

Fear, Psychology, and American Voting Behavior

Dan Agin | Posted 10.30.2009 | Politics


Dan Agin

Predicting American voting behavior is a game played by pollsters, politicians, and professional gamblers, and between now and the Congressional elect...

Present at the Cremation: The Long, Slow Death of the GOP?

Rob Diamond | Posted 10.29.2009 | Politics


Rob Diamond

We are witnessing today an unmistakable emergence of deep fissures within the Republican Party. It begs the question, are we watching the beginning of the end -- the long, slow death of the GOP?

Sarah Palin, Republican Bigwigs Support Doug Hoffman Over Dierdre Scozzafava In Upstate Congressional Battle

AP | VALERIE BAUMAN | Posted 10.29.2009 | New York


CAZENOVIA, N.Y. — Prominent Republicans like Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty and former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin are bucking the GOP ...

Obama Strikes Back -- First Year Agenda, Phase III

Michael B. Laskoff | Posted 10.30.2009 | Politics


Michael B. Laskoff

Phase III: Obama Strikes Back. The Republicans are still leaderless and teabaggers have hung up their Lipton for the winter. Meanwhile, two-thirds of Americans still want health care reform.

Faux Noise Fear Factory

Matt Osborne | Posted 10.27.2009 | Media


Matt Osborne

I'm calling it "Faux Noise" until it starts acting like a legitimate news organization. The White House is well within its rights to deny access because Roger Ailes is running a fear factory, not a news channel.

Reagan's Anti-Government Kool-Aid Has Poisoned Civil Public-Option Dialogue

Bill Mann | Posted 10.28.2009 | Politics


Bill Mann

The indignant, GOP, all-government-is-bad know-nothings have swallowed the Kool-Aid. And Ronald Reagan was the guy who dressed up as a giant pitcher and convinced them do it.

Newt Gingrich's Presidential Ambitions Laughed At By Conservatives

Washington Independent | David Weigel | Posted 10.27.2009 | Politics


When Lisa Miller found out that former GOP House Speaker Newt Gingrich would be signing books on Saturday in McLean, Va., she hauled out her video cam...

Why Newt Gingrich Won't Run in 2012

Michael J.W. Stickings | Posted 10.27.2009 | Politics


Michael J.W. Stickings

Gingrich is an attention whore. Whenever he's not getting enough attention, he floats the "I may run for president" bullshit, knowing that the media will lap it up and put him back in the news.

Independent Voters Shifting Away From Obama, Democrats

RealClearPolitics | Salena Zito | Posted 10.25.2009 | Politics


A poll of opinion polls shows Americans' attitudes are changing rapidly. They are less and less thrilled about the country's direction and Congress, ...

Obama and the Cowardly Goons; or, Politico's Incorrect and Appallingly Stupid "Analysis" of the President's Response to his Critics

Michael J.W. Stickings | Posted 10.22.2009 | Politics


Michael J.W. Stickings

Obama is fighting back only because Republicans have so far spent his entire presidency trying to obstruct his every move.

Glenn Beck, Cult Leader

Matt Osborne | Posted 10.22.2009 | Media


Matt Osborne

Democracy Corps did a series of focus-groups with movement conservatives in Georgia and found them happily living in their own special reality. the conservative movement has become a cult.

I've Changed My Mind on the Obama-Fox Showdown

Michael Wolff | Posted 10.20.2009 | Media


Michael Wolff

The Fox audience is, tops, only 2 million people, and yet, because of its flamboyance and success, it manages to convince the rest of the media that conservatism is the national mood.

Dear Capitol Hill: We Confess, Muslims Want to Serve America

Salam Al Marayati | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics


Salam Al Marayati

What's next? Muslims trying to infiltrate the Congress by scheduling lobby days, or by simply meeting with their members of Congress?

Joe Scarborough, the "Real Conservative," Has Been Blinded by the Right

Max Blumenthal | Posted 10.16.2009 | Media


Max Blumenthal

"We don't do Crossfire here," Scarborough muttered to me after the cameras went off. He was visibly upset and unable to make eye contact with me.

More Right-Wing Distortions on Health Reform

Stan Dorn | Posted 10.13.2009 | Politics


Stan Dorn

Now that the summer's "death panel" rumors about health reform legislation have been thoroughly debunked, right-wing extremists are resorting to other distortions in their fight against progressive change.

Is Obama a "Narcissist"?

John McQuaid | Posted 10.13.2009 | Politics


John McQuaid

If conservatives want to win back power, they should focus on issues. They could start by kicking Obama off the analyst's couch and taking a spin on it themselves.