John C Calhoun

Republican Politics: The Concurrent Majority and the Stink of Secession in the Air

Richard Greener | Posted 05.25.2011

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Richard Greener

Not since the glory days of our seventh vice president, South Carolina's John C. Calhoun, has the stink of secession been as strong as it is today. I can smell it. Maybe you can too.

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BOO!

Robert Slayton | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert Slayton

The Tea Party campaign can hardly be called a movement, it is so dispersed in its philosophy, covering an amazingly broad range of issues, ideas, and temperaments.

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Understanding Dick Cheney: The Power of the Undefeated Ex-VP

Aaron Zelinsky | Posted 05.25.2011

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Aaron Zelinsky

Dick Cheney occupies a historically unique position: He is an ex-VP who left office electorally undefeated and has not sought the Presidency. As a result, he retains some of the trappings of an undefeated elder statesman.

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Emerging GOP Theme: Nullification

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

The code words change over time (from "nullification" to "states' rights" to Pawlenty's "state sovereignty"), but the idea is the same -- we retain the right to ignore any laws we don't feel like following.

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Obama/Gore 2008

Norman MacAfee | Posted 05.25.2011

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Norman MacAfee

Broken record here. The more I think about it, the more Al Gore seems the only really interesting choice for Barack Obama's vice presidential choice. ...

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