Fantastic vivisection by Mike Lofgren of the current state of conservative politics in the United States. There are a lot of great quotes, but my favorite section is one where the war on the very idea of a democratic government is taking place. The GOP strategy is clear: undermine Americans’ belief in their own institutions. Notably: But if this technique falls short of producing Karl Rove’s dream of 30 years Read More...
Indiana Dep. AG: Use 'Live Ammunition' Against Wisconsin Protesters: From Talking Points article quoting Jeff Cox: “[A]gainst thugs physically threatening legally-elected state legislators & governor?” he tweeted back at Weinstein. “You’re dam...
So good!: Sharia law at CPAC! It hasn’t even been 10 minutes with a GOP majority in the House!
Dumbass lady is showing her non-witchy, anti-intellectual colors (watch the whole thing for Coons KICKING HER DUMB TEA KLAN ASS with something called “knowledge”): Via: TPM, a national treasure Wow. Start at 2:37. Wow. Tea Party? This isn’t helping your moron quotient. O’Donnell doesn’t know, as a “constitutionalist” what the 14th Amendment is about. If you vote for this woman, you deserve all the bullshit you are heaping on the Read More...
Excellent column from Frank Rich today: NYTimes: The G.O.P. Stalinists Invade Upstate New York Of note: These conservatives’ whiny cries of victimization also parrot a tic they once condemned in liberals. After Rush Limbaugh was booted from an ownership group bidding on the St. Louis Rams, he moaned about being done in by the “race card.” What actually did him in, of course, was the free-market American capitalism he claims Read More...
