Oh the problems that plague the Republicans when it comes to acceptance. While they just recently admitted that their losses in November were in no small part due to the party appearing intolerant to minorities and gays, they have done little to repair that problem. Now we have one high level Republican official in Florida […]
In my previous post I mentioned how the IRS targeting political groups is an actual scandal and one that needs investigated and addressed. I also mentioned how the last thing we need is to turn something so serious into a run of the mill, beltway witch hunt. Well that’s exactly what some of the darlings […]
With news that the IRS was targeting conservative groups, the right has a true scandal on their hands. The IRS is not to be used as a political tool and this kind of activity should give everyone of us reason to worry, despite our ideological beliefs. Luckily Congress is going to be holding hearings into […]
It’s like the early 2000’s all over again: The U.S. Secret Service has intercepted a letter addressed to President Barack Obama that contained a “suspicious substance.” A law enforcement official said the letter is very similar to one recently mailed to Mississippi Republican Sen. Roger Wicker. That letter tested positive Tuesday for poisonous ricin. The […]
The Senate just voted 68-31 to move forward with debate on expanding background checks, a measure overwhelmingly supported by the public, including 91% of veterans in a new poll. Of course we still have people out there that think expanded background checks won’t help, like John Cornyn: Sen. John Cornyn (Texas), the second-ranking Senate Republican, […]
When I talk to a client about what their website should do, the number one point I hit on is recognition. You want people to see your site and know what it is you are trying to sell. A big part of that comes from the name. So if you look at this site, what […]
For all their talk about keeping government out of our lives and pursuing freedom, the Republican Party sure has a funny way of proving it. First up is this story out of Georgia: The City Council of Nelson has approved an ordinance that requires each head of household to own a gun. The legislation passed […]
While a lot of people in the Republican Party have done a 180 on marriage equality, there is still a huge problem within the party. Take the comments this weekend of the chair of Georgia’s Republican Party. On Saturday the Marietta Daily Journal published a story, where chairwoman Sue Everhart warns that straight people would […]
No this isn’t an endorsement of the “wink, wink” half-term Governor from Alaska. Instead it’s an attempt to highlight that Sarah Palin is nothing more than a politician that engages in her “do as I say not as I do” form of leadership: Sarah Palin attempted to relaunch her political career and her political action […]
There is no doubt about it that Michele Bachmann is a darling of the Tea Party and a heart throb for many wingnuts. It also turns out that she may be in some serious legal trouble, per The Daily Beast: The Daily Beast has learned that federal investigators are now interviewing former Bachmann campaign staffers […]