To most of America the number one issue facing our nation is the economy, but to the Santorum voter it is something entirely different. By more than 3:1 Rick Santorum voters in Iowa view abortion as the most important issue over the economy. That right there tells you who Rick’s base really is – the […]
Get ready for the wingnuts to declare war on Iowa: The Iowa Supreme Court this morning struck down a 1998 state law that limits marriage to one man and one woman. The ruling is viewed as a victory for the gay rights movement in Iowa and elsewhere, and a setback for social conservatives who wanted […]
We finally have a major media outlet, the AP, reporting that John McCain is actually a conservative: The independent label sticks to John McCain because he antagonizes fellow Republicans and likes to work with Democrats. But a different label applies to his actual record: conservative. The likely Republican presidential nominee is much more conservative than […]
Once you get past all the lies told last night at the GOP debate, I think there was one important message sent out by all the candidates, except Ron Paul. That message is simple – “We support George Bush”. They tried to pin all the problems in America today on the Democrats. Considering the Democrats […]
The AP has a good article up taking a look at the recent agenda items in Congress: With votes this week on gay marriage, stem cell research and the Pledge of Allegiance, the Republican-controlled Congress is systematically working through an agenda of conservative causes, eager to mobilize hard-core voters in the months before the midterm […]
In E.J. Dionne’s latest piece, he brings up the current pandering by the Republicans and Administration to their base and explains who should really be angry about it: This month’s offensive by President Bush and his allies in Congress against gay marriage and flag burning proves one thing: The Republican Party thinks its base of […]
Here is the biggest problem with the Republican party: Some of President Bush’s most influential conservative Christian allies are becoming openly critical of the White House and Republicans in Congress, warning that they will withhold their support in the midterm elections unless Congress does more to oppose same-sex marriage, obscenity and abortion. “There is a […]
Or not, depending on your point of view. Before I launch myself on another one of my patented unfocused rants, I thought that introducing myself might at least be the polite thing to do. So, without further ado…. My name is Jack Cluth, and as the sole proprietor of the (not so) world-famous The People’s […]