Sunday, December 22, 2024

Tag: GOP

Obama Vows to Appoint Scalia’s Replacement Despite GOP Demands

President Obama has pledged to nominated a new SCOTUS justice, despite the GOP's demands and threats.

A Grim Scenario: If America Ends Up With a Republican President...

When we decide whether to vote or not, and for whom we will cast that ballot, we better think very deeply about the America in which we want to live going into the future.

Ted Cruz Promises To Create The Most Right-Wing Supreme Court In...

"I will be willing to spend whatever political capital is necessary ... I give you my word."

GOP Tickles the Dragon’s Tail

After years of flirting with America’s right wing and egging on a growing rage, the GOP establishment is "shocked" by Trump's success -- and scrambling to save face.

Trump and the GOP: A Troubled Marriage Heading for the Rocks

Donald Trump and the GOP seem like an unlikely pair for the 2016 presidential race. We will have to stay tuned to see if they will end up working out together.

Pity Pathetic, Lying Republicans

Problem: how to blast such obvious con artists on the GOP campaign war path? The whole, outlandish gang not only lies through their teeth but then brazenly denies what's blatantly contradicted by their own web sites and direct quotations. Logical debunking doesn't provide sufficient gravitas, thus this pleasantry.

American Hypocrisy: GOP Against Sharia Law at Home but Sees Its...

How can the news report positively on America's killing and bombing of al-Qaeda’s al-Nasr, but slam the Russians for bombing al-Qaeda? American hypocrisy, don't you think?

My Pick for the Next Speaker of the US House

While the Speaker of the House doesn't actually have to be a member of Congress, why don't we choose someone like a kindergarten teacher, a minimum-wage worker, or organic farmer to run the show? They might be exactly who is needed.

Hunting Hillary: Dim Speaker-to-Be Reveals Select Committee’s Partisan Goal

As the Republican-controlled House revealed yet another committee to investigate Benghazi, is this their way of "hurting Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign?"

The Key Difference Between a GOP and a Bernie Sanders Fundraiser

Unlike his GOP competitors who pander to multibillionaires, Bernie Sanders is the only major candidate who does not have a super PAC. This Democratic hopeful far from represents the interests of the billionaire class.

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Teamsters launch largest strike against Amazon in US history to demand fair wages and...

Amazon workers launch historic nationwide strike, demanding better wages, safer conditions, and union recognition from the $2 trillion corporation.

Pregnant woman in labor cited under Kentucky anti-homelessness law

Pregnant homeless woman in labor ticketed under Kentucky’s anti-camping law, sparking national outrage over the criminalization of homelessness.

Elon Musk for Speaker of the House? Republicans float billionaire amid spending bill fight

Republicans propose Elon Musk as Speaker of the House after his role in sinking a spending bill, raising unprecedented ethical and governance concerns.

Syria’s new fundamentalist government: Women ‘biologically’ unsuited to politics, universities to be segregated

The comments provoked a firestorm of protest among Syrian women and, well, non-fundamentalists.

Israeli soldiers enforce kill zone in Gaza, targeting civilians and leaving bodies to rot

Israeli forces implement open-fire policies in Gaza’s Netzarim Corridor, targeting civilians and leaving corpses uncollected as a warning to others.