tea party
Well, That Was Stupid: The Shutdown “Crisis” Is Over
Around noon today, it became increasingly clear that the manufactured crisis that was the government shutdown is going to end the way everyone knew it would, with the Republican position collapsing.
The US Government Shut Down Because Everything Is Stupid
Thanks to a few dozen ultraconservative Tea Party politicians, the entire federal government shut down at midnight last night. This doesn't seem like a great way to run a country, does it?
Nope, the GOP Still Isn't Libertarian
Article upon article has been written about all the "libertarian Republicans" who are supported by the Tea Party, but those guys look and sound an awful lot like the same far-right evangelical Christians who have dominated the GOP for decades.
Road-Tripping with Rand Paul
I followed the guy who's probably running for president in 2016 as he gave speeches to evangelical Christians, hobnobbed with rich Silicon Valley techno-libertarians, and continued his effort to form a voting coalition of black conservatives...
Let's Just Allow the Tea Party to Take Over America
Nothing has worked so far to rid our country of this debilitating governmental virus. All attempts to work with them have failed, and bull-rushing them out of the way has proved futile as well. This has lead me to one last ditch effort. Let them have...
After Michele Bachmann, America Needs Another Outrage Machine
Michele Bachmann made a career out of saying "crazy" and "controversial" things and pissing off Democrats while giving a symbol for Republicans to rally around. She raised money for Republicans and Democrats by energizing both sides. If she didn't...
Jewish Republicans Actually Exist in California
The California Jewish Republican, like a hairless cat, is a bizarre, but fascinating aberration. I decided to sit down with two staunchly conservative Jews (my parents) to figure out how the hell this could have happened in the most liberal state in...
Can Ashley Judd Save America?
Mitch McConnell, the Senate Majority Leader and one of the most loathsome politicians in the US, is up for reelection next year, and his most serious challenger is, apparently, Ashley Judd. Can she save the country from his obstructionism? Spoiler...
Dinesh D’Souza Is the Most Successful Documentarian in the World, and a Scumbag
D’Souza has imbued the populist right-wing critique of Obama with unmistakable xenophobic resentment, wild conjecture, and paranoia about his unorthodox personal history—i.e., his “foreignness.” D'Souza also probably cheated on his wife. Nice guy.
Mitt Romney: A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing or Pragmatic Technocrat in a Tea Party Hat?
This is the most important election of our generation. Yes, that’s what we say every four years, but if you listen to the dangerous gibberish that gets spouted by the Tea Party and all of their mouthpieces, you’ll understand that the ideological stakes...
Certain Goals
The 'New York Times' has a new chief executive, and in addition to his fancy $1 million salary, he got a sign-on bonus worth $3 million if he meets goals made by the company. The Tea Party, stockholders, and Occupy, among others, have a few suggestions...