When he was the minority leader of the Senate–a position he’s likely to return to in November–Mitch McConnell attempted to explain his inability to get anything done with these words: “Today, Democrats not only have the White House, they have…
“It is impossible to bargain collectively with the government.” Do you know who said those words? If you’re thinking it was some radical right-wing Republican, you would be wrong. These are the words of George Meany, the former president of…
Just a little over a year ago the state of Indiana passed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, a bill that mirrored a federal law passed in 1993 of the same title. At the time, they were joining 30 other states…
On Monday we received the news of another terrorist attack, this time in Brussels, where dozens have been killed and hundreds more have been wounded. Much to no one’s surprise, ISIS has claimed responsibility for the heinous act. In the…
Over the years, I’ve written quite a bit on the squishiness of RINOs within the Republican party, even going as far as giving many of them a place on the Gutless On Principles (GOP) Hall of Shame. Enshrinees earn this…
In the hours following Obama’s nomination of Merrick Garland to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court following the death of Antonin Scalia, Republicans reiterated their plan to postpone taking any action until after the November election. Meanwhile, the Democrats…
A few weeks ago I wrote about Mitt Romney’s sudden involvement in the Republican presidential primaries, and how I saw this as an effort to clear the way for him to become the nominee through a brokered or contested convention.…
