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Republicans: On the Wrong Side of History

December 22, 2009 – 1:58 pm | 20 Comments | 1 views
Republicans: On the Wrong Side of History

In essence, the power to enact significant legislation has passed to a few Senators (e.g. Joe Lieberman), whose swing votes were garnered by making major concessions to important provisions within the bill. A lasting legacy of the 2009 health care reform debate will most likely be anger among partisans on both sides of the aisle.

Republicans: A Party out of Touch

October 14, 2009 – 1:23 pm | 6 Comments | 0 views
Republicans: A Party out of Touch

The overwhelmingly negative response of the American public to Rush Limbaugh’s interest in purchasing an equity stake in the Saint Louis Rams football franchise is just one indication of the growing enmity between the conservative, right-wing fringe and mainstream America.  Limbaugh and his Fox news cohorts, Hannity, Beck and O’Reilley have taken every opportunity to attack the Obama Administration and …

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