The Republican takeover

Deadbeat dad Joe Walsh rewarded for “support of the family”

Family Research Council celebrates the "pro-family" credentials of a guy who owes six figures in back child support

Alex Pareene Friday, Nov 4, 2011 10:07 PM UTC 67
Politics Tea Parties

John Boehner totally owned Barack Obama on the phone, according to Boehner

House Speaker releases amusingly self-congratulatory account of phone call with the president to the press

Alex Pareene Friday, Oct 14, 2011 3:23 PM UTC 27
Politics John Boehner, Barack Obama

Is what Rick Perry said about Bernanke any worse than usual for Rick Perry?

The Texas governor and sudden 2012 front-runner inspires media outrage by acting like he always acts

Alex Pareene Tuesday, Aug 16, 2011 5:15 PM UTC 63
Politics 2012 Elections, War Room

Rep. Joe Walsh not very hawkish on debt he owes to ex-wife

Updated: The Tea Party freshman owes more than $100,000 in child support

Alex Pareene Thursday, Jul 28, 2011 3:25 PM UTC 41
Politics Tea Parties, Debt ceiling

This is why the United States is doomed

The GOP response to the jobs report: The Earth is flat and two plus two equals five

Andrew Leonard Friday, Jun 3, 2011 8:22 PM UTC 187
Politics Unemployment

Meet Patrick McHenry, the rudest, most shameless College Republican in Congress

Of course he was unfair to Elizabeth Warren: He was trained by the most cutthroat political organization around

Alex Pareene Wednesday, May 25, 2011 4:01 PM UTC 68
Politics U.S. House of Representatives

A GOP dream come true: Florida Inc.

Developers, start your engines! Corporate cash and Republican control equals fun in the sun for the business lobby

Andrew Leonard Wednesday, Apr 20, 2011 5:58 PM UTC 40
Politics The Republican takeover

Medicare’s perfect storm

The roots of modern GOP resistance to healthcare reform date back to 1964, when Johnson clobbered Goldwater

Andrew Leonard Wednesday, Apr 13, 2011 12:30 PM UTC 27
Politics Healthcare Reform

South Carolina GOP confirms five clowns for first 2012 debate

Pawlenty, Ron Paul, Gingrich, Buddy Roemer, and Rick Santorum are your official candidates for president

Alex Pareene Friday, Apr 8, 2011 8:01 PM UTC 140
Politics 2012 Elections, War Room

The GOP’s economy problem

As the unemployment picture improves, voters may tire of Republican hardball tactics. Case in point: Glenn Beck

Andrew Leonard Thursday, Apr 7, 2011 8:46 PM UTC 29
Politics Budget Showdown

Paul Ryan’s plan to erase the Great Society

Dismantling it has been the right's goal for nearly five decades, and now they have a blueprint to achieve it

Andrew Leonard Wednesday, Apr 6, 2011 12:30 PM UTC 255
Politics Budget Showdown

John Boehner’s policy director gave out Abramoff favor money

He greased the wheels for the symbol of GOP corruption, now he works for the leader of the new majority

Alex Pareene Tuesday, Apr 5, 2011 10:01 PM UTC 11
Politics John Boehner, R-Ohio, War Room

Florida GOP commandment: Thou shalt not say “uterus”

A Democrat connects a woman's womb to the Republican attack on unions, and gets admonished: No body parts, please!

Andrew Leonard Thursday, Mar 31, 2011 8:01 PM UTC 43
Politics The Labor Movement

Ben Quayle knocks the hell out of fancy gala dinner

Tea Party leaders deliver bad jokes uncomfortably at annual meeting of everything they claim to hate

Alex Pareene Thursday, Mar 31, 2011 6:01 PM UTC 15
Politics Washington, D.C.

Shocker: Tea Party Congress members take tons of farm subsidies

Not even anti-government activists can wean themselves from Uncle Sam

Alex Pareene Thursday, Mar 31, 2011 3:20 PM UTC 39
Politics Tea Parties, War Room

The GOP war on labor moves to academia

Instead of merely whining about how the left has taken over the ivory tower, conservatives are taking action

Andrew Leonard Wednesday, Mar 30, 2011 12:30 PM UTC 58
Politics The Labor Movement

GOP suddenly discovers the Senate is broken

Short memory hypocrisy alert: House Republicans complain about Senate delays on budget negotiations

Andrew Leonard Tuesday, Mar 29, 2011 4:50 PM UTC 15
Politics Budget Showdown

Wisconsin’s most dangerous professor

Why are Republicans desperate to see Bill Cronon's emails? Because ideas and history matter

Andrew Leonard Friday, Mar 25, 2011 7:12 PM UTC 133
Politics Wisconsin, How the World Works

The GOP declares hunger war

Can it get any worse? A new bill would ban food stamp eligibility to families of striking workers

Andrew Leonard Thursday, Mar 24, 2011 3:45 PM UTC 139
Politics The Labor Movement

Red vs. blue: The great Midwestern backlash

New GOP governors in Wisconsin, Ohio and Michigan are suddenly unpopular. The economy gives, and it takes away

Andrew Leonard Friday, Mar 18, 2011 12:30 PM UTC 66
Politics The Republican takeover

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