Conservatives
A Taste of "Sovereign Citizen" Thinking
In my post on the recent episode of right wing terrorism, I mentioned the "Sovereign Citizen" movement, of which the murderer Jerry Kane wa…
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Cut My Taxes
This story from Daily Kos today perfectly illustrates something that I have been saying for years: "Republicans reluctant on Obama's aggre…
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Cut My Taxes
This story from Daily Kos today perfectly illustrates something that I have been saying for years: "Republicans reluctant on Obama's aggre…
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Conservatives
Cut My Taxes
This story from Daily Kos today perfectly illustrates something that I have been saying for years: "Republicans reluctant on Obama's aggre…
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Question of the Month
I can't believe I'm posting this. I can't even believe it happened. You wouldn't believe it either, if you didn't see it. From…
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The Truth About What Conservatives "Believe"
The preposterous re-emergence of Newt Gingrich provides a perfect opportunity for me to revisit a primary theme of mine. How can it be that the suppo…
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Joseph Farah Spells Out What It Means to Be a Right Winger
I had thought of doing an entire Wingnut Wrapup today featuring right wing garbage about the apparently impending passage of health care legislation,…
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Republicans on Haiti
I must say that I am absolutely sickened by the right wing response to the earthquake in Haiti. We have all heard about the disgusting comments by t…
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Let's Have a Terrorist Attack
From Media Matters, this wonderful quote from Republican Michael Scheuer, on Glenn Beck's show: "Beck guest Scheuer: "The only chance…
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Question of the Month
I can't believe I'm posting this. I can't even believe it happened. You wouldn't believe it either, if you didn't see it. From…
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Conservatives are Stupid
No, I mean really: "I've often wondered how Christianists and the Tea Party crowd can cling to beliefs that defy logic and scientific fac…
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Conservatives are Stupid
No, I mean really: "I've often wondered how Christianists and the Tea Party crowd can cling to beliefs that defy logic and scientific fac…
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Let's go fly a kite, up to the highest height
All this "invitation to join the government of Britain" business, the solemn launch against a stark industrial background, the 'little …
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Co-Go No-Go for Con-Dem-Nation
Via Iain Dale's Diary, a rather bizarre rant from a Tory blogger about Tim Farron's observation that the coalition is not a natural ideologi…
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YouGov marginals poll shows 9% swing to SNP
A few Scottish Labour hearts must have warmed last night at the early indications of what YouGov's massive (in terms of participants) poll contai…
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What's the opposite of a non-denial denial?
The 'non-denial denial' is of course a long-established staple of politics, with perhaps the classic of its kind being Michael Heseltine'…
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Is 'Glaswegian' a euphemism for 'non-Tory'?
I must admit I'm becoming slightly addicted to Tory Hoose . Maybe it's just the 'excitement' of the leadership election. A couple o…
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Cameron - the Tories' last chance?
Mike Smithson is pondering the intriguing question - what happens to David Cameron if he doesn't win the next election? Are there circumstance…
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Could Lardner's suspension impact upon the national popular vote?
A small point, but an intriguing one. With only 59 constituencies in Scotland, the withdrawal of official status from homophobic/climate change deny…
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Desperately seeking an instant convert
I'm slightly baffled by an article that's just appeared on the Telegraph blogs by Will Heaven (who, appropriately for both his name and subj…
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