Shut-Down Politics

Shut-Down Politics

Here’s a big news alert: House Republicans oppose Obamacare. That’s why they’ve shut the government down. No, doing so won’t actually stop Obamacare. To a great extent, the program is on autopilot. The Republicans shut down the government, but...

(CSA) Flag Football

The beautiful Confederate flag of Dixie is in the news again and… It is reported that a Southern Heritage group has purchased land in Richmond, Virginia to fly a 10-by-15 foot Confederate flag on Interstate 95 in the city. Susan Hathaway founder of the Virginia...
Who Speaks for GOP?

Who Speaks for GOP?

Last Wednesday, Sen. Rand Paul rose on the Senate floor to declare a filibuster and pledge he would not sit down until either he could speak no longer or got an answer to his question about Barack Obama’s war powers. Does the president, Paul demanded to know, in...
Can Republicans Keep Relying on Whites?

Can Republicans Keep Relying on Whites?

“This is the last time anyone will try to do this,” said a Republican strategist during the 2012 campaign. He meant that was the last time that a Republican presidential candidate would focus largely on white voters in order to win the White House. This...
GOP's Civil War

GOP's Civil War

Republicans continue to argue about whether the party needs to take steps to prevent the next Christine O’Donnell, Sharron Angle, Todd Akin and Ken Buck, as well as how it might do so. Those inept and seriously flawed candidates lost races that other Republicans would...