Tag Archives: Republican Party

Lamar W. Hankins : Religion is the Elixir of Republican Politics

Religion as magic elixir. Image from Photobucket.Religion:The elixir of Republican politics By Lamar W. Hankins / The Rag Blog / October 18, 2011 An elixir is a substance taken to cure one’s ills, or it’s a substance used to carry … Continue reading

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Carl Davidson : Who’s Waging ‘Class Warfare’?

Art from RepublicanDirtyTricks.com / Keep on Keepin’ On.Talk about your ‘class warfare’:Shameless opposition to jobs bill reveals GOP hatred of working class By Carl Davidson / The Rag Blog / September 20, 2011 If you want to have your class … Continue reading

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Lamar W. Hankins : Republican Health Care: ‘Let Him Die’

Thumbs down at Republican debate. Image from The Godless Liberal.‘Just let him die’:The Republicans and health care The indisputable fact is that the U.S. is alone among the advanced societies in failing to assure that health care is available to … Continue reading

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Mike Lofgren : Why I Left the GOP Cult

Image from Gunaxin.Goodbye to all that:Reflections of a GOP operative Who left the cult By Mike Lofgren / Truthout / September 5, 2011 Barbara Stanwyck: “We’re both rotten!” Fred MacMurray: “Yeah — only you’re a little more rotten.” — Double … Continue reading

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Lamar W. Hankins : Tax Cuts and Republican Hypocrisy

At the trough. Image from Florida Pundit. Republican tax cut hypocrisy knows no bounds The average current tax cut on millionaires insisted on by the Republicans and agreed to by President Obama amounts to $200,000 each for 2011 and 2012. … Continue reading

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Sarito Carol Neiman : The Highs and Lows of Rick Perry’s ‘Texas Miracle’

And a tip of the ten-gallon hat to the ‘Texas Miracle.’ Photo by Paul Moseley / Ft. Worth Star-Telegram. The highs and the lows: Rick Perry’s ‘Texas Miracle’ By Sarito Carol Neiman / The Rag Blog / August 16, 2011 … Continue reading

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Larry Ray : Tattered Leadership and Toxic Tea

Graphic by Larry Ray / The Rag Blog.A virus has been unleashed:Tattered leadership and toxic tea By Larry Ray / The Rag Blog / August 2, 2011 A fetid brew of public ignorance and indifference flavored with abject partisan stubbornness … Continue reading

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Steve Max : The Snare and Deception of ‘Family Economics’

Political cartoon from Progressive America Rising.Obama hits the trap running:The snare and deceptionof ‘family economics’ The trap that Obama and many Congressional Democrats constantly fall into is to act and talk as if Republicans are normal and that this is … Continue reading

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Don Swift : The Republicans’ Debt Default Threat

OMG. The Republicans’ default threat. Image from Reuters.What will the GOP demand in return for raising the debt ceiling? The Republicans have used the threat of shutdown to make excessive demands. So far, the public has not rewarded their cynical … Continue reading

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Dr. Stephen R. Keister : Back from Break, Republicans Resume Assault on Poor and Infirm

The Republicans are back. Image from xrodgers / Flickr.Renew attack on poor, elderly, infirm:Republicans back from Easter break By Dr. Stephen R. Keister / The Rag Blog / May 5, 2011 “Wherever there is great property, there is great inequality. … Continue reading

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Sherman DeBrosse : The Republican Bait and Switch

Bait and switch:The Republican assault on Medicare By Sherman DeBrosse / The Rag Blog / April 21, 2011 The Republicans used the election of 2010 to pull off an impressive bait-and-switch operation. They campaigned against health care reform because it … Continue reading

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Lamar W. Hankins : The Republicans and ‘Medicare As We Know It’

Rep. Paul Ryan and ‘medicare as we know it.’ Photo by J. Scott Applewhite / AP.(but should be made ineffective…)Republicans agree that Medicare is essentialBy Lamar W. Hankins / The Rag Blog / April 13, 2011 This past week, House … Continue reading

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