Sometimes it’s hard to tell the difference between political games and political convictions. Recently, Rand Paul almost single-handedly derailed the newest iteration of the Patriot Act. Some in the GOP believe his actions were nothing more than a political stunt to galvanize his Libertarian base. For instance, Mike Lee of Utah, who is not running […]
Continue reading →If liberal fearmongers are correct, the Tea Party is at the very height of its power. Yet so many elected Tea Party Republicans have failed to rein in the federal government. They were elected on a promise none of them have been able to fulfill: In the American scheme of government-by-special-interests, the instinctive conservative sympathy […]
Continue reading →The first two lawsuits against the IRS brought by suppressed Tea Party organizations have been decided. In favor of the IRS. The method of the Taxman’s victory? Finally give the Tea Party groups tax-exempt status: Judge Reggie Walton of the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia dismissed almost all counts brought against the […]
Continue reading →One of the most consistent refrains of Tea Party politicians is that their political philosophy is the most consistent with the Founding Fathers. But some more astute observers of history are disputing this, saying that the Founding Fathers were politicians who crafted the Constitution on compromises—and that some of the Founding Fathers were more big-government […]
Continue reading →The Secret Service showed up at the house of Joshua Black, a Republican candidate for the Florida House, after this inflammatory tweet: “I’m past impeachment [for President Obama]. It’s time to arrest and hang him high.” Not smart, Joshua Black. Not smart at all. If Joshua Black had not been, well, black, this would have […]
Continue reading →Well, it’s official. In thirty-nine years of surveying, Gallup has never seen a single-digit approval rating for Congress. Until now! Americans straight up despise Congress, with only 9% of Americans giving Congress the thumbs up. The approval rating wasn’t even this low during the shutdown. I’m guessing people aren’t even paying attention to current events […]
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