Death Threats Are Cool

Living in the land of right-wing nutbags, what passes for extremism in the 49 other states is pretty mainstream here. Today I was perusing the East Valley Tribune, and in a discussion about immigrants and education, I found this. Nice, huh? I’ll bet this guy is a Tea Party nutso, too. Don’t worry, the newspaper has been...

We’re Gonna Tea Party Like It’s 1832

Ok.. that’s it.  Stop the world, I want to get off. A group of Republicans in the House and Senate are proposing an amendment to the Constitution that would allow a vote by two-thirds of the states’ legislatures to override any federal law they did not agree with. The proposed constitutional amendment, a tea party favorite, is being touted by Sen. Mike Enzi (R-WY) in the Senate and co-sponsored...

In Texas It’s Racing Over Teachers

Despite Rick Perry‘s claims, the budget deficit problem in Texas is huge and was only temporarily solved by using the same stimulus funds that he decried as reckless spending. In fact, in Texas they’ve had to layoff nearly 97,000 teachers and gut essential state services to avoid going bankrupt. So, you’d think that when some cockamamie idea that would cost Texas taxpayers $250 million dollars...

Are Conservatives Losing Religious Support?

Ever since about the 1980′s, Christian Conservatism has been synonymous with Republican.  Relying mostly on wedge issues such as homosexuality and abortion, Republicans have been able to mobilize support from American Christians, with the help of people like Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson. However, over the last few years, the Republican party has been moving further and further to the right, embracing...

Mike Huckabee Turns Historian

Via – TalkingPointsMemo Late Wednesday, Huckabee announced LearnOurHistory.com, a sort of BMG Music Club for what he calls “unbiased” historical lessons for kids. For around $15 each, the company will send you a new animated tale of American history each month, told through the eyes of a gang of time traveling kids. Yes, you read right, Mike Huckabee is going to teach y’all the real...