Category Archives: Republican Party

Vanity Fair: S.E. Cupp: ‘The Conservative Coma’

Source:The New Democrat When I think of the Grand Ole Party ( and saying that with a straight face anymore is getting very difficult ) I think of a Conservative Republican Party that was hawkish when it came to not … Continue reading

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Economic Policy Journal: Veronique De Rugy: Stop Calling The GOP The Party of Small Government

Source: The New Democrat Listening to Republicans today talk about the need for limited government and limiting the size as well as growth of government, is like talking and listening to a 400 pound man ( perhaps in New Jersey, … Continue reading

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The Daily Beast: Nick Gillespie: Authoritarians vs. Libertarians Is the Real Fight On The Right

Source:The New Democrat I disagree with Nick Gillespie for a couple of reasons on this. When I’m willing to take Donald Trump seriously as a presidential candidate and not some bad reality TV performer whose just there to perform a … Continue reading

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POLITICO Magazine: Jonathan M. Katz: Roger Milliken- The Man Who Launched The GOP’s Civil War

Source:The New Democrat I’ve always seen the Republican Party as a conservative at least in the classical sense of a party that was made of classical Conservatives, or Conservative Libertarians, small l libertarians even like Barry Goldwater. Moderate more pragmatic … Continue reading

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C-SPAN: ‘Jeb Bush Presidential Campaign Announcement’

Source:C-SPAN– with Governor Jeb Bush’s campaign announcement. “Former Governor Jeb Bush (R-FL) announced his bid for the Republican presidential nomination. He made the announcement at Miami Dade College in Miami, FL. Watch the complete Jeb Bush Presidential Campaign Announcement event here… … Continue reading

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Crooks & Liars: Mike Lux: ‘Two Kinds Of Meanness: The Modern Conservative Movement’

Source:Crooks & Liars– with a look at so-called modern Conservatives. “I grew up and did my early work in politics in Nebraska, and my wife is a farmer’s daughter from rural Missouri. I spent about ten years organizing and door-knocking … Continue reading

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U.S. News: Peter Fenn: ‘The Rapid Radicalization of the Republican Party’

Source:U.S. News– U.S. Representative Jim Jordan (Republican, Ohio) one of the members of the Tea Party Caucus, in the House of Representatives. “This is a blog, not a history lesson. But I can’t resist trying to make some sense of … Continue reading

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The Week: Opinion- Jeff Spross- “Why Reform Conservatives Should Join The Democratic Party”: Not So Fast

  Source: The Week: Opinion- Jeff Spross- Why Reform Conservatives Should Join The Democratic Party I wonder 20-25 years ago when the New Democrats started emerging in the Democratic Party did someone from lets say The Nation on the Far-Left or … Continue reading

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Roll Call: Opinion: David Hawkings: Could Steve Scalise Shepherd a Rewrite of the Voting Rights Act?

Roll Call: Opinion: David Hawkings: Could Steve Scalise Shepherd a Rewrite of the Voting Rights Act? Do I think House Republicans especially the House Republican Leadership will see the Steve Scalise situation as an opportunity to reach out to African-Americans … Continue reading

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The Street: Joseph Deaux: ‘A Brokered GOP Convention is Very Unlikely’

Source:The FreeState If you read my blog on a regular basis, you know that a month or go or so I suggested that Rick Santorum end his presidential campaign and endorse Newt Gingrich. So the right-wing could unite behind one … Continue reading

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