The Death of Conservatism

For your bumpers. Australopithecus Republicanus boisei brain-buckets must die off. Frank Rich. The tsunami of populist rage coursing through America is bigger than Daschle’s overdue tax bill, bigger than John Thain’s trash can, bigger than any bailed-out C.E.O.’s bonus. It’s even bigger than the Obama phenomenon itself. It could maim the president’s best-laid plans and what remains of our economy …

Texas GOP Targets Obama’s Kenyan Half-Brother

“I’m upset,” Kathleen Portalski says. “I’m angry. It makes me feel like a nonperson, kind of.” Texas GOP Targets Obama’s Kenyan Half-Brother Ready for some Republican values? The short bus Texas GOP is responsible for the latest demonstration of the ravages of Conservatism, a disease largely found in Republican Americans. The ad, narrated by what sounds like a Texas high …