Ayatollah Drumpf and the Republic(ans) of Gilead

Perhaps the wheels are finally starting to fall off the improbable Drumpf war wagon. More’s the pity, as his nomination would all but guarantee that the Dems would not only retain the presidency, but regain control of the Senate, the US Supreme Court, and a distant possibility, the House as well.

Coming To America: The Handmaid’s Tale

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy In Ayatollah Santorum & The Republic(ans) Of Gilead, we noted some eerie parallels between Margaret Atwood‘s novel The Handmaid’s Tale and a resurgence of  the extreme religious right’s influence over the GOP in this presidential election year. The issues are familiar ones: separation of church and state (a …

Ayatollah Santorum & The Republic(ans) of Gilead

The GOPer Ayatollah makes the case for the Christian Taliban

Republicans Eating Their Own, Update IV: The Aftermath

The Grand Oil Party slogging through the political wilderness Updating my initial compilation of the Obamacans (Republicans for Obama ) is becoming quite the task. Add endorsements from the likes of W’s former Secretary of State Colin Powell and press spokesman Scotty McClellan; former Reagan’s UN Secretary Kenneth Adleman; former McCain adviser Charles Fried; former Minnesota Republican Governor William Weld; …