It was unusually satisfying to watch beauty contestant turned Bible-thumper Carrie Prejean crash and burn.
Tag: conservative
Anything But Straight: Religion and Republicanism Have Lost the Future
In pandering to the fanatical and the fearful – both religion and Republicanism may have compromised their future.
Nicholas F. Benton: The GOP Lockstep to Oblivion
It should come as no surprise that there was not a single Republican vote for the $819 billion stimulus package that passed the House last night.
Helen Thomas: McCain Forsees 100-Year War
WASHINGTON — If Americans want to continue the Iraq war, then Sen. John McCain — the apparent Republican presidential candidate and relentless hawk — is their man.
Anything But Straight: Stop Blaming Hillary For Culture Wars
I caught the political bug while in college in 1992, seduced by the charming optimism of Bill Clinton’s presidential campaign. At the time, I was interning as a radio news reporter at KQED in San Francisco. One of my assignments was to cover a Clinton visit. Although I was still […]
David Brooks: The Voters Revolt
The Reagan administration had its pragmatists and its so-called ideologues. It had James Baker as well as Ed Meese.
David Brooks: Road To Nowhere
The most impressive thing about Mitt Romney is his clarity of mind. When he set out to pursue is party’s nomination, he studied the contours of the Republican coalition and molded himself to its forms.
Anything But Straight: A Feckless Leader
Has there ever been a more feckless, less respected religious figure than the “Arch-Baby” of Canterbury, the Most Rev. Rowan Williams? Liberals ignore him, conservatives walk over him and through his stunning lack of leadership he has lost control of the Anglican Church.
Thomas L. Friedman: Channeling Dick Cheney
I have no idea who is going to win the Democratic presidential nomination, but lately I’ve been wondering whether, if it is Barack Obama, he might want to consider keeping Dick Cheney on as his vice president.
Paul Krugman: Republicans And Race
Over the past few weeks there have been a number of commentaries about Ronald Reagan’s legacy, specifically about whether he exploited the white backlash against the civil rights movement.
