by Linda Beale Senators promised 50 years of secrecy on their tax reform proposals There continues to be more blather about the need for “tax reform, and buddies GOP Dave…

…Weakening America; Slams Obstructionist GOP, Salon.com (July 28, 2013). In the interview, Obama commented on the civil rights movement and the 1963 March for Freedom, noting that they weren’t “just…

…Summers might readily secure sixty votes on the road to confirmation (barring a GOP challenge). That at least is what Senate majority leader Harry Reid suggested this week after the…

…concerned that a farm bill won’t pass at all, because the right is insisting on doubling the cut to food aide–slashing $40 billion from the program. See, e.g., Nixon, GOP…

Via Alternet: The list of Democrats who are entering these negotiations embracing the GOP’s terms continues. There are at least nine in the Senate. California’s Dianne Feinstein, Montana’s Max Baucus,…

…“values” pushed by fundamentalists religionists in the TEa Party/ GOP coalition. And all those megachurches with megamalls bringing in millions for ministers led to another entanglement of church and state,…

…is reporting that Senate GOP-ers have blocked the veterans bill from moving forward to a vote. The bill needed 60 votes to proceed, but the final tally was 56-41. Although…

…global economy. Mr. Krugman points to the GOP as the culprit who set policies towards patrimonial capitalism… “In short, the GOP is more and more a party that consistently, indeed…

…down, I’m quite sure the Democrats would be proud to have them back in the fold. Until then Bubba’s going to be the heart and soul of the GOP. He’s…

Novice Tea-bagger Representative candidate Dave Brat just handed Republican House Majority Leader Eric Cantor a defeat in the Virginia GOP primary. A $200,000 campaign fund challenging a 6-digit campaign fund….