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Tag Archives: Republican Party
Shocking News
Via the Washington Post, but even so this is not, perhaps, the most surprising news: The fragile gains Republicans had been making among female voters have been erased, a shift that has coincided with what has become a national shouting … Continue reading
Posted in politics
Tagged 2012 Elections, contraception, gender gap, Republican Party, Rick Santorum, Terri Schiavo
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Blow Ye The Trumpet in Houston
A message from Texas governor, and possible GOP presidential hopeful, Rick Perry: Fellow Americans, Right now, America is in crisis: we have been besieged by financial debt, terrorism, and a multitude of natural disasters. As a nation, we must come … Continue reading
Posted in culture, politics, Religion
Tagged 2012 Elections, Christian fundamentalism, petitionary prayer, Republican Party, Rick Perry
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God: Swing Voter, Fickle Too…
Via New York Magazine After a thorough investigation, Daily Intel has discovered that God is separately backing at least three different contenders for the Republican presidential nomination. Over the course of the past few months and even years, God has … Continue reading
Posted in politics
Tagged 2012, God and politics, God's chosen candidates, Herman Cain, Michele Bachmann, Republican Party, Rick Santorum
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Nutabee
If Mike Huckabee decides to run again, I’ll again be waiting excitedly to see if he releases the texts of some or all of the sermons he gave in his earlier years. In the meantime, (via Mother Jones), there’s this: … Continue reading
Posted in politics
Tagged 2012 Elections, Christian fundamentalism, Fundamentalism, Mike Huckabee, Republican Party
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Rick Santorum, No Thanks
Here’s the Washington Post’s Jennifer Rubin on Rick Santorum: At the Republican presidential debate on Thursday Rick Santorum was asked about Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels’s suggestion that there be a social truce. Santorum answered, “Anybody that would suggest we call … Continue reading
Mitch Daniels: Still Looking at 2012?
Guess so.
Posted in politics
Tagged 2012 Elections, abortion, Indiana, Mitch Daniels, Planned Parenthood, Republican Party
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What Happened to Those Fiscal Priorities? (2)
Via the New York Times (emphasis added): The state budget plan that moved toward enactment on Wednesday calls for 10 percent cuts in aid to public colleges and universities, but it would add about $18 million a year in tuition … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged church-state separation, New York, Republican Party, spending
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Whoaa!
Via Politico: SAN ANTONIO — Newt Gingrich stood before thousands of evangelical churchgoers Sunday night to deliver a dire warning that nation’s Christian roots are under attack. “I have two grandchildren — Maggie is 11, Robert is 9,” Gingrich said … Continue reading
Giving More Power To The IRS
This story comes from Mother Jones, and it comes with plenty of ‘coulds’, so some caution is called for. Nevertheless it doesn’t make pretty reading. Here’s a key extract: Under a GOP-backed bill expected to sail through the House of … Continue reading
DeMint’s Choice
One reason that Delaware’s best-known GOP candidate will have such a mountain to climb in the general election is the emergence of fresh embarrassments like these comments (via New York magazine today) from a 1996 debate on whether creationism should … Continue reading
Posted in politics
Tagged 2010 Midterms, Christine O'Donnell, creationism, Delaware, Fundamentalism, Jim DeMint, Republican Party
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