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No, Republicans Still Don’t Care About The Deficit Or Fiscal Responsibility

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, September 15th, 2010. Filed under Political Parties, Politics, Republicans

In favor of that proposition, I give you Exhibit A:
Even as they hammer Democrats for running up record budget deficits, Senate Republicans are rolling out a plan to permanently extend an array of expiring tax breaks that would deprive the Treasury of more than $4 trillion over the next decade, nearly doubling projected [...]

Barack Obama: The Greatest Gift To The Freedom Movement Ever

by Doug Mataconis @ Sunday, August 22nd, 2010. Filed under Barack Obama, Individual Liberty, Libertarians, Political Parties, Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Republicans

A new video from Reason examines how the Obama Administration has helped bring the libertarian electorate, and libertarian ideas, to the forefront of American politics:

Why I Don’t Believe The Republicans Are Serious About Small Government

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, August 17th, 2010. Filed under 2010 Elections, Elections, Political Parties, Politics, Republicans

Nick Gillespie counts the ways:
1. All this mosque madness. Sweet fancy Zardoz! Whatever else you can say about the Cordoba Initiative (not to be confused with the Chrysler Cordoba – and one wonders just what sort of Muslim triumphalism its seats of rich Corinthian leather were meant to symbolize), if this is where the leading lights [...]

Joe Scarborough Blasts Newt Gingrich For Comparing Mosques To Nazi Memorials

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, August 16th, 2010. Filed under Joe Scarborough, Newt Gingrich, Political Parties, Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Republicans

Over the weekend, Newt Gingrich again decided to weigh in on the so-called “Ground Zero Mosque”:
Newt Gingrich, the former House Speaker, also condemned the proposed mosque and the President’s comments.
“There is nothing surprising in the president’s continued pandering to radical Islam,” he said. “What he said last night is untrue and in accurate. The fact [...]

Florida Republican Calls For Internment Camps For Illegal Immigrants

by Doug Mataconis @ Friday, August 13th, 2010. Filed under Dumbasses, Immigration, Political Parties, Politics, Republicans

No matter how hard you try,

Eric Cantor Joins The Anti-Mosque Hysteria

by Doug Mataconis @ Thursday, August 12th, 2010. Filed under Dumbasses, Freedom of Religion, Individual Liberty, Political Parties, Politics, Republicans, Virginia, Virginia Politics

I haven’t been a fan of Eric Cantor since he joined John Boehner in pushing through the “crap sandwich” known as TARP, so this just confirms my opinion of him:

Everybody knows America’s built on the rights of free expression, the rights to practice your faith, but come on.
Yea, come on. After all, it’s just a [...]

Jack Conway Campaign Worker Poses As Racist Rand Paul Supporter

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, August 9th, 2010. Filed under 2010 Elections, Democrats, Dumbasses, Elections, Political Parties, Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Rand Paul, Republicans

From this weekend’s Fancy Farm rallies in Kentucky:

Caught. Red Handed.
H/T: Dave Weigel

J.D. Hayworth Criticizes John McCain For Voting Against Big Government

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010. Filed under 2010 Elections, Elections, John McCain, Political Parties, Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Republicans

I’m no John McCain fan, but this ad from J.D. Hayworth, which criticizes McCain for voting against Medicare Part D, actually makes me like McCain better:

A Memo To Republicans From Your Suspicious Libertarian Friends

by Doug Mataconis @ Thursday, July 29th, 2010. Filed under 2010 Elections, 2012 Election, Elections, Political Parties, Politics, Republicans

I posted over at United Liberty:
Here we stand in 2010 and the Republicans are asking fiscal conservatives and libertarians to trust them again.
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Fool me three times ? No, you’re going to have to prove it this time before I trust you.
Read the whole [...]

Ron Paul Talks About His Support Of Michael Steele

by Doug Mataconis @ Saturday, July 10th, 2010. Filed under Political Parties, Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Republicans, Ron Paul

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