Tag Archives: Republican Party

Mark Sanford : GOP in Trouble, Pants-Down

Posted on June 26, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford takes the oath of office for a second term in 2007 with his wife, Jenny, and sons (from left) Marshall III, Landon, Bolton and Blake. Lessee, that’s two oaths down and counting. Photo by Mary … Continue reading →

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Health Insurance : The High Cost of ‘Competition’

Posted on June 25, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Can private insurers compete? The truth is that the Republicans aren’t opposed to a government-run system because the private companies can do it better and cheaper — they can’t. They oppose the public insurance choice because they want to protect … Continue reading →

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Bad Boy Mark Sanford, and the Freedom Fighters from Martin Jr. High

Posted on June 25, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, no longer MIA, fesses up. Photo by Mary Ann Chastain / AP.Modern-day Freedom Fighters On June 4, the state Supreme Court ruled 5-0 against Gov. Sanford, finding that he must apply for the $700 million … Continue reading →

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U.S. National Debt : Cliffs Notes for Conservatives

Posted on June 24, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Graphic by Larry Ray / The Rag Blog. With apologies to Cliffs Notes.Cliffs Notes for Conservatives I find it both bewildering and angering when Republican conservatives lambaste President Obama for the present state of indebtedness on America’s balance sheet as … Continue reading →

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Republicans and Racism : Could Go the Way of the Whigs

Posted on June 18, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Republican emailing with pictures of all the presidents. Obama’s square is just a black space with two eyeballs. It’s perfectly OK to be a racist in the Republican Party, as long as you keep it ‘in house’ and pass it … Continue reading →

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Harvey Wasserman : The GOP’s Radioactive Nuclear Power Plan

Posted on June 11, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

A portion of a cooling tower at Vermont Yankee in Vernon, Vt, just after its collapse in August 2007. Earlier this year Vermont Yankee cut its power back 60% due to a radioactive leak.The GOP’s 100-Reactor/Trillion-Dollar Energy Plan Goes Radioactive … Continue reading →

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Sherman DeBrosse : God, Guns, Gays and… Gitmo

Posted on June 2, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Photo from WHDH.com. Adding the Fourth ‘G’ The idea is to make Democrats appear soft on terrorism and legitimize torture and abuses of civil liberties. By Sherman DeBrosse / The Rag Blog / June 2, 2009 Aside from reproductive issues, … Continue reading →

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‘Pedro’ Tancredo : GOP Mad Buffoon du Jour

Posted on May 30, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Pedro Tancredo in full battle array. Graphic by Larry Ray / The Rag Blog.Republican attack dog Tom Tancredo calls Sonia Sotomayor a racist This is just the tip of the iceberg of a long list of hateful, insane acts and … Continue reading →

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Guantanamo : Bush’s Toxic Assets, Boogie Men and Political Prostitution

Posted on May 24, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Photo by Shane T. McCoy / U.S. Navy. The Republican game plan is to make it look like Obama is about to empty the prison camp down in Cuba, and turn out the lights and let the terrorists be set … Continue reading →

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Larry Ray : Facing Extinction? Grand Old Party Blues

Posted on April 30, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

(Only slightly defaced) Mad Hatter Tea Party Engraving by Sir John Tenniel. Senior Republican Senator Arlen Specter’s recent defection from the GOP to the Democratic Party has caused an uproar in the toxic hard-core of the remaining Republican party. But … Continue reading →

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Republicans Blocked Pandemic Preparedness from Stimulus Bill

Posted on April 28, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Susan Collins brags that she led the fight to strip the stimulus bill of pandemic preparednes. Here she shares inanities with President Bush in 2008. Photo by Ron Sachs / Getty Images North America.GOP Know-Nothings Fought Pandemic Preparedness Every discussion … Continue reading →

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The Republican Strategy Going Forward

Posted on April 27, 2009 by RagBlog

Cartoon by Charlie Loving / The Rag Blog

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