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“The (c) Stands For Cha-Ching”: The IRS Went After Small Fish, But Let The...

“Please provide copies of all your current web pages, including your blog posts. Please provide copies of all your newsletters, bulletins, flyers or any other media or literature you have disseminated...

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“Fitful Fabrications: Watergate Amnesia, The ‘Nixonian’ Slur, And Other Big Lies

Let’s state this very simply, so everybody will understand. The notion that Barack Obama is “Nixonian” — or that his administration’s recent troubles bear any resemblance to “Watergate” — is the...

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“Dumb, Pathetic And Predictable”: Karl Rove’s Limitless Capacity For Self-Pity

Nearly three years ago, Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) noticed a problem with Karl Rove’s attack operation, American Crossroads. The group sought and received tax-exempt status from the IRS,...

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“Special Hide The Money Designations”: The IRS Should Outlaw All Social...

If you’re covered in political stink, it might be prudent to avoid yelling “dirty politics” at others. Lately, a mess of right-wing Tea Party groups have been wailing nonstop that they have been...

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“Bottom Of The Barrel”: The Tea Party Still Less Popular Than The...

President Obama’s approval rating is up slightly and his popularity steady, but both the Republican Party and the Tea Party still have negative perception with voters, according to an NBC News/Wall...

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“Facing A Groundswell”: The Plotting And Scheming Of An Assorted Cast Of...

If you’ve ever found it curious that far-right media activists all seem to say the same thing at the same time about the same issues, it’s not your imagination. David Corn offers an explanation....

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“Fire One, Fire Two, Fire Three”: GOP Circular Firing Squad Locked And Loaded

Apparently, it’s Republican circular firing squad week here in Washington. Item 1: David Corn of Mother Jones got hold of the proceedings of a secret group of conservatives scheming to take hold of...

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“Unreasoned Republican Roulette”: The GOP Tries To Move Beyond Cantaloupes On...

Last week Rep. Steve King of Iowa made headlines when Right Wing Watch reported that he had smeared the vast majority of undocumented immigrants as drug runners with “calves the size of cantaloupes”...

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“You Made Your Bed, Now Sleep In It”: Hey Republican “Grown-Ups”, Ted Cruz...

A small contingent of the more Tea Party-ish Republican senators has decided to shut down the government unless “Obamacare” is “defunded.” (Or, at least, they plan to threaten to shut down the...

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“A Symbol Of Defiance Between GOP Lawmakers”: Will Republicans Shut Down The...

Most Republicans in Congress agree on one thing: Obamacare needs to go. How to get rid of the health care law, however, is a bit more complicated. The GOP is split between those who believe the sole...

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“Senate Minority Bystander”: Given The Circumstances, Mitch McConnell Has...

The fight among Republicans over whether to shut down the government in the fall isn’t going away. The Heritage Foundation’s political-activism arm is trying to convince GOP lawmakers that the fallout...

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“The Crazy Party”: The GOP Has Made Its Transition From Being Just The Stupid...

Early this year, Bobby Jindal, the governor of Louisiana, made headlines by telling his fellow Republicans that they needed to stop being the “stupid party.” Unfortunately, Mr. Jindal failed to offer...

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“Diary Of A Legislative Terrorist”: Ted Cruz Goes Nuclear Against His Own...

After months of attempting to tie the continued funding of the government to his demand that the Affordable Care Act be demolished, Texas Senator Ted Cruz is now coming face to face with what happens...

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“Purposely Stripped Of Context”: When Obamacare Polls Are Accurate Without...

As Republicans form a circular firing squad, nervous Democrats continue to believe that this is a depressing time when the future of Obamacare is on the line. There is some reason for worry: the Koch...

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“Happiness Today, Bankruptcy Tomorrow”: Why Letting Everyone Keep Their...

The current furor over President Obama’s broken “keep your plan” promise confusingly melds together two very different claims. The first is a simple question of accuracy and honesty: Obama made a...

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“Republican America”: Voter Suppression Is The New GOP Strategy

Better bring some identification — and not just any identification, official though it may be — if you plan to vote in Republican-controlled states. However, if you contribute tens of millions of...

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“Getting Secret Money Out Of Campaigns”: It’s In The Public Interest To...

The Internal Revenue Service spent years averting its eyes while clever campaign operatives abused the tax code for political purposes. Advocacy groups, mostly on the right, wanted to run attack ads...

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“We Invent, Experiment, And Fix What Has To Be Fixed”: Why You Shouldn’t...

Whatever happened to American can-do optimism?  Even before the Affordable Care Act covers its first beneficiary, the nattering nabobs of negativism are out in full force. “Tens of millions more...

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“Feeling A Little Left Out”: The Religious Right Won’t Tolerate Being Ignored

The defining debate within the Republican Party over the last several months has pitted Tea Partiers against the GOP’s Corporate wing. The two contingents have already begun gearing up for some notable...

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“Old Fashion Muscular Tough Guy’s”: Christie Scandal And A ‘Feminized...

It stands to reason that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s (R) admirers are going to defend him as the bridge scandal unfolds. There’s even a predictable defense: the governor wasn’t responsible since...

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