Republicans
Scott Walker’s new voter suppression ploy: shutting DMVs
July 26, 2011Following a string of hotly contested bills passed by the GOP-controlled state legislature, including a controversial voter ID bill, Walker has his next target in sight: close down state motor vehicle offices in Democratic-leaning districts.
Read moreGOP-dominated House votes to defund Organization of American States
July 25, 2011In another fit of lunacy, the Republican House Committee on Foreign Relations voted to cancel the payment of dues to the Organization of American States.
Read moreHerman Cain’s peculiar politics
July 25, 2011Perhaps in an effort to show off his conservative potential, Cain has made a string of controversial comments.
Read moreOn the Gulf, bipartisan backing for federal money, and unions
July 25, 2011The enormous tasks of rebuilding after Katrina also has at least one local Republican siding with the unions.
Read moreIt’s our turn: Campaign to repeal Senate Bill 5 takes off
July 22, 2011"You will take this fight over the finish line," AFL-CIO President Rich Trumka told Ohio union leaders yesterday. "You will restore the rights of 365,000 public employees!"
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