The G.O.P.’s Post-Tucson Traumatic Stress Disorder

"SIX weeks after that horrific day in Tucson, America has half-forgotten its violent debate over the power of violent speech to incite violence. It’s Gabrielle Giffords’s own power of speech that rightly concerns us now. But all those arguments over political language did...

Why $100 Billion in House Budget Cuts Is Just the Beginning

"The GOP's jeers at the budget President Obama unveiled today -- House Speaker John Boehner, tweaking the new White House slogan, scoffed that Obama was "spending the future" -- highlight the vast gap between the two parties' budget blueprints. But the chasm is likely to grow...

Mitt Romney Says State Gov. Can Force Americans to Buy Health Ins

"Mitt Romney appeared on ABC’s “Good Morning America” and offered no apology for the Massachusetts health reform plan he signed as governor, even after a district judge in Florida challenged the constitutionality of the individual health mandate. “I’m not...

GOP Consultant Sal Russo, CNN Push Russo's Fake Tea Party Express

"On MSNBC, Rachel Maddow explained how GOP consultant Sal Russo created the “Tea Party Express.” a bus that traveled around the country soliciting donations from tea partiers who were unaware that their donations were going to Sal Russo’s political consulting firm....

GOP Holds "Debt Ceiling" Vote Hostage to Cut Social Programs

"Many Republicans are using the debt ceiling as a bargaining chip to extract draconian spending cuts, including slashing Social Security, health care and other safety net programs. Despite pleas from across the political spectrum to stave off financial collapse by raising...

Study: Rep. Michelle Bachmann Makes the Most "False" Claims AUDIO

"Pulitzer Prize-winning PolitiFact noted that Republican Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann has made false statements more often than any public official. “We have checked her 13 times, and seven of her claims to be false and six have been found to be ridiculously ...

Rep. Gohmert Will Call For Hearings on Non-Existent "Sharia Law"

"Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) joined the growing chorus of Republicans clamoring for hearings to look into the threat of non-existent and non-binding “Sharia law” in the United States. Appearing on Frank Gaffney’s radio show (Gaffney is of course the chief architect of...

June 2010 Glenn Beck tells viewers to shoot Democrats in the Head

"Discussing Democratic leaders during a June 2010 broadcast for the Republican Fox News Channel, conspiracy host Glenn Beck told his followers they would have to “shoot them in the head” in order to bring an end to an alleged “communist” agenda. “They believe in...

Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R) tells NAACP to “Kiss My Butt” VIDEO

"Maine’s tea party-backed Gov. Paul LePage (R) said that the NAACP can “kiss my butt,” after the civil rights organization criticized LePage for declining invitations to attend events honoring Martin Luther King Day. The NAACP had invited LePage to events in Portland...