Republicans
Government shutdown: Monumental idiocy
October 2, 2013"Punishing federal workers and taxpayers to prove a point is a temper tantrum worthy of a four-year old, not a policy choice of a responsible political party."
Read moreNation braces for government shutdown
September 27, 2013At least 800,000 of the nation's 2.1 million federal workers will be required to stay home Tuesday if the government shuts down as a result of Republican grandstanding.
Read moreReckless Republicans push closer to a government shutdown
September 26, 2013The chances of avoiding a goverment shutdown in five days are becoming slimmer and slimmer, and the union AFGE is in full mobilization mode against it.
Read moreGOP strategy: Tune out, turn off, drop out
September 25, 2013The antics of GOP Senator Ted Cruz are only the latest example of an effort to pull the political discourse further to the right.
Read moreRight wing rebuked in Missouri
September 20, 2013Right-wing Republicans in the Missouri legislature and their main financial supporter, libertarian billionaire Rex Sinquefield, suffered a stinging defeat.
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