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Tag Archives: The Daily Beast
Why the Right Turned Its Back on the Individual Mandate – The Daily Beast
This is it, showdown at the Supreme Court corral—or Three Days That Could End America, as one conservative website put it. At the heart of the apocalyptic rhetoric is the individual mandate—that not long ago was considered a conservative idea. … Continue reading
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Crime Watch Groups Viewed Suspiciously After Trayvon Martin Killing – The Daily Beast
“This guy anointed himself as a watchman, and he was on a mission that clearly had paranoia as part of it. There were no checks and balances…He was a one-man army. It’s almost like he was Travis Bickle in Taxi … Continue reading
Israeli Opposition Leader Tzipi Livni’s Strong Voice of Reason – The Daily Beast
“I resent the idea that Israel is part of the political agenda in United States’ campaigns, really,” says Tzipi Livni, the Israeli opposition leader and head of the centrist party Kadima. She is fresh off a flight from Tel Aviv, … Continue reading
Palin’s SarahPAC Embarrassment: Consultants Are Cashing In – The Daily Beast
The ex-governor and VP pick railed against political consultants at CPAC. But her latest FEC filings show they took millions of dollars from her in the last election cycle. She’s baaaack. Sarah Palin attempted to relaunch her political career and … Continue reading
How Republicans Screwed Themselves With Their Own Proportional-Delegate Trap – The Daily Beast
In the Talking Heads’ song “Once in a Lifetime” there is a moment when lead singer David Byrne awkwardly belts out a question: “How did I get here?” That’s the question Republicans should be asking themselves right now. Facing a … Continue reading
Rush Limbaugh Scandal Proves Contagious for Talk-Radio Advertisers – The Daily Beast
Rush Limbaugh made the right-wing talk-radio industry, and he just might break it. Because now the fallout from the “slut” slurs against Sandra Fluke is extending to the entire political shock-jock genre. Premiere Networks, which distributes Limbaugh as well as … Continue reading
Despite Sandra Fluke Apology, Rush Limbaugh Advertisers Sign Off – The Daily Beast
If you want to know why Rush is freaking out over the Sandra Fluke fallout, follow the money. Being too extreme has never been a problem for el Rushbo. Appeals to conscience and individual kindness weren’t going to provoke an … Continue reading
Rick Santorum Can Regain Momentum With Focus on the Economy, Not Religion – The Daily Beast
Rick Santorum can take some satisfaction from the fact that he split the delegates from Mitt Romney’s home state of Michigan. But this functional tie doesn’t help Santorum much with the perception of momentum going into Super Tuesday. So just … Continue reading
GOP Primary Results: A Suicidal Cage Match – The Daily Beast
Mitt Romney dodged campaign disaster last night, pulling off a 3-point win over Rick Santorum in his home state of Michigan, while splitting the state’s delegates. But the real question is why the race was so close—and that says as … Continue reading
Michigan’s Delegate Math Could Give a Big Edge To Rick Santorum – The Daily Beast
All eyes are on the too-close-to-call Michigan primary—but paying too much attention to the popular vote there could miss the point. The real prize in this nomination fight is delegates, and Rick Santorum could win a majority of them in … Continue reading
Could Pro-Choice Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval Be the GOP’s Great Hope? – The Daily Beast
Quick: Name a young Hispanic Republican swing-state governor with a record of reducing the size of government and cutting spending while passing education reforms like ending teacher tenure and establishing merit pay, all with a Democratic legislature. Stumped? Here’s another … Continue reading
Their Many Debate Missteps Could Haunt Romney and Santorum – The Daily Beast
The 20th—and possibly final—Republican primary debate was messy at times, but it will leave a mark, not so much for the candidates’ successes but because of the missteps that were made and that might soon show up in an attack … Continue reading
Lawmakers Pledge to Reform, But Gerrymandering Keeps Getting Worse – The Daily Beast
The rigged system of redistricting is quietly reaching new lows of collusion and cronyism in states across the country. It’s an update to an old story—the effort of legislatures to draw themselves partisan safe seats, known as Gerrymandering. Simply put, … Continue reading
The GOP’s Chaotic Primary Calendar Makes Early Nomination Clinch Tough – The Daily Beast
With Texas court-ordered to move its primary back to at least May 28, the delegate math it takes to win the GOP nomination just got a lot tougher. Now, the likelihood that any candidate will clinch the nomination before late … Continue reading
Maine, Iowa Caucus Mishaps Prove It’s Time for a Better System – The Daily Beast
After the epic fail of Iowa’s caucuses—falsely naming Mitt Romney the winner for more than a month—now it looks like there’s trouble brewing in the Maine caucuses as well. Romney was named the narrow winner in Maine on Saturday over … Continue reading
Rick Santorum, Family Values Candidate and Pro Wrestling Advocate? – The Daily Beast
Rick Santorum was a lawyer for professional wrestling. It sounds like a surreal plot of political pulp fiction, but it’s true. Back in the late 1980s, the family-values candidate played a central role in deregulating professional wrestling in Pennsylvania as … Continue reading
Newt’s Two-Man-Race Narrative Collapses After Santorum Victories – The Daily Beast
This is the story of Newt and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. It is a tale of two caucus states where Newt was schooled by Rick Santorum in the ways of social-conservative voters and one state where … Continue reading
California’s Overruling of Proposition 8 Is a Civil-Rights Victory – The Daily Beast
“Proposition 8 serves no purpose, and has no effect, other than to lessen the status and human dignity of gays and lesbians in California.” With those words, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday declared California’s Proposition 8 unconstitutional.
Clint Eastwood Chrysler Super Bowl Ad Shows Obama Messaging Is Weak – The Daily Beast
“Killed bin Laden. Saved GM.” That’s a Dirty Harry–style slogan for Obama 2012—direct, unflinching, and unsentimental, no poetry or promises. It’s all about results. It can be remembered in a bar, and it fits on a bumper sticker.
Ron Paul’s Plan to Mess Up Mitt Romney – The Daily Beast
Money, momentum and Mormons: these three factors gave Mitt Romney a convincing win in Saturday’s Nevada caucus. Mr. Romney was long expected to roll to victory in a state where he captured 51 percent of the vote four years ago. The … Continue reading