Tag: Leadership

The Hateful Ten

Filed in National by on November 16, 2015 38 Comments
The Hateful Ten

Ten governors have decided they don’t want to accept refugees in their states. Not because they are tending to their own needy and are thus unable provide food, clothing, or shelter for them. Or that their states are strained for space for even their own citizens. But because the refugees are Syrian and some of them might be terrorists. You may have already read their remarks explaining why they steadfastly refuse to help victims of war, but if not I want you to read them all now:

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How Cantor’s Loss Affects the Republican Party

Filed in National by on June 11, 2014 16 Comments
How Cantor’s Loss Affects the Republican Party

Well, I think I’m about as stunned as anyone right now. House Majority leader Eric Cantor lost his primary by 10 percent tonight after polls had clearly shown him leading by double digits for weeks. Eric Cantor has been widely regarded as John Boehner’s replacement for leader of the Republican party in the house, and […]

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