Todd Akin Says He’ll Stay In Race, While Republicans Continue To Abandon Him
Todd Akin says he’s staying in the race, but his party is abandoning him.
The Family Research Center, “Hate Groups,” And Tony Perkins’s Persecution Complex
Whether or not it’s proper to call the FRC a “hate group,” the persecution complex being displayed in the wake of Tuesday’s shooting is absurd.
Family Research Center Shooter Charged, Tony Perkins Blames FRC Critics
Entirely unsurprisingly, the shooting at the Family Research Center’s office in Washington, D.C. is already being politicized.
Shooter Opens Fire At Family Research Council D.C. Offices
A gunman, possibly upset about FRC’s policies, shot a guard at the conservative Christian group’s Washington, D.C. offices this morning.
Chris Christie Lambastes Anti-Muslim Bigots In The GOP
Once again, Chris Christie makes one wish there were more Republicans like him.
Openly Gay Romney Aide Resigns Amid Furor From Social Conservatives
Richard Grenell’s time as Mitt Romney’s foreign policy spokesman lasted less than a month. The fact that he’s gay appears to be the reason it ended.
Santorum Sweeps The Deep South, But Romney Wins The Delegate Fight Again
Rick Santorum won the night, but Mitt Romney continues to win the delegate hunt.
Evangelicals Not United Behind Santorum After All
It seems that Saturday’s vote by evangelical leaders in favor of Rick Santorum was less than meets the eye.
Evangelical Leaders Back Santorum, Unaware They’re Irrelevant
150-plus evangelical leaders are trying to derail the Romney Express. They’re going to get run over.
The Closing Of The CPAC Mind
After years of becoming more inclusive, the Conservative Political Action Conference is closing itself off to opposing points of view.
Gary Bauer’s Absurd Attempt To Convince Libertarians To Oppose Same-Sex Marriage
A social conservative attempts to argue that same-sex marriage is a threat to liberty, and fails miserably.
Political Derangement Syndrome
Whenever I despair at the current state of the Republican Party, I remind myself that things aren’t much better across the aisle.
Opposition To Same-Sex Marriage No Longer A Winning Issue For The GOP
Opposition to marriage equality is no longer the wedge issue it used to be.
On CPAC, Social Conservatives, And GOProud
On the eve of this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference, another shot has been fired by those boycotting the meeting due to the presence of a gay conservative group.
Mother and Father Replaced by Parent 1 and Parent 2
The words “mother” and “father” will be removed from U.S. passport applications and replaced with gender neutral terminology.
Social Conservatives Boycott CPAC 2011 Over Invite To GOProud
As they did last year, several top social conservative activist groups are boycotting next year’s Conservative Political Action Conference over the extension of an invitation to a gay conservative group, and nobody seems to care that they won’t be there.
Mike Pence Wins 2012 Straw Poll At Gathering Of Social Conservatives
Could Mike Pence make the leap from the House of Representatives to the White House ? It’s possible, but history and the likely GOP field in 2012 suggest it would be very difficult.
