Search

Right Wing Leftovers 03/17/2009 by Kyle Mantyla Politico reports that Republicans are encouraging Norm Coleman to be "as litigious as possible and take his fight all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court if he loses this round, believing that an elongated …

Steele Seeks to Weather the Storm As Criticism Mounts 03/16/2009 by Kyle Mantyla Since setting of a firestorm last week with his heretical comments about homosexuality and reproductive choice, Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele is …

Vitter Dodges a Right-Wing Bullet 03/16/2009 by Kyle Mantyla With his re-election campaign coming up next year, Louisiana Sen. David Vitter has been working hard to seal off his right flank from any potential challengers – most notably the Family Research …

White House Rolls Out the Welcome Mat for the Religious Right 03/16/2009 by Kyle Mantyla To say that the Religious Right has been opposed to Barack Obama’s presidency from the moment he was elected would be something of an understatement. Since taking …

Is Michael Steele Trying to Get Fired? 03/12/2009 by Kyle Mantyla It is probably safe to assume that Michael Steele's days as Chairman of the Republican National Committee are numbered now that this new interview from GQ  is making the rounds in which he …

... And Out Come The Wolves 03/12/2009 by Kyle Mantyla It has only been a few hours since Michael Steele's GQ interview first hit the blogs, but a variety of right-wing leaders have already blasted him for his heresy on the issues of homosexuality and …

FRC's Realization: You Can't Make Policy If You Don't Have Allied Politicians 03/12/2009 by Kyle Mantyla Last week we noted that two key figures at the Family Research Council had been promoted to positions running FRC's political arms at FRC Action and …

Case In Point 03/12/2009 by Kyle Mantyla Earlier today I wrote a post about how the Family Research Council was shifting its focus away from trying to influence public policy toward trying to get more right-wing politicians elected because, frankly, they …

A Tale of Two Charts 03/11/2009 by Kyle Mantyla The Family Research Council’s Tom McClusky comments on today’s New York Times article reporting that President Obama will soon start making judicial nominations, saying he can’t believe that the paper …

FRC Announces Its Ogden Test 03/11/2009 by Kyle Mantyla Yesterday Greg Sargent reported that the Family Research Council had sent a letter to Republican Senators warning that it would be watching their votes on several of Barack Obama’s Justice Department …