by J. Jerrald Hayes | Aug 5, 2017 | • Politics, The Republicans
“I long for the day that Roe v. Wade is sent to the ash heap of history.” Mike Pence: “We Will Defund Planned Parenthood and Reverse Roe v. Wade” | LifeNews.com “Smoking doesn’t kill.” Mike Pence in 2000 said smoking doesn’t kill people –...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jul 31, 2017 | • Politics, The Republicans
10 Facts that Prove It’s not a Matter of Opinion, Republicans are Simply Wrong | Forward Progressives Once upon a time, my debates with my conservative counterparts were, mostly, about ideological differences. Sure, there were some factual clashes during the...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jul 26, 2017 | • Politics, Health Care, The Republicans
…socializing healthcare is the only demonstrably effective way to control costs and cover everyone. It results in a healthier country and it saves a ton of money. The Conservative Case for Universal Healthcare Yes, that’s a bold claim given that a...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jul 23, 2017 | • Politics, Health Care, The Republicans
While true it is a generalization and generalizations can be tragically wrong I think it still holds to be mostly true and accurate that Republicans are a party of ideology where as the Progressive Left is more driven by acting on empiraclal truths. Why Republicans...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jan 23, 2017 | • Politics, The Republicans
Republican Lawmakers in Five States Propose Bills to Criminalize Peaceful Protest On Saturday, the Women’s March on Washington will kick off what opponents of the incoming administration hope will be a new era of demonstrations against the Republican agenda. But...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jan 19, 2017 | • Politics, Books, The Republicans
6 Books That Explain How the GOP Went Crazy Not long ago, another magazine asked me to recommend six books that explain something important about American politics. I chose six of my favorites that help elucidate the most important development of the last half-century...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jan 7, 2017 | • Politics, The Republicans
I’ve posted this before years ago but it worth revisiting…. gbpotus No...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Nov 4, 2016 | The Republicans
I’m am trying to sort out for myself the state of the Republican party today and while it is always dangerous and to a degree unfair to lump people into archetypal categories it becomes something of a necessity when you talk about any large group of...
