by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jul 10, 2018 | • Politics, The Republicans
Introduction to what is the #WalkAawy movement from the perspective of this one time Rockefeller Republican who walked away from the Republican party and joined the Democratic party in 2016…. In the spring of 2018 we learned about how a two-bit mostly out of...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jul 10, 2018 | • Politics, The Republicans
1956 REPUBLICAN PLATFORM * Protect Our Social Security * Provide Asylum for Refugees in Need * Extend Minimum Wage for Workers * Better Unemployment Benefits * Strengthen labor laws so workers can Join Unions * Equal Pay Regardless of Sex What Happened @GOP ??? — Rob...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Feb 11, 2018 | • Politics, Donald Trump, The Republicans
Why Are Conservatives More Susceptible to Believing Lies? Many conservatives have a loose relationship with facts. The right-wing denial of what most people think of as accepted reality starts with political issues: As recently as 2016, 45 percent of Republicans still...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Feb 1, 2018 | • Politics, Donald Trump, Tax Policy, The Republicans
The G.O.P. Tax Cut Is Draining the Treasury Faster Than Expected One of the many things confirmed by the great tax-bill melodrama of 2017 is that Republicans only pretend to care about “fiscal responsibility” either when Democrats are in power, or when tax...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jan 16, 2018 | • Politics, The Republicans
Learn More about Tom Cotton… Mar 13, 2015 — Tom Cotton picked apart by Army general over ‘mutinous’ Iran letter – The Washington Post Sniveling Piss Wipe Tom Cotton Gonna Call The Cops On Your Nana For SAYING WORDS TO HIM |...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jan 6, 2018 | • Politics, Donald Trump, The Republicans
Paul Krugman: If Trump Falls, The Entire Republican Party Falls With Him By now it should be obvious to everyone not morbidly addicted to Fox News that the entire Republican Party, from the Senate to the House, to the state legislatures, has cast its lot with the...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Oct 18, 2017 | • Politics, Foreign Policy, The Republicans
Tom Cotton, in a “Nutshell”, is he is someone who wants to toss the Iran Nuclear accords and very hawkishly wants to confront them. If Cotton’s service in Iraq is being held up as evidence of his patriotism, then all to the good. But patrolling dangerous...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Aug 26, 2017 | • Politics, Donald Trump, Tax Policy, The Republicans
Tax reform in 2017 is doomed to fail. Here’s why Henry Aaron looks at why tax reform is doomed to...
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...
