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10 Dumbest Members of Congress

Mark Howard, AlterNet. May 22, 2012.

A new study finds that Congress speaks at almost a full grade level lower than it did seven years ago. Meet the 10 conservatives dragging down their collective intelligence.

Does Ron Paul Plan to Turn the GOP Convention into a Food Fight?

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. May 4, 2012.

The Ron Paul campaign's latest hijinks have Mitt Romney operatives in a tizzy.

Does the Right Really Want to Beat Obama? Maybe Not

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. March 6, 2012.

With the outcome of Super Tuesday a jumbled mess, why haven't the sugar daddies of the right come together to anoint an opponent to Obama?

The Bush Tax Cuts Turn 10; Let's Look At the Damage They've Caused

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. June 7, 2011.

In June 2001, George W. Bush pushed through an ideologically driven tax-cut package, mostly for the rich, that is still hurting our economy.

Michele Bachmann's 'Rogue' Response to Obama Is a Reminder to GOP Leaders of Tea Party's Clout

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. January 26, 2011.

There was a media squabble that Republican luminaries were competing to go after Obama's speech, but the message was the same, and the Tea Party barons are smiling.

How Tea Party Candidates Like Joe Miller and Rand Paul Benefit From Armed, Right-Wing Militia Groups

Justine Sharrock, AlterNet. October 30, 2010.

Conservative candidates walk a fine line between getting the political support of militias, while avoiding charges of extremism unpalatable to the mainstream.

How Rand Paul, Tea Party Darling, Learned to Love Mitch McConnell and the GOP Establishment

Dan Bischoff, AlterNet/The Investigative Fund at The Nation Institute. October 29, 2010.

Rand Paul came to to the GOP table as an outsider, but there's no way to win without holding hands with the ultimate insider -- the Senate minority leader. So he is.

Corporate Cash Secretly Funneled to Extremist Tea Party Candidates Who Want to Outlaw Abortion -- Even Contraception

Jodi L. Jacobson, RH Reality Check. October 16, 2010.

Thanks to the disastrous Citizens United decision, corporate interests are funding candidates that support ultra-right wing causes without having to disclose.

The Tea Party Candidates Are Religious Extremists Obsessed With Sex, Abortion, Religion -- Why Doesn't the Media Get That?

Jodi L. Jacobson, RH Reality Check. October 5, 2010.

Why doesn't the media understand that the Tea Parties are not just about "fiscal responsibility?"

The Tea Party Is Dangerous: Dispelling 7 Myths That Help Us Avoid Reality About the New Right-Wing Politics

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. July 1, 2010.

It may be fashionable to dismiss the Tea Party and its radical, right-wing pals, but we do so at our peril.

The Constitution Party: Delusional Religious Fanatics Pushing for Christian Tyranny

Liam Fox, News Junkie Post. June 20, 2010.

The Constitution Party has 367,000 registered voters but is quickly gaining ground as part of the Tea Party movement.

More Americans Dislike the Tea Partiers Than Ever Before

Devona Walker, The Loop 21. June 10, 2010.

Now that it's become more clear what the Tea Parties stand for, more and more Americans have a low opinion of them.

Tea Party's Rand Paul Squashes GOP Candidate in KY Primary

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. May 18, 2010.

Tea Party libertarian Rand Paul handed Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell his head in Kentucky's primary. A lurch to the right, or just an anti-establishment election?

Ron Paul Helped Inspire the Tea Party Movement, and Now It Could Take Him Down

Daniela Perdomo, AlterNet. February 10, 2010.

Facing three GOP opponents affiliated with the Tea Party movement in the primaries, Paul is concerned that building anti-Washington sentiment could take him out as well.