Max Blumenthal, Tomdispatch.com. November 16, 2009. Palin's influence on a party largely devoid of leadership is expanding. If she doesn't become the GOP's future queen, she may be its future king-maker -- and its destroyer.
Richard Kim , Betsy Reed, The Nation. November 14, 2009. Some may secretly relish the embarrassing spectacle that is Sarah Palin. But she's dangerous; the more we chuckle, the more indignant her army becomes.
Dennis Rahkonen, The Smirking Chimp. November 13, 2009. The GOP's agenda, if fully implemented, would prove catastrophic. Here's what an unfettered Republican Party would do "for" America.
Matt Corley, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. November 9, 2009. Die-hard right-wingers have announced that Florida Governor Charlie Crist is the next target in the GOP civil war.
Joshua Holland, AlterNet. November 7, 2009. Wild, over-the-top rhetoric and bizarre conspiracy theories about health reform aren't just coming from the right-wing blogs and talk-radio loudmouths.
Booman, AlterNet: PEEK. November 4, 2009. Hard-core conservatives aren't trying to win hearts and minds. They're trying to yank back control of the White House, plain and simple.
Igor Volsky, The Wonk Room. October 30, 2009. The House health-care bill does much of what Republicans said they wanted. So they've launched a disinformation campaign. Rep. Mike Pence was first out of the gate.
Isaiah J. Poole, Blog for Our Future. October 21, 2009. A report issued Friday by Democracy Corps shows that the most conservative Republicans consider themselves part of an underdog minority.
Ben Armbruster, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. October 20, 2009. The former house speaker may run into problems, given a new wave of support for the public option.
William Greider, The Nation. October 12, 2009. Asking deeper questions about the true sources of the calamity is a first step toward developing authentic answers to the nation's predicament.
John Nichols, The Nation. October 9, 2009. Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann argues that Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck are the new voices not just of the GOP but of America. Good luck with that.
Max Blumenthal, Fresh Air - NPR. October 8, 2009. Max Blumenthal, author of Republican Gomorrah, argues the right is incapable of anything but scorched-earth politics, and are trying to delegitimize the Obama presidency.
Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: PEEK. October 6, 2009. In addition to Bob Dole and Tommy Thompson, Mark McLellan and Arnold Schwarzenegger have indicated they support Obama's plan.
Lee Fang, Think Progress AlterNet: Politics. October 6, 2009. RNC Chair Michael Steele told Laura Ingraham: "The one thing I've always stated from day one is I don't do policy, I do politics."
Zaid Jilani, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. October 5, 2009. Rep. Nathan Deal has since released a statement saying "I regret my choice of words and in no way meant to offend anyone."
