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."
Ari Melber, TheNation.com AlterNet: PEEK. October 5, 2009. Brooks: "Everyone is convinced that Limbaugh, Beck, Hannity, etc, possess real power. And the saddest thing is that even Republican politicians believe it."
Kos, Daily Kos AlterNet: PEEK. October 1, 2009. Will it be a robust public option, or some piece of crap? Time will tell, but at least we have a fighting chance with Democrats monopolizing the process.
Amanda Terkel, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. October 1, 2009. Graham also claimed that Beck is "not aligned with any party as far as I can tell. He's aligned with cynicism. And there's always been a market for cynicism."
John Nichols, The Nation. October 1, 2009. GOPers are shocked that a Democrat has the nerve to call them out on their repeated health care lies and scare tactics. Rep. Grayson says get used to it.
Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: PEEK. September 29, 2009. Turns out former New York Lt. Gov and supposed health care "analyst" Betsy McCaughey, (R), has been been pandering to special interests for years.
Byard Duncan, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. September 22, 2009. Even though more than three-quarters of Americans consider the Taliban a threat, an increasing number want Obama to start withdrawing troops.
Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: PEEK. September 22, 2009. The GOP keeps saying it agrees with 80 percent of what's in the current bill. So why all the pressure to scrap it?
