Scott DesJarlais did not skinny dip in Sea of Galilee, condemns rape comment

Monday morning dawned on the nation, and, lo, there were two scandals involving Republican congressmen. Democrats issued statements that highlighted the connections to U.S. Rep. Scott DesJarlais, and DesJarlais responded. On Monday, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, an umbrella group … Continue reading

A “Confidential” Letter from GOP Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney

Recently — on a Monday according to the letter below — Mitt Romney sent a letter stamped in 36 point, all-caps red ink:

“CONFIDENTIAL” 

Despite the warning, the contents seemed very similar to what he has been saying in very public campaign appearances all over the country for any number of months. 

The missive centers mainly on the alleged faults of the Affordable Care Act, labeled by Romney and other Republicans as “Obamacare.”

The only way to abandon the “bad policy,” “big government,” “big failure” of “Obamacare,” which Romney says is taking the country in “precisely the wrong direction” is to Read more »

Lieutenant Governor Kim Reynolds named Secretary of Republican National Convention

(WASHINGTON) – Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus last night named Iowa Lieutenant Governor Kim Reynolds to serve as the Secretary of the Republican National Convention. The Republican National Convention will be held in Tampa next week, where she and Gov. Terry Branstad will join Iowa’s delegation for numerous events through Thursday night. “It is [...]

Dump Akin, Not Innocent Life

By Craig Robinson If there were ever two words that don’t belong next to each other it would be the words “legitimate” and “rape.”  When Missouri U.S. Senate candidate Todd Akin used the “legitimate rape” phrase in an interview on Sunday, his candidacy immediately became illegitimate. The U.S. Senate seat that is currently held by [...]

Romney & Ryan – A Study In Contrasts

In selecting a running mate, Mitt Romney could not have made a better pick than Paul Ryan. The placement of Congressman Ryan on the ticket ensures that this election will be about big ideas. And thanks to this choice, the coming months will offer a heated debate between two starkly different visions for America’s future. [...]