George Lakoff wrote in Don’t Think of an Elephant  that the Republican Party has (traditionally) been better at appearing cohesive from the outside despite existing inner turmoil. Republican groups with different agendas would work together with the understanding that the needs of all would eventually be met if groups waited their turn. This election cycle knocked down the wall around the Republicans, exposing their infighting, weaknesses and the last gasps of a party on life support. 
Why did the wall come down now? George W. Bush- easily blamed for most things wrong with …

The crazy incompetence that is Sarah Palin accumulates so quickly that it is difficult to devote entire posts to every incident. Today, for example, come news stories that: 

John McCain is against the constitutional amendment against gay marriage, against a complete ban of abortion and supports embryonic stem cell research. Sarah Palin either does not know McCain’s stances on these issues or she’s lying to James Dobson. Palin’s Fundie Barbie so it is doubtful she’d risk angering the legions of Dobson intentionally. 
During the same Dobson interview, Palin says “God will do …

The American News Project has put together a ten minute film focused on the lack of media scrutiny surrounding Sarah Palin’s religious beliefs and how these beliefs would effect her political decisions. It is a thoughtful piece that illustrates what questions should be asked of Palin for the voters to know how her Christian fundamentalism would play out on the national (and global) stage. 

Sarah Palin never banned any books from her local library. But she did look into the matter- with the backing of her church- and fired a librarian that was shocked Palin would ask about such a thing (the librarian was rehired after a public outcry). There’s an implication that if there hadn’t been an outcry over the firing, some books might have slipped off the shelves and into a bonfire. 
Via Steve Benen: 
Yesterday, ABC News’ Brian Ross moved the ball forward a bit, with an interesting report.
Ross emphasized an angle I previously …