The Midterms and Beyond
While a few races are still unresolved, it is clear that Democrats fared much better in the Midterm elections than expected by pollsters, politicians, and… Read More »The Midterms and Beyond
Roe v. Wade
Abortion: Justice Alito’s Draft Opinion
Indeed, it is difficult to imagine any precedents immune to critical reconsideration through the Court’s ideological prism. RINOcracy.com May 9, 2022 It had been widely… Read More »Abortion: Justice Alito’s Draft Opinion
Blog No. 291. The Supreme Court and Abortion
Earlier this month, the Supreme Court agreed to review Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. In that case, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals held… Read More »Blog No. 291. The Supreme Court and Abortion
Blog No. 267. The Future of the GOP. Is There One? (Part I)
Does anyone remember the recent “Republican Convention”? I put the term in quotes because the proceedings had little in common with the Republican Party that… Read More »Blog No. 267. The Future of the GOP. Is There One? (Part I)
Blog No. 214. Republicans and The Abortion Wars
It is generally agreed that America is more politically divided than it has been since at least the days of the Vietnam War and the… Read More »Blog No. 214. Republicans and The Abortion Wars
Blog No. 117 Trump, Clinton and the Supreme Court
We have read that some Republicans who would not otherwise vote for Donald Trump may do so solely on the ground that it would be… Read More »Blog No. 117 Trump, Clinton and the Supreme Court
Blog No. 76. The Assault on Planned Parenthood
Republican leaders in both the House and Senate have been reported to be in a state of some panic trying to figure out how to avoid a government shutdown over the issue of defunding Planned Parenthood. The issue arises by reason of the need to pass a spending bill by the end of September in order to continue government operations. Both John Boehner and Mitch McConnell have learned the lessons of the past: that government shutdowns accomplish nothing except to damage the reputation of the Republican Party. Inexplicably,Senat but not surprisingly, those lessons have escaped the most prominent architect of the current plan to cause a shutdown, Senator Ted Cruz aka “Senator Shutdown.”Read More »Blog No. 76. The Assault on Planned Parenthood
Blog No. 25. Abortion, Guns and Evolution.
On January 3 and 4, The New York Times printed a trilogy of pieces – two articles and an op-ed column – that many RINOs would find acutely depressing. The first article was titled “Access to Abortion Falling as States Pass Restrictions ” and the second was “Banished for Questioning the Gospel of Guns.” The op-ed, by Charles M. Blow, was titled “Indoctrinating Religious Warriors.” The pieces were unrelated in that each addressed a separate subject, but they shared a common thread: the influence of the far right in the Republican Party.Read More »Blog No. 25. Abortion, Guns and Evolution.