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Ted Cruz Embraces Donald Trump – And His Own Public Humiliation
The Donald Trump/Ted Cruz rally we saw on Monday night in Houston would have been inconceivable two years ago. But it happened, and so did the apex of Ted Cruz’s agonizingly long public humiliation. At the 2016 Republican National Convention, Cruz took a gamble. Like Mitt ...read more
Kavanaugh's Confirmation Could Wreck Republicans For Decades
It looks increasingly likely that the severely hamstrung FBI investigation of Brett Kavanaugh has done the trick. With moderate Republicans signaling that they believe the FBI investigation was "thorough", Kavanaugh is likely to survive the vote in the Senate that will be ...read more
The Far Left And Far Right Agree: John McCain's Imminent Death Should Be Celebrated
I vehemently disagree with John McCain on almost all political issues. He is a war obsessed conservative who has been on the wrong side of very military issue I can think of, an enemy of social security and the welfare state, and no friend to women's rights. I also think he is a ...read more
Republican Nightmare: Trump Effect Could Cost Them House AND Senate
What happens when you enable a misogynistic bigot with the competence of a drunk Orangutan to become president? The answer, it seems, is fairly straightforward: electoral disaster at every level of government. The New York Times reported today that since Donald Trump was ...read more
Why Would Paul Ryan Resign? Because He's a Spineless Coward Who Won't Stand Up To Trump
Rumors are swirling yet again that House Speaker Paul Ryan is set to resign and be replaced by Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.). While aides to both Ryan and Scalise have denied the rumors, there is ample reason to believe that Ryan wants out and is looking to find the right ...read more
Trump's Obnoxiousness And Corruption Is Why Rick Saccone Will Probably Lose On Tuesday
If you haven't watched Donald Trump's weekend rally in support of Rick Saccone, don't bother. Just turn on Fox News and watch it at double-speed for a few minutes and you'll get the idea. Trump's rallies have always sounded like Cap'n Spazzy McMethmouth doing his best impression ...read more
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MEMBERS ONLY: The Republican Jihad Against Children Didn't Start With Trump or Parkland
The Banter Long Read: Trump-Republicans have much to answer for. On top of electing this incompetent, misinformed Russian agent, Donald Trump, to the presidency, saddling us all with the responsibility of containing then cleaning up the decades worth of mess he's making, ...read more
Paul Ryan Simply Won't Talk About Trump Jr.'s Email
Some of us remember Watergate. Specifically, we remember how some Republicans were raising concerns about the scandal, just like their Democratic counterparts. But today's Republican party isn't the GOP of 45 years ago and to most current Republicans, the Trump/Russia scandal ...read more
The Bantercast #2: Kevin Glass and the "Never Trump" Conservative Movement
In this brand new episode of the Bantercast, we talk to 'Never Trump' conservative Kevin Glass. Kevin is the Director of Policy and Outreach at the Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity, and has written for conservative outlets like Townhall.com. He has also been ...read more
Trump's 'Uneducated' Agree -- Colleges Are Bad For The Country
One of Donald Trump's most famous pronouncements during the presidential campaign was his February 2016 statement that he loves "the poorly educated." And they loved him right back, as large majorities of non-college educated voters backed Trump regardless of their household ...read more
John Boehner Just Called Trump's Presidency "A Disaster"
I keep saying it: Republicans are the purest example of a political animal in existence. While running for or holding office, they toe the party line and chant the party mantra, all for the purpose of bringing themselves and their "Grand Old Party" into positions of power. Even ...read more
'A Cancer on the Presidency': Trump Asked Comey to Abort the Investigation of Mike Flynn
John Dean, the former White House counsel to Richard Nixon, famously told the select committee on Watergate that there was a "cancer on the presidency." The words perfectly illustrated what was going on between 1972 and 1974. Today, more than 40 years later, there's a cancer on ...read more