Republican Party: back to the future
Will pandering to bigots and religious extremists be enough to save the Romney campaign?

Virginia Republicans go berserk with far-right bills
The Republicans have hit the ground running, with an extremist program of anti-labor, anti-immigrant and anti-choice bills.

Republican “Mad Men” infuriate women yet again
Foster Friess, the billionaire backer of Rick Santorum's campaign, stunned MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell yesterday.

Romney’s treatment of pet lands him in the doghouse
Romney claimed the fuss was all over nothing; Seamus loved rides on the car roof, he insisted.

Opposition grows to GOP schools proposal
The National Education Association and a wide range of other organizations are opposing the proposal by the House's ruling Republicans to rewrite federal education law and school aid.

Santorum rolls over the “inevitable” Romney
The Republican establishment's narrative of Mitt Romney's "imevitability" as the party's presidential nominee unraveled Tuesday in just one night.

Clint Eastwood Super Bowl ad has GOP on the defensive
The ad, sponsored by Chrysler has Eastwood, a Republican, touting progress in the economic recovery and particularly the auto bailout.

Romney’s Bain behind airline plan to slash jobs and pensions
American Airlines announced yesterday that it will take the advice of Mitt Romney's firm, Bain Capital, and lay off 13,000 workers.

