Will a US solar power industry be built on military demand?
Over the last few months, we’ve brought you news that prominent social conservative Bryan Fischer has blamed gays for the Wikileaks disclosure, told readers that Obama wants to give America back to the Indians, declared that bears are a threat to our Judeo-Christian culture, declared that no new mosques should be built anywhere in America and insisted that Hitler preferred using gay soldiers since they had “no limits.”
And just yesterday, former Gov. Tim Pawlenty (doing everything he can to get right with the right) went on Fischer’s radio show to declare that he’d push to reinstate DADT if he were elected president.
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House Dems devise branding for GOP’s health care reform repeal effort: “The Patient’s Rights Repeal Act.”
Seriously, are there no Democrats anywhere on Madison Avenue who can help with this stuff?
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison has officially announced her much-expected retirement.
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Pretty remarkable account from Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) who, along with Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), were visiting Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in the hospital yesterday when she opened her eyes for the first time since the assassination attempt.
Our Brian Beutler says Boehner may be getting a bum rap on not attending the event in Tucson.
Tom DeLay says he was convicted because he drew too liberal a jury.