To be honest, the only interest I have in the Republican leadership fight is my hope that they pick someone really demonstrably terrible-- which is a slam dunk, since only demonstrably terrible candidates have offered themselves up for the June 19 election-- and that there be plenty of opportunities for the kinds of humor that will entertain our little community here at DWT.
Since 2007, Democrats have been predicting that demographics, coupled with Republican knee-jerk bigotry and xenophobia, will turn Texas blue within a decade. When Texas-born Rand Paul confirmed this yesterday, he neglected to mention that Georgia is turning blue just as quickly.
Republicans are so scared of women voters right now, they can't see straight." Especially Texas Republicans. So they're doing all they can to prevent as many women from voting. Lawrence O'Donnell and his guest explain what's going on and why. So did Natalie Smith:
