Tag Archives: tea party
#BlackLivesMatter Founders Celebrated by #Forbes
Forbes celebrates the three women who founded the Black Lives Matter movement as great leaders this week. “Modern social movements often fizzle after their moment in the national news (Occupy Wall Street and to a lesser extent the Tea Party come to mind). But Black Lives Matter has steadily gained momentum since its founding in […]
GOP Leaders after the Shutdown Disaster: Can They Clean Up the Tea Party’s Toxic Spill?
Headlines and pundits are reporting that Republican leaders and the divided party are soul searching again after another Tea Party mess that alienated voters and weakened the credibility of the GOP vision for reform. But are they really going to search their political souls, as is promised, or will it be the same non-search that […]
Michelle Bachman’s Legacy: Conservative Leadership as Super-Spin
Representative Michelle Bachman announced yesterday that she will not seek re-election next year. Her time in office did not fulfill her many promises, her fundraising machine is faltering, and she is under investigation for campaign finance inconsistencies in her failed run for US President. The resulting editorial critique marks her withdrawal as a retreat, offering […]
