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Federalist Society Founder Frets They'll Lose Control Over Federal Courts 10/28/2008 by Kyle Mantyla It was not too long ago that I wrote a post about how complicated it is to try and make accurate statements about judicial confirmation rates and how …

Right Plots to Wage Culture War During Obama Presidency 10/27/2008 by Kyle Mantyla For those hoping that a victory by Barack Obama might somehow restrain or moderate the Religious Right … well, you are going to be disappointed since the Right is already …

Huckabee Already Preparing for 2012 10/27/2008 by Kyle Mantyla Over the weekend, Mike Huckabee attended a fundraiser for a couple of Republican candidates in Louisiana during which he urged those in attendance to get on their knees and thank God if John …

Rick Warren Surprises Nobody With His Support of Prop 8 10/24/2008 by Kyle Mantyla Rick Warren is often considered one of the most influential leaders of the so-called "New Evangelical" movement that is working to expand the evangelical agenda beyond its …

The Right's Dystopian Future 10/23/2008 by Kyle Mantyla First we had Janet Folger writing us a letter from prison in 2010 and delivering newscasts from early 2009 and now, via Good as You , it looks like Focus on the Family has gotten its hands on …

Her Non-Racist Eyes Couldn't Save Her 10/23/2008 by Kyle Mantyla It looks like Diane Fedele, the women responsible for the racist "Obama Bucks" newsletter has realized that she wasn't convincing anyone with her " I'm not racist " pleas and decided to step …

"How McCain Shed Pariah Status Among Evangelicals" 10/23/2008 by Kyle Mantyla That is the title of this good piece by NPR's Barbara Bradley Hagerty on how John McCain managed to go from reviled enemy of the Religious Right to panderer extraordinaire in …

Did Dobson Push Powell to Endorse Obama? 10/22/2008 by Kyle Mantyla Max Blumenthal has a good piece up on The Daily Beast on James Dobson’s longstanding dislike of Colin Powell and outright attacks on him that suggests that Dobson’s attacks fed into …

Typical Phyllis Schlafly 10/21/2008 by Kyle Mantyla I generally try to ignore most of what Phyllis Schlafly says or writes because it is so absurdly illogical, biased, and condescending that it defies any attempt to understand what point she is trying to …

Alveda King Is In Demand 10/21/2008 by Kyle Mantyla It seems that as the election nears, right-wing groups are trying to work Martin Luther King Jr. into their efforts to convince African American voters to oppose marriage equality and vote for John …