RI Republican Admits DINOs Skew Party Balance
Some people think DINOs are Democrats who tend to be less than liberal. Not in the Ocean State. Here in Republican-rejecting Rhode Island, Democrat in Name Only literally means those cunning and conservative politicians who are Democrats only in name. But don’t take it from me … that’s what Rhode Island Republican Ann Clanton told [...]
DINO of the Year: Anthony Gemma, Jon Brien
Here in Rhode Island, where the people lean far to the left, we don’t have to worry too much about Republicans screwing up our state. Instead, we’ve got Democrats who screw up our state by acting like Republicans. RI Future has a long tradition of identifying these covert conservatives as DINOs – Democrats in Name [...]
Progress Report: Local Health Care Reform; Purple Rhode Island; Payday Loans, Mother Jones and Diane Ravitch
Congratulations to Christine Ferguson, who Gov. Chafee tapped to run the new Health Benefits Exchange. Rhode Island now has one of the sharpest minds in health care running one of the nation’s most innovative state-run systems. This is a phenomenon known as good news, Ocean State. Let’s do more stuff like that. Some people call [...]
The Democrat in Name Only State: Rhode Island
Ask any conservative and they’ll tell you that the state’s problems are inextricably linked to the dominance of Democrats. This is not untrue, but what they aren’t telling you is that many of the Democrats in the General Assembly are more closely aligned with their own ideology than that of the party’s typical platform. Our [...]
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