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Rep. Doc Corvese is the Rhode Island poster child for conservatives who run as Democrats.

RI Republican Admits DINOs Skew Party Balance

By Bob Plain on February 7, 2013

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 [...]

Posted in Featured, Politics | Tagged ann clanton, dawson hodgson, dino, doc corvense, Doreen Costa | 2 Responses

Daily Show Declares ‘War on Christmas’ a Joke

Daily Show Declares ‘War on Christmas’ a Joke

By Bob Plain on December 4, 2012

Sometimes only the court jester can successfully call out the king for wearing no clothes. While Fox News, John DePetro, Bishop Tobin and Rep. Doreen Costa are hardly still royalty in post-tea party America, John Stewart can still shed some sanity on their completely fabricated and self-indulgent “war on Christmas.” After all, I’m certain the [...]

Posted in Religion | Tagged christmas, daily show, depetro, Doreen Costa, fox news, Holiday Tree | 27 Responses

Occupy Providence and the Right’s Selective Support of the 1st Amendment

Occupy Providence and the Right’s Selective Support of the 1st Amendment

By Russ Conway on February 6, 2012

Occupy Providence has the fringe-right all in a tizzy over an incident in which condoms were dropped on a anti-choice rally at the State House, spawning not one but two diaries calling for criminal charges to protect the religious right from the inconvenience of being confronted with opposing views. Here’s Justin nearly hyperventilating over a [...]

Posted in Civil Rights / Liberties, State House | Tagged Anchor Rising, Civil Liberties, Doreen Costa, Occupy Providence, Pro-Choice | 18 Responses

Oh, Doreen, Please….

By Bruce Reilly on August 26, 2011

Someone please give me notice if Rep. Costa’s “Paying More For TANF” bill makes it to a hearing next spring, because that should be a fun one.  As I pointed out in a prior post, drug testing mothers on assistance may feel good to some, but its not getting anyone “off welfare” in any productive [...]

Posted in Republicans | Tagged Doreen Costa, Drug Testing, Drugs, TANF | Leave a response

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