Republican Party

No rational reasons left to oppose marriage equality

In his March 30 column (“Agema and his like must go”), Nolan Finley took a course shared by just one current or former elected official in Michigan that Dave Agema’s Facebook post was “vile garbage,” also calling it “backward bile” and “pure prejudice.” Unfortunately he left the door open for further equivocation on the part … Continue Reading →

GOP needs inclusive tone beyond immigration reform

Comprehensive immigration reform will most likely pass in Congress this year due to the political reality facing the GOP in presidential politics. America is quickly becoming a browner nation, and GOP national leadership knows that it can never win a presidency again by alienating people of color, save gerrymandering and voter suppression on steroids. Given … Continue Reading →

Republicans should change the brand identity and the message

Now that the election has passed, the good people of the Republican Party should examine themselves and keep the country a two-party system. It is the best thing for the country to have a balance of power. The party in the White House must be kept in check by the party out of the White … Continue Reading →

Why minorities shy away from the Republican Party

Condoleezza Rice was a high-profile figure in the George W. Bush cabinet. The most powerful and high-profile blacks to serve in the government all came from Republican appointments until President Barack Obama made Eric Holder the top lawman in the nation. The black man on the Supreme Court is a Republican appointment, just as the … Continue Reading →