April 29, 2009, 10:11 pm
Obama's characterization of Republicans as "the party of no.""It will involve an outreach by an interesting mix of GOP officials, ranging from 2008 Republican presidential nominee John McCain to Jeb Bush, the former Florida governor and the younger brother of the man many Republicans blame for the party's battered brand: former President George
April 29, 2009, 12:00 am
How, Came, Down, This, 244, Democrats, Republicans
Reps. Michael N. Castle (Del.) and Fred Upton (Mich.) sat side by side in the House chamber during the final vote on the economic stimulus package, each exhausted by the barrage of rhetoric from Democrats and fellow Republicans.
April 29, 2009, 9:55 pm
Senate, and Gubernatorial Republicans have decided to unite and form a new organization to speak with one message. It is very similar to that which Haley Barbour did in 1993-1994. In fact, Haley Barbour is involved in this effort. Called the National Council For A New America, Congressional Republicans tell me they “hope that it will
April 30, 2009, 10:14 pm
irrelevance in the Senate, Republicans took off the gloves Wednesday for a ferocious game of finger-pointing. Republican Sens. Orrin Hatch and George Voinovich blamed the Club for Growth for imposing a right-wing litmus test that chased Arlen Specter out of the Republican Party. The Club for Growth blamed Specter — first for helping to
May 1, 2009, 8:11 am
Barack Obama, California, Congress, Democratic Party, Democrats, Moderate Republicans, New England, Oregon, Politics, Republican Party, Republicans, The South
are not encouraging for the Republicans though we all know that numbers do not always play out as expected. For purposes of my analysis I looked at two regions of the country, one generally seen as Democratic and one generally seen as Republican. The Democratic region consists of the Northeast (New England, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey,
May 3, 2009, 1:54 pm
Barack Obama, Congress, George Bush, Op Eds, Republicans, Terrorism, Torture
today. Dowd responds to the Republicans who have suddenly developed a concern for checks and balances in response to Arlen Specter’s defection to the Democratic Party: This is quite touching, given that the start of the 21st century will be remembered as the harrowing era when an arrogant Republican administration did its best to undermine
May 3, 2009, 5:25 pm
Evolution, Health Care, Republicans
Good news for Republicans. Ignore all the stories about swine flu (H1N1 influenza). Don’t bother to wash your hands or avoid sick people. If there is no evolution, then you don’t have to fear a new strain of flu evolving to be able to spread from human to human. For the 79% of the country who are not Republicans, or for those
May 4, 2009, 8:28 am
notes that Republicans "looking to recover from Bush-era defeats are turning to an unlikely source for advice: top aides to former President George W. Bush." "Former White House press secretary Dana Perino, former Bush counselor Ed Gillespie and former White House deputy press secretary Tony Fratto are among those set to provide words
May 4, 2009, 3:31 pm
Barack Obama, Britain, Change, Conservatism, Conservatives, David Cameron, Democratic Party, Democrats, Guest Contributor, Politics, Tories, United Kingdom, British Conservative Party, Great Britain, Republicans, Tory Party
The Republicans Can Learn From David Cameron's British Conservative Party by Dalitso Njolinjo The world of Anglo-American politics can be a funny place indeed. In the space of 14 years we have seen the British Conservative Party struggle for it's political life and social relevance while conservatism in the United States was gaining a
May 5, 2009, 10:46 am
Centrists, Change, Moderate Republicans, Politics, Republican Party
What do the two have in common? Nothing yet, but if we lose any more Republicans up here, they’ll both be in the extinction club. This is the subject of my latest (and wildly popular) column at Pajamas Media. Feel the love!
