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U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham says a county Republican Party's decision to censure him is misguided and the result of fringe supporters of libertarian-leaning congressman Ron Paul.
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said Saturday the United States ultimately will overcome the daunting problems of war, recession and double-digit unemployment.
A Democratic House member who has opposed several of President Barack Obama's top domestic agenda items is switching to the Republican Party.
Republican lawmakers are telling President Barack Obama that he needs Congress to deliver on any commitments he makes to reduce global warming gases.
Is Oklahoma's deepening budget shortfall forcing Republican state lawmakers to abandon their core goal of tax relief?
- Despite all the money and attention former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s autobiography is expected to draw as it hits bookshelves this week, it’s difficult to think of a national political figure who’s had a rougher year than the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee.
- Every election matters. Anyone that tells you otherwise doesn't understand politics.
As they campaigned together across Virginia on Thursday and Friday, Republican National Committee Chairman Michael S. Steele praised Robert F. McDonnell, the state's GOP gubernatorial candidate, as an innovative leader.
Republicans don't hold a single statewide elected office in Illinois, but the crowded field of GOP candidates for governor wants to change that by pointing out their differences with Democrats.
While Russia's president congratulated President Barack Obama for winning the Nobel Peace Prize, Republicans see the award as so outrageous that they're using it to raise campaign money.
The Republican race to challenge liberal stalwart Barbara Boxer for her U.S. Senate seat next year is shaping up as a likely contest between a socially conservative state lawmaker and a former Silicon Valley chief executive whose views are barely known to GOP voters in the state.
Former Democratic Party chairman Paul G. Kirk Jr. stepped in Friday as the temporary replacement in the Senate for his longtime friend, the late Edward Kennedy.
A Massachusetts judge on Friday rejected a Republican request to delay the swearing in of Edward M. Kennedy's temporary replacement in the Senate.
A Massachusetts judge on Friday rejected a Republican request to delay the swearing in of Edward Kennedy's temporary replacement in the Senate.
Republican Party Chairman Michael Steele says he fears the health insurance cooperatives envisioned in the bill the Senate Finance Committee is promoting amounts to a "back door to a public option."
Republicans are targeting older Americans worried about President Barack Obama's health overhaul plans with a "seniors' health care bill of rights."
In an Aug. 3 story about the Republicans' Democratic targets, The Associated Press gave the incorrect link to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's Web site. The correct site is: .
House Republicans are trying to rebound in the 2010 election from the hit they took last year's contests by targeting 70 districts held by Democrats.
The chairman of the Republican Party is accusing President Barack Obama of conducting "risky experimentation" with his health care proposals, saying they will hurt the economy and force millions to drop their current coverage.
Two leading Republican senators say a criminal investigation into the Bush administration's harsh intelligence practices would make the CIA a boogeyman.
A week before her Senate hearings, Republicans are floundering in their efforts to trip up Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, unable to find an effective message about why she's not fit to serve.
- I have covered politics for a long time. I can tell when someone is running for president. Sarah Palin is running for president.
A potential White House contender in 2012 staked a claim Sunday to rehabilitating the Republican Party in the wake of extramarital affairs by two leading Republicans that have damaged the GOP's family-values image.
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford's admission of an affair with a woman from Argentina is the latest sign that Republican governors — once thought to be President Obama's most credible adversaries — haven't quite lived up to their billing.
It's just about the last thing the beleaguered Republican Party needed: a Christian conservative with national aspirations admitting to an extramarital affair with an ex-staffer.
Poll Can the Tea Bag movement survive their latest confrontation with the investigative arm of the mainstream media. Personally I doubt it because as they say with success comes increased scrutiny and pressure.
U.S. National Debt: 11.4 Trillion & ClickingLearn from History Most Republicans would rather not see their country crushed by a depression just to prove an ideological point, even if it was correct.
Worst RNC cash flow in a decade - TheHill.comThe RNC had $22.8 million in cash and no debt when Michael Steele was elected chairman at the end of January, but has since seen its cash on hand drop to less than $9 million at the end of November.
Happy Trails Chris Dodd, We're Better Off Without YouWith the announced retirements of Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT), Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND), and Governor Bill Ritter (D-CO), the GOP thinks it is a sign of the upcoming "republican takeover" in the 2010 elections.
Record numbers using food stamps in Ohio, MichiganHovering over these chilling facts is the bleak promise of poverty- or near-poverty-level wages spreading to jobs that have traditionally offered good pay and benefits.
comment E-mail Print share Kerry slams Cheney's 'hysteria'Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) is taking up the Democrats' cry against the GOP for "politicizing" the Christmas Day attack. From a statement Kerry issued this afternoon:
From McCarthy to Creationism: How Conservatives Get Their Point Of View Taught In Schools.I think most Progressives, Liberals or any other stripe of DFH's often despair at how seemingly clueless the majority of our nation is. After all, there are things the political Right spouts, which are clearly crazy.
Daily Dish: 25 States Allow First Cousin Marriages vs 7 States Allow Same Sex MarriageDaily Dish: "For The Record" Link shows two maps of the United States of America: (1) States that allow same sex marriage and (2) States that allow marriage between first cousins.
Scarborough on Hume's Christianity comment: "Amen"It's clear what and who Joe Scarborough respects and disrespects. He certainly doesn't respect other people's religion or beliefs if the aren't in tune with his. He thinks that Brit Hume should impose his Christian beliefs on Tiger Woods, thus he will be forgiven.
American FreedomThe decision was made to scrap a conference committee out of concern that Republicans in both the House and the Senate would employ a series of procedural delaying tactics, only serving to delay the inevitable and frustrate the majority, aides said.
The Mad Faxer is back: Backwards-Faxing, Mexican-Despising Bleeding-Marker Bandit Strikes AgainWonkette:
Joe Wilson: Joe Wilson Hiking Appalachian-ish Trail With Intern BabeWonkette: "Ooh, an outdoor adventure for shouty South Carolina Congressman Joe Wilson. If anyone deserves it, it is him." -------------------------------------
Steele: GOP "screwed up" after Reagan, won't win in 2010Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele apparently thinks the best way to ring in the New Year is to disappoint his followers.
Dems look to skip formality on health billsDemocratic leaders are looking to forgo a formal, public conference to merge the House and Senate's health care overhaul bills, giving Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the White House free rein to hammer out the final measure behind closed doors a …
Here we are in a mid-term election year with a Republican National Committee Chair who generates headlines like these: Steele Doesn't Know If GOP Ready To Lead I don't know”: Michael Steele on whether GOP is ready to lead Steele Doubts Republicans Can Take House RN …
GOP Candidate Quist, Says Defeating Democrats is More Important Than Fighting TerroristsRepublican Congressional candidate Allen Quist was caught on video saying that he believes defeating Democrats is more important than fighting terrorists.
GOP Poll Shows Potential Opportunity Against BishopThe last time GOPers held Rep. Tim Bishop's (D-NY) Long Island seat, the party was firmly in the majority. Now, a new poll taken for his GOP foe shows Bishop with some weak initial numbers. The McLaughlin & Assoc. (R) poll, taken for businessman Randy Altschuler (R), shows ...
American Freedom At 7 AM on a cold 45 degree morning in Scottsdale, AZ. approximately 50 patriots gathered with Tom Jenny of American for Prosperity to protest H.B. 3962 the worst attempt in history to mandate Americans buy healthcare insurance from the government.
The Shoe Bomber And The Undie BomberDaily Dish: "Bloggers have had a great time exposing the inconsistency on the pro-torture right. Why should Umar Farouk Abdul Mutallab be tortured as an enemy combatant while Richard Reid was prosecuted by civilian authorities under Bush? ........" ===================
Wiseman: Sarah Palin / Barbour On 2012 GOP TicketOBAMA = DISASTER
The Tea Party Teens: More Americans Have A Positive View Of The Tea Party Than Either The Dems or GOPThe tea party movement is mostly famous for its flamboyant fringe. But it is now more popular than either major party. According to the NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll, 41 percent of Americans have a positive view of the tea party movement.
Rush Limbaugh's "Girlfriend" gives details of his "Heart Attack"Alone in his Kahala Hotel suite at nap time last Wednesday, an obviously stressed out Rush Limbaugh called his longtime girlfriend and told her: "Kate, I think I'm having a heart attack!"
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