Partisanship on Townhall
-
Michael Barone"More tears are shed over answered prayers," the 16th century nun St. Teresa of Avila is supposed to have said, "than over unanswered ones." ... more
-
Governing Versus Campaigning Party Tue Mar 5Mona CharenThere are two major parties in the United States: the party that wishes to govern and the party that wants only to campaign. ... more
-
Guy Benson
-
Women Pols Won’t Fix Gridlock Wed Jan 16Michael MedvedExhilarated by the record number of women elected to both the House and Senate in 2012, giddy commentators have begun suggesting that increased representation by females could cure the poisonous polarization in Washington and repair the broken institutions of our government. A more sober, comprehensive analysis, however, reveals no historical or logical basis to assume that the much heralded influx of female politicos means an automatic improvement in the dysfunctional performance of the legislative branch. ... more
-
How to Run Ahead of the Ticket Wed Dec 19Michael MedvedIf Republicans hope to break their wretched streak of disappointing presidential campaigns – losing the popular vote in five of the last six White House contests – they should learn crucial lessons from the only candidate in that dismal span who proved notably more popular than his party’s national brand: John McCain. ... more
-
Daniel Doherty
-
The Broken Promise That Can Beat Obama Wed Apr 4Michael MedvedIn the last 100 years, every U.S. president who lost his bid for a second term did so because he abandoned his principal promise to the American people. If Republicans can persuade the public that Barack Obama similarly shattered the pledge at the very core of his presidency, they will succeed in denying him the new lease on the White House he insists he deserves. ... more
-
Debra J. SaundersHouse Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan introduced a hard-core GOP budget last week. His committee passed the package in a 19-18 vote. ... more
-
Jeff JacobyYou don't need me to tell you that the chattering class is appalled by the partisan gridlock and political bickering that keeps Washington from dealing efficiently with the nation's problems. ... more
-
Sometimes Caution Can Backfire Fri Dec 23David LimbaughThere seems to be a common line of demarcation separating two basic factions on the political right in the various skirmishes we have fought against Barack Obama, from their markedly different approaches to the budget battles to their differences in sizing up the GOP presidential candidates. ... more
-
Donald Trump on the Obama's Leadership Wed Dec 7New York, New York"He's arrogant. And he has no reason to be arrogant." ... more
-
How to Break the Partisan Fever Wed Nov 30Tony BlankleyAs a technical matter, many, if not most, congressional historians believe that conscious, congressional partisanship in recent times did not start with the Tea Party or Obama or Bush or Newt Gingrich and Bill Clinton in the 90s. ... more
-
Townhall.com Staff
-
Townhall.com Staff
-
Townhall.com Staff
-
Donald LambroSen. Pat Toomey, the GOP's fiercest anti-tax ?warrior, stunned the supercommittee when he proposed raising taxes to ?break the impasse over cutting the government's monster debt.? ... more
-
Townhall.com Staff
-
AP News
-
AP News
-
AP News
-
AP News
-
AP News
-
The Myth of Bipartisanship Thu Oct 6Townhall.com Staff
-
Reuters News
-
AP News
