May 27, 2011 – Though I warned two weeks ago about the possibility of a Republican loss in NY 26, I'm not sorry that Democrat Kathy Hochul's deceptive … After May 24, no Republican can fail to anticipate the contours of the 2012 election. … Steve Israel, chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, crowed, "Today, the Republican plan to end Medicare cost…

May 26, 2011 – It was composed of student hustlers who became national political hustlers. … Possibly even our years of national security will be gone. … President Barack Obama has made him the most popular Republican in the country. The boob Gingrich has seconded the notion.…

May 25, 2011 – That’s locked away in Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad’s safe at a time when President Obama’s administration is running … the third in a string a trillion dollar deficits that will add more than $10 trillion to an already monstrous $14.3 trillion national … Tom Coburn of Oklahoma, a key Republican budget-cutter who has earned the knickname, “Dr.…

May 24, 2011 – (Newser) – The unemployment rate just went down a bit: Michael Steele, the former chair of the Republican National Committee who stepped…

May 23, 2011 – Now that Mitch Daniels is awaiting his all-but-certain appointment to whatever blue-ribbon committee gets named to sort out our eventual … national bankruptcy, who's your favorite fiscally sober Republican governor from the South/West? … He is chairman of the Republican Governors Association.…

May 23, 2011 – Republican Rep. … Paul Ryan, chairman of the House Budget committee, has also received attention since he gained more national recognition for championing…

May 23, 2011 – (Republican leader Mitch McConnell is prepared to force feed Democrats a bitter pill of his own if Reid follows through on his ploy … Meanwhile, all 47 Republican Senators have signed a letter to Reid, calling Democrats out for their irresponsible budget machinations … As one GOP aide told me, corralling every member of the Republican caucus is "no small accomplishment." …

Jun 9, 2011 – On Tuesday, I posted a condemnation of Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz's (DWS) preposterous and … I was, however, interested to learn more about a law passed by the Republican-held Florida legislature and signed by Republican Governor…

Jun 9, 2011 – Both Libya's rebel Transitional National Council (TNC) and its Western allies have rejected Libyan government ceasefire offers that … ongoing violence in Libya has ... left far too many innocent Libyan citizens struggling to simply put food on the table," Banking Committee … Chairman Tim Johnson said in a joint statement with the committee senior Republican, Richard Shelby.…

Jun 9, 2011 – The Democratic National Committee has a game plan and it’s sticking to it: run over Mitt Romney, reverse, and do it again. … In yet another video, the DNC attacks the 2012 Republican frontrunner for his statements objecting to the government bailouts of the…

Jun 9, 2011 – He only played one on TV.)Former Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine began the tumble of big-name Democrats urging Weiner … In 2010, the committee slapped Rep. … An arrogant politician -- be it Weiner or Republican Newt Gingrich -- might survive lying to the public and humiliating his wife, but…

Jun 8, 2011 – As President Obama prepares to visit Northern Virginia on Wednesday, the Republican National Committee is making the case that…

Jun 7, 2011 – Olympic Committee (USOC) announced that it had selected Vidmar as Chief of Mission. … When University of Michigan law students opposed Republican Sen. … Maggie Gallagher, president of the National Organization for Marriage, says this kind of professional intimidation is the same-sex…

Jun 7, 2011 – The e-mail release from the Republican National Committee simply said, “They Own It.”…

Jun 6, 2011 – While that may seem illogical for staff who are charged with working with peers on a national basis, he defended the cuts by saying … why the emphasis was placed at the top of the agency's proposed mission statement, which is being evaluated by the SBC Executive Committee … "We don't ask church planters if they are Republican or Democrat or restrict groups they can be a part of or conferences they can or…

Jun 6, 2011 – A claim by Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz that Republicans want to return the country to Jim Crow … segregation laws is “outrageous,” Reince Preibus, chairman of the Republican National Committee, tells Newsmax. … Referring to Republican efforts to require photo identification to register to vote, the Democratic congresswoman from Florida said…

Jun 6, 2011 – Republican critics argue that one of the signatories to the letter, Sen. … National Republican Senatorial Committee Communications Director Brian Walsh highlights McCaskill's about face: I would … debt crisis, which President Obama calls "unsustainable" and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs regards as the biggest threat to US national…

Jun 6, 2011 – If you are a Republican, a conservative or an American who does believe in traditional values, you have met the enemy, and it's the … subjects which, if reported truthfully, would reflect poorly on their masters in the White House, the unions and the Democrat National … Committee.…

Jun 2, 2011 – Some Republican campaign operatives may still be inclined to treat Herman Cain as little more than a novelty candidate, but Democrats … are reportedly mobilizing to avoid underestimating the Atlanta-based businessman:   Yet another poll suggests Republican … The data points are good enough that Democrats have noticed: The Democratic National Committee began the process of conducting rapid…

Jun 1, 2011 – That is about seven times the size of the U.S. economy and 10 times the size of the national debt. … About half of discretionary spending is for national defense. … A courageous member of Congress, Paul Ryan, R-Wis., chairman of the House Budget Committee, has put forth a budget plan that would…

Jun 1, 2011 – Part Deux," the chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee says that buying homemade cars is a matter of national importance. … "If it were up to the candidates for president on the Republican side, we would be driving foreign cars," Rep.…

May 31, 2011 – Yet just days after the liberal icon Schultz calls Ingraham a slut, it was the head of the Democratic National Committee, Congresswoman … The Republican push to defund Planned Parenthood and cut other spending. … Republican women shouldn't just offer evidence against the offensive charge, they should be demanding an apology.…

May 31, 2011 – Now a former Saturn auto dealer and an associate with the National Legal Policy Center (NLPC) is charging that the $7500 tax credits … Hatch of Utah, the top Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, according to the Washington Times.…

Apr 7, 2011 – "My worst experience was the financial crisis of September 2008," responded House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan yesterday to … Ryan's budget attempts to prevent that by restructuring taxes and spending programs so that the national debt as a percentage of GDP … But it's also likely to shape the economic platform for the Republican presidential nominee in 2012.…

Apr 6, 2011 – This week, Ryan, who now chairs the House Budget Committee, did partial penance for that budget-busting blunder with a plan that includes … As the Cato Institute's Chris Edwards notes, spending continues to rise during the next decade under the Republican plan, albeit at … It does euphemistically note that the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform (on which Ryan served) suggested "a more…