Results for: House Democrat
Return to Justice?
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnmccaslin/2008/11/12/return_to_justice
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnmccaslin/2008/11/12/return_to_justice
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OWING EVERYBODY
When it comes to fixing the economy, House Majority Leader Steny H. … "It's not going to happen overnight, number one," the Maryland Democrat informs listeners of Inside the Beltway Radio (listen 24 hours … "One of the interesting things about the vice president's house is that it doesn't have much furniture," Lynne Cheney, wife of Vice…
The New Face of the Republican Party
https://townhall.com/columnists/richgalen/2008/11/12/the_new_face_of_the_republican_party
https://townhall.com/columnists/richgalen/2008/11/12/the_new_face_of_the_republican_party
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January 20, 2009 when President-elect Obama officially loses the hyphenated title, every Republican will understand how every Democrat … Bush was sworn in for his first term joining a House of Representatives led by Speaker Dennis Hastert and a Senate led by Majority … The party committee which holds the White House will go through the motions and then will elect whoever the President asked for.…
Bailouts and Taxes
https://townhall.com/columnists/richgalen/2008/11/10/bailouts_and_taxes
https://townhall.com/columnists/richgalen/2008/11/10/bailouts_and_taxes
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This is the good-news-bad-news joke about House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid publically stating they … House. Why? … House who choose to remain in office have to run every two years. That means they will all have to run again in 2010.…
Republican future in principles - not process
https://townhall.com/columnists/starparker/2008/11/10/republican_future_in_principles_-_not_process
https://townhall.com/columnists/starparker/2008/11/10/republican_future_in_principles_-_not_process
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Republicans on Capitol Hill should have been marching in lockstep with their new president, taking over after eight years of a Democrat … in the White House, there was a distracting voice in the Senate.…
The Great American Soap Opera Continues
https://townhall.com/columnists/terrypaulson/2008/11/10/the_great_american_soap_opera_continues
https://townhall.com/columnists/terrypaulson/2008/11/10/the_great_american_soap_opera_continues
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In America, you don't need to overthrow the government to take the White House. … With a Democrat controlled Senate and Congress, he'll be expected to deliver on his promises, but the cupboard is bare.…
Triumph of Temperament, Not Policy
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelbarone/2008/11/08/triumph_of_temperament,_not_policy
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelbarone/2008/11/08/triumph_of_temperament,_not_policy
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Democrats fell short of the 60 votes they need to stop filibusters in the Senate and made more modest gains in the House than the leading … Obama got a larger percentage than any other Democrat since 1964, and Democrats have congressional majorities comparable to those in…
Word of Warning to the Dems: Do Not Overreach
https://townhall.com/columnists/donaldlambro/2008/11/08/word_of_warning_to_the_dems_do_not_overreach
https://townhall.com/columnists/donaldlambro/2008/11/08/word_of_warning_to_the_dems_do_not_overreach
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But a day after Democrats reclaimed the White House and tightened their grip on Congress, a key Democratic strategist was suggesting … was the beneficiary of an unusually good political climate that favored him and the Democrats, but it's not going to stay pro-Democrat … Four years later, Republicans took back the White House and were making gains in Congress.…
President Obama, the Military, and National Security
https://townhall.com/columnists/loriebyrd/2008/11/07/president_obama,_the_military,_and_national_security
https://townhall.com/columnists/loriebyrd/2008/11/07/president_obama,_the_military,_and_national_security
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Democrat Congressman Barney Frank recently stated his desire to cut the military by 25 percent and with a Democrat in the White House … One potentially positive result of a Democrat being elected president is that all the stories about the excellent work those in our…
Why McCain Lost
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelreagan/2008/11/06/why_mccain_lost
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelreagan/2008/11/06/why_mccain_lost
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The Republican Party and the Bush White House walked away from Republican ideals and they walked away from Republican values. … It was the worst campaign since Bob Dole's on the Republican side, and the best campaign since Ronald Reagan's on the Democrat side…
You Elected a Man, Not a Moral Judgment
https://townhall.com/columnists/dianawest/2008/11/06/you_elected_a_man,_not_a_moral_judgment
https://townhall.com/columnists/dianawest/2008/11/06/you_elected_a_man,_not_a_moral_judgment
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If we really inhabited a "post-racial" world, the news of the week would be that a Democrat has won the White House. … But since we don't inhabit such a world, there is much more to the news, even more than that an African-American, far-left Democrat … has won the White House.…
In with the New
https://townhall.com/columnists/debrajsaunders/2008/11/06/in_with_the_new
https://townhall.com/columnists/debrajsaunders/2008/11/06/in_with_the_new
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Take House GOP leader John Boehner, who claimed that a highly partisan speech delivered by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi before the first … Mark Foley of Florida resigned after ABC News reported that he had sent lewd e-mails to male House pages. … The family-values Democrat who picked up his seat already is drowning in scandal, including charges that he put a lover on the federal…
A New Conservative Agenda Can Trump Democrats’ Three Agendas
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/tomdelay/2008/11/25/a_new_conservative_agenda_can_trump_democrats’_three_agendas
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/tomdelay/2008/11/25/a_new_conservative_agenda_can_trump_democrats’_three_agendas
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Within the Democrat Party right now, there are at least three important agendas.The first is that of President-elect Barack Obama, … What will the dynamics of the party become if, say, a certain Democrat Senator known for her advocacy of nationalized health care starts … Meanwhile, the third agenda will be that of the liberal interest groups that make up the Democrat coalition and the House Democrat…
Bill Bennett to GOP: Let's Get to Work
https://townhall.com/columnists/billsteigerwald/2008/11/24/bill_bennett_to_gop_lets_get_to_work
https://townhall.com/columnists/billsteigerwald/2008/11/24/bill_bennett_to_gop_lets_get_to_work
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It looks like a pretty strong Democrat majority -- maybe a filibuster-proof majority, or close to it, in the Senate -- and a majority … in the House. … I actually was calling for all of our guys to step down -- (House Minority Leader) John Boehner, (Senate Minority Leader) Mitch McConnell…
Checking Out "Card Check"
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/michelebachmann/2008/11/24/checking_out_card_check
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/michelebachmann/2008/11/24/checking_out_card_check
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The House passed the bill last year 241 to 185 – over my opposition, but it was hung up in the Senate as the Democrats were unable … Having made substantial gains in the House and Senate, "card check" is going to be a top priority in the new Congress. … Democrat victories in both of those states likely means smooth sailing for the bill.The Coalition for a Democratic Workplace has launched…
And Then There Was (Forty) One
https://townhall.com/columnists/scottbensing/2008/11/24/and_then_there_was_forty_one
https://townhall.com/columnists/scottbensing/2008/11/24/and_then_there_was_forty_one
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I have already discussed the disaster of an unchecked Democrat majority in Washington. … Additionally, during his time in the State House, Martin voted for the largest tax increase in Georgia’s history and he has promised … Jim Martin could very well be the final key to unchecked Democrat control, which is something America cannot afford.…
Our party failed, our principles didn't
https://townhall.com/columnists/markhillman/2008/11/23/our_party_failed,_our_principles_didnt
https://townhall.com/columnists/markhillman/2008/11/23/our_party_failed,_our_principles_didnt
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messages in the recent months,
Republicans are people, too, which renders them just as susceptible to
allure of authority as their Democrat … Tom Coburn, first elected to the House in the 1994 "Republican
revolution," observed in his book, Breech of Trust, that former Speaker…
Thoughtful Warriors
https://townhall.com/columnists/monacharen/2008/11/21/thoughtful_warriors
https://townhall.com/columnists/monacharen/2008/11/21/thoughtful_warriors
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Then again, it would have defied 200 years of American history if the party holding the White House for two terms and presiding over … The groups that tend to vote Democrat -- single women, Hispanics and other minorities -- are expanding.…
"Pray for Me"
https://townhall.com/columnists/robertnovak/2008/11/20/pray_for_me
https://townhall.com/columnists/robertnovak/2008/11/20/pray_for_me
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They are known in the House as right-wingers. I would describe them as reformers. … Michel playing golf with House majority leader Tip O'Neill. … Q: What about White House chiefs of staff?…
The Rise of the 'Other' Bush
https://townhall.com/columnists/kathrynlopez/2008/12/05/the_rise_of_the_other_bush
https://townhall.com/columnists/kathrynlopez/2008/12/05/the_rise_of_the_other_bush
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In contrast, there's something feisty and idealistic about the House, where, on its best days, ideas get generated, debated, tried … "We can't be Democrat Lite. We can't just 'get along,'" Bush said in a recent interview.…
Dog Not Included
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnmccaslin/2008/12/05/dog_not_included
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnmccaslin/2008/12/05/dog_not_included
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"There is a dog that lives in this house, which will not be present during your stay." … number one ranking here not only because he favored limited government, but because he fought members of his own party (Whig and Democrat…
The Cleanest State Meets the Pushiest Person
https://townhall.com/columnists/anncoulter/2008/12/03/the_cleanest_state_meets_the_pushiest_person
https://townhall.com/columnists/anncoulter/2008/12/03/the_cleanest_state_meets_the_pushiest_person
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votes for Franken than all the votes added by corrections in every race in the entire state -- presidential, congressional, state house … Meanwhile, Democratic precincts kept "discovering" new ballots for the Democrat, Chris Gregoire. … It's hard to avoid the conclusion that Democrat election officials were "finding" new votes as much as they needed to find new votes…
Pay Raises
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnmccaslin/2008/12/02/pay_raises
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnmccaslin/2008/12/02/pay_raises
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Biden Jr. each will be getting a substantial raise by leaping from Capitol Hill to the White House. … Inouye, Hawaii Democrat ; former astronaut and Ohio Democratic Sen. John Glenn; Sen. John W. Warner, Virginia Republican; Rep. … Ike Skelton, Missouri Democrat; and Sen. Ted Stevens, Alaska Republican.
MUMBAI COMING?…
Memories of a Neocon
https://townhall.com/columnists/billsteigerwald/2008/12/01/memories_of_a_neocon
https://townhall.com/columnists/billsteigerwald/2008/12/01/memories_of_a_neocon
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The more you know about Ben Wattenberg, the more you understand why Ronald Reagan called him his favorite Democrat. … Ronald Reagan -- who was once a Democrat -- said, "I didn't change. My party did." … We go through this labyrinth of the White House and he takes me into LBJ's bedroom.…
Badlands...
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattlewis/2008/12/01/badlands
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattlewis/2008/12/01/badlands
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Congressman (Democrat Earl Pomeroy), like every other state, North Dakota has two U.S. Senators -- both of whom are Democrats. … What is more, not only do they consistently refuse to campaign for conservative candidates for the House and Senate, they have actively…
Recent Musings
https://townhall.com/columnists/burtprelutsky/2008/12/01/recent_musings
https://townhall.com/columnists/burtprelutsky/2008/12/01/recent_musings
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Next, I don’t ever want to hear a Democrat claim, as I believe Joe Biden did, that paying taxes is patriotic. … The notion that the liberals will control the House, the Senate and the Oval Office, for the foreseeable future makes my blood run … As of this moment, he has removed Rahm Emanuel from the House, Bill Richardson and Janet Napolitano from their governors’ mansions,…