Results for: House Democrat

Wrong Sleeper
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnmccaslin/2008/12/01/wrong_sleeper
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, California Democrat: "I have always loved longitude. I love latitude; it's in the stars. … reminded the president that I am reminded of the great talent of the - of our Philippine-Americans when I eat dinner at the White House
Sanford 2012
https://townhall.com/columnists/eliotpeace/2008/11/26/sanford_2012
– , he later defied the party establishment to win the 2002 Republican gubernatorial primary, and handily defeated the incumbent Democrat … Subsequently, the governor opposed the financial bailout, and he recently exhibited tough political courage by testifying in the House … January ‘09, the governor will have a significant block of “Sanfordites” to help enact an agenda of conservative reform in both the House
The True School Scandal
https://townhall.com/columnists/jonahgoldberg/2008/11/26/the_true_school_scandal
– In Washington, we have these arguments every time a rich Democrat sends his kids to private schools, which is very often. … head his education transition team is seen by many as a sign that reformers like Rhee can expect little support from the new White House
'Mr. Mumbles'
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnmccaslin/2008/12/15/mr_mumbles
House of Representatives, having been first elected in 1952. (During all these years, Mr. … As for the longest-serving representative in the House, that would be Jamie Whitten of Mississippi, a conservative Democrat who served … Times described the congressman as having a style of deliberate vagueness that stirred a mixture of admiration and frustration among House
Ethics and Ethicists
https://townhall.com/columnists/richgalen/2008/12/15/ethics_and_ethicists
House of Representatives. Rep. … (a DEMOCRAT) to gain the U.S. … This is exactly what the Democrat-controlled House did last February when it held White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten and former…
Troubling Questions for Obama Team
https://townhall.com/columnists/lindachavez/2008/12/12/troubling_questions_for_obama_team
– prosecutor in the case -- Patrick Fitzgerald, the man whose investigation of the Valerie Plame leak case nearly paralyzed the Bush White House … Many would argue that bringing down another Illinois Democrat before the election would have smelled like a dirty trick. … A number of aides, including the incoming White House Chief of Staff, Rahm Emmanuel, and former campaign leader David Axelrod, have…
The Democratic Culture of Corruption
https://townhall.com/columnists/michellemalkin/2008/12/10/the_democratic_culture_of_corruption
Democrat Blago's so dirty he'd hit up a children's hospital for money. Oh, wait. He's accused of doing that, too. … Democrat Blago allegedly conspired to use his power to appoint President-elect Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat as a bargaining chip … (And if you're wondering why I keep putting "Democrat" in front of the accused corruptocrats, it's because the mainstream newspapers…
Obama Tries the Parliamentary System
https://townhall.com/columnists/dickmorrisandeileenmcgann/2008/12/08/obama_tries_the_parliamentary_system
– Any Democrat might have appointed a similar Cabinet. … His was a White House staff and Cabinet of ambassadors to the wings of his party. … George Stephanopoulos, his senior advisor, was the president's ambassador to the House Democrats.…
The good, bad & ugly of card-check
https://townhall.com/columnists/salenazito/2008/12/07/the_good,_bad__ugly_of_card-check
– This will not be the first vote on this bill; it passed the House last session, 241-185, but died in a Senate filibuster. … This time, with a healthy majority of Democrats in the House and a near super-majority of them in the Senate, passage is likely to … Patrick Murphy, a Bucks County Democrat, says he supports the bill because he promised his constituency that “he would never forget…
Morton Blackwell's Letter to RNC Chair Candidates
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattlewis/2008/12/06/morton_blackwells_letter_to_rnc_chair_candidates
– 2.When Democrats hold the White House, the RNC chairman has a greatly increased role in advocating what the Republican Party stands … 3.During a Republican presidency, the RNC is in many ways an appendage of the White House.  … 30.When Democrats hold the White House, the RNC chairman must serve often as "the face of the Republican Party."  …
RNC Chair Candidates Respond to Morton Blackwell's Questionnaire
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattlewis/2008/12/23/rnc_chair_candidates_respond_to_morton_blackwells_questionnaire
– I will not hesitate to do the same against Democrat proposals. … In fact, in the new Congress, there will be no House members from New England at all. … Senate seat by electing Lindsey Graham and defeated two statewide Democrat officeholders.…
Will Obama Mirror Bush on National Security?
https://townhall.com/columnists/kenblackwell/2008/12/23/will_obama_mirror_bush_on_national_security
– Cheney also revealed he personally briefed the leaders of both parties in the White House Situation Room regarding these surveillance … He said Democrat leaders unanimously agreed with Republicans that they wanted these programs continued, and did not want the rest of … These are the programs which, once leaked, led to indignant speeches by those same Democrat leaders condemning them.…
Dishonest Abe - Interview With Tom DiLorenzo
https://townhall.com/columnists/billsteigerwald/2008/12/22/dishonest_abe_-_interview_with_tom_dilorenzo
– In fact, I visited Springfield, Ill., two years ago and next to Lincoln's house, which is the biggest house on a place called "Old … He got William Seward, who was his secretary of State, to get it through the Senate and the House. … I wrote an article once called "The Last Good Democrat."…
History Points to GOP Gains in 2010
https://townhall.com/columnists/donaldlambro/2008/12/19/history_points_to_gop_gains_in_2010
– Perhaps one can forgive the head of the New Democrat Network (NDN) a moment of irrational exuberance when you consider that until Barack … But the Democrats' archenemy, Richard Nixon, took back the White House in 1968 and won re-election in a landslide four years later. … He is about to enter the White House at a time when global terrorism is flexing its muscles and plotting to strike again.…
One Plus One Equals 20 Extra Votes For Franken
https://townhall.com/columnists/anncoulter/2008/12/18/one_plus_one_equals_20_extra_votes_for_franken
– Again, a majority Democrat House refused to seat the certified winner in a close election. … The House proceeded to conduct its own recount. … The Republican won the race on election night, but ballots favoring the Democrat kept being "discovered" until the Democrat finally…
Caroline and the Lure of Royalty
https://townhall.com/columnists/stevechapman/2008/12/18/caroline_and_the_lure_of_royalty
– Joe Kennedy, son of Robert, was known as a telegenic lightweight during his time in the House of Representatives. Rep. … Townsend, daughter of Robert, was elected lieutenant governor of Maryland, but in 2002 managed the feat of becoming the first Democrat
What Democrat Scandal?
https://townhall.com/columnists/brentbozellandtimgraham/2008/12/18/what_democrat_scandal
– Mark Foley's online sex chats with House pages into a disaster that would swallow the Grand Old Party whole. … In a Democrat scandal, the party identification of the perpetrator can arrive in paragraph eight. Or not at all.…
Those Shoes
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnmccaslin/2008/12/16/those_shoes
– OPRAH'S ROOTS Tickets are "sold out" for the Oprah Winfrey show to be broadcast live from the Opera House of the John F. … Juanita Millender-McDonald, California Democrat - April 22, 2007 Sen. … Julia Carson, Indiana Democrat - Dec. 15, 2007 Rep. Tom Lantos, California Democrat - Feb. 11, 2008 Rep.…
Sorting Out the Burris Appointment
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amandacarpenter/2009/01/03/sorting_out_the_burris_appointment
Democrat Leadership is using the Illinois Secretary of State as their blocker to buy some time on this thing. … Kind of like William "Cold Cash" Jefferson, but unlike Jefferson, the House voted Powell out.…
Obama the Magic Negro-Gate
https://townhall.com/columnists/larryelder/2009/01/01/obama_the_magic_negro-gate
– He was a Democrat. … He was a Democrat. But what about the infamous Republican Southern strategy? … Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, Democrat Charlie Rangel, said of Republicans, "It's not 'spic' or 'nigger' anymore.…
Barack in Limbo
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelreagan/2008/12/31/barack_in_limbo
– He may have chosen a few bomb throwers to serve in his Cabinet or the White House, but that hasn't satisfied the more dainty of the … Barry Goldwater dropped by the White House to see his friend and former Senate colleague President John Fitzgerald Kennedy. … Welcome to the White House, President Obama. Enjoy your stay. Have a great New Year. You are in our prayers.…
Beats the Pope
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnmccaslin/2008/12/31/beats_the_pope
– HOW RUDE Barring a miracle, or House Speaker Nancy Pelosi making a name for herself by putting her foot down to stop this outrageousness … Mitchell, an Arizona Democrat and former high school economics teacher, for introducing the Stop the Congressional Pay Raise Act of…
Bush's Big Government Gambit
https://townhall.com/columnists/kenblackwell/2008/12/31/bushs_big_government_gambit
– To be fair to President Bush, the bailout failure could not have happened without the Democrat-controlled Congress, led by House Speaker … This then gave an excuse to incoming Democrat President Franklin Roosevelt to radically expand the federal government, spending untold…
Think 2008 Was A Bad Year? Reconsider '68 For A Sense Of Perspective
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelmedved/2008/12/31/thi…2008_was_a_bad_year_reconsider_68_for_a_sense_of_perspective
– demands for change, though the triumphant candidates (Richard Nixon and Barack Obama) at year's end assembled cabinets and White House … inauguration of Richard Nixon: they had lived through an election in which none of the three candidates in November (Republican Nixon, Democrat
Biden's Bogus Feud with Cheney
https://townhall.com/columnists/davidlimbaugh/2008/12/30/bidens_bogus_feud_with_cheney
– This is nothing new, but happens to be the recycling of a recurring, mythical Democrat talking point. … fellow Democrats really object to expansive executive power in principle -- as opposed to just when Republicans occupy the White House
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