Nov 12, 2008 – said he fought hard to bring Republicans in line during a controversial vote to raise taxes on Michigan. … Steele is expected to formally announce his intention to run for RNC Chair on Thursday.More than anything, Anuzis spoke enthusiastically … members and used Twitter to keep fellow activists updated with information.Anuzis also mentioned a plan he called "40 under 40--to…

Nov 12, 2008 – The court, in its first decision of the term, voted 5-4 that the Navy needs to conduct realistic training exercises to respond to potential…

Nov 12, 2008 – Then comes this from Bill: "I would like to ask you politely to go away from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. … Go to h---you dumb piece of s---." Point taken, Steph, though a tad redundant. Where to begin? … Not only is the conversation likely to be livelier, it is also likely to be truer.…

Nov 12, 2008 – help poor-to-low-income people. … There was also maybe $50 billion for cash-strapped automakers to encourage them to build more fuel-efficient vehicles. … Jennifer Granholm standing to Obama's right.…

Nov 12, 2008 – the crowd is always very close to madness.") … - a statistically significant shift to the right. … In those four years, Reagan had persuaded 5 percent of the electorate to move largely from moderate to conservative.…

Nov 11, 2008 – So here are a few ways you might begin to gain the respect of those who oppose you and to show that your campaign pledges to bridge … to do the same. … You observed in last week's election how three states across this union voted to protect marriage in their constitutions (the 28th,…

Nov 11, 2008 – to the down-and-out. … Saul Alinsky's son Lee David Alinsky felt compelled to remedy Obama's failure to give proper credit. … and turn it over to the Have Nots.…

Nov 10, 2008 – more to the IRS. … contributed greatly to his success. … But Obama's uniqueness will make it hard to portray him as moving too slowly to bring about change.…

Nov 10, 2008 – “Seek first to understand, then to be understood.” Did I hear that from Hallmark, my mom, or in Sunday school? … We’re too desperate to care. … Seeking first to understand, then to be understood, is crucial as a habit-breaker for the refusal to listen that undid both the Bush…

Nov 9, 2008 – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi thinks the people who voted to support marriage in her state didn't really know what they were doing. … I don’t know if it was clear that this meant that we are amending the Constitution to diminish freedom in our state.”…

Nov 9, 2008 – who voted for him will learn it well: President-elect Barack Obama will be forced to begin saying things he's not used to. … (shoot), $70,000... ah heck, he voted to raise taxes on everyone making $42,000 or more in annual income. … The key to campaigns is sort of similar to the keys to relationships, "Under promise, then over deliver."…

Nov 9, 2008 – As long as the choice remains between big, bloated, arrogant government and more of the same, well, it’s going to remain hard to pull … Which is why I applaud those who work to improve the Republican Party, to take it back to republican values. … For that, we must work across party lines to empower citizens to more directly reform government and hold politicians accountable.…

Nov 7, 2008 – Ironically, many of those who voted for liberal president-elect Obama also voted to support traditional marriage. … To me, that fact indicates that many citizens voted to support a black candidate in this historic election rather than to support Obama's … In California and Florida, they voted decisively to preserve traditional marriage.…

Nov 7, 2008 – He points to exit polls showing the youth vote supported Obama/Biden over McCain/Palin 66 percent to 32 percent, which he said is the … One only has to look at how the youth voted overwhelmingly for Obama this election to understand that a generational shift is occurring … He will still report back to Washington from time to time as "chairman emeritus" of Luntz, Maslansky.…

Nov 7, 2008 – Speaking of blind alleys, we can't forget the Bridge to Nowhere. McConnell voted for it -- twice. … move the money for the bridge over to Louisiana in order to help repair damage done by Katrina, Mitch McConnell voted against that … You want to change the Republican Party? You want to do something to fight back against the Left?…

Nov 7, 2008 – Obama won a decisive victory to become the 44th president of the United States. … He has promised to nominate liberal judges such as Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who has voted to uphold every racial-preference program reaching … One of those challenges will be how to represent the change Americans want when it comes to ending racial preferences.…

Nov 7, 2008 – Arizona and Florida also voted to outlaw gay marriage, by landslides. … Good to know what they think of us. … In Nebraska, a proposal to ban affirmative action carried 58 to 42, but lost in a 50-50 tie in Colorado.…

Nov 7, 2008 – The cushion came from blacks, who voted 71 percent in favor, and Latinos, who voted 64 percent in favor. … The tidal wave of black and Hispanic voters who came out to support Obama voted in enormous numbers against what most white liberals … And at least some of the folks who voted for Obama did so not because of their pocketbooks, but because of the symbolism inherent to…

Nov 7, 2008 – I voted, therefore I am. … His promise to ease partisan rancor will be harder to make good. … Better to have George W. Bush to kick around, even if only in the person of the old soldier.…

Nov 6, 2008 – We need to understand that this was not a referendum on Reaganomics and Ronald Reagan. … wholesale looting of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that led to the current debacle. … His answer to the economic crisis was a $300 billion bailout for delinquent mortgagees.…

Nov 6, 2008 – The Republican National Committee wasted no time licking their Election Day wounds to blast President-elect Barack Obama’s choice … RNC Operatives and other Republicans say Obama’s decision to tap Rep. … Part of Emanuel’s ascent to power in the House is due to Speaker Nancy Pelosi.…

Nov 6, 2008 – When the Democrats were in the minority, their only tactic was to wait for Republicans to do something then criticize it.  … If we are to become relevant as a party again, we must develop ideas that appeal to this new constituency.  … We need to champion the cause of making it as easy as possible for hard-working Mexicans and others to get here legally by reforming…

Nov 6, 2008 – Eric Cantor to pursue the position.Cantor was elected to Congress in 2000 and skyrockted to a well-respected place in the party. … He was, for a short time, rumored to be a potential vice presidential pick for John McCain. … In the 109th Congress he voted for spending limits, drilling in ANWR, to limit interstate abortion, prohibit same-sex marriage and…

Nov 6, 2008 – The media didn’t want Americans to know about Obama. Obama didn’t want Americans to know about Obama. … That isn’t to America’s credit. … It was about Americans’ desire to feel a part of Something Larger. To do something together, as Americans.…

Nov 6, 2008 – But McCain also lost in choosing to follow the Bush 2004 path to victory -- that is, to work to turn out the GOP base, instead of reaching … out to the middle. … To judge by the last two years, the Democrats may, in four years, hit the lows to which it took Republicans more than a decade to fall…