Jan 17, 2008 – David Boren, an Oklahoma Democrat who organized the meeting, to former Democratic Sens. … But what would Bloomberg, a Democrat who ran as a Republican and then became an independent, have to offer apart from his call to end … "In the Republican red states, a Democrat still gets 40 percent of the vote or more," Zogby told me.…

Jan 17, 2008 – Their McCain pile-on would not be so egregious if only the White House -- and the perks of politics -- were at stake. … Now, to watch Republicans bloody McCain, when they should be concentrating on keeping an anti-war Democrat from becoming commander…

Jan 17, 2008 – House Majority Whip James Clyburn, South Carolina's leading black politician, was so upset that he threatened to break his neutrality … But the fight really was about the Clintons' resenting an obstacle on their return to the White House. … A prominent Democrat who saw the former president this week described him as "furious, outraged, angry and utterly dismissive of Obama…

Jan 16, 2008 – Trent Lott, leaving a rare open seat on the powerful House Appropriations Committee. … consistently puts the spotlight on pork spending in his weekly “Egregious Earmark” press releases and in frequent speeches on the House … Before 1994, too many Republicans were content to simply go along with a big-spending Democrat majority, just as long as they got some…

Jan 16, 2008 – And though Obama is unique in his broad appeal, Winfrey was clearly urging voters to put an African-American in the White House. … , noting that no matter King's own contributions, the Civil Rights Act required the signature of a president, in this case the Democrat…

Jan 16, 2008 – The Michigan primary put economics at the top of the political radar screen, and the Democrat presidential candidates have been doling … of responsible homeowners and responsible borrowers livid at bipartisan bailout plans for a minority of Americans who bought more house … As we head toward Super Tuesday, the subprime mess and the economy will dominate -- and the Do Something Democrat candidates will turn…

Jan 14, 2008 – The Pennsylvania Democrat, a power player on defense appropriations, exudes pride, not embarrassment, for delivering hundreds of millions … Murtha led all House members this year, securing $162 million in district favors, according to the watchdog group Taxpayers for Common…

Jan 14, 2008 – Get busy We see at the very top of a "to-do list" that House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie G. … Thompson, Mississippi Democrat, has sent to Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff deals with "critical vacancies" that will…

Jan 14, 2008 – --John McCain, 1999) -- and on everything else, he's a Democrat. … candidates dropping even lower than the anemic level it's already at and perhaps losing an extra 2-3 Senate seats and another 5-10 House…

Jan 12, 2008 – Though it has trended Democrat in recent elections, Rs and Ds are usually close in the final vote tallies, and both parties fight for … And John McCain supported pro-gun legislation during his many years in the House and Senate, including the bill to end junk lawsuits…

Jan 11, 2008 – I can’t figure out why President Bush -- who declared himself a supply-sider last year -- is proposing a demand-side Democrat-type … It’s too bad the White House is not reaching out to House Ways and Means chair Charlie Rangel to slash the corporate tax rate. … If only the White House would get on board.…

Jan 11, 2008 – That was a pretty patriotic note coming from a Democrat. There was gratitude and determination to give something back. … that if I am the face of American foreign policy and American power . . . if you can tell people 'We have a president in the White House…

Jan 30, 2008 – It's become apparent nine months before Election Day that the 2008 presidential election will pit Democrat Barack Obama against Republican … ," which examines what it really takes — the right image — to win the White House. … address, as filed by White House pooler Patrick W.…

Jan 30, 2008 – If you feel the nation is aching for a Democrat, as I do, then the importance of choosing the strongest candidate fades a bit. … if she claimed special expertise on this issue merely through the osmosis that she claims to be a feature of living in the White House…

Jan 30, 2008 – At a briefing for conservative journalists before the State of the Union address, White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten said … He campaigned as a "different kind of Democrat" and helped marginalize the "progressive" wing of his party. … compassionate conservatism reversed a generation-long stance on the need to curtail the ambitions of government, just as Clinton's New Democrat…

Jan 30, 2008 – (It won just such a vote in the House in October, and has been reintroduced in the Democrat-controlled Senate.)…

Jan 28, 2008 – with Clintonian triangulation and dutifully defended all his transgressions in exchange for victory, for eight years in the White House … that no other Democrat could deliver.…

Jan 28, 2008 – Were you aware that the real reason the House sergeant at arms loudly announces that Mr. … Bob Casey, Pennsylvania Democrat and member of the Joint Economic Committee, is the nation in "recession" or not? … Hillary Rodham Clinton's chances of winning the White House.…

Jan 28, 2008 – That might explain the dynamic at work in the East Room of the White House on the 35th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision that … But know that the White House will not be an incubator for a culture of life if Obama or Clinton becomes president. … Know that neither an Obama nor a Clinton administration will invite pro-life marchers to the White House on the 36th anniversary of…

Jan 28, 2008 – Whenever a Democrat praises a Republican’s “civility” there’s reason to beware. … Times extolling the “innate civility” of Bob Michel – the man who complacently led the Republicans during their long tenure in the House … Given his admirable record in the war on terror, even a President McCain is infinitely preferable to any Democrat alternative.…

Jan 25, 2008 – Kucinich is finally getting around to announcing he's dropping out of the race for the White House — just hours after making an "urgent … Marcy Kaptur was a Democrat. … The Democrat says in a fundraising letter that the country needs "a responsible plan to bring our troops home." Mr.…

Jan 25, 2008 – Keep in mind that we're talking about a former Democrat who pushed through an amnesty, raised taxes, signed an abortion bill when he … The Gloom and Doom of the Electorate: We live in an age where a person with a $20,000 truck in the driveway of his $150,000 house,…

Jan 25, 2008 – seven Democrats, who agreed to block a GOP Senate from using the "nuclear option" -- allowing a simple GOP majority to break a Democrat … From Abraham Lincoln through Calvin Coolidge, the Republican Party -- the Party of Protection -- put 12 presidents in the White House…

Jan 25, 2008 – Santorum said McCain has been damaging to conservative causes and would be no friend to conservatives in the White House. … Gang of 14, which legitimized the filibustering of judicial nominees, and is the godfather of political speech-suppressing and Democrat-favoring…

Jan 24, 2008 – It was in 1999 that the Mayflower provided free of charge its $5,000 Presidential Suite so that House impeachment managers could huddle … privately with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky. … Mitchell, Arizona Democrat, a medal for trying.…