Jun 2, 2009 – Socialism has virtually disappeared from our national lexicon since the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) collapsed because … of Ronald Reagan's policies and the National Socialist (Nazi) Party was destroyed by the United States in World War II. *** Special … The Republican National Committee (RNC), which for years had been a stuffy establishment appendage, started to tell the truth on May…

Jun 2, 2009 – One hopes they will remember this discovery when the wheel turns and a Republican nominee is before the Senate. … Byron York's excellent account in National Review reveals that Pickering was dismayed by the Justice Department's decision to negotiate … Judge Sonia Sotomayor deserves careful vetting by the Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee.…

Jun 1, 2009 – My Republican colleagues and I are committed to building a sturdy bridge to our clean energy future. … Recently, Democrats in Congress held committee hearings on their national energy tax plan. … Even supporters of the national energy tax admit that it will not substantially reduce global temperatures.A long time ago, I learned…

Jun 1, 2009 – Thiel, chairman of the Wolf Den Architectural Control Committee in Vienna, Va.: "To whom it may concern: a U.S. congressman, Alan … But the amount raised by Democrats was a 58 percent increase over the 2006 cycle, while Republican receipts grew 32 percent. … The Republican National Committee spent far more in independent expenditures than the Democratic National Committee in opposing the…

Jun 18, 2009 – He's also likely the first Turkish American to be named "Entrepreneur of the Year" by the National Republican Congressional Committee … (NRCC) -- an award he received last week's big Republican fundraising dinner.  … Though Sandikci has been accused by critics of bad business practices, and of attempting to curry favor with the Republican Party -…

Jun 18, 2009 – That the media fix is in on health care is evident from ABC's response to a request from the Republican National Committee (RNC) that … should be included in this primetime event, or the (Democratic National Committee) should pay for your airtime." … Try to imagine this happening in a Republican administration. You can't, because it would never happen.…

Jun 16, 2009 – Charlie Crist in the flagship battle for the Republican Senatorial nomination in Florida, bucking the official GOP endorsement of Crist … Republican party politics. … Mitch McConnell and John Cornyn, chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee.…

Jun 16, 2009 – WASHINGTON -- No one envies John Cornyn's job as chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee in a daunting election … Soon after the two-term Texas senator took over the No. 4 Republican leadership post, five GOP-held Senate seats became open contests … "The Republican brand is damaged, they have a number of vulnerable seats.…

Jun 16, 2009 – Reasonable requests to hold the hearings after the August recess or at least the end of July were thrown back in the face of Republican … Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama), ranking member of the Senate Judiciary committee, beforehand. Sen. … Sessions was attending a military funeral at Arlington National Cemetery and apparently, Sen.…

Jun 14, 2009 – Last year, Democrats on the House Armed Services Committee, led by Strategic Forces subcommittee chairwoman Rep. … Yet with a $1.2 billion funding cut, they face trading national missile defense for more theater missile defense. … Supporting national defense is patriotic -- and should never be political.…

Jun 10, 2009 – Mike PenceDemocrats’ national energy tax wages economic war on America’s families, businesses and family farms and they deserve better.Today … House Republicans introduced the American Energy Act, an alternative to Speaker Pelosi’s National Energy Tax.  … group to develop Republican solutions to the energy challenges facing our nation. …

Jun 10, 2009 – their employees or that individuals must, under punishment of law, purchase health insurance on their own, and reliance upon a national … (GA-6), practiced orthopaedic surgery for over twenty years, and currently serves as the Chairman of the Republican Study Committee…

Jun 10, 2009 – A press release trumpeted: "It is long past time for the Congress to address the systemic Republican culture of corruption that has … "I am proud that some of the best minds in our Caucus will be leading the Democratic effort to clean up the corrupt Republican Congress … But Jefferson is a black Democrat who has been fiercely defended by both the Congressional Black Caucus and the National Association…

Jun 29, 2009 – This bill by House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman (D-Beverly Hills) and Representative Edward Markey (D-Mass.) … more damaging than the $787 billion stimulus, the proposed huge increases in federal spending and corresponding increases in the national … If that were true, why did Democrats on the Energy and Commerce Committee defeat Republican amendments to suspend Waxman-Markey if…

Jun 24, 2009 – Republican National Committee Chief of Staff Ken McKay sent a written request to ABC News, asking to participate, present opposing…

Jun 24, 2009 – These images were projected by the campaign to contrast (in the campaign's view) with the then-incumbent Republican president. … the president's proposed health policy changes, the CBO predicts that the administration's budget proposal would increase the national … debt by $9.3 trillion over 10 years -- almost twice the total national debt from George Washington to George W.…

Jun 23, 2009 – White House aide called him on June 10, Walpin thought the administration was calling him to enlist his support -- as a prominent Republican … In 2008, the Corporation for National and Community Service asked Walpin to check out St. … Darrell Issa of Vista (San Diego County), ranking Republican on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.…

Jun 21, 2009 – Walpin was asked by the board of the Corporation for National and Community Service to investigate the charity, St. … Twelve hours after her chiding, Obama responded in a letter to the Senate committee that oversees AmeriCorps that Walpin was so “confused … Chuck Grassley of Iowa, ranking Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, was not amused and is demanding answers from the White…

Jun 20, 2009 – health -- as evidenced by his spotty chamber attendance and his quiet relinquishment of the chairmanship of the Appropriations Committee … The state's lone Republican member of Congress is Rep. Shelley Moore Capito of Charleston, a potential candidate. … “Byrd’s legacy is one of enormous state and national power,” Sabato said.…

Jul 9, 2009 – House Republican Leader John Boehner lamented that the cap and trade bill, the most significant legislation in a hundred years, was … Even if one does have the chance to testify at a committee hearing, it may be an unpleasant experience. … The Democrat chairman of the committee simply acted as though her peer had said nothing and continued with the hearing.…

Jul 8, 2009 – In March 2009, Senator Charles Grassley of Iowa (ranking Republican on the Finance Committee) noted that the American International … rest of us; during years of growth and prosperity they draw comparable hostility for their “disproportionate” or showy share of national … (The Department of Labor reported that the national average weekly income rose 2.5% from $598 in 2007 to $613 in 2008).…

Jul 2, 2009 – WASHINGTON -- Republican prospects in next year's Senate races are not good, with most analysts forecasting deeper GOP losses, … Chris Dodd of Connecticut is running behind in the polls as a result of the role the Banking Committee chairman played in the housing-bubble … John Cornyn of Texas, the National Republican Senatorial Committee's chairman who recruited Crist.…

Jul 2, 2009 – But if that makes Americans more dependent on foreign oil, our national security is weakened. … Republican on that panel, and has over 200 co-sponsors. … Instead, as former National Security Advisor Robert "Bud" McFarlane recently - and perhaps hopefully - wrote, it would be: "a doctrine…

Jul 19, 2009 – Add the seat left by Republican U.S. Rep. … members and party chairs to the long-time Republican Specter. … And he has a national profile – having served as a national security adviser in Clinton's administration – which will help him raise…

Jul 17, 2009 – During the Sotomayor committee hearings, Sen. … Four years ago, Specter, 79, was Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, leading the trials of Roberts and Alito. … Specter also attacked Republican criticism of empathy in the judicial process.…