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Where Are the Adults in DC?
 Where Are the Adults in DC? 
NICHOLAS KRISTOF
Apr 10, 2011 7:50 AM CDT

Where Are the Adults in DC?

Both parties are 'incompetent and cowardly,' says Kristof

(Newser) - Both the Democrats and Republicans are acting like squabbling adolescents, slams Nicholas Kristof in the New York Times . "It’s unclear where the adults are, but they don’t seem to be in Washington," he says, adding "it’s painful how vapid the discourse is and how...

Election 2012: Republicans in Good Shape to Take Senate Majority
 GOP in Good Shape 
 to Take Senate Majority 
election 2012
Mar 6, 2011 1:08 PM CST

GOP in Good Shape to Take Senate Majority

Republicans need a net gain of 3 seats, and 5 Dem-held seats are toss-ups

(Newser) - Thanks in part to a rash of Democrats retiring from the Senate , things are looking pretty good for the Republicans in 2012. In the first edition of its 2012 race ratings, The Hill places five seats currently held by Democrats in the “toss-up” column—and Republicans only need a...

Congress Buys GOP's Foam Cups From Ex-Koch Exec

But the cafeteria managers, not GOP, chose his company

(Newser) - The GOP's decision to bring back Styrofoam cups to a Capitol cafeteria has been a real boon for an old pal of the seemingly ever-present Koch brothers. The owner of WinCup, the company supplying the Styrofoam cups, is a former Koch Industries exec, the Huffington Post reports. But everybody swears...

Going Green? Bah! GOP Brings Back Foam Cups

Republicans reverse Democrats' green initiatives in Congress cafeterias

(Newser) - The Republicans are back in control of the House, and they're bringing something with them: styrofoam cups. The cups, along with plastic forks and a number of other things seen as not eco-friendly, were done away with four years ago by Nancy Pelosi to reduce Congress's carbon footprint. Now, the...

Government Shutdown Poll: Republicans, Democrats Both to Blame

 Public Would 
 Blame Everyone 
 for Shutdown 
Poll Numbers
Mar 1, 2011 10:59 AM CST

Public Would Blame Everyone for Shutdown

Equal numbers blame each side

(Newser) - If Democrats think a government shutdown might help them politically, they might want to think again: A new survey indicates that the public would blame both parties equally for the shutdown. In a Washington Post poll, 36% say they’d blame Republicans for the shutdown, while 35% say they’d...

One Theory on Why Conservatives Love Christie
One Theory on Why Conservatives Love Christie
David Frum
Feb 17, 2011 1:57 PM CST

One Theory on Why Conservatives Love Christie

David Frum: It's not what he says, it's how he says it

(Newser) - New Jersey's Chris Christie is a "tough budget-balancing Republican," but he holds plenty of views that don't mesh with conservative orthodoxy, notes David Frum. So why do the likes of Ann Coulter love him so, even though it "makes no ideological sense?" Frum thinks part of the...

Pawlenty: Nation Must Move Toward God

 Pawlenty: 
 Nation 
 Must Move 
 Toward God
cpac convention
Feb 11, 2011 6:08 PM CST

Pawlenty: Nation Must Move Toward God

He also accuses Obama of appeasing the Muslim Brotherhood

(Newser) - Tim Pawlenty and Mitt Romney made their pitches to the CPAC convention, even though a Sarah Palin impersonator stole a bit of their thunder. Some highlights:
  • Pawlenty reminded the audience that the nation's motto is In God We Trust, "and we should stand on that foundation as our founders
...

Trump Tells CPAC: I'd Be a Great President

He's still considering a run, calls the US a 'laughingstock'

(Newser) - Donald Trump made the most of his surprise invitation to address the Republicans' CPAC convention today, focusing on a subject near and dear to his own heart—his own excellence. "I'm well acquainted with winning," declared Trump, who said he'll decide by June whether to run for president....

71% Think GOP Should Listen to Tea Party
71% Think GOP Should
Listen to Tea Party
Poll Numbers
Jan 31, 2011 9:42 AM CST

71% Think GOP Should Listen to Tea Party

Including lots of Democrats who don't even like the movement

(Newser) - A whopping seven out of 10 Americans think it’s important that Republicans "consider Tea Party movement ideas" as they craft their policies, according to a new Gallup poll , and that includes plenty of Democrats who don’t even like the movement. While only 6% of Democrats are Tea...

Paul Ryan: We're at a Dangerous 'Tipping Point'
 Paul Ryan: We're at a 
 Dangerous 'Tipping Point' 
gop response
Jan 25, 2011 9:45 PM CST

Paul Ryan: We're at a Dangerous 'Tipping Point'

Obama's policies have us on a path similar to Greece's

(Newser) - When President Obama addressed the economy in general and the deficit and debt in particular tonight, "some of his words were reassuring," said the GOP's Paul Ryan in his party's official response. (Full text here from CBS.) But that was about all the praise he could muster:...

Michael Steele: 'I Know Exactly How Caesar Felt'

Et tu, Reince?

(Newser) - So now that Michael Steele's tumultuous tenure as RNC chief is over, it's time to let bygones be bygones and get on with party unity, right? Maybe not yet. “I know exactly how Caesar felt," Steele tells the Frum Forum in reference to Reince Priebus, the newly elected...

Dear GOP: If You Can't Be Moral, at Least Be Smart
Dear GOP: If You Can't Be Moral, at Least Be Smart
joe scarborough
Jan 18, 2011 12:43 PM CST

Dear GOP: If You Can't Be Moral, at Least Be Smart

Joe Scarborough: Heated rhetoric would be political disaster in 2012 race

(Newser) - Joe Scarborough joins the chorus of those wishing for a more civil tone in politics, but he's not holding out much hope that the moral argument for civility will do the trick. After all, Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck, and other "right-wing polemicists who make big bucks spewing rage" aren't...

Michael Steele Drops Out of RNC Race
Michael Steele Drops Out
of RNC Race
breaking news
Jan 14, 2011 3:03 PM CST

Michael Steele Drops Out of RNC Race

Embattled chairman trailed badly in voting

(Newser) - Michael Steele finally conceded what everyone else pretty much knew: He won't get another term as chairman of the Republican National Committee. Steele dropped out of the race today after trailing badly in the first four rounds of voting, reports Politico . Those remaining are front-runner Reince Priebus (the GOP chairman...

Don't Underestimate Tim Pawlenty's Chances
Don't Underestimate
Tim Pawlenty's Chances
analysis
Jan 8, 2011 9:57 AM CST

Don't Underestimate Tim Pawlenty's Chances

He may be the most underestimated Republican of the bunch

(Newser) - The name Tim Pawlenty doesn't exactly raise goosebumps on Republican voters, at least so far, but the Weekly Standard is out with a flattering profile of the outgoing Minnesota governor that depicts him as a force to be reckoned with in 2012. "He may, in fact, be the most...

Only 31% of Americans Call Themselves Democrats

Republican identification inches up to 29%

(Newser) - The number of people who consider themselves Democrats has plunged to its lowest level in more than two decades, to just 31%, according to a Gallup analysis of several polls. That ties the lowest score the donkeys have ever received since Gallup began polling in 1988—and a big drop...

John Boehner, Republicans Take Over
John Boehner,
Republicans Take Over
breaking news
Jan 5, 2011 12:41 PM CST

John Boehner, Republicans Take Over

112th Congress is formally under way

(Newser) - Much pomp and circumstance and gavel-surrendering took place on Capitol Hill today as the 112th Congress got under way, reports the AP . The GOP-controlled House formally elected John Boehner as its new speaker, with Nancy Pelosi moving to her new gig as minority leader. "God bless you, Speaker Boehner,...

House GOP Vows to Cut $100B ... From Somewhere

But 20% reduction may be too drastic to be realized

(Newser) - The Republican-controlled House is determined to follow through on its plan to cut $100 billion in domestic spending this year—it just isn’t quite sure where the cuts will come from. The military, domestic security, and veterans are safe, but all other federal programs would face 20% cuts, on...

Georgia Lawmaker Likens GOP to KKK, Then Womanizers

Comments about 'white sheets' stir things up

(Newser) - A Georgia state senator has thrown down against his political rivals, comparing turncoat Democrats to Ku Klux Klan members, Mediaite reports. State Senator Robert Brown, lashing out against his former Dems who'd switched over to the GOP after Republicans made big gains in the election, said that they "put...

Beware Republicans' New Voodoo Economics
Beware Republicans'
New Voodoo Economics
paul krugman
Dec 31, 2010 11:14 AM CST

Beware Republicans' New Voodoo Economics

Paul Krugman: How do big tax cuts square with concern over the deficit?

(Newser) - Paul Krugman warns against what he sees as a new version of "voodoo economics" that Republicans plan to codify in the House: "The belief that deficits created by tax cuts just don't matter." Jon Kyl and crew think that any tax cut is a good tax cut,...

Peeved Righties Boycott CPAC Over Gay Invite

They withdraw because GOProud will be at February event

(Newser) - Culture wars on the right: Two big conservative groups—the Family Research Council and Concerned Women for America—won't participate in the annual Conservative Political Action Conference in February because the gay group GOProud is invited. Controversy over the group surfaced last year when a CPAC speaker publicly rebuked organizers...

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