Topic: Republicans

House Republicans Won't Back Down From Their New Restrictive Abortion Bill

AP

The conservative push in the House to pass a restrictive abortion bill ticked up one more level on the futility meter today as the President officially indicated his intention to veto the measure, should it reach his desk. 

By John Hudson

Jul 15, 2010

The Tea Party Counters NAACP's Racism Allegations

"Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would be proud of this movement"

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By John Hudson

Jul 12, 2010

Palin's Fundraising Haul Fuels Suspicions of a Presidential Run

Her latest FEC filing lays political groundwork that could be point toward 2012

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By Heather Horn

Jul 10, 2010

Sarah Palin for RNC Chairwoman?

She'd be be better than Steele, some conservatives say

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By John Hudson

Jul 7, 2010

What to Make of Levi Johnston's Apology to the Palins

"I publicly said things about the Palins that were not completely true"

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By Jared Keller

Jul 6, 2010

Morning Vid: Jon Stewart Grills Puppet Michael Steele

"Ain't no Republican Party like a Michael Steele Republican Party"

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By Benjamin F. Carlson

Jul 5, 2010

Exploring John Boehner, Speaker of the House

An imaginative exercise

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By Jared Keller

Jul 2, 2010

Best Tweets: Michael Steele vs. Fail Whale Edition

With a guest appearance by Mel Gibson

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By Max Fisher

Jul 2, 2010

What Senator Lindsey Graham Reveals About Washington

"The problem with the Tea Party, I think it’s just unsustainable"

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By Heather Horn

Jul 1, 2010

Democrats Assault Boehner After Ant-Nuking Remark

One financial reform bill, many absurd analogies

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By Heather Horn

Jun 23, 2010

Happy Hour Vid: Stephen Colbert Becomes an Ophthalmologist

Hey, if Rand Paul can self-declare, why can't Colbert?

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By Heather Horn

Jun 18, 2010

Happy Hour Vid: Jon Stewart Does Double-Take on Rep. Barton

The Texas representative makes the cover a magazine you've never heard of

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By Max Fisher

Jun 17, 2010

Conservatives Split Over Barton's BP Apology

Congressmen condemn, bloggers applaud

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By Jared Keller

Jun 14, 2010

Happy Hour Vid: Alabama Candidate Gathers His Armies

The Founding Fathers approve this message

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By Heather Horn

Jun 9, 2010

Conservative Women Steal the Show: Feminism 2.0?

Musing on the victories of Whitman, Fiorina, Haley, and Angle

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By Max Fisher

Jun 8, 2010

What If Orly Taitz Wins California GOP Primary?

So-called "birther queen" could secure Secretary of State nomination

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By John Hudson

Jun 3, 2010

Second Man Claims Nikki Haley Affair, Everyone Claims SC Hopeless

We can at least agree the Palmetto state doesn't come out looking so good

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By Michael Kinsley

Jun 1, 2010

Editor at Large

Bribery and Blackmail, Pot and Kettle

The dangers of failing to distinguish everyday politics from illegal coercion

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By Max Fisher

May 30, 2010

5 Best Sunday Columns

Our fix-it culture, West-vs-South in the GOP, and a tale of two students

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By Heather Horn

May 26, 2010

GOP Launches New Site for Average Joes

Submit your own policy proposal! Or make fun of the other ones!

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By Heather Horn

May 25, 2010

Happy Hour Vid: GOP Politics in Four Seconds

Bloggingheads features Reihan Salam and Ross Douthat

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By Heather Horn

May 25, 2010

New Limbaugh Biography: A Microcosm of the Conservative Movement?

Right-wing bête noire David Frum thinks so

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By Max Fisher

May 25, 2010

Can Wrestling Mogul Linda McMahon Win Her Senate Race?

Connecticut's official GOP senate nominee faces tough odds

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By Max Fisher

May 24, 2010

Precriminations: Conservatives Make Case Against Rand Paul

Rising dissent against the latest GOP firebrand

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By Max Fisher

May 24, 2010

Morning Vid: Michael Steele 'Can't Condemn' Rand Paul's View

The RNC chairman leaves it to the voters of Kentucky

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By Max Fisher

May 24, 2010

6 Ways Rand Paul Is Like Sarah Palin

From media hostility to "artless honesty"

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By Max Fisher

May 21, 2010

Rand Paul Inspires Debate on Barry Goldwater's Legacy

When is it OK to oppose the Civil Rights Act?

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By Max Fisher

May 20, 2010

Is Rand Paul Too Conservative?

The civil rights controversy raises questions

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By Heather Horn

May 19, 2010

Happy Hour Vid: The Video That Could Save Blumenthal

He stated his service record correctly--at least once

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