When did the GOP become too conservative?

By: Josh Painter (Diary)  |  May 3rd at 07:10 PM  | 

Arlen Specter told David Gregory on NBC’s “Meet the Press” Sunday Morning that the GOP has become too conservative: “The Republican Party has gone far to the right since I joined it under Reagan’s big tent.” Meghan Mccain says the GOP needs to become more moderate: “I just wish that moderates like myself — more moderate Republicans and more socially liberal Republicans — weren’t looked | Read More »

Pawlenty’s Way

By: Josh Painter (Diary)  |  November 14th at 05:48 PM  | 

Jack Thompson, commenting on the RGA conference he covered for Human Events, paints a picture of Tim Pawlenty which is not very flattering. He also says the Minnesota governor seemed to be positioning himself not only to lead the “reformer” wing of the party, but to make a run for its 2012 presidential nomination: Pawlenty used his time at yesterday’s roundtable discussion to cast himself | Read More »