Republicans

    Specter to Bachmann: “Act like a lady”

    By: James Richardson (Diary)  |  January 21st at 03:38 PM  | 

    A joint radio appearance with Representative Michele Bachman and Senator Arlen Specter turned ugly yesterday when the Pennsylvania Republican-turned-Democrat became irate and demanded of Bachmann that she “act like a lady.” The pair were invited by Philadelphia-based conservative talker Dom Giordano for a special program marking the one-year anniversary of President Obama’s inauguration. Asked by Senator Specter to reflect on the fiscal policies she supported | Read More »

    Flashback: Democrats on Presidential School Speeches Then and Now

    By: James Richardson (Diary)  |  September 3rd at 11:01 AM  | 

    In the wake of the public furor over President Barack Obama’s pending speech to school children next Tuesday, defensive Democratic surrogates and administration officials have maintained the President’s address will be a valuable education tool and aims to challenge students to “work hard in school” and “meet short-term goals like behaving in class.” But the original prepatory material for Obama’s school house stump speech raised | Read More »

    Republicans Propose Resolution to Rebrand Democrats, Obama; Update: Diluted Resolution Passes with Voice Vote

    By: James Richardson (Diary)  |  May 20th at 11:00 AM  | 

    Republican National Committee members today will vote on a resolution to rebrand the Democratic Party the “Democrat Socialist Party,” upon the urging of leading conservative members of the committee. In an email to committee members announcing the resolution, conservative stalwart James Bopp, Jr., said President Obama’s foremost intention is to reengineer the American way of life, and will stop at nothing short of restructuring our | Read More »

    Gettin’ Dirty

    By: James Richardson (Diary)  |  January 27th at 02:00 PM  | 

    As party leaders prepare to gather later this week in Washington, D.C., tasked with the unenviable mission of reassembling the pieces of GOP, the six-way battle for RNC Chairman is significantly heating up. The very dynamics of the race and current political climate lends itself to personal and even misleading attacks: Each candidate, vying to differentiate themselves in a fiercely Democratic environment, will invariably levy | Read More »

    BREAKING: Special Meeting of the RNC

    By: James Richardson (Diary)  |  December 28th at 11:44 PM  | 

    Acting outside the confines and rules of the Republican National Committee, Grover Norquist’s Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) announced its intentions to host a debate for the 6 announced candidates – Mike Duncan, Michael Steele, Saul Anuzis, Ken Blackwell, Katon Dawson, Chip Saltsman – vying for the Republican helm on January 5, 2008. Norquist invited all 168 committee members to the debate, though they will not be permitted to ask any direct questions of the candidates. The committee members’ | Read More »

    Media Bias or Just Personal Incompetence?

    By: James Richardson (Diary)  |  December 27th at 10:18 PM  | 

    Following Mike Duncan’s public statement, Ken Blackwell and Saul Anuzis have now broken their notable silence on “CD gate” — both statements coming over 24 hours after news of the story initially broke. Mirroring much of the public’s response, two of the three total candidates to offer comment have forcefully criticized Saltsman’s actions, yet he still refuses to apologize for the apparent gaffe. When first cornered by The Hill’s Reid Wilson, | Read More »

    Reforming, Top Down

    By: James Richardson (Diary)  |  December 16th at 05:41 PM  | 

    The fact that Republicans lost their credibility with the American public on matters of ethics and corruption is no secret, but what still confounds the Party leadership is that we’ve yet to be miraculously forgiven for our many, many indiscretions. In an email today to all 168 voting members of the Republican National Committee, Michael Steele, former Chairman of GOPAC and contender for the RNC | Read More »

    Martinez Retiring

    By: James Richardson (Diary)  |  December 2nd at 11:02 AM  | 

    Though no official announcement has been made, Chris Cilliza reports that the Sunshine State’s lone Republican US Senator, Mel Martinez, has decided to not seek a second term in 2010. According to sources close to Martinez – the former beleaguered General Chairman of the Republican National Committee who resigned amid the comprehensive immigration debate – the retirement was prompted by a desire for “more free | Read More »