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Last week in an interview with George Stephanopolous, President Obama stated that "we don’t have an immediate crisis in terms of debt". Republicans immediately jumped on him for saying that, with the official GOP twitter account linking to a transcript of the interview and saying...

Sometimes, it takes a little satire to make the point; from those classy folks at The Onion: GOP Trying to Keep Elderly Voting Base Alive Until November Of course, this is poking fun at a real problem that I think the GOP/Tea Party has on their hands right now: the shifting demographics within...

Here in Florida, there's a civil war going on within the GOP. Former Florida GOP Chair Jim Greer is claiming his party was seeking how to suppress the black vote. He's the same one that claimed Charlie Christ is tried to kiss him, my former governor. Also he's under investigation for facing...

I can so relate.

Ouch... Jon Huntsman Trashes GOP, Expresses Campaign Regrets :popcorn1

I read the latest op-ed from David Brooks in the NY Times, and he raised some questions I've been wondering about for a while. These questions have been amplified by what's been happening in the Republican search for a candidate to challenge Obama. Is there no one left in the Republican party...

If anyone asks what's wrong with the GOP, just tell them to read their own platform. This is the state GOP platform of Texas. Other states have similar ones but not all have their own platforms. Here are just a few gems from this. Here's a video presentation of the 2006 Platform which is even...

the thought that palin could have this kind of influence is scary. what say you? http://dyn.politico.com/printstory.cfm?uuid=03ABCA4A-E3BB-22E3-ABBAE700DEB533EF Top Republicans in Washington and in the national GOP establishment say the 2010 campaign highlighted an urgent task that they will...

I was listening to Rush today, just for a few minutes. He was talking about how Karl Rove said that the GOP needs to learn some lessons from the failures of O'Donnell and Angle. And of course, Limbaugh scoffed at such a suggestion. He refuses to accept that the reason why these two...

In another thread, when the subject of the Republican plan for the future came up someone recommended this web site: http://www.gop.gov/solutions A subpage to that site deals with the Republican plans for energy: http://www.gop.gov/solutions/energy Here are a few highlights and my comments...

Ok, lets assume the GOP wins back the House tonight. What's their agenda for the next two years? What new legislation will they put forward? What new ideas do they have? How do they plan on bringing down unemployment? How do they plan on bringing back jobs from China and Mexico? How...

Former RNC chairman Ken Mehlman came out as gay. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38857056/ns/politics-more_politics/ Over all, no big deal. But I found this quote curious: Join one anti-gay force to fight another anti-gay force?

Some state's Republican party platforms contain some interesting items. http://www.alternet.org/story/147579/10_most_horrifying,_absurd_things_in_the_gop_state_platforms?page=1

Okay, projection & speculation time... So what happens if the Republican party retakes the U.S. House in November? Since this now appears to be a distinct possibility, as outlined by various prediction markets, I shall briefly share my thoughts: 1. It's NOT November yet: It's not a done deal...

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20008304-503544.html Who does she think she's fooling?

This is surprising because Maine Republicans are usually known for being moderates. The entire platform can be read here (pdf doc). Edit:

SRLC Straw Poll Results: Paul & Romney Tie for First with 24%! Ron Paul 24% (this matters) Mitt Romney 24% (this doesn't matter) Sarah Palin 18% (this doesn't matter) Newt Gingrich 18% (etc.) Mike Huckabee 4% Tim Pawlenty 3% Mike Pence 3% Rick Santorum 2% Gary Johnson 1%...

I support this idea. Let the Tea-Baggers take over the GOP. Complete the total destruction of the GOP. Turn the GOP into a party of bigots, conspiracy theorists, Birthers, Creationists, etc etc. :) c1KDwED0lJE

CPAC has voted: http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/02/straw-poll-results-post.php?ref=fpa Haley Barbour: 1% Mitch Daniels: 2% Newt Gingrich: 4% Mike Huckabee: 4% Sarah Palin: 7% Ron Paul: 31% Tim Pawlenty: 6% Mike Pence: 5% Mitt Romney: 22% Rick Santorum: 2%

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100105/ap_on_el_ge/us_steele_book;_ylt=AoJpwSEByUInLGHVzJwlRb6tQLN_;_ylu=X3oDMTMzMzQ0MmthBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMTAwMTA1L3VzX3N0ZWVsZV9ib29rBGNjb2RlA21vc3Rwb3B1bGFyBGNwb3MDNwRwb3MDNwRzZWMDeW5fdG9wX3N0b3JpZXMEc2xrA2dvcGNoYWlybWFuZA-- awwww........a Republican who actually...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/22/AR2009122203508.html Freshman Rep. Parker Griffith (D-Ala.) switched his affiliation to the Republican Party on Tuesday, saying he could "no longer align myself with a party that continues to pursue legislation that is bad for...

This seat has been held by a Republican Congressman for almost 100 years. Now that the right-wing Republicans demand that only conservative Republicans are worthy of the seat, the proud people of New York State give the seat to a Democrat, by a good margin. I think the meaning of this moment...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091103/ap_on_bi_ge/us_health_care_overhaul Oh.....NOW they have a plan!!! What took so damn long Republicans???? Maybe spent too much time attacking Obama, the Democrats, and our plan? Maybe spent too long calling us Socialists and Fascists? Well, you may have...

http://www.politico.com/blogs/scorecard/1009/BREAKING_Scozzafava_drops_out_of_NY_23.html "Republican Dede Scozzafava has suspended her bid in next Tuesday’s NY 23 special election, a huge development that dramatically shakes up the race. She did not endorse either of her two opponents --...

Looks like some chickens are coming home to roost for the Republican Party... Tea partiers turn on GOP leadership This will definitely make the GOP primaries in the spring very interesting. Of course it makes sense why the establishment Republicans are worried: if they swing too far to the...

...so what happened? The Republican Party has been moving rightward for decades. It still is moving rightward. And it certainly was dominated by conservatives during the George W. Bush administration-an administration that most Americans think was a catastrophe. What does this say about...

Wow, the GOP is in worse shape than I previously thought... The Republican Shrinkage Problem Bottom Line: The GOP is shrinking, with more and more moderates heading for the exits. This explains the nutty behavior of the party of late, because what is left in the Republican ranks is more and...

Ok, it's gone too far. Not content to cast reckless accusations during the campaign and fail to consistently repudiate nutjob conspiracy theorists, unashamed at being unable to muster the stones to speak a word of criticism against the worst excesses of the muckraking right-wing pundits, the...

An observation. I work for a Washington trade association. Daily we host catered lunches and meetings serviced many by Hispanics. Our office also allows the building maintenance staff, mostly Hispanics, to use the break room for coffee and sodas, etc. We have a news channel playing on cable...

Powell fires back It's nice to see that Powell and other GOP moderates are stepping up to take the fight to the hardcore right-wingers. I hope this emboldens the "silent minority" of reasonable Republicans to stand up and speak out. We'll see...