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Washington in 60 Seconds: Kathleen Parker's CNN Pay Almost Doubles Spitzer's
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailyGood morning, Capitolists! We're happy to report that the Year of the Woman continues with news this morning that Australia is getting its first female prime minister and Kathleen Parker is getting paid a lot more than Eliot Spitzer for their new CNN show. All that and the day ahead in Washington await you in the next 60 seconds: - Iran, Extenders and Campaign Finance on the Floor. If you're following the action on the House and Senate today instead of the World Cup, buckle up for a day of debate on the House side on the DISCLOSE Act, a bill to dial back the Supreme Court decision letting ...
Top 10 Most Annoying Republicans
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyAll this talk about Sen. Arlen Specter's defection -- and the instant karma that ensued -- got me fantasizing about other Republicans who ought to follow him out the door. The following list is by no means comprehensive -- and I do reserve the right to amend it -- but for now, these are the 10 Republicans who annoy me most ... 1. Kathleen Parker - If you've heard of Kathleen Parker, it is probably because of her now-famous early criticisms of Sarah Palin. The defining column came in September 2008, when she condescendingly wrote: "Only Palin can save McCain, her party, and the country she ...
The Week in Blog: Bill and Matt's Excellent Adventure
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyI was on Bloggingheads TV last night with Bill Scher of Liberal Oasis, discussing ... Conservative split: squishy elites vs. true-blue bloggers (05:44) The Palin dinner no-show scandal (03:29) Liberal bloggers call for Geithner's head (04:10) Dissecting Evan Bayh's moderate machinations (08:53) It's hard out here for a governor (05:02) AIG bonus backlash as the key to bank nationalization (04:26) ...
Irony Alert: Kathleen Parker on Media's Palin/Kennedy Double Standard
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyKathleen Parker's September 26 column -- which called on Sarah Palin to step down from the presidential ticket (and suggested she use the excuse that she wanted to spend more time with her baby) -- rightly angered many conservatives. A later column which implied that John McCain picked Palin as his running mate because he was sexually attracted to her, cemented Parker's permanent status as the Maureen Dowd of the Right (or possibly even an Arianna Huffington turncoat).Regardless, many conservatives would agree that the most unfair -- and, yes, "sexist" criticism of Sarah Palin -- was actually ...
Pop Quiz: Are You an American Idiot?
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyConservative columnist Kathleen Parker, whom you may recall urged Sarah Palin to step down as John McCain's VP nominee after a series of disastrous television interviews, seems to think our whole country needs to resign. Based on the results of a study by the ISI (yes, the people who built the Six Million Dollar Man), she writes:America's report card may come as little surprise to fans of Jay Leno's man-on-the-street interviews, which reveal that most people don't know diddly about doohickey. Still, it's disheartening in the wake of a populist-driven election celebrating joes-of-all-trades to ...
What Does G.O.P. Stand For?
By David Knowles - Politics DailyThis figurative question has been asked quite a bit in the wake of last Tuesday's historic election. What does it mean to be a member of the Grand Old Party? That you favor small government over large? That you cling to guns and God more than your Democrat neighbors? That the issue of abortion trumps all else? Perhaps all three reasons apply. Whatever the reason for Republican affiliation, a clear side-effect of this political condition became apparent in the waning days of the campaign, and has taken hold of the party faithful: Anger. Consider this now-famous exchange from a McCain rally. The ...
GOP Navigates Desperation Straits
By David Knowles - Politics DailyAs we approach the final week of the campaign, a palpable sense of desperation has overtaken the Republican party. John McCain seems poised to suffer an epic defeat. He has abandoned the Bill Ayers strategy in favor of Joe the Plumber. Neither seems to be doing much good. The RNC is diverting money from the presidential campaign in a last ditch hope to save congressional seats. Democrats are on the verge of taking a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate, and will certainly expand upon their superiority in the House. Meanwhile, GOP pundits have formed a circular firing squad, excoriating one ...
Buckley Quits National Review
By David Knowles - Politics DailyHere's a follow-up on my earlier piece about Christopher Buckley--the son of conservative thinker William F. Buckley, Jr.--who last week endorsed Barack Obama for president of the United States. Apparently, that move didn't sit too well with fellow some conservatives, especially those who work for William F.'s old magazine, The National Review. So, Christopher announced today that he was leaving the publication, effective immediately. Here's part of his reasoning:"While I regret this development, I am not in mourning, for I no longer have any clear idea what, exactly, the modern conservative ...
Sarah, No Time is a Good Time For Goodbye
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyMuch hay is being made of conservative columnist Kathleen Parker's call for Alaska Governor Sarah Palin to step down as John McCain's running mate:If Palin were a man, we'd all be guffawing, just as we do every time Joe Biden tickles the back of his throat with his toes. But because she's a woman - and the first ever on a Republican presidential ticket - we are reluctant to say what is painfully true.Only Palin can save McCain, her party, and the country she loves. She can bow out for personal reasons, perhaps because she wants to spend more time with her newborn. No one would criticize a ...
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