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How Much 'Modesty' Will Republicans Bring to Congress?
By not in system - AOL News(Nov. 2) -- "We have nothing to fear from letting the House work its will -- nothing to fear from the battle of ideas. ... The result will be more scrutiny and better legislation," John Boehner said in a National Journal interview. With the GOP expecting sweeping gains and control of at least one house of Congress, prognosticators are already guessing how a Boehner-led majority will govern. The specifics, of course, will be determined after the election results are finally tallied in the next days and weeks. The subject, however, is already being heavily debated among Republican leaders and ...
Conservatives Say Michael Steele Should Resign Over Afghan War Remarks
By David Sessions - Politics DailyConservative strategist William Kristol, former South Carolina party chairman Katon Dawson and other Republicans are calling for the resignation of Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele over Steele's suggestion that the U.S. effort in Afghanistan is doomed. At a fundraiser in Noank, Conn., Steele blamed the U.S. troubles in Afghanistan on the Obama administration and expressed doubts about coalition forces' ability to succeed in the violence-torn country. "Keep in mind again, for our federal candidates, this was a war of Obama's choosing," Steele said. "This is not something ...
Michael Steele Criticized for New Remarks -- By GOP
By not in system - AOL News(July 2) -- Conservative editor William Kristol and other Republicans are calling for the resignation of GOP National Committee Chairman Michael Steele after Steele made remarks that suggested the U.S. effort in Afghanistan is doomed. ...
Like Father, Like Daughter: Liz Cheney and the Neocons
By David Corn - Politics DailyAs I left the set of "Hardball" on Tuesday night, I thought of a famous Winston Churchill speech. In 1941, with England at war, the English PM was visiting a school, and he offered a rousing exhortation: Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never, never -- in nothing, great or small, large or petty -- never give in, except to convictions of honor and good sense. Never yield to force. Never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy. That seems to be the credo of the neoconservatives, for as we had discussed on "Hardball," this band of die-hard hawks has launched yet another ...
New NY Times Columnist Envisions a Cheney Candidacy
By Dylan and Ethan Ris - Politics DailyRoss Douthat has made his debut as the house conservative at The New York Times, taking over for the much maligned William Kristol.Douthat's first column, which re-imagines the 2008 election, rings of Kristol in that it presents a ridiculous premise, but unlike Kristol, Douthat duly acknowledges as much.The title? "Cheney for President."In the column, Douthat posits what might have happened had a "true conservative" (read: war and supply-side economics) carried the Republican standard in 2008 instead of John McCain. (Who believed in war and supply-side economics but also campaign finance ...
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