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GOP Takes Heat for Hawaii Meeting


 GOP Takes Heat 
 for Hawaii Meeting 
PARADISE LOST

GOP Takes Heat for Hawaii Meeting

Choice for retreat draws fire; 'We're working hard,' says Steele

(Newser) - As we speak, the Republican National Committee is holding its winter meeting amid the “lush tropical gardens” of a resort in Honolulu, Hawaii, a fact that appears to embarrass all involved and Republicans everywhere. “We’re working hard out here,” RNC Chairman Michael Steele reasons, but many...

Joe Wilson: I'll Be a 'Gentleman' Tonight
 Joe Wilson: I'll Be 
 a 'Gentleman' Tonight 
state of the union

Joe Wilson: I'll Be a 'Gentleman' Tonight

Republicans don't think there will be any outbursts mid-speech

(Newser) - House Republican Whip Eric Cantor has attempted to preempt any members of his party tempted to pull a "Joe Wilson" during the president's State of the Union address. "I hope there are no outbursts tonight" Cantor said, but added that he hopes Obama has "listened and learned"...

Cantor: Limbaugh's Hitler Rhetoric Not 'Helpful'

House Republican whip makes rare criticism of mighty Rush

(Newser) - Eric Cantor ventured into unusual territory for a Republican lawmaker: criticism of Rush Limbaugh. Asked by a Bloomberg interviewer about Limbaugh's comparison of President Obama's governing style to Hitler's, the House Republican whip responded: “Do I condone the mention of Hitler in any discussion about politics? No, I don’...

Tax Breaks for New Jobs Gain Bipartisan Support

But some dismiss move as 'corporate welfare'

(Newser) - Support is building in Washington for the idea of giving companies tax breaks when they hire new workers. President Obama’s economic team has been exploring the possibility for weeks, and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle like the idea of helping unemployed constituents. “There’s a lot...

Obama's Kitchen Has Too Many Chefs
Obama's
Kitchen Has
Too Many Chefs
OPINION

Obama's Kitchen Has Too Many Chefs

President's 32 czars an 'end-run' around Congress: Cantor

(Newser) - President Obama has broken his promise to restore the power of Congress “by appointing a virtual army of ‘czars,’” Republican Eric Cantor writes in the Washington Post. The administration now has at least 32 czars—more than Russia ever did—with each spearheading major policy initiatives....

Durbin: Cheney 'Way Beyond' the Constitution
Durbin: Cheney 'Way Beyond' the Constitution
TALK SHOW ROUNDUP

Durbin: Cheney 'Way Beyond' the Constitution

Also, Palin resignation 'surprised' McCain; she 'did not call me'

(Newser) - The revelation that Dick Cheney ordered the CIA to withhold information from Congress “absolutely” warrants an investigation, Sen. Dick Durbin said today. “To give the president unbridled authority goes way beyond the United States Constitution,” Durbin told This Week. Over on Fox News Sunday, Sen. John Cornyn...

GOP Base Sees Moderate Plot in Reform Group

Righties compalin that Cantor rebranding effort excludes them

(Newser) - With Eric Cantor's high-profile new group aimed at diagnosing what ails the GOP, members of the party base are worried that the answer might be them. Social conservatives from Steve King to Mike Huckabee are accusing the group of excluding them from the National Council for a New America, Politico...

After Limbaugh Dig, Palin Joins GOP Group

Alaska gov gets on board rebranding effort after Rush 'hate' jibe

(Newser) - Sarah Palin will join Congressional Republicans' high-profile rebranding committee, CNN reports, after days of confusion as to whether she was snubbing the group or it was snubbing her. Last week John McCain said that the Alaska governor would likely join the National Council for a New America, but there was...

Anti-New Deal Book Is GOP's New Bible

Republicans flock to The Forgotten Man in fight over stimulus

(Newser) - For the Republican Party, looking for any kind of traction for its opposition to President Obama’s stimulus spending, anti-New Deal book The Forgotten Man is a godsend, Politico reports. Author Amity Shlaes suggests, in what some call revisionist history, that FDR’s plan, pushed by government bureaucrats on a...

GOP Launches Website to Combat Obstructionist Image

'Solutions Center' rehashes Republican classics

(Newser) - The Democrats’ “Party of ‘No’” attack seems to be getting to the GOP: House Minority Whip Eric Cantor has started an online “Solutions Center” to showcase Republican plans on basic issues, reports Politico. “When you control the White House, it’s easy to have a...

Cantor Strategy to Clobber Frosh on House Floor

GOP ambushes Dem newbies, aiming for YouTube moments

(Newser) - House Minority Whip Eric Cantor has devised a sly method for the House GOP, locked out of power, to exact some damage on the majority. Politico reports that Cantor’s staff rushes GOP members onto the House floor to knock vulnerable Democratic freshmen off balance with questions, hoping to create...

'Alternative Budget' Splits GOP Leaders

Boehner, aiming for damage control, reins in Cantor, Ryan

(Newser) - Eric Cantor and Paul Ryan argued against the alternative budget “blueprint” announced yesterday, but party leaders ordered them to back the plan as a way of refuting the Democratic charge that the GOP is the "party of no," Politico reports. Ryan, the top Republican on the budget...

GOP Targets Critics With Own Economic Plans

Budget proposals seek to douse 'Party of No' label

(Newser) - “The Party of No” is rejecting that label by introducing alternatives to President Obama’s policies rooted in GOP ideology, Politico reports. The Republican Road to Recovery is a weighty fiscal counterpart to the Democrats’ economic agenda, and marks a new strategy in the minority’s response. Republicans laud...

Cantor Skips Obama for Britney Concert

(Newser) - The political blogosphere is having some fun tonight with the fact that House Minority Whip Eric Cantor attended the Britney Spears concert last night instead of dutifully tuning in to President Obama's press conference. Cantor's office confirmed to Wonkette that he took in the show, adding that he did so...

AIG Bonus Vote Splits GOP Honchos
 AIG Bonus Vote 
 Splits GOP Honchos 
ANALYSIS

AIG Bonus Vote Splits GOP Honchos

Insider Boehner and publicity-hungry Cantor go opposite ways

(Newser) - The vote to tax AIG bonuses split the House’s top two Republicans, and illustrates the differences in their strategies, reports Politico. Minority Leader John Boehner voted against, calling it “a bad bill with bad consequences.” Boehner’s No. 2, rising star Eric Cantor, supported it, calling it...

Dems Keep Distance From Possible 2nd Stimulus

GOP says talk of new bill is admission of failure

(Newser) - Nancy Pelosi said this week “we have to keep the door open” to the possibility of a second stimulus bill—but most lawmakers, including fellow Democrats, are allergic to the idea, Politico reports. “If there’s appetite, there’s not in my office,” said one. “Enough...

Dems Paint Cantor as GOP's New, Obstructionist Face

Ads, op-eds, even Obama paint rising star as obstructionist

(Newser) - With Dick Cheney gone and Rush Limbaugh already tiresome, Democrats need a new go-to bugbear—and House Minority Whip Eric Cantor is their guy, reports Politico. Democrats are using his name to tar other Republicans in ads and calling the young Virginian out in op-eds. The president himself said of...

Gingrich Mulls Presidential Run
 Gingrich Mulls Presidential Run 

Gingrich Mulls Presidential Run

(Newser) - Newt Gingrich has his eye on the Oval Office, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reports, telling a Virginia crowd he “will look seriously” at running for president. “If we think it’s necessary, we’ll probably do it,” he said yesterday. “And if it isn’t necessary, we...

'Minority Leader Limbaugh' Will Sink GOP
'Minority Leader Limbaugh' Will Sink GOP
OPINION

'Minority Leader Limbaugh' Will Sink GOP

Obama's campaign manager takes a swipe at Republicans

(Newser) - The 2008 election sent many signals, but chief among them was that America is sick of partisan pettiness, writes President Obama’s former campaign manager David Plouffe in the Washington Post today, He faults the GOP for somehow missing that memo, joining Obama chief of staff Rahm Emanuel in declaring...

GOP's Cantor Plays Foil in Obama's Bipartisan Push
GOP's Cantor Plays Foil in Obama's Bipartisan Push
ANALYSIS

GOP's Cantor Plays Foil in Obama's Bipartisan Push

(Newser) - At a time when congressional Republicans hold little power, Minority Whip Eric Cantor has finagled a pivotal role for himself in Washington. Cantor—Barack Obama’s Republican of choice in bipartisan overtures—has coyly positioned himself against House Democrats instead of the popular president, Rick Klein notes for ABC News....

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