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Boehner: House Has Smart Folks, 'Some of the Dumbest,' Too

It's just a 'slice of America,' he says in interview

(Newser) - Peggy Noonan's column in the Wall Street Journal this week is an interview with John Boehner in which the speaker talks about issues great and small. Some samples:
  • The House: "We got 435 members. It's just a slice of America, it really is. We got some of
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George Will: Obama Is Probably Going to Win

Republicans should focus on controlling Congress, he writes

(Newser) - Conservative columnist George Will sizes up Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum's chances of winning the presidency and offers this up to Republicans: Hey, there's always 2016. Politico got a sneak peek at Will's Sunday column, in which he argues that Republicans are probably going to lose the...

Meet Hollywood&#39;s Republicans
 Meet Hollywood's Republicans 
Feb 26, 2012 1:50 PM CST

Meet Hollywood's Republicans

Adam Sandler, Jessica Simpson, even 50 Cent make the list

(Newser) - Hollywood may be seemingly rife with outspoken liberals, but Chuck Norris (who is currently backing Newt Gingrich) is far from the only Republican celebrity. A sampling of those who lean right, courtesy of E! and the Atlantic :
  • Jessica Simpson: She endorsed George W. Bush in 2004, and her dad said
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Why Even Liberals Should Root for Santorum

So he can lose to Obama, and GOP can return to normalcy: John Heilemann

(Newser) - John Heilemann assesses what he calls the "most volatile, unpredictable, and just plain wackadoodle Republican-nomination contest ever" in New York magazine and finds the GOP at the brink. Many Republicans already fear a loss in the general election, which will "unleash a GOP apocalypse on November 7—followed...

Cheer Up, GOP: Democrats Aren't Happy, Either

Jonah Goldberg: Waning enthusiasm for Obama could doom him

(Newser) - Republicans are grumpy these days because they don't much like their candidates, writes Jonah Goldberg at the National Review . But they shouldn't get too depressed because Democrats aren't all that jazzed about President Obama, he adds. Generally speaking, it's not that they don't like him...

'Radical' Girl Scouts Back Gays, Abortion: Indiana Rep.

Indiana's Bob Morris refusing to honor group on 100th anniversary

(Newser) - A Republican member of the Indiana House is refusing to honor the the Girl Scouts on its 100th birthday because the "radicalized" organization backs gays and abortions. Rep. Bob Morris ripped the Girl Scouts, which he considers the "tactical arm" of Planned Parenthood, for allowing transgendered children to...

GOP Can Learn From Jeremy Lin

 GOP Can Learn 
 From Jeremy Lin 
OPINION
Feb 16, 2012 3:57 PM CST

GOP Can Learn From Jeremy Lin

Marc Ambinder: Republicans are 'blowing it' on Asian-American vote

(Newser) - Republicans should pay attention to the rise of New York Knicks star Jeremy Lin , writes Marc Ambinder at GQ . Stories like his underscore the point that Asian-Americans could become a "true swing constituency" for the party, even though they now tend to vote Democratic. "On paper, Asians—culturally...

Obama Invites Fans to Join 'Truth Team'

President's website helps supporters spread the word

(Newser) - President Obama has admitted he forgets on occasion to stop and "persuade people." Now his re-election team has set up a website where grassroots supporters can read Obama's side of the story and spread it around, USA Today reports. Called Truth Team, the site asks visitors to...

Eastwood: I'm Not Politically Affiliated With Obama

Chrysler ad a political football

(Newser) - God bless America ... and the Chrysler bailout ... seemed to be the message that left football fans misty-eyed after Clint Eastwood's Super Bowl Chrysler ad. It's "halftime" in America, and we're all pulling together for a brighter economic future, says the gravelly-voiced star. But Eastwood was opposed...

Virginia Aims to Kill Gun-a-Month Purchase Cap

State Senate expected to do away with 19-year-old limit today

(Newser) - Today's big gun story comes not from Arizona , but Virginia: The Virginia Senate aims today to shoot down a 19-year-old cap limiting residents to buying just one gun a month. Earlier this week, the Senate also passed a bill prohibiting towns from requiring fingerprints from people seeking permits to...

In GOP Response, Daniels Blasts 'Pro-Poverty' Policy

Indiana governor says US must be 'pro-growth' instead

(Newser) - President Obama may be bullish about the state of the union, but he shouldn't be, said Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels in the GOP response. Obama was elected to fix the nation's financial problems, but he's only made them worse, said Daniels. "When President Obama claims that...

Hey GOP, You&#39;re Re-Electing Obama

 Hey GOP, You're 
 Re-Electing Obama 
Charles Krauthammer
Jan 20, 2012 1:29 PM CST

Hey GOP, You're Re-Electing Obama

Candidates have given life to his class warfare spiel: Charles Krauthammer

(Newser) - President Obama just may find himself chuckling all the way to re-election, all because Republicans borrowed one of his weapons and turned it against themselves, writes Charles Krauthammer in the Washington Post . Obama and the Democrats had been trying without much luck to make a "class-war narrative" stick. Then...

Santorum Ad Inspired by ... Pop Up Video

GOP candidate channels VH1's late-'90s hit

(Newser) - GOP hopeful Rick Santorum's latest campaign ad doesn't exactly scream 2012. The video is seemingly inspired by VH1's cult classic TV show Pop Up Video, which was a huge hit after it debuted in 1996 (it was resurrected in October of this year ). In the 60-second...

Obama to GOP: Keep Your Word on Taxes

President chides Republicans on payroll taxes

(Newser) - President Obama continued his onslaught on congressional Republicans today, saying that Congress needs to extend a payroll tax cut in light of an economic recovery that's "still fragile" and middle class families who need the money. In a statement given from the White House this afternoon, Obama urged...

Peggy Noonan on GOP Debate: Hawkish Candidates Should Tone It Down
 GOP Hawks 
 Should Tone 
 It Down 
peggy noonan
Nov 25, 2011 12:20 PM CST

GOP Hawks Should Tone It Down

Candidates might just scare off the electorate: Peggy Noonan

(Newser) - In the latest Republican debate, we saw the candidates showcase their hawkishness, each trying to play it tougher than the next. (Except for Ron Paul, of course.) That may work in “Republo-world,” where theoretical discussions on, say, bombing Iran, are commonplace, but it won’t play well...

We&#39;re Stuck With 2 Minority Parties
 We're Stuck With 
 2 Minority Parties 
David Brooks
Nov 22, 2011 11:14 AM CST

We're Stuck With 2 Minority Parties

The public doesn't like either, but they get election wins anyway

(Newser) - Back in 1951, a political analyst came up with the theory that at any time in America there’s a Sun Party, which drives the agenda, and a minority Moon Party that shines by reflecting its rays. But these days, “we are living in the era of two moons...

GOP Offers New Tax Deal, Backs Higher Revenue

Democrats dismiss it, say it hurts middle class

(Newser) - With a Thanksgiving deadline fast approaching, the GOP members of a deficit-reduction supercommittee are pressing a plan to cut the deficit by about $1.5 trillion over the coming decade, showing flexibility on tax revenue increases for the first time while proposing to gradually raise the Medicare eligibility age to...

5 Reasons the Republican Presidential Primary Race Is Unusual
 5 Ways the GOP 
 Race Is Just Weird 
'post' analysis
Nov 5, 2011 4:50 PM CDT

5 Ways the GOP Race Is Just Weird

Late starts and low fundraising set a different tone in 2012

(Newser) - This year's race for the Republican presidential nomination is rather odd, and not because of sexual harassment allegations or possibly drunken speeches . The Washington Post lists five ways this year is a weird one:
  • Starting late and developing slowly. Republicans lollygagged out of the gate, with Mitt Romney filing
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GOP Candidates Reveal Favorite Movies

Rick Perry has one you probably never heard of

(Newser) - Who needs debates? The Washington Times rounds up the GOP candidates' favorite movies:
  • Herman Cain: The Godfather. (Yes, the former CEO of Godfather's Pizza winked when he answered.)
  • Newt Gingrich: "Probably Casablanca."
  • Michele Bachmann: "Braveheart, or maybe Saving Private Ryan."
  • Rick Perry: Immortal Beloved.
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Romney, White House Spar Over Iraq Decision

GOP candidate calls lack of new deal an 'astonishing failure'

(Newser) - Republican presidential contenders are railing against President Obama over his decision to bring home all American troops in Iraq by January 1, reports CBS News .
  • Mitt Romney: "President Obama's astonishing failure to secure an orderly transition in Iraq has unnecessarily put at risk the victories that were won
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