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Entries tagged with 'GOP'Too big spells successRe: "Defending the market -- It's time the GOP step up and move away from its pro-business mind-set, says Luigi Zingales," last Sunday Points. Zingales would like to see the GOP take a more pro-market approach to its brand, instead... Notes on the fringe elementRe: "Sessions' conservatism questioned," by Joe Hernandez, Sunday Letters. So Hernandez thinks Rep. Michele Bachmann is a solid example of conservatism? This is the woman who used Holocaust images at her tea parties to protest the health insurance bill. She's... On the Rainbow Lounge: I'm tired of bar raid storyRe: "Gay bar raid spurs suspensions -- 3 officers disciplined as chief apologizes for June incident; critics say penalties not enough," Friday news story. Am I the only one wondering if the Rainbow Lounge story has an end? I'd like... Take a fair look at RepublicansRe: "Blueprint for the Republicans," by Steve Anthony, Wednesday Letters. Anthony states Republicans are the party of "no." He says they offer no alternatives. On health care, Republicans have offered tort reform and competition by allowing the sale of health... State GOP picks a winnerRe: "The Wrong Direction -- State Republican Party shifts into reverse," Friday Editorials. So The Dallas Morning News thinks that the new state party chair Cathie Adams will take the party in the wrong direction. I beg to differ. People... Watch that criticismRe: "The new female face of the GOP? Meet four women who could change course of Republican Party, says Kathleen Parker," Thursday Viewpoints. Parker jokes that Democrats shouldn't put down Carly Fiorina for being one of the 20 worst CEOs... I reject the DemocratsRe: "The Party of No," by Scott Kimball, last Sunday Letters. I consider myself an independent but have been unable to vote for a Democrat because their leadership has swung so far to the left that anyone to the right... The people's HouseRe: "GOP is open to discussion," by U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert, Sunday Letters. Gohmert's Sunday letter would have us believe that he and the GOP are really interested in and committed to genuine health care reform. He and his Republican... Who are GOP up-and-coming leaders?No one, says Tom DeLay: "It's all the same old guys who were in leadership with me, and those old guys aren't the leaders the party needs." He couldn't name one viable leader for the Republicans, saying that the party... The best GOP could offer?Re: "County GOP headed for disaster," by Allen Shaffer, Saturday Letters. Shaffer has a valid point about Republicans finding a leader. But it's not just Dallas County. We might have done better in the last national election if we had... Rick Perry, GOP didn't solve a single problem this sessionIn bragging about how this legislative session was such a huge success, Gov. Rick Perry said this: "I bet there's not a lot of states out there that have cut taxes during this recession. California tried to raise a whole... 'Black helicopter' RepublicansSometimes I wonder if I am the only one who sees this major split in the GOP. Is my party changing, or am I? I took some heat for calling the extremists in the party the "snake-handling wing" the other... Powell: Democrat Lite?Re: "GOP's internal battle goes public -- Conservatives and moderates make their cases on Sunday shows," Monday news story. If Gen. Colin Powell says he is a Republican, then I guess he is. But what principles and policies differentiate him... Enjoying the GOP one-ring circusRe: "GOP group is on listening tour to boost image -- Grass-roots effort includes looking to future elections," Sunday news story. So former presidential candidate Mitt Romney; House Minority Whip Eric Cantor, R-Va.; and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush met... GOP steadfast on positionRe: "Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter says he's switching from GOP to Democrats," dallasnews.com. Arlen Specter says he changed parties because the GOP is far more conservative than it was when he joined the Senate in 1980. I challenge anyone to... McCain vs. Coulter and Ingraham: Political discourse or cat fight?Meghan McCain has been making some waves with her columns for The Daily Beast. The most recent you've probably already read about: McCain opined about the Ann Coulters of the Republican Party making it difficult to win over new members.... On Rush Limbaugh and Michael Steele: Going down with the shipThe Republican Party continues to enjoy its ride on the Titanic while Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele has ceded power to radio personality and conservative blowhard Rush Limbaugh. How does a party get so lost that it takes its... Wayne LaPierre: Voice of American Conservatism?So, in the middle of all the applause over the demise of American newspapers and collapse of American values, the CPAC convention trots out the NRA's Wayne LaPierre to offer yet another frightening interpretation American democracy and the Bill of... Give stimulus a chanceRe: "Big on What, Not How -- Obama speaks convincingly but skirts debt relief," Thursday Editorials. Even though the editorial board does not agree with many facets of President Barack Obama's stimulus plan, they also give the president credit for... On Points: Gardening en masse ...Re: "Depression chic -- It's time we had better zoning laws to allow more urban gardens and animal husbandry, says Rod Dreher," last Sunday Points. As a gardener and the owner of two little Serama hens, I can attest to... |