Bob Dole

Kansas Republicans Should Heed Bob Dole's Advice

Mike Nellis | Posted 10.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Kansas Republican Party, Kansas, Todd Tiahrt, Bob Dole, Sam Brownback, Kansas Democratic Party, Health Reform, Lynn Jenkins, Politics News

Bob Dole said today that the GOP needed get on board and stop fighting health insurance reform. Republicans must follow his advice, or continue down the path of no results, no leadership, and nothing but no.

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Bob Dole: Health Care Will Pass, GOP Should Be Open To Reform

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bob Dole Obama, Dole Health Care Reform, Dole Health Care, Bob Dole, Barack Obama Health Care, Dole Partisanship, Politics News

Former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole (R-Kans.) told reporters on Wednesday that opposition to the president's health care package was driven, in par...

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The Law of Unintended Consequences

Philip Lee Miller | Posted 09.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Wendell Potter, Howard Dean, Max Baucus, Upton Sinclair, Andrew Gelman, Eleanor Clift, Law-of-Unintended-Consequences, Bob Dole, Tom Daschle, Politics News

The president is spending too much political capital on this one issue, health care. It forces the issue. Either a landmark generational bill is passed or failure lurks.

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Hispanics are Key to Winning the West -- and National Elections

Wayne Trujillo | Posted 09.24.2009 | Denver

Read More: Hispanics, Karl Rove, Latinos, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Bob Dole, George W. Bush, West, Colorado, Immigration, Republicans, Democrats, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, California, Denver News

At present, the anti-immigration faction of the GOP has antagonized Hispanics and alienated independents, presenting a public face of the party with its most prominent features being intolerance and intemperance.

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Sept. 7, 2009, News Update

Richard Valeriani | Posted 10.23.2009 | Politics

Israeli government approves construction of hundreds of new homes in occupied West Bank. How do you say, "Up yours, Obama " in Hebrew?

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Applying Historical Lessons to Health Care Reform

Bill Cunningham | Posted 09.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Neustadt, Bob Dole, Pat Moynihan, Robert Caro, President Obama, 1964 Civil Rights Bill, James Carville, Analogies, Tom Johnson, Clinton Health Reform, Hubert Humphrey, Politics News

In the health care fight, perhaps Rahm Emmanuel and Company might have benefited from looking at President Lyndon Baines Johnson's approach to the various Civil Rights bills that passed on his watch.

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Walter and Me

Jon Bowermaster | Posted 08.23.2009 | Media

Read More: Walter Cronkite, George H.W. Bush, Ronald Reagan, Bob Dole, John Chancellor, Walter Cronkite Dead, Iowa Caucuses, Jimmy Carter, Des Moines, Cbs, Ted-Kennedy-1980, Ted Kennedy, 1980 Presidential Caucuses, Media News

People suggested to Walter that he should run for President himself. "I think we'll wait and see how many uncommitteds there are after New Hampshire," he said. "And then maybe we'll go after them."

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Which Politicos Scream For Ice Cream? (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Hilary Moss | Posted 08.03.2009 | Style

Read More: Silvio Berlusconi Ice Cream, Sasha Obama Ice Cream, Tony Blair, Cindy McCain, George W. Bush, Dessert, Sarah Palin, Madeleine Albright, George W. Bush Ice Cream, Joe Biden Ice Cream, Hillary Clinton Ice Cream, Bob Dole, Madeleine Albright Ice Cream, Malia Obama Ice Cream, Bill Clinton, Slideshow, Michelle Obama, Sarah Palin Ice Cream, Tony Blair Ice Cream, Ice Cream, Sweets, Bob Dole Ice Cream, Joe Biden, Michelle Obama Ice Cream, Sasha Obama, Barack Obama, Malia Obama, Bill Clinton Ice Cream, Silvio Berlusconi, Cindy McCain Ice Cream, Food, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama Ice Cream, Style News

Baby, it's hot outside...how are D.C. and the world's finest beating the heat? With ice cream, of course! Whether it's chocolate or vanilla, cones or ...

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Daschle At Odds With Obama On Health Care

The Daily Beast | Posted 07.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Public Option, President Barack Obama, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Tom Daschle, Universal Health Care, Obama, Bob Dole, Daschle, Health Care, Healthcare, Howard Baker, Politics News

Tom Daschle, Obama's original pick to overhaul the health care system, is now floating a rival plan, to the administration's chagrin. The Daily Beast'...

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Go Away, Tom Daschle

Jesse Berney | Posted 07.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Congress, Public Option, President Obama, Bob Dole, Tom Daschle, Health Care Reform, Bipartisan, Tom Daschle Health Care, Health Care, Politics News

Your "bipartisan proposal" for health care was typical: all the compromise came from the Democratic side. It included no public option, leaving the health care out of health care reform.

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Ex-Senate Leaders Unveiling Health Care Compromise

AP | Posted 07.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Tom Daschle, George MItchell, Health Care Compromise, Ex-Senate Leaders Health Care, Health Care, Senate Health Care Compromise, Bob Dole, Howard Baker, Politics News

WASHINGTON — Trying to prevent a repeat of the 1990s standoff over health care, four former Senate leaders are preparing a plan that combines id...

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Goodnight, Vietnam: Tuesday Night Will Finally Put to Rest the Ghost of a War that Ended 35 Years Ago

Daniel Sinker | Posted 12.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Vietnam, George HW Bush, John McCain, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Bob Dole, George W. Bush, Politics News

With Obama, it's not possible to fight the Vietnam war all over again. It's simply not his war.

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Looking Backward-McCain Style

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 11.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, George H. W, 20th Century, Bill Ayers, Bob Dole, Repubican Party, Mark Twain, Cold War, Campaign 2008, 21st Century, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Bush, Politics News

By alluding to incidents that happened almost 40 years ago and making charges that would have made Joe McCarthy proud, McCain supporters are, almost literally, fighting the last (Cold) war.

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Daschle for Chief of Staff?

Glenn Hurowitz | Posted 11.25.2008 | Politics

Obama's got to ask himself as he considers Daschle for Chief of Staff -- does he want change and success or hypocrisy, capitulation and defeat?

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Rudy Giuliani in Lipstick

Barry Yourgrau | Posted 10.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Thomas Frank, Karl Rove, Giuliani, Speech, Christian Fascism, Bob Dole, Pit Bull, Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin Reaction, Politics News

Palin's tone was so negative, divisive, bullying and demeaning, it befits an ugly high school student council election. Reese Witherspoon crossed with Bob Dole?

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Putting The "O" In GOP -- Will Republicans Nominate Their Oldest Ticket Ever?

Mark Nickolas | Posted 09.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Herbert Hoover, John McCain, Oldest Candidate, President Bush, Ronald Reagan, Jack Kemp, Oldest President, Bob Dole, Politics News

If McCain opts for either Lieberman or Ridge, they'll hold the all-time GOP record for oldest presidential ticket.

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Go Team! 5 Ways The Democrats Can Lose The Un-Loseable Election

Tony Sachs | Posted 09.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Taxes, Bill Clinton, White House, Al Gore, Flip-Floppers, 2008 Democratic Primary, John McCain, Michael Dukakis, Wesley Clark, Democratic Party, Barack Obama, John Kerry, 2008 Presidential Race, Bob Dole, Adlai Stevenson, Hillary Clinton, Republican Party, Republican Attack Ads, Politics News

The odds may be against us, but with a little luck and a lot of good old-fashioned stupidity, we can get to the promised land of failure once again.

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Obama Takes Cues From Bill Clinton In Handling McCain's Age

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 08.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Dick Morris, Dole Age, Age Politics, McCain Age, 1996 Campaign 96 Campaign and 2008 Campaign, McCain Obama, Bill Clinton Bob Dole, Scott Reed, Clinton Dole, John McCain, Bob Dole, Barack Obama, Mccain's Age, Politics News

They have been the preferred adjectives for the Obama campaign when going after its opponent. Following a John McCain misstatement, policy shift, or h...

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The McCain/Bush Effect on Red States

Paul Jenkins | Posted 07.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Mccain Judicial Philosophy, Bob Dole, 2008 Election, Republicans, Mccain Red States, Politics News

By nominating McCain, GOP voters thought they got the best of both worlds: an elder statesman and a maverick. Instead, they got Bob Dole, just older and even more disliked by conservatives.

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Is John McCain Another Bob Dole? NYT Says No

New York Times | Posted 06.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Mccain Dole Comparisons, Bob Dole, John McCain, Mccain Bob Dole, Politics News

They are war heroes with the injuries to show for it. They are known for hurricane tempers and caustic wit. They are among the oldest men to seek the ...

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Bob Dole Tells McClellan: You're A "Miserable Creature...Spurred On By Greed"

Politico | Posted 06.07.2008 | Politics

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Bob Dole yesterday sent a scalding email to Scott McClellan, excoriating the former White House spokesman as a "miserable creature" who greedily betra...

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Bob Dole Admits John McCain Has A Temper

CNN | Rebecca Sinderbrand | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Bob Dole Temper, 2008 Campaign, Bob Dole Larry King, 2008 Elections, John McCain Temper, Dole Mccain Temper, Bob Dole, John McCain, Politics News

Former Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole said Wednesday night that current White House hopeful John McCain has a temper -- but added the Ariz...

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GOPocalypse Now! Limbaugh Ups The Ante In Con Catfight

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Mitt Romney, Super Tuesday, John McCain, Rush Limbaugh, Bob Dole, Politics News

Super Tuesday is turning into a full-tilt meltdown among Republican elites who are losing their collective mind at John McCain, his upward-trending ca...

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GOP Indulges In A Super Tuesday Slapfight

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Mitt Romney, Super Tuesday, John McCain, Rush Limbaugh, Bob Dole, Politics News

Fissures between Republican presidential hopefuls Mitt Romney and John McCain continue to widen by the hour, mainly because Mitt Romney has totally de...

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Liveblog! GOP Square-Off In South Carolina — Including Ron Paul!

J. Neffinger, G. MacNicol, D. Shea and R. Sklar | Posted 10.28.2008 | Media

Welcome to South Carolina, where all the candidates have their best game faces on. It must be the fact that they had a day to get some sleep — they are all better, sharper, and more relaxed than they have seemed in, well, days. In campaign time, that's like a week in Cabo.

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