Democratic Party

Friday Talking Points [95] -- A Call To Action

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.25.2009 | Politics


Chris Weigant

The progressives and Blue Dogs are going to have a showdown. It is going to culminate not in statements to the press (or the lack thereof), not in some whispered whip count, but rather in a very public vote.

Triggering a Democratic Civil War

Mike Lux | Posted 11.23.2009 | Politics


Mike Lux

By winning Olympia Snowe over on health care, the White House is risking something far more politically dangerous: an ugly fight within the Democratic Party and further erosion of Obama's standing with his base.

Americans Abroad Debate Healthcare Reform

Denise Dennis | Posted 11.22.2009 | Politics


Denise Dennis

PARIS -- September 22 -- The heated debate over healthcare reform continued last week in an unlikely place, the cobblestone courtyard of an apartmen...

Why 2010 Will Not be a Replay of 1994

2morrowknight | Posted 11.18.2009 | Politics


2morrowknight

You remember the story quite well: a young president and his party are soundly defeated in the midterm elections. It really sounds good, but it ain't gonna happen this time.

The ACORN Vote: House Democrats Just Stuck a Knife in Their President and Party

Andy Ostroy | Posted 11.18.2009 | Politics


Andy Ostroy

In comparison to all the good ACORN does, the House's action Thursday, specifically the role played by the Democratic majority, is shameful. It's truly incredible that Democrats aided in this travesty.

Defending Unpatriotic Racism

Robbie Gennet | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics


Robbie Gennet

They say the best offense is a good defense. Our only real defense against right wing insanity is to put them on the defense and keep them there.

Obama and the Gun Lobby: A Policy of Appeasement?

Dennis A. Henigan | Posted 11.15.2009 | Politics


Dennis A. Henigan

Is it a stretch to envision President Obama as the Neville Chamberlain of the gun issue? Consider the record so far.

The Silence of the Republicans

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 11.13.2009 | Politics


Lincoln Mitchell

A clear line can be drawn from the red-baiting and Muslim-baiting of Obama during the campaign to the birther movement and the accusation that the president was a Nazi to Joe Wilson's behavior.

Congressman Raul Grijalva's Response to the President's Speech

Kathleen Wells, J.D. | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics


Kathleen Wells, J.D.

Congressman Raul Grijalva, a member of the House Committee on Education and Labor, sits down for an interview about President Obama's health care speech.

Crunch Time for the Democrats

Hoyt Hilsman | Posted 11.08.2009 | Politics


Hoyt Hilsman

Leaders of the liberal wing of the party -- not necessarily the elected leadership of the House -- must use their powers of persuasion and their skills in compromise to sway the debate in favor of change, most critically with progressive voters.

Health Care Is a Done Deal if You Read Between the Lines

Michael Wolff | Posted 11.08.2009 | Politics


Michael Wolff

If we assume that Podesta represents certain powers that be in the Democratic Party, are those powers writing off the president?

Dining Room Table 2010

John R. Bohrer | Posted 10.23.2009 | Politics


John R. Bohrer

Tthe Republican Party is barreling forward to the mid-term elections without an objective. If it's a "wave" they're riding, rest assured that they have absolutely no idea where it's going to crash.

The Prince and the Wise Man

Michael Gene Sullivan | Posted 10.22.2009 | Politics


Michael Gene Sullivan

That President Obama always seems surprised the right wing will do anything to destroy him reminds me of an old story.

Afghanistan Could Ruin Everything--Soon!

Michael Wolff | Posted 10.18.2009 | Politics


Michael Wolff

What are they going to do about Afghanistan? And how much time do they have left to do it? I figure a month.

Who Will Be Hurt if the Democrats Pass Health Care Alone

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 10.18.2009 | Politics


Lincoln Mitchell

If the Democrats pass the health care bill, and are able to do it with a public option, the Republicans will have once again put themselves on the opposing side of groundbreaking legislation.

Obama's Best Frenemy

Glenn Hurowitz | Posted 10.17.2009 | Politics


Glenn Hurowitz

Obama put his persuasive power on hold while he got sucked into an insider negotiation with Congressional centrists -- and has been unable to make a morally compelling case for his agenda.

Senator Kennedy and Legislative Liberalism

Julian E. Zelizer | Posted 09.29.2009 | Politics


Julian E. Zelizer

Freed from his own presidential aspirations after the 1980 primaries, Ted Kennedy was able to concentrate on taking the fight directly to Congress. In doing so, he made liberalism a legislative reality.

Congressman Waxman: What Americans Need to Know About Health Care

Kathleen Wells, J.D. | Posted 09.27.2009 | Politics


Kathleen Wells, J.D.

Last week, Rep. Waxman paneled a discussion at UCLA on climate change. Later, he was gracious enough to sit down with me for an interview.

Sam Stein

Pics: Dem Party Offices In Denver Vandalized, 11 Windows Broken

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 09.25.2009 | Politics


The Colorado Democratic Party headquarters in Denver was vandalized this past week in what party officials say was a protest against President Obama's...

Health Care Reform and the Democratic Party

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 09.24.2009 | Politics


Lincoln Mitchell

If the Democrats manage to lose health care reform to internal fighting and its own conservative wing, the question of what the Democratic Party can do, or what it is for, will be hard to avoid.

It Was Never Fair and Balanced -- Now It's Not Even News

Larry Gellman | Posted 09.24.2009 | Media


Larry Gellman

What we now see on cable TV is nothing resembling news. The entertainers who pose as newsmen now routinely spew lies, distortions, and biased opinions or provide a platforms of legitimacy to the sociopaths who do.

Health Care, Tribal Warfare, and The Nation's Health

Paul David Walker | Posted 09.24.2009 | Politics


Paul David Walker

If we do not stop fighting each other, we will fall behind as a nation-state.

Political Haiku: Bipartisanshit

Frank Dwyer | Posted 09.19.2009 | Politics


Frank Dwyer

Obama and Dems achieve bail-out miracle: near-dead GOP.

"Hispanic Karl Rove" Helps Shape Democratic Party "Centrist" Positions

Bruce Wilson | Posted 09.17.2009 | Politics


Bruce Wilson

Does Karl Rove help shape Democratic Party "Third Way" positions on reproductive and gay rights? Well, no. But the "Hispanic Karl Rove," the Reverend Samuel Rodriguez, does.

Gavin Newsom's Impressive Town Hall in Sacramento

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 09.14.2009 | Politics


Joseph A. Palermo

Mayor Newsom is the most exciting thing to happen to California politics in years. He promises to lift California out of the morass that the deadening hands of the GOP have submerged us in.