Gop Attacks

Some GOP Strategists Worry That Aggressive Approach On Health Care Could Backfire

Wall Street Journal | JOHN D. MCKINNON | Posted 08.23.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON -- Republicans, seeking to regain political ground in the health-care debate, have launched a series of attacks on Democrats' overhaul plan...

GOP Women's Group In MD: 'Obama And Hitler Have A Great Deal In Common'

Huffington Post | Lila Shapiro | Posted 07.24.2009 | Politics


Godwin's Law proves itself again! This time from a reportedly prominent GOP group in Maryland, the Republican Women of Anne Arundel County (as ThinkP...

Chi-Town Activists? Joke Is On GOP

Robert Reed | Posted 10.05.2008 | Chicago


Robert Reed

Only someone with a sick sense of humor would deride activists who toil in Chicago's worst neighborhoods, dedicating time and effort to providing poor and disenfranchised citizens with a voice in the political and social process.

Obama On GOP Attacks: "If They Bring A Knife To The Fight, We Bring A Gun"

Wall Street Journal | Amy Chozick | Posted 06.22.2008 | Politics


Mobster wisdom tells us never to bring a knife to a gun fight. But what does political wisdom say about bringing a gun to a knife fight? That's exact...

Obama's Pastor Problem Moves Down South and Down Ballot

Daniel Nichanian | Posted 05.07.2008 | Home


Daniel Nichanian

First North Carolina, now Mississippi. Rev. Wright has become fair game for Republican campaigners. The GOP willingness to use Obama against down-ballot candidates does not bode well for Democrats.

Race, Class, Values: GOP Attacks Obama, Possibly In Effort To Buoy Clinton

New York Times | CARL HULSE | Posted 05.04.2008 | Politics


Senator Barack Obama is starring in a growing number of campaign commercials, but the latest batch is being underwritten by Republicans. In a sign th...