Gop Opposition

Whatever Happened to an Opposition Party?

Curtis Roosevelt | Posted 09.01.2011

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Curtis Roosevelt

An established democracy, in whatever form, requires a majority that works with a critical opposition offering constructive alternatives -- not that ships them off or rubs them out.

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Sam Stein

Matthew Dowd: GOP Playing With Fire On Health Care

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Former Bush strategist Matthew Dowd, who was something of a reliable GOP heretic during the 2008 campaign, offered another off-message moment on Sunda...

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Sam Stein

White House Compares Sotomayor To Souter

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Perhaps the most effective argument the White House can make in getting Sotomayor an easy confirmation among the Senate GOP is to make the case that s...

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Obama: Use This And the Jobs Bill Will Pass With a 100 Vote Margin

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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MJ Rosenberg

Our best salesman is Obama. There is no house or senate member who this president cannot roll over.

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Sam Stein

House Republicans: "We Are Feeling Pretty Relevant"

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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With each day passing, Republicans in the House seem more emboldened in their opposition to the stimulus package making its way through Congress. Part...

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Sam Stein

Clyburn On GOP Stimulus Opposition: We Won, Now Move On

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Barack Obama and his team of advisers have framed the process of crafting a stimulus package as one that will be inclusive and bipartisan in nature. ...

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Sam Stein

GOP Signals Heated Confirmation Battle Over Holder

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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More signs have emerged that Eric Holder's nomination for Attorney General will face a bitter committee fight as Republican Senators on Thursday criti...

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