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The GOP "Comeback" is Really a Throwback

Nathan Daschle | Posted 11.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Democratic Governors Association, Josh Penry, Gop, Virginia Governors Race, Rush Limbaugh, Martin O'Malley, Haley Barbour, Joe Wilson, Sarah Palin, Michael Steele, Glenn Beck, Daschle, Governors, New Jersey Governor Race, Republican Governors Association, Politics News

American voters will reward the party that optimistically puts forth a concrete plan to return prosperity. And while the jury on the new administration is still out, the case against the GOP has long been closed.

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Will the GOP Nominate a Climate Change Denier in 2012?

Josh Nelson | Posted 11.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gop, Haley Barbour, Bobby Jindal, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Global Warming, Sarah Palin, Climate Change, 2012 Republican Primary, Dick Cheney, 2012 Presidential Election, Mike Huckabee, Tim Pawlenty, Republicans, Energy, Politics News

Of the early contenders for the Republican nomination, five outright deny or question climate science, while the remaining three are opposed to all meaningful action.

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GOP Presidential Candidates Already Jockeying For 2012 Election

AP | LIZ SIDOTI | Posted 11.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Vice President, Michael Steele, White House, Gop, 2012 Elections, Haley Barbour, Mitt Romney, Obama, Newt Gingrich, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, 2012, Mike Huckabee, ny23, New York 23, New Hampshire, Iowa, Pataki, Tim Pawlenty, Fundraising, Republican Party, Politics News

WASHINGTON — Sarah Palin is embarking on a book tour. Tim Pawlenty is building a national political operation. Mitt Romney is weighing in on the...

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GOP Favors Public Option for Property, Not People

David Cay Johnston | Posted 11.23.2009 | Politics

The bias in favor of property over people should be ended with all deliberate speed by raising the standard for people to that of property. A public option would be one small step in that direction.

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Pawlenty Named Vice Chair Of GOP Govs. Association

Politico | Posted 08.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Rga Pawlenty, Haley Barbour, Pawlenty, Minnesota-Governor-Tim-Pawlenty, Mark Sanfrod, Rga, Rga Vice Chair, Republican Governors Association, Politics News

The Republican Governors Association will name Tim Pawlenty as its vice-chair Monday, giving the Minnesota governor a national leadership post he can ...

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Romney For President, But Palin More Popular: Poll

The Huffington Post | Susan Crile | Posted 08.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Republican Party, Gop, Haley Barbour, Gallup Poll, 2012 Presidential Election, Mike Huckabee, Sarah Palin, Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty, Newt Gingrich, Palin, Republicans, Politics News

Republicans would like to see Mitt Romney run for president again in 2012, a new poll suggests. The Gallup poll, released on Wednesday, asked Republ...

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Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour To Replace Sanford As Head Of Republican Governors Association

CNN | Posted 07.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Governor Haley Barbour, Mississippi, Haley Barbour, Governor Mark Sanford, South Carolina, Sanford, Argentina, Sanford Affair, Republican Governors Association, Politics News

Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour has assumed the chairmanship of the Republican Governors Association, CNN has learned....

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Mississippi Legalizes Same-Dad Marriage

Jerome Halligan | Posted 07.04.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Marriage, Haley Barbour, Gay Marriage, Same Sex Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage, Comedy News

"Marriage, in my view, is a sacred sacrament between a man and a woman," he said. "Not a man and a man, or a woman and a woman. A man and a woman, who may or may not be related."

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Sticks and Stones: Who Says the GOP Doesn't Have a Strategy?

Rick Horowitz | Posted 06.23.2009 | Politics

You can understand how disappointing it must have been, especially for the folks who'd dreamed up the idea in the first place. They had to compromise,...

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Rebranding Will Not Be Enough For These Republicans

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 06.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Bobby Jindal, Haley Barbour, President Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Mitt Romney, Republican Party, Sarah Palin, Jeb Bush, Politics News

Simply rebranding the Republican Party by somehow updating its image, with apologies to Sarah Palin, really is putting lipstick on a pig. Their problems go much deeper than that.

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New Jersey's Leading Candidate for Governor Says He Might Reject Obama Stimulus Aid

John R. Bohrer | Posted 04.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mark Sanford, Chris Christie, Economic Stimulus Package, New Jersey, Haley Barbour, Bobby Jindal, Christopher Christie, Christopher J. Christie, Barack Obama, Politics News

It appears the good poll numbers have gone to Chris Christie's head, because now he's modeling himself after anti-stimulus Republican Governors Sanford, Jindal and Barbour.

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Mississippi House Votes To Accept All Stimulus Money, Defying GOP Governor

Think Progress | Posted 04.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gop Stimulus, Mississippi, Economic Stimulus Package, Bobby Jindal, Haley Barbour, Stimulus Package, Stimulus Money, Politics News

Last month, Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour (R) criticized "excess spending" in the federal recovery package, saying he (like Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jind...

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Dinner with Terry McAuliffe

Mike Stark | Posted 04.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Terry McAuliffe, Virginia Governor Primary, Virginia, T-Mac, Terry McAuliffe Haley Barbour, Mcauliffe Virginia, Haley Barbour, McAuliffe Taxes, Politics News

I nearly fell out of my chair when T-Mac openly admired the steps Haley Barbour has taken in Mississippi to attract business. Haley Barbour? But that wasn't the only thing Terry said that left me agape.

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GOP Govs Raising Money Off Jindal's Speech

The Hill | Posted 03.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mark Sanford, Bobby Jindal Governor, Republican Governors, Haley Barbour, Bobby Jindal, Tim Pawlenty, Rga, GOP Governors, thegopcomeback.com, Jindal Speech, Republican Governors Association, Jindal, Politics News

The Republican Governors Association liked Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's (R) Tuesday night speech enough to feature it in a new fundraising campaign -...

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Grateful Nation Thanks Jindal for Gift of Laughter

Andy Borowitz | Posted 02.25.2009 | Comedy

Read More: REPUBLICAN GOVERNORS HATE the STIMULUS Economic Stimulus Package, Republican Governors, Bobby Jindal, Haley Barbour, 100 Days, Republican Governors Stimulus, Obama Speech, Obama Administration, Obama State of the Union, State of the Union, Barack Obama, Comedy News

Across the country, Americans of all walks of life are giving thanks to Gov. Jindal for giving them the most precious gift of all: the gift of laughter.

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Stimulus-Hating Governors Need Money More Than Others

Mike Papantonio | Posted 03.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mark Sanford, Health Care, Haley Barbour, Bobby Jindal, Stimulus Package, Mike Papantonio, Recession, Rick Perry, Sarah Palin, Economy, Economic Crisis, Politics News

Mississippi has one of the highest poverty levels in America, and yet Gov. Haley Barbour has joined the ranks of GOP governors who say they don't want any of Obama's stimulus money.

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How Much Will Bobby Jindal Hate the Unemployed Tonight?

Bill Scher | Posted 03.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Unemployment Insurance, Jindal, Republican Governors, Economic Stimulus Package, Haley Barbour, Bobby Jindal, Republican Governors Stimulus, 100 Days, Obama Speech, Obama Administration, Obama State of the Union, Jindal Speech, Barack Obama, State of the Union, Politics News

When Gov. Jindal formally responds to the president tonight, and introduces himself to much of America, will he make central his bizarre crusade against increased unemployment benefits?

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'Democrat Party' Lives On In Allegedly Post-Partisan World

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 03.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Darrell Issa, Republican Party, Haley Barbour, Tom Delay, Democrat Party, Barack Obama, Gop, Roy Blunt, Politics News

In 1996, the Republican Party removed all reference in its platform to an entity known as the "Democratic Party" and officially renamed it the "Democr...

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Republican Party Fix? An Overload of Cute, Starring Bobby Jindal

Phil Bronstein | Posted 03.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Politics, Gop, Economic Stimulus Package, Phil Bronstein, Bobby Jindal, Republicans, Mark Sanford, Republican Governors, Haley Barbour, Republican Governors Stimulus, Politics News

Whenever our Republican representatives show up on the cable channels, they look like a 1950s high school principal who just caught you cheating. Pinched, stern, and scolding. Definitely not cute.

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Are GOP Governors Who Turn Down Stimulus Money Unpatriotic?

Mitchell Bard | Posted 03.26.2009 | Politics

Bobby Jindal is playing politics, branding himself and his party in an effort to return to power, all at the expense of the people of his state.

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Neo-Confederacy Erupts with Governors' Rejection of Stimulus Money

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 03.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Southern Republicans, Mark Sanford, George W. Bush, Confederate Flag, South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford, Reconstruction, Attorney General Eric Holder, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Representative James Clyburn, Sarah Palin, Budget Deal, Governors Reject Stimulus Aid, Rick Perry, Bill Frist, Arlen Specter, Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour, Republican National Committee, John McCain, State Budget Cuts, Bobby Jindal, Haley Barbour, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, President Barack Obama, Economic Crisis, President Andrew Johnson, Gary Coleman, Opposition to Stimulus Bill, Southern Governors Reject Stimulus Money, Recall Election, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, Susan Collins, Opposition to Receiving Stimulus Money, Olympia Snow, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Texas Governor Rick Perry, Tom Delay, Council of Conservative Citizens, Barry Goldwater, Stimulus Bill, Southernizing the Republican Party, Neo-Confederacy, Politics News

Today, the Neo-Confederacy obstructs the federal government's attempt to alleviate some of the suffering of the descendants of those slaves even while the nation endures its worst economic disaster in 70 years.

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The Republican War Against Jobs

Jacob Heilbrunn | Posted 03.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Republican Governors, Economic Stimulus Package, Bobby Jindal, Haley Barbour, Republican Governors Stimulus, Politics News

If these Republican Governors carry through on their grandstanding, voters in their states should launch a recall effort.

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Dem Governors Skeptical Of Stimulus Boycott

Politico | Andy Barr | Posted 03.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mark Sanford, National Governors Association, Ed Rendell, Bobby Jindal, Haley Barbour, Politics News

Many of the Democratic governors assembled in Washington this weekend for the National Governors Association's annual meeting doubt that four Republic...

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Scritti Politti: February 20, 2009

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 03.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bureaucracy, Federal Government, New York Post Monkey Cartoon, Ricky Gervais, Haley Barbour, Hugh Jackman, Bobby Jindal, Chimpanzee Attack, Mark Sanford, Sarah Palin, Economic Stimulus, Monkey, Worcester's Buttonquail, Academy Awards, Politics News

If you've spent any time in the Federal bureaucracy - or just a half-hour in the basement of the General Services Administration building - you know: ...

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