Jack Kemp

RIP Robert Novak

Ron Mwangaguhunga | Posted 09.18.2009 | Media


Ron Mwangaguhunga

Novak, aware of that natural weakness in his personality, never tired of seeking a more harmonious sense of being. That, I think, is what made Novak ultimately a good man.

Medals Of Freedom: Obama Honors Ted Kennedy, Harvey Milk And 14 Others

AP/Huffington Post | Posted 08.30.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 16 people, including political ally Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, ...

Open Letter to Republican Gov. Romney, Rep. Cantor, and Gov. Bush from a Black Republican

Sophia A. Nelson | Posted 07.04.2009 | Politics


Sophia A. Nelson

The GOP must have a place for Republicans like Colin Powell and Olympia Snow who are less conservative -- but who believe in core Republican principles.

A Great American Servant

Cory Booker | Posted 06.15.2009 | Politics


Cory Booker

Though I had met him only once, following Jack Kemp was a gift; he challenged me, forced me to defend positions and invited me to engage in more dispassionate objective analysis of facts.

Godspeed, GOP

Eric Schmeltzer | Posted 06.13.2009 | Politics


Eric Schmeltzer

By focusing on tea parties that protest everything and offer nothing, Republicans aren't just on their way off the rails on a crazy train, they're about to head straight into the sun, warp factor 10.

Jack Kemp: The True Purple Nation Leader

Lanny Davis | Posted 06.11.2009 | Politics

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Lanny Davis

Jack Kemp was a man who stood firm on his conservative convictions, yet willing to reach out and debate liberals like me and many others with respect.

Left, Right & Center: From Stress Tests to Jack Kemp

Huff Radio | Posted 06.09.2009 | Politics


Huff Radio

Alert the media -- banks need money! Who's stressed and who's reassured by the government's test of the banks' capitalization? Plus we remember Jack Kemp.

The Grand Old Party of Secession

Manisha Sinha | Posted 06.08.2009 | Politics


Manisha Sinha

Commentators view the rapid exit of moderates like Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania from the GOP as a culmination of its increasing political narrowness and ideological rigidity.

Jack Kemp and the Failed Republican Urban Agenda

Harry Moroz | Posted 06.08.2009 | Politics


Harry Moroz

Jack Kemp should be remembered as the lone conservative voice to speak about the importance of cities at least since the federal government turned its back on urban areas.

The GOP & Jack Kemp's Example: Inclusion Matters or the Party of Lincoln Will Perish

Sophia A. Nelson | Posted 06.08.2009 | Politics


Sophia A. Nelson

Jack Kemp was everybody's favorite Republican/Conservative. The GOP leadership would do well to model itself after him in class, temperament and substance.

Specter: Jack Kemp's Death May Have Been Caused By GOP Priorities

Huffington Post | Katharine Zaleski | Posted 06.04.2009 | Politics


Sen. Arlen Specter went on CBS News' "Face The Nation" with Bob Schieffer on Sunday to discuss his recent switch to the Democratic Party. Asked whe...

Jack Kemp: Obama Offers Tribute, Condolences

The Huffington Post | Posted 06.03.2009 | Politics


President Obama has released a statement praising former congressman Jack Kemp, who died Saturday of cancer. "Jack Kemp's commitment to public servic...

Jack Kemp, Dick Cheney and "The Good Republican"

David Wild | Posted 06.03.2009 | Politics


David Wild

Jack Kemp was always considered another "Good Republican" in my house -- and of course it didn't hurt his standing with me that he had been a pretty fine quarterback first.

Jack Kemp Dies

AP | MATT APUZZO and CAROLYN THOMPSON | Posted 06.02.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — Jack Kemp, the ex-quarterback, congressman, one-time vice-presidential nominee and self-described "bleeding-heart conservative," di...

John McCain's Flat Tax October Surprise

Chris Kelly | Posted 11.17.2008 | Politics


Chris Kelly

I think John McCain is planning our terror. I think John McCain is going to pitch the Flat Tax. Dangerous? Erratic? Crazy? You mean, as opposed to Vice President Miss Wasilla?

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

Mark Nickolas | Posted 09.19.2008 | Politics


Mark Nickolas

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

Bush's Worst Legacy -- The Desecration of "Patriotism"

Larry Gellman | Posted 09.06.2008 | Politics


Larry Gellman

Before Bush, we could rightfully claim to be a moral country that refused to torture and demean people in the same ways as those countries we have criticized in the past. No more.

The New Dirty Politics McCain

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 09.06.2008 | Politics


Frank Schaeffer

The new Dirty Politics McCain is the Republican's man of the hour, and Republican heavy hitters are conveniently forgetting that for years they have regarded McCain as mentally unfit for the presidency.