Orin Hatch

Who Will Step Into Ted Kennedy's Shoes on Health Care

Sandy Maisel | Posted 10.31.2009 | Politics


Sandy Maisel

Some see Kennedy's legacy as the roaring liberal lion, ready to express moral outrage. And surely he was that. But his lasting legacy may well be as the respected legislator who could reach across the aisle.

Rooting for the Worst

Michael Roth | Posted 08.22.2009 | Politics


Michael Roth

They want the president to fail. That's the drumbeat we've heard for months now. What makes opposition take the form of rooting for the worst outcome?

Sam Stein

GOP Stressed Gonzales' Hispanic Roots In 2005

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 06.27.2009 | Politics


One of the more provocative critiques to come from conservatives concerning the appointment of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court has been the charg...

Five Current Republican Senators Voted For Sotomayor in '98

Politico | Posted 06.26.2009 | Politics


A bit of relevant history: Five Seven current Senate Republicans -- plus Arlen Specter -- voted for Sonia Sotomayor during her highly contested federa...

Sam Stein

Hatch: Kagan And Sotomayor Would Present "Real Dilemma" To Oppose

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 06.08.2009 | Politics


A top Republican Senator on the Judiciary committee suggested on Thursday that two of the people widely believed to be under consideration for a Supre...

Sam Stein

Gibbs: No Supreme Court Decision This Week

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 06.05.2009 | Politics


Batting down suggestions from longtime Republican Judiciary Committee member Orrin Hatch, Robert Gibbs said on Tuesday that the president would not ha...

Sam Stein

GOP Begins Laying Out Campaign Against Obama's Court Pick

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 06.03.2009 | Politics


The framework of the forthcoming battle over Barack Obama's Supreme Court pick began to materialize on Sunday, as a range of Republican officials sent...

Sam Stein

Grassley, Kyl, Sessions Could Take Specter's Powerful Judiciary Committee Post

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 06.03.2009 | Politics


One of the key, as yet undetermined factors in whether Barack Obama will get his Supreme Court pick seated is which Republican will take over as ranki...

CNN's Wolf Blitzer Lapdogs While Senator Hatch Lies

Josh Silver | Posted 03.27.2009 | Media


Josh Silver

Without fearless, vigilant questioning, spin masters like Hatch will turn Bush's financial crisis into Obama's financial crisis in a few months rather than a few years.

A Vet's Message To The GOP on Veterans Day -- Shove It

Bob Geiger | Posted 12.12.2008 | Politics


Bob Geiger

I see Republicans turning up on Veterans Day with their flowery pronouncements of how much we Vets mean to them when they prove at every turn that they really don't give a damn about the troops.

When It All Falls Down

Steven G. Brant | Posted 11.15.2008 | Politics


Steven G. Brant

I recommend that all of you start thinking about being compassionate to those you know who are about to suffer from the death of a world view that McCain's loss represents.

Ted Stevens Trial Witness List Features Kennedy, Powell And Leahy

AP | JESSE J. HOLLAND and MATT APUZZO | Posted 11.03.2008 | Politics


WASHINGTON — As many as five senators and a former secretary of state may take the stand at the corruption trial of Sen. Ted Stevens in coming w...

Why Don't Women Politicians Sleep Around?

Lisa Earle McLeod | Posted 09.18.2008 | Living


Lisa Earle McLeod

I know that women cheat -- statistics reveal that the number of married women having affairs is on the rise. But why aren't powerful, middle-aged political women ever caught in sex scandals?