Republican Opposition

Mike Pence: House GOP Might Have Some Health Care Defectors

Washington Independent | David Weigel | Posted 11.16.2009 | Politics


At a breakfast sponsored by the American Spectator, I asked Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.), the House Republican Conference chairman what I thought would be...

Sam Stein

Ed Meese, Far-Right Reaganite, Hired By GOP To Coordinate Sotomayor Attack

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.20.2009 | Politics


In their battle against Obama's first Supreme Court nominee, Republicans in Congress have turned to an old hand. Ed Meese, the Reagan-era attorney gen...

The Supreme Court: New Face, Old Arguments

Stanley Kutler | Posted 06.29.2009 | Politics


Stanley Kutler

Sotomayor has the "right" gender, ethnicity, and experience; nevertheless, we can expect the Republicans to mount an "ideological" opposition.

Stimulus Heads To The Senate

Huffington Post | Marcus Baram | Posted 03.04.2009 | Politics


On Monday morning, Obama will meet with Democratic Congressional leaders to hash out strategy as the stimulus package heads to the Senate, where the b...

Sam Stein

GOP Looks Ahead To Fight With Obama For White House

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Heading into the primary season, conventional wisdom held that Hillary Clinton was virtually the only figure who could rally a divided and relatively ...