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Scozzafava Tells Her Story: 'My Name's A Verb Now'

Washington Post | Jason Horowitz | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics


Over Halloween weekend, Dede Scozzafava morphed from a rosy-cheeked Republican mom to a political figure of speech. "My name's a verb now," she said....

Michael Steele: Co-ops 'Backdoor' To Public Option

AP | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — Republican Party Chairman Michael Steele says he fears the health insurance cooperatives envisioned in the bill the Senate Finance ...

Michael Steele On Why GOP Didn't Pursue Health Care Reform In The Past: 'We Tripped Ourselves Up" (VIDEO)

Posted 09.25.2009 | Politics


Michael Steele admitted on Tuesday night that Republican lawmakers failed to do anything about reforming the health care system when they were in cont...

President Obama's FDR Problem

Stephen C. Rose | Posted 07.15.2009 | Politics


Stephen C. Rose

President Obama is the first president in my memory to have the FDR problem. That problem in a word is hate. The reason is the same.

Michael Steele On Letterman: "Time To Turn The Channel"

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 07.12.2009 | Politics


Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele has suggested tuning out David Letterman over his jokes about Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. Letterm...

Hispanic Republicans: RNC Hiring Leaves Us "Extremely Disheartened"

Politico | Posted 06.21.2009 | Politics


Hispanic Republican leaders say they've lost patience with promises from Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele to hire high-profile Hi...

RNC "Democrat Socialist" Resolution Tweaked To Avoid Showdown With Steele

AP | BEN EVANS | Posted 06.20.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — Republican Party leaders are trying to avoid a public confrontation over a GOP-led effort to rename the Democratic Party the "Socia...

WATCH: Republicans Debate "Socialist" Resolution

David Murdock | Posted 06.20.2009 | Politics


David Murdock

The RNC concludes a special session this afternoon with a much-anticipated vote on a resolution to re-brand the Democratic Party as the "Democrat Socialist Party."

The Plan of Steele

Lizz Winstead | Posted 06.19.2009 | Comedy


Lizz Winstead

It's not just the gay married types draining revenue from American businesses. Look at all those child labor laws that were shoved down our throats. They are really cutting into the bottom line.

"Democrat Socialist Party" Resolution Will Pass RNC: Member

Politico | Posted 06.13.2009 | Politics


A member of the Republican National Committee told me Tuesday that when the RNC meets in an extraordinary special session next week, it will approve a...

Romney Camp Balks At Steele's Mormonism Comments

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 06.11.2009 | Politics


When guest-hosting Bill Bennett's radio show last Friday, Republican National Committee chair stumbled into another embarrassing public statement. Ove...

GOP Discovers How Not to Steele an Election

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 05.01.2009 | Politics


Robert J. Elisberg

The problem with Michael Steele isn't that he puts his foot in his mouth more than a six-month toddler. The problem isn't even that he postures as if he has authority with the American people.

Steele To GOP: "We Lost Our Minds"

AP | Posted 04.23.2009 | Politics


LITTLETON, Colo. - Republicans better stop whining and start thinking of new electoral strategies to return to prominence, the new head of the Republi...

RNC Fundraising Strikingly Low: More Trouble For Steele

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 04.17.2009 | Politics


As Chairman Michael Steele prepares to redecorate his office, the Republican National Committee is expected to announce "markedly low fundraising numb...

Steele Redecorating Office With Scarce RNC Funds

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 04.16.2009 | Politics


Roll Call reports that, even as rumors of his ouster circulate, Republican National Committee chair is redecorating his office: As criticism of Stee...

Norm Coleman Rumored To Be Replacing Steele At RNC

The Marathon Blog | Posted 04.16.2009 | Politics


Buzz is brewing that former Senator Norm Coleman is becoming the consensus pick to take over for Michael Steele. Democrats have every incentive to dr...

Steele Ally Pleads With RNC Members To Support Chairman

CNN | Posted 04.13.2009 | Politics


A top ally of embattled Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele called on GOP leaders and activists Thursday to publicly state their sup...

Steele's Position On Abortion Isn't New, Was Available For RNC All Along

The Marathon Blog | Posted 04.12.2009 | Politics


Michael Steele's comments to GQ on choice have been provoking a lot of right wing ire, but conservatives shouldn't be shocked. Presumably they checke...

Michael Steele: Abortion Is An "Individual Choice"

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 04.11.2009 | Politics


UPDATE: Michael Steele has clarified his position on abortion in a statement: "I am pro-life, always have been, always will be. I tried to present w...

Specter On Steele: "I Wouldn't Pay A Whole Lot Of Attention To Him"

Think Progress | Posted 04.10.2009 | Politics


This morning, Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) spoke to Pennsylvania radio show "The Morning News with Nancy and Kevin," where he was asked who led the Repub...

Steele's Fate May Rest On New York Special Election

FiveThirtyEight | Posted 04.10.2009 | Politics


As controversy swirls around Michael Steele's drama-laden debut as Republican National Committee Chairman, speculation about whether he'll remain in t...

Steele: Limbaugh Spat A "Sideshow Distraction"

AP | Posted 04.04.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — Republican Party Chairman Michael Steele now says the sparring between himself and conservative radio commentator Rush Limbaugh was...

Michael Steele's Heavy Handed Hip Hop

Ari Melber | Posted 05.06.2009 | Politics


Ari Melber

The GOP cultural flailing might seem like little more than fodder for the late-night shows, but it also reinforces the demographic conundrum facing Republicans. And no, I'm not just talking about race.

Pay No Attention to The Party Behind The Curtain

Stephen Herrington | Posted 04.02.2009 | Politics


Stephen Herrington

The face of the Republican Party has become a buffet of jarring personalities. Bobby Jindal might easily be replaced by a rubber duck. Sarah Palin ...

Steele Crazy After All This Year

Ellis Weiner | Posted 03.11.2009 | Politics


Ellis Weiner

We are witnessing, not so much the collapse of the Republican Party, as its slide into insanity. What was the GOP's great accomplishment last week? A show of "unity" enough to block the first stimulus package.