CHARLESTON — Doug Skaff, who for the past couple of years has served as leader of the Democratic caucus in the House of Delegates, Thursday said he has changed his […]
Tag: Republican Party
McCarthy victim of long GOP revolution
by Carl P. Leubsdorf Years of broken promises, political reversals and obeisance to the GOP’s Trumpian elements finally caught up this week with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. By reneging on […]
House GOP’s shutdown politics dumb
by Jackie Calmes For years, I stalked the Capitol halls amid Congress’ fiscal-year-end follies, waiting with other reporters for a breakthrough to end the latest faux crisis. I’m hard-pressed to […]
Conservatism, past and present
by William Natbony Being a conservative in 2023 does not have the same meaning as being a conservative in the 1980s … or even as recently as in 2015 (when […]
A sane, rational Republican
by Steven Roberts “Why Nikki Haley Scares the Biden Campaign,” headlines the New Republic. Vanity Fair asks: “Nikki Haley: Is She the Republicans’ Last, Best Hope for 2024?” Political analyst […]
Questions I would ask the GOP candidates
Tonight’s GOP primary debate in Milwaukee for the Republican candidates for the presidency will be more a Q&A session than a classic debate, but that’s OK. Viewers will have a […]
Republican voters are pushing their party toward a shutdown
by Jonathan Bernstein Republicans have been responsible for every extended government shutdown in U.S. history, and they will probably add to their total this fall. The latest New York Times/Siena […]
Corporations are evolving with the times. Former GOP allies aren’t
Remember when Republicans would boldly stand up to any attempts to tell capitalists how to run their businesses? The GOP still claims to be the pro-business party, but you wouldn’t […]
Tim Scott is the new Ronald Reagan
It’s been a while since we’ve heard the kind of optimism contained in Sen. Tim Scott’s (R-S.C.) announcement of a presidential run. Usually, it is gloom and doom, racism, white […]
Biden should ignore the debt ceiling
by Robert Reich I want to start today with a bit of history that sheds some light on what’s happening in Washington this week, and what Biden should do about […]
