The Draft Ed Lee campaign announced Tuesday that it is launching a new television and Internet advertisement campaign encouraging the interim mayor to run for the office in November, according to a statement from the campaign.
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New York passed same-sex marriage late Friday night, marking an enormous psychological victory for the gay rights movement. Republicans have been mostly silent in the wake of its passage, appearing unwilling to draw fire from the gay community.
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NBC’s David Gregory tried at least five times, today, to get House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan to criticize Newt Gingrich for his comments on last week’s Meet the Press. And five times Ryan politely declined to attack Newt.
His prepared answer, given in response to Gregory’s first two attempts: “The quote was deeply inaccurate and Newt has retracted it.”
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This morning Republicans are just beginning to assess the damage that former House Speaker and current presidential candidate Newt Gingrich has done to the GOP budget plan currently before Congress. On "Meet the Press" Sunday, Gingrich denounced House Budget Committee chairman Paul Ryan's plan to restructure Medicare, saying, "I don't think right-wing social engineering is any more desirable than left-wing social engineering. I don't think imposing radical change from the right or
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After President Obama uses the State of the Union address to call for increased "investment" in projects like high-speed rail and clean energy, Republicans will deliver a response emphasizing the urgent need to cut federal spending. House Budget Committee chairman Paul Ryan will do the talking, but the fact is, Republicans aren't speaking with one voice these days when it comes to the most important item on their agenda.
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After President Obama uses the State of the Union address to call for increased "investment" in projects like high-speed rail and clean energy, Republicans will deliver a response emphasizing the urgent need to cut federal spending. House Budget Committee chairman Paul Ryan will do the talking, but the fact is, Republicans aren't speaking with one voice these days when it comes to the most important item on their agenda.
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Democrats and Republicans Sunday squared off on whether they believe there are elements of racism in the Tea Party.
When asked about the Tea Party movement on CNN’s State of the Union, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., said there “are some members who have used the Tea Party… to exacerbate racial tensions in this country.” He cited “virulent” flyers directed at some members “that have clearly referenced race.”
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It started with President Obama's much-praised appearance before House Republicans on Jan. 29. Discussing last year's $787 billion stimulus bill, Obama accused the GOP of hypocrisy, saying lawmakers are returning to their districts to take credit for federal spending they opposed in Washington. "A lot of you have gone to appear at ribbon-cuttings for the same projects that you voted against," Obama said.
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In the early 1980s, while planning a vacation in Latin America, I went to bookstores to find histories of the region. All I could find were Marxist tracts arguing that "the people" were exploited by greedy corporations and military dictators, all propped up by the United States. Available literature on Latin America today includes much more sensible accounts.
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