It is such roller coaster ride with these Republicans lately. This one was dangerously close, 5 more parted company with their base: The Senate gridlocked on the Iraq war in a sharply worded showdown on Saturday as Republicans foiled a Democratic attempt to rebuke President Bush over his deployment of 21,500 additional combat troops. The…

It’s a practically glowing review: All that aside, ” 1/2 Hour” definitely has its moments. Anchors “Jennifer Lange” and “Kent McNally” (Jenn Robertson and Kurt Long — why didn’t they just use their real names?) sit at a simple desk and deliver the facetious items without any of the dreadful, overboard mugging and mincing of…

I have never been so ashamed to be a Republican as I am today. They’ve given up being the small government party, they’ve given up on being pro-life, they’ve given up being the cut spending party, they’ve given being the more ethical party. But I would never expect them to give up being the pro-defense…

Does McCain think that he can win the Republican primary with this kind of legislative agenda? And presidential candidate John McCain, who is co-sponsoring climate legislation with Mr Lieberman, was emphatic on the need for new initiatives. “I am convinced that we have reached the tipping point and that the Congress of the United States…

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