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Anonymous Cowards And Their Enablers
Eschaton — Anonymous Cowards And Their Enablers I appreciate why reporters grant certain people anonymity , but sitting US Senators? WTF?

Let's party in the center with Senator Anonymous!
RedState: Conservative News and Community — (sarcasm for the sad) Unnamed Senator talks to Roger Simon of Politico.com: “I don’t think we have learned much from the election in terms of what people want to see,” he says. “We have the same gridlock." By the “same gridlock,” he means that party hard-liners, both Democrats and Republicans, will remain in control of the machinery of Congress. And that means more of the same. It means more politics as usual — especially in his party. "We need someone who speaks from the center,” he says. “Sarah Palin is not the voice of ...

If you don't name your source...
Stubborn Facts — ... ...I'm going to assume you're lying, and that you made every word up. That's the bottom line after a campaign season where the media has proven itself utterly untrustworthy. Don't tell us it's based on "anonymous sources" - why the hell should we trust you?! ...

Anonymous Republican Senator: The GOP Hasn’t Learned Its Lesson
Say Anything — ... But what’s interesting is that this coward, who apparently sees problems with in his own party but lacks the courage to put his name to his own criticism, seems to think that the GOP needs to get more moderate to win elections. ...

Anonymous Republican Senator: The GOP Hasn’t Learned Its Lesson
Say Anything — ... But what’s interesting is that this coward, who apparently sees problems with in his own party but lacks the courage to put his name to his own criticism, seems to think that the GOP needs to get more moderate to win elections. ...

Big Changes In The Senate As The Parties Gear Up For Another GOP Drubbing In 2010
DownWithTyranny! — ... If Democrats are able to recruit top notch candidates they should be able to take out Judd Gregg (NH), Mel Martinez (FL), Jim Bunning (KY), and Arlen Specter (PA) and, if Obama and the Democrats do a good job cleaning up after Bush, Democrats will have a good shot at unseating pervert David "Diapers" Vitter (LA), George Voinovich (OH), Chuck Grassley (IA), Richard Burr (NC), Kit Bond (MO) and maybe even McCain (AZ). If Jim DeMint (SC) insists on personifying the face of extremist obstructionism there is even a chance that a decent Democrat-- if such a thing can be found for a ...

Was it Mel?
PoliPundit.com — Was it Mel? In another Diary, Jon Sandor provides a link to an anonymous republican Senator speaking to Politico. Some excerpts include; By the “same gridlock,” he means that party hard-liners, both Democrats and Republicans, will remain in control of the machinery of Congress. And that means more of the same. It means more politics as usual — especially in his party. So this Senator considers McConnel and Boehner as “hard liners.” But it gets better; He talks a little about immigration. He is a moderate on immigration, which is to say he is out of step with most of his party. ...

Cry Me A River, And Color Me Skeptical
Firedoglake — ... Feel that change? That kumbaya? That spirit of cooperation and bipartisan fantasy come true? Me neither.  The GOP wingnuttery set has been founded on a top-down, orders from above hierarchy for ages. Time will tell if their new esprit de corpse revives the stagnant reaches of independence and freedom as honored concepts. Color me skeptical that this is anything but an attempt to get their colors done and a switch from winter to spring on the outside. Beauty is as beauty does. Or in this case, likely doesn't.

Forget Sarah / Find Richard
The Moderate Voice — ... Over the last three weeks, I have come to a startling conclusion, the true believers in the Republican Party do not understand why they were showed the door on November 4th. As Roger Simon’s article points out, the power brokers of the party are still under the illusion that their message was correct, it was the fault of either the messenger (John McCain), the economy, or the current resident of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. ...

No More Mister Nice Blog — EVEN THE REPUBLICAN SENATOR WHO GETS IT DOESN'T COMPLETELY GET IT A lot of people are amused right now by this Politico storu: GOP senator: We haven't learned The Republican U.S. senator sits glumly across the restaurant table. "I don't think we have learned much from the election in terms of what people want to see," he says. "We have the same gridlock." By the "same gridlock," he means that party hard-liners, both Democrats and Republicans, will remain in control of the machinery of Congress. And that means more of the ...

Simon gets an earful
Political Animal — SIMON GETS AN EARFUL.... The Politico's Roger Simon apparently dined with a Republican U.S. senator recently, who gave him an earful about what ails the GOP. The old labels that the Republicans used to hang on the Democrats did not stick. "The Democrats talked about middle-class tax cuts! They weren't the party of the poor anymore! They weren't the party of gun control anymore! What did Republicans want? Tax cuts for the rich! And small government," he says. Small government -- the mantra of the Republican Party ever since Ronald Reagan -- will not work anymore, the ...

Ignore the Anonymous Cowards
The Sundries Shack — If the Republican party had any guts at all, they’d find out who these two “>Anonymous Senators are and publish their names. After all, if they have the guts to whinge to reporters about how the party needs to kick those Bible-thumping backwoods hick conservatives and embrace the warm tapioca of moderate Republicanism that’s won the party exactly no elections ever, they should have the guts to face the music. That’s assuming they’re two different people. The whole theme of “forget Reagan, Palin’s a clueless cow, moderates for TEH WIN!” seems to pop up enough that it ...

Our pistols are hungry and our tempers are short
The Sideshow — ... is right as usual about this article which is an interview with an anonymous US Senator. What the hell is that? OK, I realize it's Roger Simon, who was just as ridiculous in his previous employment (and good riddance), and it's Politico, but really, if they're anonymous you can just make the stuff up (which they do anyway). And what's the content that so urgently required anonymity? Just another Republican trying to deny the fact that the public rewarded them for their accomplishments this time. ...

Quote of the Day
Shakesville — "We can't revive the ghost of Ronald Reagan."—An anonymous Republican senator, grousing to The Politico's Roger Simon about the GOP's floundering attempts to appeal to the electorate. ...

In defense of "background"
The Reality-Based Community — ... think is wrong with this Roger Simon story about a Republican Senator worried about the increasing irrelevance to voters' concerns of the Republican message. It's not earth-shattering news, but it's mildly interesting analysis, and the nature of the source gives it some authority. Of course no one in his right mind would say such things for attribution unless he wanted to make himself into a Zell Miller or a Joe Lieberman. Benen and Atrios can huff all they want about "courage," but they don't have to run for re-election or deal with the rest of the Republican Caucus. I'd ...