motherjones.com - 11/21/2008
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Washington Dispatch: Addressing the Federalist Society, the top Senate Republican went light on the red meat—except when it came to judges. By Stephanie Mencimer November 20, 2008 Having narrowly survived his reelection campaign, Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) was in an ...
townhall.com - 11/16/2008
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After the 2006 election, the question you heard
conservatives asking over and over again was, "Did the...
Republicans learn anything from their defeat?" As we now know, regrettably the answer to that question is "no" -- and so we're back once again ...
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John Hawkins : Say "Enough's Enough" And Do Your Part ...
cnsnews.com - 11/25/2008
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(CNSNews.com) - Federal judicial nominees selected because of
their ability to empathize with politically correct groups must...
show that they will not deviate from their solemn oath to execute the law, even when it runs counter to their personal ...
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Judicial Nominees under Obama Must Keep ‘Oath’ to ...
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... any other group rolling the aisle. The FedSocs, however, took it all seriously. The part about how Barack Obama should be bipartisan, something McConnell has been so very good at. The part about how Obama should govern from the center, defined, of course, by McConnell and the crew that gauges the center with a heavy thumb on the scales. And the funniest part of all, about how Obama shouldn't appoint judges based on ideology. Stephanie Mencimer at Mother Jones writes: ...
Forget Hillary (For the Moment); There Are Bigger Issues To Ponder
David Corn —
Barack Obama wins. Mitch McConnell is talking nice about the president-elect. And Henry Waxman bounces John Dingell from the chairmanship of the all-powerful House energy and commerce committee.
It's a good time to be a liberal in Washington.
Sure, Clintonites are scoring well in the Obama administration sweepstakes, and the Clinton years are remembered by liberals for the exasperating triangulations of Bill, Hill and their crew. But the combo of Obama's triumph and the far-from-over economic meltdown has provided liberals with their best opening since ...
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McConnell Suggests an Agenda for Obama
briefingroom.thehill.com 11/17/2008 — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) today outlined a list of "big issues" he thinks President-elect Barack Obama and Republicans can agree on and pledged his own readiness to work with the Illinois Democrat.
"I hope President-elect Obama ...
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Rep. Rahm Emanuel, the incoming White House chief of staff for President-elect Barack Obama, will hold courtesy calls with House and Senate leaders today.
At 2 p.m., Emanuel will meet with Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and the rest of the GOP leadership from that chamber. One-on-one ...
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