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In April of this year Karl Rove and former Republican National Committee Chairman Ed Gillespie launched American Crossroads, billed as "an independent, national grassroots political organization whose mission is to speak out in support of conservative issues and candidates across America.""Independent?" Besides Rove and Gillespie:"American Crossroads...is the brainchild of a team of veteran GOP consultants, including former RNC chairman Mike Duncan, Republican operative Jim Dyke and Steven J. Law, who is leaving his perch as...

It appears that Republicans are following the advice of Rep. Peter King (R-NY) about laying out their plans for what they would do should they regain control of the House in the November mid-term elections. On Bill Bennett's radio program last Thursday, Rep. King said this:"I don't think we have to lay out a complete agenda, from top to bottom, because then we would have the national mainstream media jumping on every point trying...

God's Own Party is on the march. Sharron Angle, speaking to Ralph Reed:Reed: Sharron, you really came, maybe not out of nowhere but the back of the pack to win the Republican primary here in Nevada. There is a new poll out this week that shows you leading Harry Reid by 7 or 8 points. How do you explain all this? Your now a national story, are you kind of overwhelmed by it all?Angle: Not...

Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) made headlines recently by declaring that Reagan wouldn't be electable in today's Republican Party. He's right. Senator Graham points out that that the Tea Party wishes to take their country back, but when asked what they'll do with it when they get it, have no ideas. No solutions. Nothing but blank stares and silence. This contradicts the image of Saint Ronald Reagan, the Messiah of the Republican Party. Even those...

Remember that jobs bill the Republicans killed last week?  The one that Desperado wrote about that killed unemployment benefits for millions of unemployed Americans unable to find work? Did you know that the National Flood Insurance Program funding was killed as well?  For the fourth time this year?  This time, no emergency extention came, as the Republicans that kept blocking the filibuster in the past finally caved.  In case you're wondering, those Senators were Scott...

I'm feeling a bit under the weather and wanted to turn the discussion back over to you guys today. I read a poll last week that tied Bill White up with Rick Perry.  That's great news given he faces low name recognition as it is state-wide. Question:  You are Bill White's campaign manager.  What does he need to do to win in this heavily red state?...

I hope Harry Reid made a stop this morning at Caesar' s Palace or the Golden Nugget and put down a very large wager on his favorite game of chance. In spite of approval ratings hovering in the 30's, Sen. Reid has to feel like the luckiest man in the state of Nevada after the results of last night's Republican primary contest to decide his challenger in November. Who woulda thunk that of the 2...

I'm a politics nerd. I admit it. I've heard Chuck Todd of MSNBC say that he wishes every day was election day. Me too, Chuck. Me, too. While others peruse TMZ for the latest in the Lindsay Lohan downward spiral, I check out Real Clear Politics to check out the latest polls in Congressional and Gubernatorial contests all across America. A big enough swing in the results will prompt me to call my very...

I read the news today:Arlen Specter switched parties because he couldn't win the Republican primary, now he loses the Democratic primary to Joe Sestak. This just in Arlen, it's not about party this year, the key word is "incumbent." You're 80 years old, you've been in the Senate for 30 years. Your time is up. Mitch McConnell's hand-picked candidate to succeed Jim Bunning got smoked by Tea Party favorite Rand Paul in the Republican senatorial...

Our friend, JC, from Chicago, has agreed to contribute this piece for us.  JC worked with Obama for America in Arizona in 2008. I feel it important that I introduce myself by scolding America. No offense meant, but I think we're past time for it. Politics in America has dissolved into a spectacle of posturing and theater that would make Vince McMahon say "Guys, tone it down a little, okay?" even as his own wife seeks...