Democratic Party

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  • Keep on whining, Republicans

    The more the GOP complains, the better Obama looks.
  • Passing energy legislation is a lot like cat herding

    Democrats are split over whether to support a climate change bill.
  • The Democrats have no more excuses

    With Arlen Specter and Al Franken, the Democrats will have 60 votes in the Senate. They can no longer blame Republicans for standing in the way of a progressive agenda.
  • The Specter of a shrinking GOP

    Arlen Specter's defection likely means a filibuster-proof Democratic Senate majority. Choose your metaphor -- rats, ships, small tents -- but will the last Republican to leave please turn out the light?
  • How Obama can succeed in the next 100 days and beyond

    His first 100 days has been a sprint. But the success of his second 100 days -- and his presidency -- hinges on a series of tough decisions.
  • Why can't conservatives admit George Bush broke America?

    From his undisclosed location, our undercover Wingnut explains why the right thinks George Bush has been unfairly criticized and will be vindicated by history.
  • Nelson on healthcare: Make me an offer I can't refuse

    The Nebraska Democrat thinks you've got an awfully nice reform package here, and it'd be a shame if something were to happen to it.
  • Will gay marriage still work as a Republican wedge issue?

    Salon's experts think the issue that helped George Bush win reelection in 2004 may have lost its electoral magic. But look for it to resurface in the 2012 GOP primaries.
  • You say "polarizing" like it's a bad thing

    Conservatives cite new poll to show that Obama isn't acting in a bipartisan fashion, but that's not what the results really mean.
  • With friends like these, who needs Republicans?

    After a successful press conference, the president works a tougher crowd –- congressional Democrats.
  • Are Democrats the party of Wall Street?

    The financial sector has been investing more and more in the Democratic Party recently.
  • Specter says he might pull a Lieberman

    The Pennsylvania senator says he's remaining a Republican, for now, but he won't rule out running as an Independent.
  • My family is feuding about politics

    We've got Republicans, we've got liberals, and it's getting ugly.
  • House Democrats considering second stimulus

    Advisors have told the House's Democratic caucus that the original $787 bill isn't enough to reach the administration's job goals.
  • Dems still dogged by infighting

    Some Democratic members of Congress are challenging their leadership; their reasons include a desire for a more moderate agenda.
  • Democrats: No so fast, Obama

    House Democrats from districts that McCain won in 2008 are starting to put the brakes on Obama's agenda.
  • Robin Hood Republicanism?

    If Democrats protect Wall Street at the expense of taxpayers, the GOP could revive its political prospects by embracing populism.
  • Who's the most liberal of them all?

    The National Journal releases its annual ranking of the most liberal and conservative congressmen -- but is it really accurate?
  • Wherein I break one of my rules

    For a lot of reasons I never endorse candidates, but I'm backing Tom Geoghegan for Rahm Emanuel's old House seat in Chicago.
  • Will trade: One black Democrat for one Mormon Republican

    Even if Congress gives D.C. a vote in the House, don't expect federal lawmakers to stop meddling in the city's business.
  • Obama's Reagan problem

    Why did the president make the mistake of thinking he could work with the GOP? His mealy-mouthed support for the Gipper provides a clue.
  • Why the Democrats don't need evangelicals

    The 2008 election was starkly divided between voters in the most religious states and those in the least, but Barack Obama won anyway.
  • The party of prima donnas

    Obama is trying to build a country that works together like a great football team. The Republicans want to take their ball and go home.
  • Moving the center to the left

    Just as Republican congressmen moved President Bush to the right, so Washington's Democrats are now pushing Obama to the left.
  • Democrats: The party of business

    Obama shows his skill at stimulus politics, addressing an admiring crowd of CEOs while the GOP postures and makes itself increasingly irrelevant
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