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Palin, Prejean: Beastly treatment for beauties

By Gene Lyons — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST

The governor turned author must fight what the pageant queen learned: Politics and hotness make strange bedfellows

Can populism be liberal?

By Michael Lind — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST

The GOP has owned it since Nixon. Democrats would have to return to the New Deal to recapture it

How the GOP got its groove back

By Mike Madden — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST

Republicans look ahead to 2010, without bothering to figure out whether they've solved their problems first

New poll: GOP demands purity of essence

By Gabriel Winant — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST

Republicans are off the deep end now, but pragmatism can wax and wane in a party over time

The new Palin campaign commences

By Max Blumenthal — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST

Her publicity blitz begins today -- and all the slings and arrows will only make her stronger

Can't the GOP just get along?

By Emily Holleman — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST

A South Carolina Republican who's taken heat from the right lately says the Reagan coalition is at an end

South Carolina GOPers wish Sen. Graham would secede

By Andrew Leonard — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST

Resolved: The senator's dalliance with climate change legislation is tarnishing the Republican brand. Shun him!

How to pass healthcare reform

By Garrison Keillor — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST

The way to fight Republicans is to make them think you like them. It'll scare them into passing the thing

GOP learned wrong lessons in New York race

By Gabriel Winant — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST

Republicans thought that driving moderate Dede Scozzafava into arms of Democrats was a good thing

Michele Bachmann's army marches on Washington

By Mike Madden — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST

The Tea Party crowd descends on the Capitol to fight socialism, healthcare and President Obama

One of these things is not like the other

By Mike Madden — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST

Christie and McDonnell won by shushing the base, while Palin was the kiss of death in a rock-red House district

Are the Tea Partiers good or bad for the GOP?

By Thomas Schaller — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST

A round table discussion of whether the revolt of the conservative base is a blessing or curse for the Republicans

Health insurance industry secret weapon: Swine flu

By Andrew Leonard — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST

Treatment and prevention of swine flu hurts insurer profits. The timing couldn't be better

Hiking the Appalachian Trail with Ayn Rand

By Andrew Leonard — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST

Mark Sanford's thoughts on the author of "Atlas Shrugged" are worth hearing. But why bring God into it?

Good timing, John Boehner

By Alex Koppelman — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST

The House minority leader attacks Dems for introducing empty resolutions -- while his members do the same

The tax breaks that ate America

By Michael Lind — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST

The greatest threat to the U.S. economy is not creeping socialism. It's creeping subsidism

Betting against America

By Garrison Keillor — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST

Praying the country will slip into chaos, to make Obama look bad, is not a good place for a political party to be

Glenn Beck, Republican strategist

By Gabriel Winant and Tim Bella — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST

When the Fox News host pushes a crackpot theory, it doesn't take long for the GOP to run with it. A timeline

Time for the media to fess up

By Joe Conason — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST

Journalists like Evan Thomas now admit the Clinton scandals were bogus. When will they admit they played along?

Former GOP leader Frist says he'd vote for healthcare bill

By Alex Koppelman — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST

Bill Frist breaks with his party, and criticizes some of its opposition to the Democrats' legislation

McCain tries to change GOP, while aide disses Palin

By Gabriel Winant — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST

The last Republican presidential nominee wants to moderate the party, but conservatives aren't happy

Judd Gregg's "for it before I was against it" moment

By Andrew Leonard — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST

The GOP Senator had no problem raising the government's debt ceiling under Bush. But now the "context" is different

A healthcare reform foe's alleged history of discrimination

By Tristram Korten — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST

Plaintiffs claim conservative activist Rick Scott had strange criteria about who could work in his clinics

Rick Scott profits off the uninsured

By Tristram Korten — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST

A leading foe of healthcare reform owns a chain of clinics aimed at people who would benefit from a public option

Cut Republicans out of healthcare!

By Garrison Keillor — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST

Let them make do with aspirin and hand sanitizer. Meanwhile, the money we save will pay off the deficit