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...described independent group that works closely with the White House, planned to have an ad for him on the air within seven hours. At the other end of the spectrum, the liberal People for the American Way said his judicial philosophy "is far to the right." Sen. Charles Schumer, Democrat of New York, had a straight face as he called Alito "controversial," and said he has real questions about the judge's record on civil rights, women's rights and workers' rights. "It's sad that [Bush] felt he had to pick a nominee likely to divide America," Schumer said...
...most of us are going to be walking out of the air-conditioned office, zipping home in the chic sedan, living comfortably while others in this country struggle to put dinner on the table. I don’t care if you vote Democrat. Many of us do about as much good as most Northerners did when they waited for a civil war to threaten their way of life before demanding the end of an unjust system. The passive Northern businessman was just as bad as the plantation owner. To be fair, certainly some of us do come from backgrounds...
...called "positive message" from Democrats won't be earth-shattering. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi last week hinted many of the ideas would be a similar to a platform House Democrats rolled out last year that called for making college tuition tax deductible, ensuring health insurance for every American child and reducing dependence on foreign oil. Other items likely to be included are greatly expanded funding for science and technology research, calls for stem cell research and good government proposals that might highlight G.O.P. ethics problems. The value of these Democrat ideas is probably overstated; although the G.O.P...
Some Republicans even plan to be nicer to Democrats. After the election, House majority leader Dick Armey was on the phone congratulating about 30 Democrats. Democrats are also being asked by committee heads like Ways and Means chairman Bill Archer to join in on, say, transportation-tax bills, at the outset. "If a Democrat's name is on a bill, it sends a signal about caring," says a senior G.O.P. Senate staff member. Now ain't that sweet...
He’s a Jimmy Buffett fan, he’s got 10 grandchildren, and he’s living large in Mather penthouse. Oh yeah, he was also a governor, senator, and presidential candidate. Florida Democrat Bob Graham, now a fellow at the Institute of Politics, answered 15 questions last week about the Democratic Party, the White House tennis court, Larry Summers, and today's hot ambassadorships (hint: not Azerbaijan...