Word: gop
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...ugly bit of politics. McConnell, as head of the GOP's campaign committee, isn't bashful about protecting the system that has served his party so well. Reminding GOP incumbents that powerful groups like the Christian Coalition, the NRA and the National Right To Life Committee all oppose the McCain-Feingold bill, McConnell then dared Mr. and Mrs. America to speak up for themselves. "No one in the history of American politics has ever won or lost a campaign on this issue," he said...
...TIME Washington deputy bureau chief Jef McAllister says that while the accord definitely shows Americans that "the U.N. can do something worthwhile," the Republicans are hardly prepared to admit that -- at least not in an election year. "Iraq is the foreign policy card the GOP is going to play against Clinton in November," says McAllister, "and the Republicans have definitely lumped Clinton's policy and the U.N.'s together." Which means that Kofi shouldn't expect that $1.2 billion in U.S. back dues anytime soon...
...cruel joke, the Republicans' dream is quickly becoming a nightmare. When the scandal broke and rapidly attracted O.J.-like levels of media attention, Newt, Trent and the other GOP power players smugly believed they could just sit back and let the President destroy himself. There didn't seem to be much sense in sullying oneself in the mud of dirty allegations when the job was already being done by a pack of loose-lipped lawyers and reporters who smelled blood...
...Clinton's approval ratings will continue to hit Reagan-like plateaus. Further, by remaining silent, Republicans risk sacrificing their claim to leadership of the Moral Majority/family values wing of the party. The squandering of this opportunity could set-off a Bible-thumping revolt in the big tent of the GOP...
...Starr is not short of support on Capitol Hill, however, where there are ominous rumblings of the "I" word. Roll Call, the Washington insider paper, says that Newt Gingrich and other GOP grandees have discussed dipping into a $4.4 million fund to help bankroll impeachment proceedings. An aide to Gingrich confirmed that her boss had discussed bolstering the Judiciary Committee staff should Starr turn the matter over to them. None of Clinton's enemies are using the "I" word in public -- it's merely being passed off as preparation. "In Washington," said Rep. Steve Largent (R-Okla.), "you have...