Word: gop
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...given this second chance, can Pickering win? That's a question of simple but unpredictable mathematics, says Magarian. "With the Republicans in control of the judiciary committee, it comes down to whether there are GOP members who can be swayed to the Democrats' viewpoint." And while Pennsylvania's Arlen Specter has been known to stray from the GOP line on issues of civil rights and abortion, given the increasingly polarized atmosphere in the Senate, and the highly charged nature of this nomination, such a visible defection seems unlikely...
...different from, say, the Tennessee or North Carolina brands. Despite our Republican governor and mayor, this is a state - not to mention a city - overflowing with pro-choice, pro-gun control, pro-civil rights voters. Not, in other words, an obvious place to deliver scores of GOP faithful for an extended stay...
...please, GOP delegates: come to our city, stay in our overpriced shoebox hotel rooms, eat in our maddening four-star restaurants, and litter our surprisingly clean streets with your election-year literature. And when you're done with the business of the day, we strongly encourage you to partake in the goings-on in the city that never sleeps. Here are a few suggestions for after-hours activities here in Gomorrah...
...Well liked and respected within the GOP and beyond, Frist is rumored to be mulling a 2008 presidential run. In the meantime, he maintains a very close relationship with the current White House, and particularly with presidential advisor Karl Rove. The Associated Press reports there are some Republicans who fear Frist may be perceived as simply a "yes man" for the President's agenda, and others who worry his proximity to Bush could make him especially vulnerable to partisan attacks...
...Lott's spot as well. Santorum, one of the Senate's most consistently conservative voices, does not share Lott's or Frist's predilection for compromise. A Senate under his leadership would likely be a more adversarial - and far more friendly to the conservative wing of the GOP - than what would emerge under Frist...