Posts tagged “Charles Grassley”

Is there room for a moderate Republican?

This question has been baffling the political scene since John McCain ended his campaign as a fringe right-winger, claiming that Obama had ties to terrorists and America-haters, and refused to temper outbursts of “Kill Him!” at McCain-Palin rallies.  We all know the story after that – the Republican Party erupted with a new wave of [...]

The Bipartisan Ship

(1) These days in the Senate, if a Democrat wants to see legislation pass, he or she needs a Republican BFF. Yesterday, the NYT announced the launching of a new maritime joint venture between Max Baucus — who did as much as anyone else to throttle healthcare reform in its crib, including any Republican — [...]