Washington and Lee is all about politics with mock convention The Virginian-Pilot In 1956, former US Vice President Alben Barkley of Kentucky was guest of honor. Speaking in 90-degree heat, Barkley declared, "I would rather be a servant in the house of the Lord than to sit in the seats of the mighty." The crowd roared.
It's a Good Thing It's a Leap Year Fox News (blog) Democrats are clear about one way to resolve this: assessing a surtax on millionaires. That's a good political issue for the Democrats. But just as last year, it's unlikely to gain support from the GOP. "Republicans have been emphatic that they don't ...
Senate Democrats Have a New Political Pinata: Mitt Romney Fox News (blog) by Trish Turner | January 25, 2012 You might not have heard President Obama utter the name of Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney Tuesday night in his State of the Union address, but Senate Democratic leaders, announcing their intention to put ...
Senate passes insider-trading bill CNN International By Ted Barrett, CNN Senior Congressional Producer Democratic Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand, Charles Schumer, Harry Reid and Patty Murray talk Thursday about the STOCK Act. Washington (CNN) -- Aiming to restore voters' faith in Congress, ...
House GOP's New Fetish: Strip Clubs and Welfare Moms Politic365 Rep. Lacy Clay, a Democrat who represents St. Louis, said, “I see it as being unworkable. I think it's wrong. I think they're out of line and trying to score cheap political points.” “Because a person cashes a check in a casino doesn't mean they are ...