09.16.2009 10:20 am
Post-Dispatch Washington Bureau
Jimmy Carter
WASHINGTON — When a former president talks, people tend to listen, which is why Jimmy Carter’s assertion yesterday that race is at the core of the anti-Barack Obama sentiments of late is getting attention.
In case you missed it, Carter said in…
08.24.2009 6:44 pm
Post-Dispatch Washington Bureau
Michael Steele
WASHINGTON — It may not have been the apology that Rep. Roy Blunt’s allies were seeking, but it was something.
Elsewhere on Political Fix, colleague Jake Wagman relates the ensuing ruckus after Republican National Chairman Michael Steele passed up the opportunity last week…
06.01.2009 10:21 am
Post-Dispatch Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON — National Republicans wasted no time lowering the boom on General Motors’ government-engineered bankruptcy this morning.
A new Republican National Committee web ad recalls President Barack Obama’s statement about the government having no interest in running GM and says…
05.19.2009 4:43 pm
Post-Dispatch Washington Bureau
Michael Steele
WASHINGTON — Michael Steele, the new GOP national chairman, this afternoon laid down some serious-sounding markers for the future of the Republican Party.
Steele acknowledged President Barack Obama’s ongoing popularity, but said in a speech to Republican state chairs meeting in suburban Washington…
04.03.2009 4:34 pm
Post-Dispatch Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON — You might expect gay marriage to be the law of the land in California, which was the case until Prop. 8 said no.
Same for liberal Massachusetts and Connecticut, where the gay rights movement is potent and a couple doesn’t have to be…
02.19.2009 4:14 pm
Post-Dispatch Washington Bureau
Michael Steele
WASHINGTON — Michael Steele, the new Republican National Chairman, wants to rebrand the GOP in a new image.
Time will tell whether the Republican Party is prepared for the changes Steele has in mind.
In an interview today with Washington Times, Steele disclosed that he is working…