Topic: U.S. Republican Party

GOP.com Fail, Now With Extra Failsauce

It didn't take GOP.com long before it sputtered to a halt and started spewing smoke.READ»

How High-Profile CEOs Could Revitalize the Libertarian Party

The time is right for Silicon Valley -- style progressivism to woo independents into a political force under the Libertarian Party banner. Here's how.READ»

EasyToInsureME Health Insurance Quotes Reform Weekly

As we near the end of a busy week in Congress, WellPoint sent a letter to Congressional Members highlighting the detrimental impact of current legislation on our health care system. READ»

Health Insurance Quote Reform Weekly EasyToInsureME : 09/04/09

In an effort to regain control of the health care reform debate after a contentious August recess and a significant drop in his poll numbersREAD»

Best of TreeHugger: Congress Funds 3-Wheelers, a Pedal-Powered Laptop Debuts, and Sen. Graham Takes the Climate Plunge

This week in TreeHugger: We may soon be sharing the roads with super-efficient three wheeled cars, thanks to some newly approved DOE funding. Also, a pedal-powered laptop for the poor, and a look at Senator Graham's welcome climate switcheroo. READ»

Silicon Valley Gets Potomac Fever

Doerr. Barksdale. Cook. Andreessen. Polese. Minor. They've changed business forever. Now they've set their sights on Washington.READ»

GOP Promotes Neanderthal US Energy Policy

The U.S. Senate did a couple of very stupid things regarding energy policy yesterday. In both cases, Democrats were unable to get the 60 votes needed to stop a Republican filibuster.   OK, I can understand the logic ...READ»

Branding the '09 Political Races, and Rebranding the Tainted Republican Image

Since it's election day, let's play an election-themed guessing game. Each of the following screen shots is from the Web site of a politician up for election today. Can you guess their party affiliations? Bob McDonnell, running for ...READ»

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A Spy in the House of WorkREAD»

Bankrupt Carmaker No, Bankrupt Airline Yes?

With the Detroit bailout now a wreck, the refrain from the impacted carmakers is that a the money is still necessary, because "consumers won't buy cars from companies in bankruptcy."But they readily flew bankrupt airlines.  For ...READ»

The New GOP.com Socks It to the Commies

The new GOP.com won't stop until the Democrats are driven back into the Socialist lair from whence they came.READ»

A Tale of Two Squares

This week, in New York City, there's a tale of two squares -- one is Times Square, and the other -- seven blocks south -- Penn Plaza. The GOP national convention has turned Penn Plaza, which encompasses Penn Station and Madison ...READ»

People and Powers-That-Be Disagree on Broadband

Net neutrality: Like it or loathe it, you can't deny it's a hot topic at the moment. And while Cisco's just done some research to show bandwidth hogs don't necessarily exist in the way they're portrayed, the GOP is trying to delay the ...READ»

What the Foreign Web Says about Our Economy

Read The New York Times, The Washington Post, or the domestic cable news websites, and you'd think the American economy was combusting before our eyes. Foreign newspapers, however, are much more sanguine on their English-language ...READ»

Health Insurance Quote Reform Weekly EasyToInsureME 8/28/09

This Week in Health Care Reform This week, Sen. Ted Kennedy, longtime champion of universal health coverage, died at age 77. It remains to be seen how his death will affect the debate over health care reform as Democrats continue efforts without his guidance. Sen. Kennedy READ»

The Untrammeled Power of General Knowledge

One of the magic keys to any successful career is knowledge. Knowledge about your industry is a given. I mean general knowledge. An idea of what is happening in the world. No matter who you are or what you do, you have to keep ...READ»

The Death of Us

Who's editing your online news? Increasingly, not an editor.READ»

Individual Health Insurance Reform Weekly EasyToInsureME

A new report from PricewaterhouseCoopers made headlines this week in pointing out that the Senate Finance Committee's health care reform proposal, as currently outlined (approved by a 14-9 margin on October 13)READ»

Richard Nixon

Simultaneously his own harshest critic and biggest fan, Richard Nixon fulfilled his biggest dream and worst nightmare when he returned to politics in the late 1960s.READ»

Silicon Valley's Wired Race for Governor

With Governor Schwarzenegger's approval ratings plummeting and a budget crisis looming, Californians are already looking for their next gubernatorial savior--and Silicon Valley is stocking the till. The Valley used to be the ...READ»

This Week in Health Reform EasyToInsureME

Less than two weeks after the debut of official legislative language, the Senate began official debate on its $848 billion health care reform billREAD»

Fast Talk: The Democrats’ ATM

Matt Debergalis CoFounder, ActBlue Cambridge, Massachusetts Matt DeBergalis, 29, created ActBlue to be the "PayPal of political giving" in which anyone can become a Democratic fund-raiser by creating an online page and tapping ...READ»

Democrats in Denver ; Republicans in St. Paul

On August 25, the delegates of the Democratic Party will descend on Denver to nominate formally -- finally! -- its candidate for President of the United States. The Republicans will gather a week later in St. Paul, Minnesota. Both ...READ»

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Despite Estate Tax Uncertainties, Better Not Procrastinate

While Obama might be procrastinating about what to do about the estate tax, you’d better not.READ»

Digital Matters - Issue 32

"Congress and the states have the authority to tax Internet transactions -- but they don't have the votes."READ»