Senate Rejects Calls on Iraq Troop Pullout

The GOP-controlled Senate on Thursday rejected Democratic calls to start withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq by year's end, as the two parties sought to define their election-year positions on a war that has grown increasingly unpopular. Complete Story

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Va. to Hold Primary Race for Senate Seat

Republican-turned-Democrat James Webb, a former Reagan administration Navy secretary, is seeking the nomination for Senate on Tuesday in a bruising primary battle against a Democratic Party stalwart.

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Spitzer Hits Road With Governor's Campaign

With the Democratic Party designation in hand and a fresh television ad on the air, Eliot Spitzer is taking his campaign for governor on the road.

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N.Y. Democrats Get Behind Spitzer for Gov.

New York's Democratic Party on Tuesday designated Attorney General Eliot Spitzer as its candidate for governor, and the man who forced reforms of Wall Street and corporate America promised to reform state government's ethics, taxes and spending.

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'Southland' Imagines L.A. Apocalypse

"Southland Tales" imagines a Los Angeles on the brink of apocalypse in 2008, when the Internet is under government control, gasoline is replaced by something called "fluid karma" and the Democratic Party has splintered into neo-Marxist cells.

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Republicans Pin Hopes on Black Candidates

Hope springs eternal when black Republicans seek higher office, yet often the first question that hits them is what are they doing in the GOP. This election year, a man named Steele in Maryland and a former football star named Swann in Pennsylvania are among a small but determined number of black candidates trying to win one for the Republicans despite the Democratic Party's near lock on the black vote.

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Ala. Candidate's Views Startle Democrats

Democratic Party leaders are wondering what to do about a candidate for attorney general who denies the Holocaust occurred and wants to "reawaken white racial awareness."

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POLITICAL NOTEBOOK: DNC Chairman on Oil

The head of the Democratic Party said Wednesday that unchecked U.S. reliance on foreign oil helps fund terrorists and the nation must address its energy needs in a way that creates jobs.

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S.F. Mayor Asks Dems to Avoid Attacks

Hoping to head off a messy fight for the Democratic Party endorsement in the governor's race, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom on Friday asked candidates to avoid attacking each other.

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Kennedy Reaches Across Political Aisle

If the Democratic Party were the military, Sen. Edward Kennedy would probably be drummed out for fraternizing with the enemy.

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Democrats Relive Clinton-Gore Excitement

Bill Clinton invoked Scripture and Al Gore warned of the looming calamity of climate change as the former president and vice president appeared onstage to honor an outgoing Democratic Party official.

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Lieberman Won't Rule Out Independent Bid

Sen. Joe Lieberman, facing a challenge from within the Democratic Party for renomination, said Monday he has not ruled out seeking a fourth term as an independent.

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Vermont Democrats Back Bush Impeachment

Leaders of the state Democratic Party voted Saturday to urge Congress to begin impeachment proceedings against President Bush.

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Republicans Look to Their 2008 Hopefuls

Restless Republicans are already looking beyond the embattled Bush presidency to the 2008 campaign.

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Quote of the Day

"This Haditha story, this Haditha incident, whatever, this is it folks, this is the final big push on behalf of the Democratic Party, the American left, and the Drive-By Media to destroy our effort to win the war in Iraq.

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HRC | Governor Dean’s Comments Reflect Serious Lack of Leadership

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Hillary Clinton: Too Much of a Clinton Democrat?

From the article:Moving into 2008, Republicans will be fighting to shake off the legacy of the Bush years: the jobless recovery, the foreign misadventures, the nightmarish fiscal mismanagement, the Katrina mess, unimaginable corruption and an imperial presidency with little regard

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Fayette County clerk faces rare opposition

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Democratic Party: BYOB

Perhaps more fittingly, Democrats can leave the beer at their houses; they need to bring the party. For the last half-decade, the Democratic Party [herein labeled DNP for Democratic Non-Party] has left an unusual void in American politics.

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Dems Must Unify on Iraq: Join the Campaign

In the New York Times and here on Newsvine, I've read countless criticisms of the Democratic Party's failure to offer a decent alternative to a flailing Bush administration. These criticisms are entirely justified. But they are not enough.

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Nazis Scare Off Al Sharpton

Democratic Party Annoyance "Rev" Al Sharpton has reportedly cancelled a planned appearance scheduled for tonight at the Southern Illinois University at Evansville, after approximately 30 members of the National Socialist Movement (NSM) planned to protest the radical black activist

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What John Wayne can teach Dems

We keep hearing this John Wayne phrase being bandied about in a partisan way. Now we can try it out on both sides of the aisle.

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Senate Candidate Unapologetic for Saying GOP Hijacked by Fanatics

Last year those suffering with Bush Derangement Syndrome (BDS), appeasement monkey's of all stripes, and anti-war/No Blood for Oil psuedo-town criers were sent into a state of euphoria.

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