Saxton: Oregon Republicans need to wake up
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While most of the election attention focused on the presidential race, let&#39;s look at what happened here in Oregon, the total collapse of the Oregon Republican effort or, as Governor Kulongoski stated it, Tuesday was a very good day for Oregon Democrats.
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The Christian Science Monitor - Trent Lott doesn&#39;t usually answer his Senate phone himself, but when angry callers are burning up the lines &#8211; as they are over this week&#39;s debate about revising America&#39;s immigration laws &#8211; the Republicans&#39; No. 2 Senate leader has picked up to hear what they&#39;ve got to say.
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I find Rocky Anderson's crusade to "stay in the news cycle" a little over the top. His arguments against the "crimes" of the Bush administration are a little like the pot calling the kettle black.
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What is it going to take for Congress to stop this war? If there's any "cutting and/or running" going on, it's among this country's elected representatives.  I know my senators and Congressman are doing their best, but they've got to reach the minds and hearts of Republicans.
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The party is cautious and uninspiring. It needs to be hot, conscious that the destiny of our country is at stake. By Yasmin Alibhai-Brown.
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On the day he announced his resignation, Attorney General John Ashcroft asked the nation&#39;s Supreme Court to strike down Oregon&#39;s law allowing doctors to help terminally ill patients die more quickly.
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As a dubious going-away gift to the good people of Oregon, outgoing Attorney General John Ashcroft has asked the US Supreme Court to overturn an appellate court&#39;s upholding of Oregon&#39;s Death with Dignity Act.
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The Republican PartyÃ¢ÂÂs effort to reclaim the congressional majorities it lost in the 2006 midterm elections was never going to be easy. But the past month has been a particularly rough patch for Republican campaign officials, with Minnesota Rep. Jim RamstadÃ¢ÂÂs announcement Monday that he will not run in 2008 the latest in a string of almost uniformly unpleasant news for the GOP.
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Fearing a legislative push from Democrats to "fix" conservative-dominated radio shows, Republicans are starting to fight back
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Christian conservatives, traditionally a reliable Republican constituency, aren't necessarily a GOP gimme this time around. There is an undercurrent of concern that some evangelicals, unhappy that the GOP-led Congress and President Bush haven't paid more attention to gay marriage and other "values" issues, may stay home on Election Day or even vote Democratic.
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Accusations of dirty tricks are rare in Oregon politics, but Ralph Nader's presidential campaign has sparked charges and countercharges between his campaign and backers of Democratic nominee John Kerry.
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Quotes from Republican lawmakers about having Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., as the Republican presidential nominee:
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SALEM, Ore.  Accusations of dirty tricks are relatively rare in Oregon politics, but Ralph Nader&#39;s independent presidential candidacy has sparked charges and countercharges between his campaign and backers of Democratic nominee John Kerry.
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House Republicans are changing party rules to protect their leader, native Texan, Tom DeLay. The GOP is trying to help DeLay keep his job, even if he`s indicted by a Texas grand jury.
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SALEM, Ore.   Accusations of dirty tricks are rare in Oregon politics, but Ralph Nader&#39;s presidential campaign has sparked charges and countercharges between his campaign and backers of Democratic nominee John Kerry.
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Republican presidential candidates  need to make a &quot;clean break&quot; from President George W. Bush and  the U.S. government or they will lose in November 2008, a  veteran Republican leader said on Friday.
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The former Arkansas governor is an ordained Baptist minister who has eloquently handled questions about evolution in the GOP debates. But heâs languishing in the polls. He thinks social conservatives could become irrelevant in the Republican Party. Is he right?