“With Republicans in control of the Senate for the first time since Barack Obama took office, the president may find it harder to appoint left-wing lawyers to judgeships. Whether he compromises on some of his nominees, including any to the Supreme Court, may depend on the willingness of the new Republican majority to engage the president on judicial philosophy.” FirstsMayPhilosophyLeftPresidentDependsRepublicanOfficeFirst TimeHarderMajorityCourtWingsIncludingLawyerSupremeCompromiseBarackWillingnessSenateSupreme CourtNotableJudicialLeft Wing Author:Terry Eastland
“We need to uptick our image with everyone, including one-armed midgets.” NeedsStupidRepublicanIncludingConservativeSillyDumb LiberalConservative PartyMidgetStupid RepublicanStupid Conservative Author:Michael Steele
“Republicans would have preferred the court overturn the health care bill, an act that would have underscored Obama's biggest liability - the perception among voters, including those who like and trust him, that he has been ineffective.” Has BeensCareRepublicanPerceptionBillsCourtIncludingHealth CareVotersLiability Author:Ron Fournier
“Republicans advising candidates to "grab onto the best elements of [his] anti-Washington populist agenda," but warning that Trump is a "misguided missile," "subject to farcical fits" and candidates should avoid getting drawn into "every Trump dust-up," but should quickly condemn some of his comments, including "wacky things about women."” ShouldSubjectsTrumpFitRepublicanElementsIncludingDustCandidatesAgendasCommentWarningMissilesMisguidedPopulistWacky Author:Dalia Mogahed
“The greatest hope most Americans - including Republicans - had when Barack Obama was elected president was that the election of a black person as the country's president would reduce, if not come close to eliminating, the racial tensions that have plagued America for generations.” IfsPersonsCountryAmericaBlackPresidentGenerationsRepublicanElectionIncludingBarackTensionEliminatingBlack PersonRacial Tension Author:Dennis Prager
“Fifty four percent of Republican voters believe President [Barack] Obama is Muslim. And 66 percent of Trump voters believe President Obama is Muslim. If you hear anyone trying to explain the rise of Donald Trump without including that fact, then you`re hearing someone who doesn`t know what they`re talking about.” IfsKnowsTryingBelieveFactsPresidentTalkingFourTrumpRepublicanPercentIncludingHearingBarackFiftyVotersPresident ObamaPresident Barack Obama Author:Lawrence O'Donnell
“I am 100 percent confident. This is a security review that was requested. It is being carried out. It will be resolved. But I have to add if there's going to be a security review about me, there's going to have to be security reviews about a lot of other people, including Republican office holders, because we've got this absurd situation of retroactive classifications.” PeopleIfsSituationSecurityRepublicanOfficePercentAddIncludingAbsurdReviewsClassification Author:Hillary Clinton
“If you want to really sort of quantify the dereliction of the Republican establishment, those two facts are the most important two facts. One, that they didn`t even understand the base of their own party, white working class voters who you know what, don`t care about tax cuts for the rich, really aren`t interested in the things that the elite part of their party want, including immigration reform. And number two, they spent eight months avoiding finding opposition research to use against the guy who was becoming the front-runner in their party that they don`t want.” IfsKnowsWantTwoImportantFactsUseCareGuyWhitePartyNumbersClassRichCuttingFrontsMonthsBecomingRepublicanTaxesFindingsResearchIncludingDon't CareEightImmigrationReformOppositionVotersEstablishmentElitesWorking ClassRunnersAvoidingTax CutsImmigration ReformWho You Know Author:Chris Hayes
“The anti-slavery parties were also called spoilers, including the Republican party that went on not just to abolish slavery but they actually take over the Presidency moving very quickly from third-party into the Presidency.” MovingPartyRepublicanThirdsSlaveryIncludingPresidencyRepublican PartyAbolishThird PartiesSpoilersAnti Slavery Author:Jill Stein
“The true danger is the expansion of empire and the huge diversion of public budgets overseas at the neglect of domestic necessities, including, for example, a major public works program to employ millions of people. The Democrats want that. The Republicans may be pressured from back home to want it, but it hasn't happened yet under the Obama administration.” PeopleWantMayHomeMillionsHappenedDangerExampleHugeRepublicanMajorsProgramDemocratIncludingAdministrationBudgetsEmpiresNeglectExpansionBack HomeDiversionPressured Author:Ralph Nader
“I am confident that just as a America`s commitment to the transatlantic alliance has endured for seven decades, whether it`s been under a Democratic or Republican administration, that commitment will continue including our pledge and our treaty obligation to defend every ally.” AmericaRepublicanCommitmentDemocraticSevenIncludingDecadesObligationAdministrationAlliesAlliancesPledgeTreaties Author:Lawrence O'Donnell
“There's a statement from several members of the Senate, both Democrats and Republicans, including the Democratic leader, Charles Schumer; John McCain, the chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee; and Lindsey Graham, also a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee. They write that recent reports of Russian interference in our elections should alarm every American. They say Democrats and Republicans must work together to investigate this.” ShouldWritingTogetherLeaderRepublicanMembersElectionDemocraticDemocratIncludingStatementsReportsChairsWorking TogetherSenateCommitteesAlarmsInterferenceMccainArmed ServicesDemocratic Leaders Author:George Stephanopoulos
“Now that Mr. Trump is the President-elect: If he chooses, he can, by executive order, repeal most of what President Barack Obama brought into existence, including the thawing of the relationship between the United States and the people of Cuba. And because there is a Republican Senate, a Republican House of Representatives, a Republican president, it is more than likely that his legislative program will be accepted; his nominations to the Supreme Court may very well be accepted.” PeopleIfsWellsMayStatesOrderHousePresidentUnitedExistenceUnited StatesTrumpRepublicanProgramCourtIncludingAcceptedSupremeBarackExecutivesSenateRepresentativesSupreme CourtCubaPresident Barack ObamaNominationsHouse Of RepresentativesExecutive OrdersThawing Author:Louis Farrakhan
“I think anybody currently running for the presidency on the Republican side by default would be a huge improvement over Obama in every area, including foreign policy and the use of the military.” ThinkingUseWould BeRunningSidesMilitaryPolicyHugeRepublicanAreasIncludingImprovementForeign PolicyPresidencyDefault Author:Rush Limbaugh
“There had been a proposed plank for the platform that said the Republican Party believed the United States should support Ukraine in any way that we could up to and including providing them weapons, so they could fight off Russian incursions into Ukraine.That was the proposed plank in the Republican Party platform. The [Donald] Trump folks didn`t care about anything else.” WayShouldSaidStatesCareFightingUnitedPartyUnited StatesSupportTrumpRepublicanWeaponsIncludingFolksPlatformsProvidingRepublican PartyUkraine Author:Rachel Maddow
“I think Republicans now are recognizing that [Obamacare cancellation] may not be what the American people, including even [Donald] Trump voters, are looking for. And my hope is that the president-elect, members of Congress from both parties look at, "Where have we objectively made progress, where things are working better?" Don't undo things just because I did them. I don't have pride of authorship.” PeopleThinkingLooksMayMadePresidentPartyProgressPrideTrumpRepublicanMembersIncludingCongressVotersRecognizingObamacareAuthorshipCancellation Author:Barack Obama
“I'm skeptical that [the Republicans] can do [something better with healthcare] mainly because for seven years now, including when we first tried to pass health care, I said to 'em, "Okay, if [Obamacare] doesn't work tell me what does."” IfsYearsFirstsDoeSaidCareCan DoRepublicanOkaySevenIncludingHealth CareEmsHealthcareSeven YearsSkepticalSomething BetterObamacareCan Do Something Author:Barack Obama