Read more Grover Norquist stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/15773/grover-norquist.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:13:07 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74252/conservatives-to-gop-stop-gitmo-scaremongering.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThree leading conservatives sought to quash what they called “scaremongering” by Republican politicians over plans to relocate Guantanamo Bay detainees to a prison in Illinois. In a joint statement, Bob Barr, David Keene, and Grover Norquist said the prison was secure enough to hold the detainees. “The federal prison system...http://www.newser.com/story/74252/conservatives-to-gop-stop-gitmo-scaremongering.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 17 Nov 2009 16:02:04 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/69928/ralph-nader-pens-odd-utopian-novel.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRalph Nader, the consumer advocate and sometime presidential candidate, has written his first novel, the New Yorker reports. Only the Super-Rich Can Save Us! , out tomorrow, is a “practical utopia” in which real-life characters undertake a fictional quest to—progressively—save the country. Over the course of its 736 pages,...http://www.newser.com/story/69928/ralph-nader-pens-odd-utopian-novel.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 21 Sep 2009 18:52:36 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68869/mcconnell-keeps-low-profile-in-health-debate.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhy haven’t we heard more from Mitch McConnell on health care? The Senate Minority Leader has kept relatively quiet on the administration’s reform efforts, a stance that has irked many conservative activists who feel McConnell is ducking his duties as de facto Republican Party leader, writes Stephanie Mencimer for Mother...http://www.newser.com/story/68869/mcconnell-keeps-low-profile-in-health-debate.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 08 Sep 2009 22:00:12 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62772/twitchy-gop-absorbs-yet-another-scandal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMark Sanford caused the GOP enough of a headache when he disappeared—but coming back to South Carolina only made it worse. The second Republican sex scandal in a week has left party leaders angry and exhausted, reports the New York Times , and has them wondering whether they can mount...http://www.newser.com/story/62772/twitchy-gop-absorbs-yet-another-scandal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 25 Jun 2009 5:47:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57521/obama-biden-earn-a-minuses.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOn President Obama’s 100th day in office, Mark Halperin of Time provides a White House report card: Barack Obama: A-. “Instantly comfortable and highly skilled at the hardest job in the world.” Joe Biden: A-: Operates "precisely in the manner he and Obama discussed before he accepted the position." Hillary...http://www.newser.com/story/57521/obama-biden-earn-a-minuses.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 29 Apr 2009 11:24:53 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/51575/republicans-hope-for-1994-all-over-again.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarack Obama is banking on change, but Republicans are betting things haven’t changed much at all. They’re hoping to bounce back from the political wasteland using the same playbook that swept them into power in 1994, Jeanne Cummings writes in Politico. The strategy: Unite against Democrats' economic policy, and campaign...http://www.newser.com/story/51575/republicans-hope-for-1994-all-over-again.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Feb 2009 14:25:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/31133/lobbyist-on-obama-kerry-with-a-tan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAnti-tax lobbyist Grover Norquist visited the LA Times Washington bureau today and left behind more than a few raised eyebrows, if not dropped jaws. In evaluating Barack Obama's economic policies, the head of Americans for Tax Reform referred to the senator as "John Kerry with a tan." Don Frederick blogs:...http://www.newser.com/story/31133/lobbyist-on-obama-kerry-with-a-tan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 27 Jun 2008 15:55:12 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/23771/condi-debunks-veep-rumors.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSecretary of State Condoleezza Rice has once again quashed speculation that she is seeking the vice presidential nomination as John McCain's running mate, reports the Washington Post . A McCain-Rice ticket would satisfy many of McCain's conservative critics and represent a formidable challenge to a Dem ticket headed by a woman...http://www.newser.com/story/23771/condi-debunks-veep-rumors.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 08 Apr 2008 6:32:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/18701/conservatives-warm-to-mccain.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagConservative leaders have a bracing message for voters leery of John McCain: he can win in November. Politico interviews with more than a dozen over this weekend's conservative powow in DC finds them approving of McCain's distance from Bush, which they see winning over voters who want change. “The unhappiness...http://www.newser.com/story/18701/conservatives-warm-to-mccain.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 11 Feb 2008 6:15:17 CST