Read more Republican Party stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/5741/republican-party.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:24:50 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74547/palin-our-first-wwe-politician.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSarah Palin is America’s “first WWE politician,” barren of actual political ideas but on a crusade against “assholes,” Matt Taibbi writes. The governor-turned-author is “a cartoon combatant who inspires stadiums full of frustrated middle American followers who will cheer for her against whichever villain they trot out, be it Newsweek...http://www.newser.com/story/74547/palin-our-first-wwe-politician.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 22 Nov 2009 10:44:33 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74542/beck-to-unveil-big-plan-at-saturday-rally.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGlenn Beck has got a “big plan” for 2010, and he’s going to let us in on it tomorrow at a Florida rally that coincides with the beginning of his book tour, insiders tell Politico . The Fox News host’s new direction is likely to involve his 9.12 Project, aimed...http://www.newser.com/story/74542/beck-to-unveil-big-plan-at-saturday-rally.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Nov 2009 20:07:47 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73983/truth-twisting-palin-just-gets-more-dangerous.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSarah Palin remains a major player on the national stage because "neither the left nor the right can get enough of her," write Richard Kim and Betsy Reed, the editors of Going Rouge , the parody that comes out the same day as the former Alaska governor's memoir, Going Rogue. They’re...http://www.newser.com/story/73983/truth-twisting-palin-just-gets-more-dangerous.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 13 Nov 2009 16:07:36 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73966/unassuming-thune-could-be-gops-future.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe junior senator from South Dakota is starting to get a lot of attention from the less hysterical sections of the GOP as the party seeks to build on recent successes, writes David Brooks . John Thune never sounds like he's auditioning for a spot on talk radio, but instead puts...http://www.newser.com/story/73966/unassuming-thune-could-be-gops-future.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 13 Nov 2009 8:06:17 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73930/dobbs-2012-a-nightmare-for-republicans.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLou Dobbs has dropped big hints that he plans a career in politics, and the GOP should be worried, warns Joe Conason. A presidential run by Dobbs seems like a strong possibility, but he won't be running as a Republican, Conason writes for Salon . Instead, the newly departed CNN anchor...http://www.newser.com/story/73930/dobbs-2012-a-nightmare-for-republicans.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 13 Nov 2009 5:42:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73879/disaffected-right-left-close-purse-strings-to-parties.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFrustrated voters are letting Congressional Democrats and Republicans know how they feel—by opening their mouths and closing their pocketbooks. One Dem blogger, miffed at the DNC for perceived inaction in the Maine gay marriage fight, has proposed a boycott on donations to the national committee: “Clearly, money talks." GOP...http://www.newser.com/story/73879/disaffected-right-left-close-purse-strings-to-parties.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 12 Nov 2009 9:42:16 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73804/gop-wants-to-resurrect-that-town-hall-feeling.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRepublicans are hoping to re-create the late-summer town hall meetings at which angry voters lashed out over proposed health care legislation. Sen. Lamar Alexander tells Politico the party is planning 50 phone and in-person gatherings over the next few weeks. "If every American has a chance to read the bill,...http://www.newser.com/story/73804/gop-wants-to-resurrect-that-town-hall-feeling.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Nov 2009 12:23:13 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73641/gop-bails-on-its-feminine-side.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRebelling conservatives pushed Republican Dede Scozzafava out of the House race in New York’s 23rd District because she’s a moderate. But she’s also a woman, and her ouster points to a toxic side effect of the tea party revolution: the closing of the GOP to all but the most reactionary...http://www.newser.com/story/73641/gop-bails-on-its-feminine-side.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 09 Nov 2009 16:47:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73610/paranoid-gop-could-make-us-ungovernable.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe kind of paranoia that made last week's health care reform protesters wave signs showing corpses at Dachau is nothing new in right-wing American politics, but the fact that these people actually wield power is new—and deeply troubling, writes Paul Krugman . "The GOP has been taken over by the...http://www.newser.com/story/73610/paranoid-gop-could-make-us-ungovernable.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 09 Nov 2009 7:37:47 CST