Priebus Has Work Cut Out for Him
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on January 16th, 2011 5:31 am by HL
Priebus Has Work Cut Out for Him
Jim Geraghty, National Review
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GOP Elects New Chairman as Steele Drops Out
Jeff Zeleny, NY Times
OXON HILL, Md. — The Republican National Committee selected a new leader on Friday, with its choice, Reince Priebus of Wisconsin, surviving seven contentious rounds of balloting to overtake Michael Steele, the embattled chairman, as party officials demanded new leadership to fortify the party for the 2012 presidential race. The latest on President Obama, the new Congress and other news from Washington and around the nation. Join the discussion.Michael Steele, second from right, after bowing out of the voting on Friday for party chairman. Mr….
‘Nativist Lobby’ is Winning on Immigration
Mort Kondracke, Roll Call
The failure of Congress and two presidents to enact immigration reform is plunging the nation into an ugly future.Call it the Arizonification of America. Receive news alertsQuite apart from the ghastly shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D) and 19 others in Tucson, Ariz., the state truly has become, as Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik described it, “a mecca for racism and bigotry” – largely over immigration.It has become a state of Minuteman vigilantism, death threats against politicians and judges, talk-radio demagoguery, and bullying of Latinos and rival politicians by…