Chairman

Remember Joe Barton (R-Texas)? The ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee who admitted recently that he’s “probably below average in [his] ability to understand” the nuts and bolts of climate change legislation? Well, he just had some more invaluable insights into global warming. His basic message: No biggie — humans can adapt.
He [...]

The spin from Michael Steele’s camp was a little overzealous. The results:
Mike Duncan – 48
Michael Steele – 48
Katon Dawson – 29
Saul Anuzis – 24
Ken Blackwell – 19
Duncan and Blackwell drop, Dawson and Anuzis gain, everyone else holds. Of course, Duncan’s drop was the biggest, but the worry for his people was that they could drop [...]

I’m at the Republican National Committee’s winter meeting, where the party members will choose their next chairman. Former Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell is the first candidate to be nominated (the order is random), and Gary Jones of the Virginia GOP rises for a sort of scattered nominating speech.
“It’s funny that this is Superbowl [...]

Whoever wins the Republican National Committee chairmanship today might want to tweak the party’s Website.
Unless, of course, he wants voters to think George W. Bush is still president.

DFLer Al Franken, concerned that no one will be sitting in Minnesota’s Senate seat as long as Republican Norm Coleman’s fingernails are hanging off of it, asks for a certificate of election. The request is denied. Embattled Republican National Committee Chairman Mike Duncan sends me an e-mail:
Al Franken’s outrageous attempt to seat himself in the [...]

Less than 48 hours after a Republican National Committee chairman candidates’ debate, during which contenders sang the praises of high tech and Twitter, the RNC held a meeting that was closed to non-members and electronic media.
GOP tech guru Patrick Ruffini tried to enter right after giving a presentation on his organization, Rebuild the Party. He [...]