Doug Thornell, spokesman for Rep. Chris Van Hollen, fires back at Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.) for the GOP whip’s remarks about Democrats “fanning the flames” over health care.
Yesterday, Congressman Van Hollen called upon Republican leaders to condemn the harsh rhetoric that is fanning the flames of extremism around
[UPDATE: Cantor did not appear on the call, with Rev. Rick Scarborough telling participants he was busy with "a vote on the floor."]
Three hours after airing his “deep concerns that some, DCCC Chairman Chris Van Hollen and DNC Chairman Tim Kaine in particular, are dangerously fanning the flames” More…
Rep. Eric Cantor’s (R-Va.) office passes on a memo titled “No-Mentum,” making the argument that Democrats are a total of 7 votes down. Cutting against the Cantor count, I think, is the news that Rep. Suzanne Kosmas (D-Fla.) will vote yes — that brings the count to six — and More…
Shortly after Politico reported on an “internal Democratic memo” telling members to spin away the looming cost of a “doc fix,” Republicans began pointing reporters to the story. But two hours after the story went up, TPM reported that Democrats were calling the memo a “hoax,” and Politico More…
From yesterday’s Twitter feed of Brad Dayspring, spokesman for the GOP whip’s office:
Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.) announces the hiring of Megan Whittemore as deputy press security for the minority whip’s office. Her background, from the announcement:
Whittemore previously served as the Research Producer for “Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace.” She also covered Capitol Hill for Fox News Channel and FoxNews.com. During
Republicans have grabbed hold of reports that Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-N.Y.) has readied a rule that would allow the House to deem the Senate health care bill passed and start making corrections — something the GOP quickly dubbed the “Slaughter Option” or the “Slaughter Solution.”
“[W]e are hearing reports More…
The Friday morning session at CPAC follows a pattern — an exciting opening speech to rouse conference attendees out of bed, and a few pro forma speeches until the possible presidential candidates show up. Herman Cain, an African-American conservative radio host from Georgia, was given the fire-up duties, then Rep. More…
Republicans began the year in worse shape than they’d been in any time since the 1970s. Conservatives and libertarians, the party’s traditional base, were angry and alienated, swearing that the mistakes of George W. Bush’s failed presidency would never be repeated. By the end of 2009, there had been More…
On Tuesday morning, Politico broke the news that Rep. Parker Griffith (Ala.) was switching from the Democratic Party to the GOP. For Les Phillip — a Tea Party activist who’d been waging a Republican campaign for Griffith’s seat since August — it was “manna from heaven.”
“This is why More…
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