What’s worse than having your picture taken with Saddam Hussein?

These things don’t work against Republicans the same way. Heck, they proposed earlier in the year to end Medicare and turn it into a coupon, and they’re still banging out press releases on how Obama will cut your Medicare. This is what I meant by saying that the grand bargain deal, even though it hasn’t yet been consummated, will have damaging knock-on effects for years.

From Ronald Reagan, who tripled the national debt, to George W. Bush, who turned a record surplus into a record deficit, you just can’t trust Republicans with money.

The RNC is meeting to choose their new chairman for the 2011-2012 cycle. They’re through four ballots so far [update: after seven ballots, it looks like Reince Priebus will win.]. After nearly tying the front runner, Wisconsin GOP chair Reince Priebus, on the first ballot, incumbent chairman and human Kick-Me sign Michael Steele dropped support in each of the three subsequent ballots. In a rare moment of clarity, he dropped out of the race.

During the summer of 2006, when Rahm Emanuel and Howard Dean were engaged in a strenuous fight over the future direction of the Democratic Party, I stumbled upon a very astute op-ed in the New York Times by an emerging politician scientist, Daniel Galvin, entitled “How to Grow a Democratic Majority.”

Kate Gosselin for President 2020?

Chairman of the Republican Party Michael Steele made some awkward comments about Obama’s policy in Afghanistan, irking the right wing. With reaction from the left no better, we see that the War in Afghanistan is simply not a left/right issue at all.

Michael Steele: The Democrats are the crazy irresponsible warmonger party!

DNC: YES! Yes we are! War is awesome and Republicans hate it because they are weak little babies! Ohgod this is the best day of MY ENTIRE LIFE!!!

It’s Michael Steele vs. Karl Rove in an epic battle for the soul – and the wallet – of the Republican Party!

“It’s a lasting scar mainly for its combination of stupidity, insensitivity and ignorance about the civil war,” said one senior [GOP] party strategist granted anonymity to speak candidly. The source did add, however, that McDonnell “has a lot of time to make amends and put it behind him.” Unless Sheriff Haley Barbour talks about it some more, and makes unwanted headlines for you, Bob McDonnell.