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Michele Bachmann's 'Rogue' Response to Obama Is a Reminder to GOP Leaders of Tea Party's Clout

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. January 26, 2011.

There was a media squabble that Republican luminaries were competing to go after Obama's speech, but the message was the same, and the Tea Party barons are smiling.

Twitter Reality: The Republicans Are Crushing the Democrats When it Comes to Tweeting

Nisha Chittal, AlterNet. August 13, 2010.

Democrats in Congress failed to learn the lesson of Obama's use of social media to win the presidency. Republicans, however, were paying attention.

Hightower: Republicans Have Big Oil in Their DNA

Jim Hightower, AlterNet. June 30, 2010.

The two species have a natural affinity for each other. It's likely they sprang from the same genetic pool.

Bill Moyers: The Health Bill Is a Bonanza for the Insurance Industry and Other Monied Interests

Bill Moyers, Michael Winship, Bill Moyers Journal. March 28, 2010.

So we got health care reform last week -- but it's a far cry from reformation. For all their gnashing of teeth, the insurance companies still make out like bandits.

Obama's US Top Cop for Banks Wants Less Regulation, Echoes Republican Wall St. Pals

Zach Carter, AlterNet. March 19, 2010.

Republicans are taking an unpopular stand with Wall Street. Dems need to have the guts to stand up against them both.

Conservatives' Real Agenda Revealed at CPAC Conference: Love of Torture and Hatred of Obama

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. February 19, 2010.

Day One of this year's conservafest included a surprise visit by torture advocate #1 Dick Cheney, and the crowd went wild for him.

Steele Admits RNC 'Seniors' Bill Of Rights' Is Pure Politics, Dismisses Critics As 'Washington Inside Poop'

Lee Fang, ThinkProgress. October 6, 2009.

RNC Chair Michael Steele told Laura Ingraham: "The one thing I've always stated from day one is I don't do policy, I do politics."

Backed Into A Corner, Boehner Admits That Obama Is Not A Socialist

Amanda Terkel, ThinkProgress. September 21, 2009.

House Minority Leader John Boehner told David Gregory on "Meet the Press" that had had not claimed Obama has a socialist agenda. He's lying.

Steele Agrees That Boehner And GOP Leadership Are 'An Absolute Freakin' Joke'

Ben Armbruster, ThinkProgress. August 24, 2009.

Is this all part of a brilliant strategy to save the Republican party?

Health Care Vote: Will They Or Won't They?

deleted, AlterNet. July 29, 2009.

A GOP leader says the Speaker told him there'd be no vote this week. Pelosi says, not exactly.

Obama Pokes Fun at Michael Steele, John Boehner, Fox News, and More at White House Dinner

Amanda Terkel, ThinkProgress. May 11, 2009.

Highlights from Saturday night's White House Correspondents' Association dinner.

The GOP Civil War Begins

Jason Linkins, Huffington Post. November 5, 2008.

The morning after the election has brought an opening salvo in what could become a contentious battle of recriminations for the GOP.