Democrats skeptical health care summit is answer

First he called congressional Democrats' yearlong march toward health care overhaul an ugly process. Now President Barack Obama wants to talk directly with Republicans, the very people his Capitol Hill allies call obstinate and uncooperative.

Pawlenty trails GOP field in Rasmussen survey 

A Rasmussen Reports survey released today has Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty polling in single digits and trailing other heavy hitters in a GOP 2012 presidential primary.

Sutton joins race for GOP party chair

With all the excitement around new RNC Chair Michael Steele, perhaps it’s no surprise that longtime state GOP party official Tony Sutton (pictured) has tossed his hat in the ring for state GOP party chair. He’s got a website up @ tonyforchair.com. Next to his decidedly serious-looking photo, he’s got a prominent endorsement from U.S. [...]

The Republican Party is in deep trouble, and conservatism is to blame. Barack Obama is a promising new president. John McCain should have tapped Tim Pawlenty, rather than Sarah Palin, as his vice presidential running mate. These are a Republican’s talking points? Indeed they were

The Republican Party is in deep trouble, and conservatism is to blame. Barack Obama is a promising new president. John McCain should have tapped Tim Pawlenty, rather than Sarah Palin, as his vice presidential running mate. These are a Republican’s talking points? Indeed they were

GOP Partygoers: A Study in Contrasts

A study in contrasts. Right at 10 p.m. at tonight’s Republican Party election celebration at Bloomington’s Sheraton Hotel, GOP Chairman Ron Carey and Gov. Tim Pawlenty got a roomful of Republicans rocking. "We’ve got a lot to be thankful for tonight," Carey told the crowd, which had already been shaken out of its earlier doldrums by [...]

GOP: Not Such a Bad Night

Before your correspondent slipped out the door and left the Republicans to absorb the ramifications of Election ‘08, I wandered around to collect the impressions of some of the folks at the GOP’s post-election party in Bloomington. It was a night that KARE-11political analyst Dave Schultz, just after midnight,suggested might prove, "on balance, not a bad [...]

Larry Craig’s attorney seeks adjective removal

In an effort to remove the adjective from his name, an attorney for disgraced U.S. Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, on Wednesday asked a Minnesota appeals court to throw out his plea of guilty to a charge of disorderly conduct, stemming from his widely publicized "wide stance"incident last year in a men’s restroom at Minneapolis-St. Paul [...]

Larry Craig’s attorney seeks adjective removal

In an effort to remove the adjective from his name, an attorney for disgraced U.S. Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, on Wednesday asked a Minnesota appeals court to throw out his plea of guilty to a charge of disorderly conduct, stemming from his widely publicized "wide stance"incident last year in a men’s restroom at Minneapolis-St. Paul [...]