GOP Jumps on Dismal Jobs Report

Staff / Truthdig Jun 4, 2010 A president's employment problem is the opposition's cannon fodder during election season, and Friday's bad news on employment is giving the GOP some opportunities to lob a few more hits at the Democrats during the lead-in to this fall's midterm elections. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama and Leno Yuk It Up at White House Press Bash

Staff / Truthdig May 3, 2010 That Barack Obama is such a card While it's always an unsettling experience to watch our nation's president crack wise about matters he's supposed to be all serious about on the other 364 nights of the year, Obama managed to work in some zingers (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Colbert Report’: Between a Rock and a Black Face

Staff / Truthdig Apr 9, 2010 The Republican National Committee is in quite a pickle following the whole lesbian-bondage-club kerfuffle, which has made some right-wingers question RNC Chairman Michael Steele's leadership skills and to form a "shadow RNC only with a little less shadow," as Stephen Colbert puts it in this clip. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

In Defense of Chairman Mike

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Apr 9, 2010 With attacks pouring in from both the left and the right, won't someone at least pretend to take Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele's side? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Solid Gold

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A Trip Down Michael Steele’s Money Trouble Trail

Staff / Truthdig Apr 2, 2010 Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele apparently isn't the most highly esteemed figure over at Tucker Carlson's online emporium The Daily Caller, as the site has published another unflattering story about Steele's spending habits (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Daily Show’: Two Girls, One GOP

Staff / Truthdig Mar 31, 2010 The RNC would like us all to know that, whatever happened involving Young Eagles members, committee funds and lesbian-themed fun at Voyeur last month, Chairman Michael Steele wasn't there. All the same, Jon Stewart still wants to show a Muppety re-enactment of that night of infamy. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

GOP Staffer Axed for Spending Funds at Racy Club

Staff / Truthdig Mar 30, 2010 The RNC's February expense report apparently listed the $1,946 tab from West Hollywood's Voyeur nightclub, which features topless entertainers and bondage-themed get-ups, as money spent on meals and not bottle service, but regardless (continued) [Pictured above, RNC Chairman Michael Steele] Updated. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

GOP Family Values: RNC Looking Into $2K Erotic Club Tab

Staff / Truthdig Mar 29, 2010 The Republican National Committee has a little image problem to account for after the Daily Caller reported Monday that RNC funds were used to pay for a $1,946 tab in early February at the Los Angeles nightclub Voyeur, where naughty shows of partial nakedness happen for patrons' viewing pleasure. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Palin: ‘It Would Be Absurd Not to Consider’ Presidential Run

Staff / Truthdig Feb 8, 2010 There are few single statements that have the power to evoke terror and delight in the same breath, but surely this is one of them: On "Fox News Sunday," the channel's own political commentator and tea-party headliner Sarah Palin opined "that it would be absurd not to consider" a run for the White House in 2012. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Chairman Mike Turns the Tables

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Jan 15, 2010 Republican Party grandees were all set to use Michael Steele in the most cynical way. Now it's becoming clear that Steele has been using the users all along. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Steele: GOP Embracing Tea Party Movement

Staff / Truthdig Jan 7, 2010 With an eye on this year's midterm elections and a look back at where the Republican Party might have misstepped in recent months, RNC Chairman Michael Steele dropped in at "Fox & Friends" on Wednesday to discuss the so-called tea party movement. He said the movement's rise is "a revelatory moment for us" and that the GOP can "crystallize that new foundational support for our principles" in 2010. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )