Former Sen. Fred Thompson (R-TN), a former GOP presidential candidate, Watergate attorney and longtime Law and Order star, died at the age of 73, the Tennessean reports.
Archives for November 2015
Quote of the Day
“We fight over tactics because we don’t have a vision. We’ve been too timid on policy; we’ve been too timid on vision — we have none.”
— House Speaker Paul Ryan, quoted by the Washington Post, on the Republican Party’s problems.
Ryan Rules Out Vote on Immigration Reform
House Speaker Paul Ryan, “just days into the job, ruled out prospects for advancing comprehensive immigration legislation at least until the start of 2017, formalizing a promise he had made to conservatives while running for the speakership,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
Cruz and Rubio Ready for Battle
New York Times: “Now, the two Republican stars, biographically similar but stylistically opposite, are running for president, and Mr. Cruz is privately telling colleagues that he believes the race for the party’s nomination will boil down to a contest between himself and Mr. Rubio.”
“It is a belief shared by some other leading Republicans and a prospect made only more plausible by their standout performances in Wednesday night’s presidential debate on CNBC. After the debate, Mr. Rubio and his wife could be seen leaving the building with Mr. Cruz’s wife and children, smiles on all their faces.”
RNC Seeks to Blunt Revolt Over Debates
Politico: “In an effort to blunt a revolt by GOP presidential campaigns over debates, the Republican National Committee on Sunday evening named a new official to work with the campaigns and networks. The RNC, on the defensive amid complaints from the campaigns, is hoping to resolve objections that flared after last week’s testy debate on CNBC.”
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