Comparing her to Reagan is a big mistake. If the Republican party wants to be taken seriously, it is time for serious candidates as Brooks mentions in the piece. While I may not have agreed with everything Reagan stood for, he was unquestionably a LEADER. When he had high level meetings with Gorby or other world leaders, you felt comfortable with that. I can't imagine even the most conservative person in America being ok with Palin in those situations. You know when someone can lead, and when someone is just popular. She seems like a very nice lady, and I may agree with her on certain things, but American politics is becoming "American Idol" and it is an embarrassment.  View

Actually, as a liberal democrat, I sincerely hope she does run in 2012. I have two reasons: first, and more seriously, she will push the republican field so far right that any chance they may have tosteal the center from Obama will evaporate faster than a slushie in Vegas in July. Second, after the election, if she does by some miracle win, it would be great to watch her deal with the frenzy over the supposed 'end of the world' which is conveniently schedule for just two months later. Hah hah hah, good luck Barracuda.  View

Lone Wolf, once again you are being contradictory, if you believe that a fetus is a human life then you are valuing life by being anti-choice. If that is what you value you should be against capital punishment as well because by definition is destroys life. At the point where you add a caveat i.e. "except in the case of guilt" you are being inconsistent by no longer valuing life but state defined "justice". This is problematic because you are giving the government the ability to determine not only who is worthy of life but the circumstances under which that is defined. I think that's outside the bounds of what government is allowed to do, just as I think it is outside the bounds of the government to decide what a woman can and cannot do with her own body. Speaking of values, aren't republicans supposed to value small government? Public healthcare is out of the question for republicans but state-sanctioned murder, and stripping women of their ability to sovereignly determine their biological future are acceptable? Please explain.  View

He was a representative before a Republican, isn't that what we want our leaders to be- advocates for us not for themselves!  View

This country gets way too bogged down in Republican or Democratic loyalties: Once you are a Republican, you can only have beliefs that align with that of being Republican. Well, it makes absolutely no sense for governing officials representing the people to behave this way because they are representing the people. Cao is representing a largely poor and uninsured people, so he wouldn't be doing his job if he ignored their needs just to reassert his own political beliefs.  View

I agree in part that the bill is not bipartisan, but to blame that on Democrats who have bent over backward to try to get republicans on board is asinine. The Republicans are responsible for the bill not being a bipartisan effort because they have plugged their ears with wax and responded to every attempt to engage them with viscious rhetoric like 'socialism' and 'Naziism.'. This makes them the problem, not the Dems.  View

I agree with the comment above... one Republican vote does not make the bill bi-partisan. Also, I must say that I respect him for voting for his constituents and keeping them in mind during the process.  View

I must say, I also don't think one vote makes the bill "bipartisan"...still, Democrats have certainly been trying to make it party-crossing. The bill itself has just been so distasteful, so to speak, to Republicans that none are really budging. And with Limbaugh preaching against it like he has been for months, I truly believe many Republicans are scared stiff of voting or even considering anything beyond being against it. So, kudos to Cao for representing his district instead of caving to GOP pressure.  View

On Meet the Press, Rachel makes an excellent point--Democrats are "going to get slammed as overspenders" anyway. They need to be more bold in their stimulus moves, and hopefully pull the country out of this joblessness pit. Testing the waters while still spending money is not going to make Republicans see them as moderates. It's going to drive this country further into the unemployment toilet bowl.  View

Another one for the Republicans means it's not looking so good for Obama come reelection time, but then again it's too early to give up all hope.  View