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Letter From Washington: What Made Republicans Can Also Break Them

WASHINGTON — A constituent base is the engine that drives a political party’s success, which is why the Republicans did well in elections last week and may do well in midterm contests next year. It also can be an albatross, which is why the party’s ...

From ALBERT R. HUNT, The New York Times,  9 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  U.S. Democratic Party,  Gallup,  Rush Limbaugh,  Glenn Beck

Letter From Washington: Obama's Careful Consideration on Afghanistan Is Warranted

WASHINGTON — For former Vice President Dick Cheney, who wants to go all out for victory, or for Senator Russ Feingold, a Democrat from Wisconsin who wants to get out as soon as possible, the right decision in Afghanistan is easy. President Barack ...

From ALBERT R. HUNT, The New York Times,  1 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Dick Cheney,  Al-Qaeda,  Taliban,  U.S. Democratic Party

Letter From Washington: A Culture of Business as Usual

WASHINGTON — Heather and Tony Podesta are conscientious objectors to the culture of change in Washington. The husband and wife, with separate lobbying firms, are raking in millions from the insurance and drug industries, tobacco companies and corporate ...

From ALBERT R. HUNT, The New York Times,  25 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Tony Podesta,  U.S. Democratic Party,  White House,  Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee

Letter From Washington: Running the Health Care Gauntlet

Over the next couple of months, a sausage factory will seem tidier than the U.S. Congress. The disposition of the huge health care overhaul will be a messy dance of legislation. There will be more ups, downs, false starts and near deaths than a Bill ...

From ALBERT R. HUNT, The New York Times,  18 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Olympia J. Snowe,  White House,  Rahm Emanuel,  Harry Reid,  U.S. Republican Party

Letter From Washington: Less Well-Known Names Hold Clout in Washington

WASHINGTON — Rahm Emanuel, Nancy Pelosi, Richard C. Holbrooke and John McCain are all high-profile names and powerful political insiders. In Washington, however, there are scores of officeholders who don’t make headlines yet have enormous clout. In ...

From ALBERT R. HUNT, The New York Times,  11 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Jack Reed,  Barack Obama,  U.S. Republican Party,  Kevin McCarthy,  Rahm Emanuel

Letter From Washington: A Voice Worth Heeding on Afghanistan

WASHINGTON — Zbigniew Brzezinski says that a central consideration for President Barack Obama, as he faces an agonizing choice over Afghanistan, is what happened to the Russians in the 1980s and after they were driven out in 1989. Mr. Brzezinski’s ...

From ALBERT R. HUNT, The New York Times,  4 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Zbigniew Brzezinski,  Barack Obama,  Taliban,  Stanley A. McChrystal,  George W. Bush

Letter From Washington: Canards Infest Health Care Debate

WASHINGTON — Uwe Reinhardt, the eminent Princeton University economist, says that dueling political claims notwithstanding, the health care overhaul that Americans want is clear. Patients should make their own decisions, and insurance companies and ...

From ALBERT R. HUNT, The New York Times,  27 Sep 2009

Related Topics: University of Washington,  Princeton University,  U.S. Congress,  Barack Obama,  U.S. Democratic Party

Letter From Washington: Shrill Tones Are Setting the Agenda

WASHINGTON — It’s a myth that American politics have suddenly lost civility and comity; a generation ago, there were many more bullies, racists and drunks in Congress. Or as Jon Meacham’s acclaimed biography, “American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White ...

From ALBERT R. HUNT, The New York Times,  20 Sep 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Congress,  U.S. House of Representatives,  White House,  Andrew Jackson,  John C. Calhoun

Letter From Washington: Obamacare Can't Win an All-In Wager

WASHINGTON — “Liberals have many tails,” the American writer and satirist H.L. Mencken observed, “and chase them all.” The fate of the Obama health care initiative could rest in large part with some members of his party’s left wing, who threaten to ...

From ALBERT R. HUNT, The New York Times,  13 Sep 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  U.S. House of Representatives,  U.S. Democratic Party,  U.S. Congress,  U.S. Republican Party

Letter From Washington: Infighting Is Blunting Labor's Clout

WASHINGTON — This should be a renaissance for the American labor movement. Unions played a big role in electing President Barack Obama last year and supported more winning members of Congress than at any time in ages. Moreover, labor should offer an ...

From ALBERT R. HUNT, The New York Times,  6 Sep 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Congress,  Barack Obama,  White House,  Cornell University,  U.S. Democratic Party

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