Sam Johnson: Patriot Honored by Medal of Honor Winners Oct 17, 2009
Bob Dole of Kansas and Rep. Floyd Spence of South Carolina), entertainers (Bob Hope and Jimmy Stewart), and religious leaders (Archbishop Philip Hannan of New Orleans). (Human Events Online)
Key Health Care Vote Due Today Oct 15, 2009
"It's going to be very difficult," former Senate Republican leader Bob Dole, who has urged a bipartisan solution, said Monday. "Tomorrow's the beginning.". (13WMAZ.com, GA)
Analysts size up health bill in final stretch Oct 13, 2009
They include former Republican Senate majority leaders Bill Frist, Bob Dole and Howard Baker and former President George W. Bush's Medicare and Medicaid chief Matthew Scully, who said "the world would be a better place" if the Finance Committee bill passes. Getting less attention are concerns by independent analysts about what any of the five bills to change the $2. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Fmr. HHS secretary backs Baucus bill Oct 13, 2009
Last week, former Senate Republican Leaders Bob Dole (Kan. and Bill Frist (Tenn. (TheHill.com)
Dole complains; DNC pulls health care ad Oct 12, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) The Democratic National Committee is canceling a television ad touting GOP support for health care reform after protests from one of the Republicans mentioned, former Senate Majority Leader. The ad quotes a series of Republicans including California Gov. , former Senate Majority Leader and former Health and Human Services Secretary saying the health care system needs to be reformed. (USA Today -- News)
Dems play up rift between past and present GOP leaders Oct 11, 2009
Congressional Republicans, the Party of No, were put on their heels this week as one prominent Republican after another endorsed reforming our health insurance system, as the Congressional Budget Office report on one reform bill showed it would reduce the deficit and expand coverage and as public opinion polls showed support for reform growing as the GOP's handling of the issue continues to decline," said DNC communications director Brad Woodhouse. The ad, mirroring President Barack... (TheHill.com)
Obama sees consensus on health care Oct 11, 2009
Obama: Unprecedented consensus on health. Weekly address focuses on reform; Republicans weigh in as well. (MSNBC -- Politics)
RedState Morning Briefing Oct 10, 2009
Several news outlets have been making hay out of an apparent joint endorsement of Obamacare (sans public option) by Bob Dole and Tom Daschle ... See, the casual observer might or might not wonder exactly what Bob Dole and Tom Daschle have been doing lately to earn a living. (Human Events Online)
Bob Dole criticizes GOP on healthcare Oct 9, 2009
Former Senate Republican Leader Bob Dole (R-Kans ... BY Ted on 10/08/2009 at 13:24Bob Dole Bill Frist need to shut up - They were a couple of worthless compromiser when they were majority leaders, now they are nothing more than has beens trying to get another 15 minutes of TV time ... BY TommyGee on 10/08/2009 at 13:44Isn't it time for Bob Dole to just let go. (TheHill.com)
Senate to vote on health overhaul Tuesday Oct 9, 2009
However, former Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole and other prominent Republicans beyond Congress have recently spoken out in favor of a health care overhaul along the lines of the Finance Committee plan, without specifically endorsing it. That may provide some cover for Snowe, if she decides to vote for the bill Tuesday. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Our views: The final push Oct 9, 2009
The leaders include former presidential nominee Bob Dole, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, former GOP Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist and former Bush administration Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson. (2 of 2). (Florida Today)
LETTER: Americans have cause to be 'uneasy' Oct 9, 2009
Harry Potter wrote on Oct 8, 2009 8:42 AM:" I see where Bob Dole has chastised his fellow Republicans over the health care issue. Doe went as far as to call his party's current leader an obstructionist. Dole has joined his fellow former Majority leader, Lott as well as some other prominent party members in calling for action. It appears that there is a shift occurring as we speak. In spite on the ongoing efforts of Fox news, health care is gaining momentum and appears to be getting closer to... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
When it comes to youth voting, we are still in the dark Oct 9, 2009
Citizen Kang comes to mind in an episode of The Simpsons where two aliens inhabit the bodies of Bill Clinton and Bob Dole during an election campaign ... Kang (Alien Bob Dole): Abortions for all. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Dana Carvey to bring his many faces to town Oct 8, 2009
He also received acclaim for his flawless impersonations of political and entertainment figures, including former President George Bush, H. Ross Perot, Jerry Brown, Bob Dole, George Burns, Johnny Carson, Jimmy Stewart, Andy Rooney and Regis Philbin. In addition to "Saturday Night Live," Dana hosted the 1992 MTV Music Awards and headlined The Dana Carvey Show. (Desert Entertainer, CA)
The Submerging Republican Majority Oct 8, 2009
Bob Dole s attempt to outdo the Israeli Right in his ill-fated presidential campaign of 1996 by bashing the Palestinians, netted him less than 20 percent of the Jewish vote. It also helped enhance his opportunistic image after he had tried to reach out to every designated victim group, including gays. (The American Conservative)
Pawlenty to Headline Iowa GOP Event... Oct 8, 2009
do you always talk about yourself in the third person, like Bob Dole. Posted by: snowbama | October 7, 2009 3:23 PM. (The Drudge Report)
Fineman: Obama channels Ali in health fight Oct 8, 2009
Look at the small but significant parade of Republicans outside of Congress, for the most part who are saying supportive things in one way or another: Mitt Romney, Bobby Jindal, Tommy Thompson, Bill Frist, Bob Dole, Michael Bloomberg and Arnold Schwarzenegger. The change in town is noticeable, and likely to grow. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Frist becomes third GOP leader to back reform Oct 5, 2009
Bob Dole and Howard Baker, both former majority leaders, signed onto a plan that comes close to what Democrats are currently proposing ... So, I don't care whether you are Bob Dole, Howard Baker or Bill Frist. (TheHill.com)
Homecoming ceremony was a long time coming Oct 2, 2009
Bob Dole and Secretary of Agriculture and former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack, among other dignitaries, Stratton said. I'm just glad that I could be there and see it, Stratton said. (Forest City Summit, IO)
Newsweek: New tapes reveal the 'real' Bill Clinton Sep 26, 2009
But Bill Clinton was an active sex addict who didn't give a damn about his family, his party, or his country, who engaged in a totally inappropriate relationship on my dime, and frankly, had I known just how caught up in his addiction he was, I would have voted for Bob Dole in 1996. Don't kid yourself - Bill did plenty of damage. (MSNBC -- Politics)
submitted Brewtons Lee Otts had the chance to go to Washington last week on an Honor Flight for World War II veterans. Sep 24, 2009
Bob Dole and Alabama s Senate delegation, Richard Shelby and Jeff Sessions. Everyone was very nice and helpful and I appreciate it, Otts said. (Brewton Standard, AL)
AIR FORCE -- Weather Squadron Also Performs Ceremonial Duties Sep 23, 2009
" In addition to the usual requests, the SCT also provides its services at many unique events. It led 2008's first Fourth of July parade, stepping out at 12:01 a.m. for a huge gathering in Gatlinburg, Tenn. "This is just one small way (we) can give back to the local region and community that has offered us so much to help the men and women of our squadron," said Lt. Col. Richard Butler, 14th WS commander. The team has also stood on stage for the NASCAR all-star race in Charlotte, N.C., and... (DOD DefenseLINK)
Hammer nails it! Sep 23, 2009
But then we remembered that in the great bipartisan tradition of ignominy, where Tip O Neill can shill for Miller Lite and Bob Dole can push Viagra, Dancing With the Stars looks downright dignified ... But then we remembered that in the great bipartisan tradition of ignominy, where Tip O Neill can shill for Miller Lite and Bob Dole can push Viagra, Dancing With the Stars looks downright dignified. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Bill Clinton Tells Newsmax: Carter Wrong on Race; Obama Plan to Pass Sep 22, 2009
But no matter how much I fought with Dick Armey and Tom DeLay and Speaker Gingrich, Bob Dole, or Trent Lott, I never closed the door. " He said the president should not close his ears "to honest criticism. (Newsmax)
Health care, racism and the grand old party Sep 21, 2009
In addition, the Republican Ghost of Failures Past, Bob Dole, emerged last week to announce that health care is a basic human right and to state that the country should have passed ClintonCare in the early 1990s ... But now they feel they have found a hero in Obama who will steal from the whites and give them MORE. Location: MN Reply # 2 Date: Sep 21, 2009 - 3:13 AM EST The Kansas said it long ago: To quote Bob Dole on another topic: "I know it, you know it, the American people know it." (). (Townhall.com)
Click here to read more. Sep 19, 2009
Mel Martinez and Bob Dole, New York Gov. David Paterson and former Presidents Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush -- all a testament to Incarbone's heroism. NEWS. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Furloughs crimp state workers' blood donations Sep 16, 2009
Four years later, in an interview with the online Salon magazine before the 1996 presidential contest between then-incumbent Clinton and his Republican challenger, Bob Dole, Brown called the race a choice between "the evil of two lessers.". The bad blood was still evident last year when state Attorney General Brown declined to endorse Hillary's presidential bid, even though Brown's own campaign manager, Ace Smith, was managing Hillary's California campaign. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Another View: Is there hope for health reform? Sep 16, 2009
Another View: Is there hope for health reform. in print and online, 24/7 for free, select the Clean Sweep option. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Saturdays protest: Fed up with deficits or Democrats? Sep 15, 2009
Good ole tea-boy Hannity had the nerve to ask Bob Dole in an interview once if those who disagreed with Bush s policies were guilty of treason because their vocal disagreement was giving aid and comfort to the enemy. So don t give me this crap about the liberals are calling others unpatriotic. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Honor Flight creates memories for Hot Springs vets Sep 13, 2009
Bob Dole, a World War II veteran, who played a major role in raising funds for the construction of the memorial. A total of 114 veterans made the flight. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Dole, politics aside, pushes for health care plan Sep 13, 2009
Bob Dole was the Republican minority leader, he helped deep-six President Bill Clinton's health care plan ... "And we now know, and I'm surer of this than anything: We just couldn't do it as long as Bob Dole was running for president," Clinton told the magazine ... "When I think of legacy, I don't think of Bob Dole.". (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
The extreme Republican Party Sep 12, 2009
Bob Dole, onetime GOP Senate leader and presidential candidate, used to brag that he voted against Medicare when he sat in the House. But Republicans were not entirely unregenerate. (Boston Globe)
Guests for the Sunday TV news shows Sep 12, 2009
Tom Daschle, D-S.D., and Bob Dole, R-Kan. Reps. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Calling someone a liar isn't new, but Wilson set a new standard Sep 11, 2009
"Or for former Sen. Bob Dole of Kansas, who pretty much labeled then-Vice President George H.W. Bush a liar during the 1988 presidential race. Both were seeking the Republican Party's nomination."Stop lying about my record," a peeved Dole said after Bush won the New Hampshire primary.Campaigns have always played fast and loose with the facts, but as the partisan divide in Washington has grown, the rules have changed."Now we're in an era of the permanent campaign and the line between campaigning... (Anchorage Daily News)
Kerry joins the call for interim senator Sep 10, 2009
Kerry responded that every senator who runs for president - including Republicans John McCain, Orrin G. Hatch, and Bob Dole - missed votes during their own campaigns. State Senator Scott Brown, a Wrentham Republican who is considering a run for Kennedy s seat, also pressed Kerry on Kennedy using his influence to change the law in 2004. (Boston Globe)
Scarborough--the Great Right Hope? Sep 9, 2009
Though they also talk up , not even as a sop to the neocons, who are totally over him, but to one-foot-in-the-graver Bob Dole. I suppose any buzz around either one is just a reflection of Republican desperation, even while the likes of Jennifer Rubin are in a trance that Obama is the new Carter. (The American Conservative)
Party Is Such Sweet Sorrow Sep 7, 2009
Earlier this year, a group of former Senate majority leaders--Republicans Howard Baker and Bob Dole, along with Democrats Tom Daschle and George Mitchell--showed how that might be accomplished. After negotiating with each other for more than a year, as if they were still in office and representing their two parties, the group (minus Mitchell, who had since joined the administration) unveiled a fully fledged health care reform proposal in June. (CBS News)
Sunday TV news shows Sep 7, 2009
Tom Daschle, D-S.D., and Bob Dole, R-Kan ... Tom Daschle, D-S.D., and Bob Dole, R-Kan. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Talk shows to preview Obama addresses Sep 6, 2009
Sunday, September 06, 2009. By Eric Zimmermann - 09/05/09 10:33 AM ET. (TheHill.com)
Late TV Listings Sep 6, 2009
Guests: Robert Gibbs, White House press secretary; Tom Daschle, former senator of South Dakota; Bob Dole, former senator of Kansas; Representatives Mike Pence of Indiana, Maxine Waters of California. 9 a.m. (5). (Boston Globe)
The Kennedy Strategy Sep 5, 2009
Bob Dole, Orrin Hatch and Howard Baker were leaders in a party who fought hard for their policies without engaging in the kind of irrational, strident fear-mongering that has become the Republican brand. These were politicians, capable of intelligent public debatenot hysterical ideologues stoking the fears of the most extreme elements of their party. (Slate)
As Support Plunges, Obama Seeks to Retool Agenda Sep 3, 2009
Bob Dole , the former GOP Senate majority leader from Kansas , who's part of a high-level bipartisan group that's promoting health care restructuring, is pushing publicly for Obama to do what he's resisted for months: write his own health care bill, and ask Pelosi and Reid to manage it in Congress. "The American people have a lot of respect for the office. ... I think it's time for the president to be the president," Dole said in a telephone interview. (Newsmax)
BALZ: After a Bruising August, Time for Obama Team to Regroup... Sep 3, 2009
Former Senate majority leader Bob Dole and former Democratic senator Bill Bradley weighed in with advice to the president over the weekend. Bradley said a grand bargain is still possible, but only if Obama is prepared to put tort reform on the table as an enticement to attract Republican support for universal coverage. (The Drudge Report)
EDITORIAL: Partisanship should not be part of the plan Sep 3, 2009
Edward Kennedy, his former Republican colleague Bob Dole was quoted by the Associated Press, Kennedy understood, just like Ronald Reagan used to tell me when I was the leader, I want it all, but if I can get 70 percent, I ll run with it. That was sort of Kennedy s attitude he knew in the legislative process you ve got to allow some give and take. (Marblehead Reporter, MA)
Another View: Obama has to write his own health-care bill Sep 2, 2009
By Bob DoleSpecial to The Washington Post ... Watchdog Fred wrote on Sep 1, 2009 7:21 PM:" Bob Dole sees the picture in a light that President Obama and many of his supporters do not. Healthcare has been an issue for a long long time now, it didn't just creep up in January 2009. It doesn't all have to be dealt with in the first term of the President. Nor in his second should he be so fortunate to win again. Which in light of his failure to administer his oath of office as the leader of the... (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Obama's agenda Sep 2, 2009
Bob Dole, the former GOP Senate majority leader from Kansas, who is part of a high-level bipartisan group that's promoting health-care restructuring, is pushing publicly for Obama to do what he's resisted for months: write his own health-care bill, and ask Pelosi and Reid to manage it in Congress. Obama's supporters and critics expect him to try to get back in the game starting next week, including appearances at a union Labor Day picnic in Cincinnati and the congressional meeting the next day. (AZCentral -- News)
Bob Dole: Start anew on health care reform Sep 2, 2009
Bob Dole is a retired Republican senator from Kansas and former majority leader. Inside AJC.COM. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Obama To Tighten Health Care Details Sep 2, 2009
Bob Dole wrote an op-ed for the exhorting the president to lay out a specific set of proposals and to relinquish his role as "cheerleader in chief." Now, the Atlantic's Marc Ambinder reports, Obama will do so when he. Officials have refused to comment on whetherthe president will support a public option, but they have said that he will specify his preferred "pay for" method andrearticulate his support for certain goals, including anti-discrimination restrictions on insurance companies. (Slate)
Gibbs Tackles Questions About Afghanistan and Health Care Sep 1, 2009
By Roll Call Staff Aug. 31, 2009, 3:54 p.m.. The war in Afghanistan and the domestic battle over health care reform were the issues of the day at Monday afternoon s White House briefing with Press Secretary Robert Gibbs. (Roll Call)
Direction, Anyone? Sep 1, 2009
Bob Michel was, officially, the House minority leader and Bob Dole his Senate counterpart. But it was of course Gingrich who truly led the House Republicans, and such senators as Phil Gramm and Paul Coverdell did more to defeat the Clinton administration's health-care plan than Dole. (CBS News)
In Case You Missed It - Senator Bob Dole in The Washington Post: Starting Over on Health Care Sep 1, 2009
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In today's Washington Post, Senator Bob Dole urges a 'fresh start' on the issue of health care reform and said it is "the vital issue of our time, and Obama should be out front with his specific plan on this make-or-break issue." In June, Senator Dole, along with other former U.S. Senate Majority Leaders Howard Baker and Tom Daschle, all members of the (BPC) Advisory Board and Leaders' Project on the State of American Health Care, released their... (PR Newswire)
'A lot of tears were shed' Aug 31, 2009
"One veteran who already knew his story was former U.S. Sen. Bob Dole, who served with Keck in the 10th Mountain Division.Dole tries to meet every busload of veterans coming to the World War II memorial, but with Sen. Edward Kennedy's funeral the same day, he wasn't sure he'd meet the South Dakota veterans."We had a lot in common," Keck said. "We were both injured in the same day, on the same hill in Italy, when we were 21 years old. ""I had my time in the sun and got to say hi. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Schieffer: Kennedy "Made a Difference" Aug 31, 2009
His personal friend and sometime political foe, the longtime Republican leader Bob Dole, told me the day Kennedy died that what impressed him was "the Kennedy boys could have gone through life and never worked a day," but all of them did. The thousands of laws that he authored changed the lives of millions who were less fortunate, a legacy few could match. (CBS News)
Health care foes compete to frame Kennedy's legacy Aug 30, 2009
The Information you need. Sunday, August 30, 2009. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
Click to read:Kennedy Laid to Rest at Arlington Aug 30, 2009
Bob Dole said it the best:"If you made a list of all the issues he was involved in, it would stretch from here to Hyannis Port. Social Security reform, the Americans With Disabilities Act, civil rights?you could throw a dart at all the legislation passed while he was a senator, and his name would appear on 20 percent of it. He was proud of what he did, but he didn't wear it on his sleeve and remind you every day what a great guy he was. He was doing things that should have been done. He was not... (CBS News)
Kennedy Embodied Bygone Era of Bipartisan Dealing Aug 29, 2009
Bob Dole of Kansas, who served as GOP leader from 1985 to 1996, says Kennedy's style was firmly rooted in the Senate of the past, where liberals like him had to strike sometimes unlikely bargains to get things done, but is just as relevant today. "Kennedy understood, just like Ronald Reagan used to tell me when I was the leader, 'I want it all, but if I can get 70 percent, I'll run with it.' That was sort of Kennedy's attitude _ he knew in the legislative process you've got to allow some give... (Newsmax)
Obama nod linked Kennedy to younger generation Aug 28, 2009
Karlo Marcelo, a 28-year-old Washington political blogger, called Kennedy "a statesman in the way that Bob Dole was." He noted that the senator's favorite iss 0000385C ues, including expanding health care and making college more affordable, are also often priorities for young voters. Whether his legacy and death will have true impact on this generation - who are widely considered to be more politically active than previous generations were at their age - remains to be seen. (Concord Monitor)
The Senate's greatest legislator Aug 27, 2009
Kennedy explained that the "old bulls" of the Senate, men like Harry Byrd and Bob Dole, had also taken their dogs to work, which meant"Ha!"no rules had ever been made preventing well-connected dogs from having the run of the place. The three of us traipsed over to the prewar Russell Senate Office Building and mounted the marble steps to the second floor Senate Caucus Room, where his brother Bob (he didn't call him Bobby) announced his campaign for president in 1968 from the same spot his... (MSNBC -- Politics)
Kennedy championed workers rights Aug 27, 2009
controlled the House and Bob Dole, R-Kan. the Senate, Kennedy was able to raise the wage from $4. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Kennedy: Health Care Loses a Champion Aug 27, 2009
"In the aftermath of his passing, there may well be a more focused and thoughtful dialogue on the issue," says Chris Jennings, a longtime health-care aide to President Bill Clinton who helped author a bipartisan reform package backed by former Senators Howard Baker, Bob Dole, and Tom Daschle. Jennings argues that the recognition that Kennedy was right in his long-held belief in the need for broad health-care reforms, combined with a strong sense of the Kennedy legacy, could allow his death to... (BusinessWeek)
10 Questions for Ted Kennedy Aug 26, 2009
No. Bob Dole had a dog, Leader. Elizabeth Dole has a dog. (Time.com)
Bipartisan Policy Center Announces New Credit Rating Agency Task Force Aug 25, 2009
In 2007, former Senate Majority Leaders Howard Baker, Tom Daschle, Bob Dole and George Mitchell formed the BPC to develop and promote bipartisan solutions to the nation's most pressing public policy challenges ... In 2007, former U.S. Senate Majority Leaders Howard Baker, Tom Daschle, Bob Dole, and George Mitchell formed the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) to develop and promote solutions that can attract the public support and political momentum to achieve real progress. (PR Newswire)
George McGovern to sign 'Abraham Lincoln' book Aug 21, 2009
Friday, August 21, 2009. George McGovern looked for proof that Abraham Lincoln was both a great statesman and a brilliant politician when he wrote the newest addition to the American President book series, "Abraham Lincoln.". (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Flamingos are whatever color Obama says they are Aug 20, 2009
About five years ago, maybe more, Bob Dole was in an ad for the Wisconsin Dairy Industry which showed a politician campaigning in Wisconsin who was offered some cheese after he finished his speech ... Then the people all uttered a murmur and Bob Dole appears and the people ask him what he thinks of the politician. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
LAST OF THE GREAT SHOE LEATHER REPORTERS... Aug 19, 2009
It was fitting that Novak went on CNN in 1996 to disclose that Bob Dole had picked Kemp as his vice presidential running mate -- an exclusive he got from Dole himself. But Novak, who opposed the Iraq wars in both Bush administrations, did not always carry water for the GOP. "He was ideological but not partisan at all," says Fred Barnes, the Weekly Standard's executive editor. (The Drudge Report)
