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The GOP Should Dump Its Litmus Test By Michael Reagan FrontPageMagazine.com | February 16, 2007 The philosopher Diogenes is said to have wandered around ancient Greece holding a lantern and seeking to find an honest man. My fellow Republicans, sans lanterns, are now wandering around the political landscape seeking to find the perfect Republican presidential candidate. I don’t know if Diogenes ever found that honest man, but I do know that those Republicans are never going to find the perfect candidate, simply because he does not exist. Some Republicans insist that the only perfect candidate would be a clone of...

Is GOP losing grip on power? By Salena Zito TRIBUNE-REVIEW Sunday, May 28, 2006 For the Republican Party, 1994 is the year that was. The "Republican Revolution" that year gave the GOP its first taste in more than 40 years of being the majority party in both houses of Congress. On that one election day, Republicans gained 54 seats in the House, 8 in the Senate and 12 in governors' mansions around the country. Now, 12 years later, Republican power -- majorities of 10 seats in the Senate and 20 in the House -- could unravel, or at least begin...

Larry Klayman for U.S. Senate Posted: August 26, 2004 1:00 a.m. Eastern © 2004 WorldNetDaily.com People sometimes ask me who my heroes are. After all, I'd be hard-pressed to name any contemporary politicians I trust or look to for leadership and courage. There is such a man. He's not a politician. But he is running for office – the U.S. Senate – from the state of Florida. His name is Larry Klayman and he founded the organization known as Judicial Watch. Larry Klayman is my hero because he has integrity – enough to prevent him from blind loyalty to party...