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The president is a man out of his depth, propped up by staff and the GOP, says Jonah Goldberg. - As chief of staff, John Kelly should be well up to coping with a White House staff that has been riven by internal friction and divisive leaking, says Jules Witcover.
- After Friday's firing of Reince Priebus, cable news anchors settled on the metaphor of a hurricane to describe the furious pace of change at the White House. By Monday, that metaphor was eclipsed.
- Can you imagine the dread, the slow-burning existential panic that overtakes White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus and Press Secretary Sean Spicer on Friday evenings? After Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner — who are known to have a calming effect on the president -— head off to honor the Jewish Sabbath, Messrs. Priebus and Spicer have to white-knuckle it until dawn, gripping their phones with tobacco-stained fingers as they constantly refresh Twitter.
- The most significant aspect of last week's Conservative Political Action Conference was the public unveiling Steve Bannon.
- Steve Bannon, the schlubby alt-right White House advisor who wants to destroy the state, was the clear star of the first day of the conservative circle jerk
- Despite public dissent, nothing will stop Donald Trump's swearing in as the 45th U.S. president, says Jules Witcover.
- A handful of Maryland Democrats added their voice Monday to the criticism of President-elect Donald Trump's decision to appoint Steve Bannon to a senior White
- Jonah Goldberg: Whether Donald Trump is the presidential nominee or not, the GOP as we know it is wrecked.
- We need less entertainment from moderators and presidential candidates and more information debates, says Jules Witcover.
- The GOP needs to make clear Donald Trump doesn't speak for the Republican Party, lest it go down with him.
- The Donald's recklessly insensitive assault on John McCain finally stiffened the other Republicans' spines, says Jules Witcover.
- Mock all you want, Republicans, but O'Malley is dead-on about the global security threats of climate change.
- Martin O'Malley continued his fight with Republicans on Wednesday over a comment he made suggesting climate change contributed to the rise of Islamic fighters in Syria and Iraq as his campaign sought to raise money off the exchange.
- Leonard Pitts Jr.: Increasingly, that tail now wags the GOP dog, evidence Donald Trump¿s No. 1 place in the polls.
- Jules Witcover: So far, the weak and splintered GOP has cowered in the face of Donald Trump's bombast blitz.
- Given his tactlessness and glaring lack of presidential qualifications, Donald Trump's participation in the first of the GOP debates next month would guarantee fireworks.
- The GOP continues to be dominated by right-wing ideologists convinced that purity can triumph over political reality.
- An activist I talked to once likened the MDGOP to people serving onboard a submarine. They all breathe the same air, and they only talk to one another. It's time to open the process to everyone willing to be a part of it. I propose that the central committee system be scrapped in favor of state party conventions.
- Maryland Republicans have found some success in Anne Arundel County, "a bastion of red in a sea of blue."
- The Sun went overboard in its coverage of Doug Gansler's troubles without ever addressing the real issue: irrational drinking laws.
- RNC Chairman Reince Priebus says Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler failed as a parent and a public official.
- President Barack Obama will visit Baltimore next Friday, the second in a series of outings aimed at selling his stalled jobs agenda.
- Infighting between insiders, outsiders distracts from the common mission of trying to win elections
- RNC Chairman Reince Priebus' effort to limit debates and curtail the primary schedule are well meaning, but they won't stop candidates from doing what they want in 2016.
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- Maryland GOP reject call for Cecil official's resignation after party switch
- GOP resolution against Priebus expected to be offered
- Jules Witcover says Todd Akin's defiance of GOP leaders a sign of new times
- Maryland Republicans push Mitt Romney toward the GOP presidential nomination.
