"Look, I don't think a Republican would be likely to win the presidential election in the general if it wasn't clear that he wanted to go in a different direction than Obama. If you want to raise taxes to pay for Obama's bigger government, then you vote for the Democrats, for crying out loud. If you think we should bring the size of government down

Michael Eric Dyson, a self-proclaimed expert on race and race relations: "Well, that's because he reinforces a stereotype of what a black man is. I mean, Obama being from Hawaii, the politics of chill. Let's just -- can't we all, it's not Martin Luther King, it's Rodney King, "Can't we all get along?" I think Herman Cain reinforces certain stereot

Eleanor Clift, a regular guest of "The McLaughlin Group" and columnist for Newsweek, appeared on CNN's "Reliable Sources" today to discuss Newt Gingrich and the media. "I think he's right about a lot of that. And I think that's even more irritating, the fact that he is right." Eleanor Clift said about Newt Gingrich's performance at the debates a

Presidential hopeful Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) is still upset with NBC and the network's program "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon." Last week, the Congresswoman went on the show and unknowingly was introduced with a

Gen. Colin Powell appeared on "This Week" to talk about military vets and the "divisive tone" in Washington. Powell puts the media and the Tea Party at fault for the current atmosphere. Powell says the Tea Party's lack of ability to compromise will make a Tea Party presidential nominee in the Republican party a near impossibility. Transcript below.

Chris Hayes, a prominent supporter of ObamaCare, or the Affordable Care Act, says that he doesn't even know what the product will look like when it starts to roll out, which he believes contributes to the waning support of Obama's "signature" domestic achievement. Hayes says the "Achilles' Heel" of ObamaCare is the fact it is to be implemented s

Grover Norquist appeared on NBC's "Meet the Press" to discuss taxes and the 2012 Republican candidates. Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform, is known for getting Republican candidates for national office to sign a pledge that they will not raise taxes under any circumstances. When asked if he thinks any 2012 Republican candidates wil

"I already said that if he wants to use a teleprompter, then it would be fine with me. It has to be fair. If you [were] to defend ObamaCare, wouldn't you want a teleprompter?" Gingrich asked. "Now, just for a second I'm going to go in the detour and I'll try to explain why I've been and he'll say yes. There are two reasons. The first, is ego. C

“Obviously false accusations and confusion about some of my positions has contributed to it,” Herman Cain said on CNN's "State of the Union” when asked by host Candy Crowley about his campaign’s flagging poll numbers. “That was to be expected. In terms of the campaign itself, nothing has gone wrong in terms of our strategy of spending

"FOX News Sunday" panel consisting of Bill Kristol, Charles Lane, Liz Cheney and Jeff Zeleny as they discuss headlines in foreign policy.

"Romney is a very play-it-safe candidate. He doesn't want to offend everybody, or anybody. He wants to be liked. He wants to reach out -- and be very safe -- to everybody, bring everybody on board. And that's a, not very realistic, but imagine what that would be like as president? Somebody who plays it very safe. I don't think we're in the kind of

"I am terribly disappointed. I think our country would have benefited enormously from a constructive agreement by this committee," Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Penn.) said on ABC's "This Week" this morning. "That's what I was hoping the supercommittee could address, some long-term reforms to bend the curves, put us on a sustainable fiscal path and still h

An old-school panel featuring Sam Donaldson, Cokie Roberts, Michael Gerson and Jonathan Karl debate the politics of the failure of the so-called super committee.

Doris Kearns Goodwin, Michael Beschloss, Michael Eric Dyson, Jon Meacham and Rich Lowry talk about the rise of Newt Gingrich, his latest endorsement and what the GOP is searching for. The group discusses Newt's sudden surge, what Mitt Romney needs to do to fight back, and how Pres. Barack Obama is positioned for 2012.