It’s over. Alaska Senator Ted Steven has lost his re-election bid… Steven’s was defeated by Democrat Mark Begich after being convicted on corruption charges in October. Hey Ted, thanks for the memories Now just go… and good riddance.
Politics
CNSNews.com: Union Workers at Big Three Automakers Average $73 an Hour
The headline may be a little misleading but the article is worth reading: Union Workers at Big Three Automakers Average $73 an Hour By Pete Winn, Senior Writer/Editor, CNSNews.com, Tuesday, November 18, 2008 Economists in Michigan, the long-time home of the auto industry, say they don’t support the proposed multi-billion dollar bailout of Big Three […]
Newt’s Prospects Fading in Quest for RNC Chair?
The Washington Times is reporting that former House Speaker Newt Gingrich’s bid to be the next RNC chairman may be losing steam. From the Washington Times: GOP governors and state party chairmen say former House Speaker Newt Gingrich will be a leading Republican spokesman but not as its national chairman, a post likely to be […]
Wall Street Journal: Why Bankruptcy Is the Best Option for GM
Today’s Wall Street Journal has a must read Op Ed column by Michael Levine. Levine examines the problems faced by GM and explains why seeking chapter 11 bankruptcy protection may GM’s best chance for survival. Why Bankruptcy Is the Best Option for GM Chapter 11 would better preserve the valuable parts of the company than […]
5 Myths About the 2008 Elections
Washington Post writer Chris Cillizza examines and attempts to debunk 5 myths about the 2008 elections… The entire article is worth reading but the two points that stand out in my opinion are these: 4. A Republican candidate could have won the presidency this year. I doubt it. In the hastily penned postmortems of campaign […]
Change?
An interesting bit of political trivia from Newsmax.com: Of the 47 appointees named so far to transition or staff posts, 31 have ties to the Clinton administration, including all but one member of the 12-person Transition Advisory Board. Transition chief John Podesta served as Clinton’s chief of staff from 1998 to 2001. Other Clinton-era appointees […]
Wall Street Journal: Just Say No to Detroit
There’s an interesting essay by New York University finance professor David Yermack in today’s Wall Street Journal. Just Say No to Detroit Given the abysmal performance by Detroit’s Big Three, it would be better to send each employee a check than to waste it on a bailout, says David Yermack. Before Michael Moore became famous […]
Poll Question: Who Do You Want As RNC Chair?
[poll id=”11″] My initial gut reaction is Newt Gingrich, though, the more I think about it the more I’m leaning towards Michael Steele or Fred Thompson. As much as I like Newt he may be to polarizing for the job. The choice between Steele and Thompson is tough one, I don’t think we could go […]
RNC to File Suit to Undo McCain-Feingold Limits
The Washington Times is reporting that the Republican Nation Committee plans to file two lawsuits seeking to overturn elements of the McCain-Feingold act – formally known as the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002. The first suite due to be filed in filed in the District of Columbia seeks to strike down the soft-money ban […]
Video: Congressman Jim Moran Talks About Redistributionism
This should scare the hell out of anyone who works for a living: We have been guided by a Republican administration who believes in the simplistic notion that people who have wealth are entitled to keep it and they have an antipathy towards redistributing wealth and they may be able to sustain it for a […]
The Blame Game
Over the last couple of days a lot has been said and written about why Republicans lost… Conservatives want to blame John McCain. Moderates and some McCain staffers are trying to pin the blame on Sarah Palin. Enough! All this finger pointing ignores one simple truth: Republicans had ZERO chance of winning this election. They […]
Election Postmortem
Let the finger pointing begin… Beltway Republicans will undoubtedly blame John McCain’s selection of Sarah Palin as his running mate as the reason for his loss. Palin may not have been the most qualified candidate available and her disastrous interview with Katie Couric certainly didn’t help her or John McCain. It’s easy to lay the […]
Election Day
VOTE I voted about an hour ago… Turnout was heavy but not overwhelming, I was in and out in about 10 minutes.
Alaska Personal Board Clears Plain Of Wrong Doing In “Troopergate”
New report from the Alaska Personal Board has cleared Governor Sarah Palin in the firing of Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan. The report prepared by independent investigator Timothy Petumenos, goes on to say the investigator hired by the Legislature was wrong to conclude that Palin abused her power by allowing aides and her husband to […]
Audio: Barack Obama’s Cap & Trade Policy is So Aggressive It Will Bankrupt Coal Fired Plants
If Barack Obama’s remarks wealth redistribution didn’t scare you his remarks on energy policy should… In a January 2008 interview with the San Francisco Chronicle Sen. Obama said that he would impose a Cap & Trade system aggressive that it would bankrupt anyone trying to build a new coal powered plant. This really just the […]