Minuteman Civil Defense Corps founder Chris Simcox is expected to announce today that he will challenge Arizona Sen. John McCain in a Republican primary in 201o: PHOENIX — The co-founder of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps in Arizona will challenge Sen. John McCain in the 2010 Republican primary. Chris Simcox — who rose seven years […]
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Tea Party Impact: Connecticut Republicans Introduce No Tax-Increase Budget
Republican legislators in Connecticut yesterday introduced a no tax-increase budget proposal… According to State Rep. Larry Cafero (R-Minority Leader), the Tax Day Tea Parties held around the state sent a very clear message “What was, sort of, symbolized by the demonstrations yesterday in Hartford, and all over, is, people are saying, ‘We can’t afford our […]
Paul Ryan: The GOP’s Alternative Budget
Paul Ryan the ranking Republican on the House Budget Committee lays out the GOP’s alternative budget proposal in an Op Ed in Today’s Wall Street Journal: Here’s an outline of what we propose: – Deficits/Debt. The Republican budget achieves lower deficits than the Democratic plan in every year, and by 2019 yields half the deficit […]
If Republicans in Congress Had Any Courage…
… They’d follow the lead of MEP Daniel Hannan and rip Barack Obama to shreds the way Hannan tore Gordon Brown apart: You can read Daniel’s blog here.
Yeah, What He Said… Sort of.
This video needs no introduction or explanation: Tea party anyone? I disagree vehemently on a several points not the least of which is the repeal of the Electoral College… Look at this map of county by county election results from 2000 and you’ll understand why. The Electoral College is the buffer that prevents less densely […]
LAT: Reagan Wouldn’t Recognize This GOP
Former congressman Mickey Edwards wrote provocative Op Ed titled “Reagan wouldn’t recognize this GOP” in the Los Angeles Times a couple of days… It’s worth reading. I agree with Edwards’ central point which point which is that the contemporary Republican party has lost its way. Where Edwards loses me is here: The Republican Party that […]
McCain Dodges the Palin Question
Josh Painter over at RedState points out this exchange between George Stephanopoulos and Sen. John McCain on last Sunday’s This Week: Today on ABC’s This Week, when asked by host George Stephanopoulos whether he would support Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin if she runs for president, Sen. John McCain punted: “Oh no. Listen I have the […]
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 […]
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 […]
Senate Passes Crap Sandwich 2.0 74-25
From the Wall Street Journal: Senate Passes Bailout Package House Passage Remains Less Certain WASHINGTON — The Senate’s revamped bailout package drew support from 74 lawmakers in a roll call vote Wednesday evening, and the measure will now return to the balky House of Representatives for another vote following its unexpected rejection on Monday. U.S. […]
Crash & Burn: $700 Billion “Crap Sandwich” Goes Down In Flames!
Whoa… I was expecting a close vote on bailout bill but this is a complete shock. The bailout bill has crashed and burned in the House. The vote was 228 nay to 205 yea with 1 not voting. Democrats supported the bill 140-95, while Republicans opposed it 65-133. Is this the reason? Nancy Pelosi’s floor […]
Video: Burning Down The House: What Caused Our Economic Crisis?
This video has been floating around the web for a couple of days… It provides a detailed look at how the Community Reinvestment Act was used to push banks into sub-prime mortgages and how that distorted the housing market… And helped create the bubble that burst. A couple of caveats though… First it lays the […]
How Did We Get Here?
Ed Morrissey @ Hot Air asks “Whose policies led to the credit crisis?” The answer depends on who you ask… Democrats of course blame Republicans and Republicans of course blame Democrats. Personally, I think it’s safe to point fingers at both parties and the Federal Reserve Board. The roots of the current credit crisis can, […]
It’s About Time…
Finally! We’re finally starting to see some signs of life from the Bush administration and republicans in congress. Unfortunately, what we’re seeing is another half measure… I’m all for increasing domestic oil production and building new refineries, but those measures won’t have a significant short term impact on the price we pay at the pump. […]