July 29th, 2011
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RNC Chairman Priebus Statement on Passage of the Budget Control Act
WASHINGTON – Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus issued the following statement today following the passage of the Budget Control Act in the U.S. House of Representatives: “While President Obama continues to insist on having a $2.4 trillion blank check so he can continue his spending spree through the next election, Republicans have passed [...]
You Know What Would Be Awesome?
The problem the GOP has now is that because of where John Boehner led the House, the GOP looks increasingly unwilling to act in a bipartisan way or compromise. Most people are missing the fact that raising the debt ceiling is the compromise, but that is beside the point. Here’s what the House and Senate [...]
On GOProud and CPAC
I’d like to put something out there about GOProud, conservatives, and the Republican party. I’m seeing some people having very strong reactions to the ACU’s decision to disallow future Conservative Political Action Conference sponsorship by GOProud. Some of these reactions are coming from people I respect in the greater Republican coalition of right-wing politics. Make [...]
An Interesting Observation
As I wrap up what turned out to be 7 hours of radio and 3 of television, let me leave you with an interesting observation from a very wise conservative sage: John Boehner’s flailing performance may actually have a silver lining to conservatives’ advantage. When his plan and the end game blow up in the [...]
The Final Fall Back Position
Talking to a number of folks on the hill today, I think their final fallback — last man on the barricades position — should be this: We’ll give the Democrats a clean debt ceiling increase in exchange for them sending the Lee-Cornyn-Hatch Balanced Budget Amendment to the states. Yeah, it may never happen. But a [...]
A note to you disenchanted tea party activists
I’m getting a lot of emails from tea party members rather upset with members of Congress today. The funniest story I’ve heard today from several people on the hill is that the House GOP held a budget “listening” session to learn how to message better for tea parties and independents. The House GOP leaders really [...]
It Amazes and Baffles Me
A week ago, the United States House of Representatives sent a bipartisan measure to the United States Senate where it fell five votes short of a majority. Today, John Boehner sent over legislation that couldn’t even get all the Republicans to support it, didn’t get any Democrats to support it, and will get less support [...]
Who Is Scaring Californians Away From Signing Petitions For Ballot Initiatives?
Let’s start with this screenshot of a new website launched by a yet-unidentified group that is calling itself “Californians Against Identity Theft.” Apparently, the sole purpose of this group is to scare Californians away from signing petitions to put ballot measures on California’s November 2011 and 2012 ballots. According to Capitol Alert, whoever is behind [...]
The Attempted Terrorist Attack by the Face of Peaceful Islam, and the Problems it Presents for Media and Muslims Alike
The headline of the day is that a second terrorist attack on Fort Hood, Texas in under two years was discovered this week, and its plotter, Private First Class Nasser Jason Abdo, arrested before the attack could be carried out. The latter fact, of course, differentiates this plot from the successful attack carried out by [...]
It’s The Wrong Way or The Highway With Senator Harry Reid
Harry Reid's Compromise with Ability Sen. Reid: “The only compromise that there is, is mine.” – (Via RealClearPolitics.) Apparently, Senator Reid has been re-reading the Brezhnev Doctrine. What belongs to Senator Reid belongs to Senator Reid. That which other people are allowed to own is negotiable. Reid is essentially threatening to kill the Boehner Bill [...]
