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Posted in Election 2012 President, Newt Gingrich on Jan 20th, 2012
The Thursday CNN debate in South Carolina started with an exchange between the moderator John King and Newt Gingrich about his ex-wife’s ABC interview claims. King carefully placed the ball on the T and Newt smashed it out of the park while the audience ate it up. Here is my theory behind the exchange. I [...]
Posted in National Dems, National GOP on Jan 1st, 2012
According to Politifact, the 2011 Lie of the Year is Republicans want to terminate Medicare. It is a lie so big that even Politifact noticed.
Posted in National GOP on Dec 31st, 2011
Posted in Election 2012 President, Newt Gingrich on Dec 26th, 2011
Thomas Sowell explains why a focus on Speaker Gingrich’s past is bad for our future. He makes a compelling case that it is better to take a man of accomplishment in office like Gingrich than the bland leading the bland like Mitt Romney. While the televised debates are what gave Newt Gingrich’s candidacy a big [...]
Posted in Newt Gingrich on Dec 17th, 2011
Paul slams Gingrich on draft deferments: “He chose not to go” Newt Gingrich, the current Republican frontrunner in the presidential race, is a neoconservative interventionist. “Neoconservative” is a label that is often misused by liberals to refer to conservatives whom they consider to be right-wing or extreme, but more accurately describes those who, unlike our [...]
Posted in Election 2012 President, Newt Gingrich on Nov 21st, 2011
I read all sorts of hits on Conservative legend Newt Gingrich. I admit that he is not as conservative as I would like, but on balance, he is cool. He has accomplished what others dream of. Clinton claims credit for a balanced budget, but he vetoed it three times until Gingrich finally got a version [...]
Posted in Conservatism, Newt Gingrich on Nov 6th, 2011
If you want a thorough understand the link between the culture and the economy, read Mike Huckabee’s book. If you want a functioning understanding in 90 seconds, watch this link.
Posted in Employment, Jobs, National Dems, National GOP, economy on Nov 6th, 2011
It is unforgivable that House Republicans are not voting on Obama jobs bills, we are told, but that the fact that the Senate Democrats refuse to vote on 15 bills passed by the House is not even worthy of mention. Even President Obama recognized that some of those ideas were good. Why won’t Harry Reid [...]
Posted in Jobs, National GOP, Obama on Oct 17th, 2011
President Obama finally admitted that the GOP has a jobs plan at the beginning of his latest bus tour. Naturally, he panned the plan as letting Wall Street do whatever they wanted to take advantage of the current movement. Previously, the President had been in denial that the GOP had a plan. ”They have no [...]
Posted in Americanism, National GOP, Stuff on Apr 12th, 2011
Please read the first part for context. Now let us examine the political implications. I read that the change in demographics means the Republican Party will disappear or it will have to become like the Democrats. Is that true? The question for the Republican Party is how will it adjust? The nation is changing faster [...]
Posted in Election 2012, Mike Huckabee, National GOP on Apr 1st, 2011
It is clear that Governor Mike Huckabee is the man to back. He is acceptable to over 90% of the party. He has the best approval numbers within the party. The latest poll has him even with the President. This is a consistent trend showing him within striking distance of the President. Most polls have [...]
Posted in National Dems, National GOP, Polls on Jan 31st, 2011
The GOP has a net positive image with the public for the first time since 2005 according to Gallup. Other polling shows John Boehner is the most popular figure in the government by a net positive measure with Mitch McConnell not far behind. Real Clear Politics has the GOP with a healthy lead in the generic [...]
Posted in Michael Steele, National GOP on Jan 14th, 2011
The Republican National Committee has a new, young chairman after 7 ballots. Wisconsin GOP Chairman Reince Priebus has been elected the new chairman of the Republican National Committee, offering a fresh face and the promise of a new management style for the party as it gears up for the 2012 presidential election cycle. Mr. Priebus [...]
Posted in Michael Steele, National Dems, National GOP on Dec 3rd, 2010
Both parties are in debt after going all out for 2010. Interestingly, it only seems an issue on the GOP side where opponents are grasping for ammunition to unseat Chairman Steele.
Posted in Election 2010, Glen Urquhart, National GOP, Press Releases on Sep 25th, 2010
For Immediate Release Urquhart Praises GOP Pledge as Returning to Common Sense They finally realized debt destroys jobs, excessive regulation kills jobs, tax hikes in this economy kills jobs, raising energy costs kills jobs, and a tax bill masquerading as health care reform kills jobs. “This is what I have been saying all year”, said [...]
Posted in National GOP on Sep 4th, 2010
Posted in National GOP, Sarah Palin on Jul 30th, 2010
Oklahoma will have its first lady as governor. Republican Congresswoman Mary Fallin is leading big in the race for the statehouse over Lt. Gov. Jari Askins. It was only the fourth time in American history both major parties selected women to head a state ticket. Both had competitive primaries. New Mexico will not be undone, [...]
Posted in Afghanistan, Michael Steele, National GOP, War ON TERROR on Jul 4th, 2010
There is a dust up over minor remarks by National Republican Committee Chairman Michael Steele in which he called the War in Afghanistan a war of Obama’s choosing (refering to the surge and refocus from Iraq). He noted correctly that over the centuries not foreign power has conquered the land through a land war. The [...]
Posted in Conservatism, Environment, Ethics, National GOP on Jun 21st, 2010
I was out of the loop last week and had access to very little news. I heard that the ranking Republican on the Energy and Commerce Committee apologized to BP for their being shaken down to pay for the mess they created. Never mind that the criminal corporation, that killed around a dozen hard working [...]
Posted in Election 2010, National GOP, Republican Party, Stuff on Jun 17th, 2010
Courtesy of David Anderson via Wilmington News Journal: Delaware politics: National GOP program gives boost to Rollins’ campaign By BETH MILLER • The News Journal • June 17, 2010 Congressional candidate Michele Rollins is “On The Radar” with the National Republican Congressional Committee’s two-year-old Young Guns program, one of seven GOP women to make the [...]
Posted in National GOP, Stuff, Tea Parties on May 13th, 2010
There are lessons for the Delaware as well as the national GOP leadership within the linked piece. I part ways with the author on some of his comments, including his belief that possible extremist Tea Party leadership is in the offing, but I believe much of his piece is right on. I do think he’s [...]
Posted in Michael Steele, National GOP on Apr 22nd, 2010
RNC Chairman Michael Steele’s crack down on lax financial practices at the RNC have become public. Steele had quietly had an internal audit conducted. Now the Report is in. It is not pretty, but it allows the GOP to get its act together before the mid-terms. The investigation found that the Republican Party’s national governing [...]
Posted in Election 2010, Michael Steele, National GOP on Apr 11th, 2010
Posted in Michael Steele, National GOP, Polls on Apr 4th, 2010
Karl Rove and company are taking advantage of RNC missteps and Launching American Crossroads to fund candidates across America. I wondered why Mr. Rove would be publicly discouraging people from giving to the RNC until I found out that he launched his own organization. Since the questions about RNC financing Republicans have gained on the [...]
Posted in National Dems, National GOP on Apr 2nd, 2010
I guess Hawaii costs less than D. C. and had better weather. The DNC spent 176K for their D. C. extravaganza. Both parties spent over an 100k for their retreats and strategy sessions. The Democrats in the very expensive city of Washington D. C. (so the President wouldn’t have to travel), and the Republicans at [...]
Posted in Michael Steele, National GOP on Mar 31st, 2010
You knew it was only a matter of time. The staffer responsible for the infamous strip club reimbursement approval is gone. She had been warned before about watching what she approved. The RNC needs an internal auditor on staff who has the power and clout to tighten the belt. The story is far less interesting [...]
Posted in Michael Steele, National GOP on Mar 29th, 2010
Update:The Employee who submitted the nightclub expense is paying it back. Just as a note it was not Chairman Steele. We are in a war for the heart and soul of this nation. Our leaders need to act like it. I am not asking them to slum it, but… Once on the ground, FEC filings [...]
Posted in Carney, Election 2010, National GOP, Republican Party on Mar 25th, 2010
When partisan politician John Carney was running for governor, he proposed a government-run healthcare plan that would have killed Delaware jobs by raising taxes on small businesses: “Lt. Gov. John Carney says if he is elected governor, he will make certain every Delawarean has affordable and accessible primary and preventive health care. He says universal [...]
Posted in National GOP on Mar 19th, 2010
The Hill has an interesting profile of the Republican Leader, John Boehner. It is based upon the possibility of his being the Speaker in waiting. It is a good read. Note: Our Twitter subscribers often get a head start. They got live feeds from the Lincoln Day Dinner. They received some of the first special [...]
Posted in Conservatism, Liberalism, National Dems, National GOP on Mar 7th, 2010
Republicans propose limiting the size of government to balance the budget. The difference between the party of government and the party of the people couldn’t be clearer.
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