Category: Republicans

President Narcissist Rears His Head: “GOP Must Work With Me”

Posted on by William Teach

I think, perhaps, that Fox News went a little overboard with their headline “Obama: Republicans Will Have to Learn to Get Along With Me. He didn’t quite say that in the same Times article where he admitted there was no such thing as shovel ready jobs, yet, it caught my attention President Obama reveals in […]

 

Which Party Is More Extremist?

Posted on by William Teach

Despite the decade long narrative from the Democrats about the Republican Party being extremist, the yammering on about “neocons” and “religious fundamentalists” (BTW, Obama himself would be considered a fundie, since he is a born again Christian), a narrative the Compliant Media were happy to run with, something went wrong (make sure to read the […]

 

Alaska’s Sen. Murkowski a Coke Head?

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

Dan Riehl of Riehl World View has a bit of a bombshell to drop on the arrogant, self-reverential “Senator of the people,” Alaska’s Lisa Murkowski — she of the second hand Senate seat bequeathed to her by her father who held that seat himself. Riehl says that it is a commonly known, not-so-secret secret in […]

 

GOP Beating Dems In 8 Of 10 Open House Seats

Posted on by William Teach

Not shocking, really. What are the Democrat candidates going to say “I support Obama and Pelosi and their America destroying agenda?” Actually, what they are doing is what most other Dems are doing: running away from Obama and Pelosi and everything they stand for. So, voters say “why vote for a wishy washy fake Republican, […]

 

House Seat Of Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) Now In Play

Posted on by William Teach

Republican Ruth McClung best be paying attention, and getting her message out to the people of Arizona District 7 Add Rep. Raul Grijalva to the growing list of Democratic worries this election season. Party operatives say there’s increasing concern that the Arizona Democrat’s reelection bid could turn into a “sleeper” race for Republicans after Grijalva […]

 

Chris Christie’s Awesome Week

Posted on by Chris Wysocki

For a guy who’s “not running” for president Chris Christie is making all the right moves. New Jersey’s rock-star governor is on fire, raising money for national candidates, thrilling crowds from Iowa to California, standing up to the teachers union (while still being firmly committed to public education), and keeping his promises to eliminate wasteful […]

 

Dueling Addresses: Obama Whines About Education, GOP Paints His Policies As Irresponsible

Posted on by William Teach

Obama and Senator John Barrasso (R-Wy) offered dueling weekly addresses. Full text of both at the LA Times (love the shot of Obama with his feet up on the Resolute Desk. He has no respect for history). Links to the video are at each politicians name. Ryan Leaf, er, Barack Obama The other day, I […]

 

New The Hill Poll: 12 Freshman Democrat Held Districts Show Major GOP Gains

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

On Wednesday The Hill reported on a new poll it has conducted of the 2010 midterms with initial focus on 12 districts held by freshmen Democrats and the news isn’t good for those incumbent Dems scrutinized. On the other hand, the poll seems to show that it isn’t pat that Republicans will necessarily run away […]

 

Oh, No, Special Interest Spending Way Up This Election Cycle

Posted on by William Teach

You know which side is going to be the bad guy, right? Interest groups are spending five times as much on the 2010 congressional elections as they did on the last midterms, and they are more secretive than ever about where that money is coming from. The $80 million spent so far by groups outside […]

 

As Obama Pretends at Its Freedom, His Gov’t Plans Takeover of Internet

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

In an address to the United Nations on Thursday, Sept. 23, President Obama pledged to preserve a “free and open Internet” and would call out nations that censored content. In a veiled reference to China and other nations that censor the Internet, Obama said that a civil society fosters open government. “Civil society is the […]

 

What the GOP Pledge Reflects and Why We Need To Stand By It

Posted on by Heather Bachman

: : : : : : : : : : :  When the Pledge to America was first announced, it immediately met backlash from the other side of the aisle. President Obama began a tour dedicated specifically to breaking down the plan’s items one by one.:  While to many political strategists, this response may be seen as politics as usual, there are many holes in […]

 

How about a half-page ‘Pledge to America’?

Posted on by Doug Ross

I won’t be quite as harsh on the GOP’s magnum opus as RedState’s Erick Erickson, who calls it “the worst thing to come out of Washington since George McClellan.” Erick must have blocked out DC’s distinguished Mayor Marion Berry. But his point — that the GOP’s effort is mostly “dreck” — is valid. Washington’s so […]

 

The Astonishing Mediocrity Of The GOP’s Pledge To America

Posted on by John Hawkins

For years now, conservatives have been asking the GOP to come out with another “Contract with America.” Finally they have, and quite frankly, they shouldn’t have bothered. Not only is the GOP’s Pledge to America gutless pabulum, it’s gutless pabulum that shows that behind the wall of “no’s” they’re throwing up, the GOP still has […]

 

GOP’s Pledge To America To Be Unveiled Today

Posted on by William Teach

Everyone else has chimed in on the subject, including much criticism from some Conservatives, so, my two cents CBS News has obtained a final draft of House Republicans’ legislative agenda for the next Congress, a 21-page “Pledge to America” that they will formally unveil Thursday morning at a Virginia hardware store. “The need for urgent […]

 

Al Sharpton’s Followers Call Whites ‘The Devil,’ Al Says, ‘Don’t Worry About it’

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

Al Sharpton is all about stopping the “hate,” isn’t he? At least that’s what he always claims. So how did he react when his own supporters started calling white people “the devil” when a BBC reporter was interviewing him several years ago? He said whites should “ignore it” and “don’t worry about it.” Not only […]

 

Right Nation 2010 — Anita MonCrief, John Fund, Dick Armey Speak

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

I am here today at the Right Nation 2010 conference in the western suburbs of Chicago (straight west of O’Hare Airport). This afternoon began with three speakers remarks, ACORN whistleblower Anita MonCrief, Wall Street Journal writer John Fund, and former Majority Leader Dick Armey. Anita was up first and she told us of her early […]

 

Palin Calls For GOP Unity In Iowa Speech

Posted on by William Teach

Is she running? We still don’t know, but, she blew the crowd away in Iowa Friday night Sarah Palin drew the largest crowd here tonight in the history of the Iowa Republican Party’s Ronald Reagan Dinner — more than 1,500 people. “In just 46 days Republicans will put their ideas and their experience on the […]

 

Christine O’Donnell Wins And The GOP Rages Against The Machine People

Posted on by Melissa Clouthier

When the GOP started attacking Christine O’Donnell fiercely a couple weeks back, I figured she must be up in the internal polling. In fact, I figured she’d win. And tonight, in a race that stunned nearly everyone but Christine O’Donnell and her very motivated followers, she did just that. What I wasn’t sure about, was […]

 

About That Rift

Posted on by Melissa Clouthier

Matt Lewis talks about the divide over the Delaware race: The 2010 Republican primary elections have pleasantly provided us with many examples of conservative insurgents ousting establishment insiders. But as I noted yesterday, Tuesday’s GOP primary in Delaware is different. It is the first time bona fide conservatives are sharply divided over whether to support […]

 

Republicans: 2010 Was The Year To Fight, Not Flee

Posted on by Melissa Clouthier

At the beginning of this primary season, way back a thousand years is what it feels like, I made a decision: Support every conservative in every race everywhere no matter what. Why? Because if there was ever a year where a conservative could get elected, it would be this year. Some races weren’t so obvious. […]

 

Jimmy Breslin: Tea Partiers Are Like Kennedy’s Killer Sirhan Sirhan, Are Racists Filled With ‘Madness’

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

For those that thought faded journo Jimmy Breslin had passed on to his great reward, fear not for ol’ Jimmy is back and this time he wants you all to know that you Tea Partiers are wild-eyed racists filled with madness. Heck you are all as crazy as Bobby Kennedy’s killer Sirhan-Sirhan, you Tea Partiers […]

 

The Short-Sightedness Of The Talking Heads

Posted on by Brian Garst

It’s election season.:  That means every paper, TV news show, magazine, or blog is full of predictions, prognostications and prophesying.:  More often than not, it seems, the talking heads engaging in such speculation are incredibly short-sighted. Take this New York Times article which notes the “double-edged sword” the Tea Party poses to the GOP.:  The […]

 

A Glenn Beck Rally and Our Current Culture of Bias

Posted on by Heather Bachman

It is not news to hear that we are in an environment of bias which is fueled by our mainstream media. It is not even news when we hear that people who speak truth are pushed down by this sector. However, a recent situation has forced us to not only see the strength of this […]

 

Politico Again Slaps Bad Vanity Fair Palin Attack

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

As we discussed here yesterday Vanity Fair published a badly sourced attack piece on Governor Palin. But the piece is even worse than first thought. As Politico’s Ben Smith discovered, the Vanity Fair piece contained yet another lie passed off as “journalism.” Smith highlighted the part of the VF piece that led the reader to […]

 

Because I Can’t Resist: On McConnell’s Leadership Assurance

Posted on by Melissa Clouthier

Short answer: Whatever. Nothing is assured in this climate. Long answer: I’ll get to it in a minute. First, Ace says this: I’d bet on McConnell, but I wouldn’t bet much. FWIW, I think… I’m meh on him. I don’t dislike him, I don’t resent him, I understand the need for tactics and stuff, but […]

 

BREAKING: Murkowski Concedes in Alaska

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

Another one of Mitch McConnell’s favorites just went down in flames as Senator Lisa Murkowski just bowed to Alaska’s new GOP candidate for Senate, Joe Miller. Miller is far more conservative than Murkowski who was vying for the Ted Stevens award for pork. As the New York Times says… Mr. Miller shocked the political establishment […]

 

CNN Readers Offer Up 10 Ideas For Obama And The GOP

Posted on by William Teach

So far, CNN has done two top 10 list of things to do in the next 10 weeks, one for Obama, one for the GOP. Interestingly, they haven’t done one for the Democrats. Perhaps it is just too depressing and doesn’t matter, given the consistent numbers showing the GOP is preferred, and the Dems will […]

 

Michael Steele Brings The GOP Illegal Alien Policy Fail

Posted on by William Teach

In an attempt to patronize and curry favor with Hispanic voters, Michael Steele is working hard to tick off Republicans Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele is putting some political distance between the national Republican Party and Arizona Republicans who enacted a tough immigration-enforcement law earlier this year. “Let’s be clear. The actions of one […]