Is “41″ The New “60″?

By: anacreon (Diary)  |  February 4th at 07:26 PM  | 

Is “41 is the new “60″ because Scott Brown was sworn in as the junior Republican Senator of Massachusetts? 60 was the number of votes needed to pass substantive (excluding some budgetary) legislation and to bust up any filibuster attempt in the Senate.  60 seats is how many the Democrat Caucus held in the Senate.  60 is the number of votes the Democrats had to | Read More »

IL GOP Chairman Dismisses The Tea Partiers/9-12ers/Conservatives As “Fringe Element”?

By: anacreon (Diary)  |  January 21st at 12:30 AM  | 

My hangover from celebrating Scott Brown’s victory hasn’t even worn off yet, and here we have another headache to deal with.  The Illinois Republican Party Chairman Pat Brady has, in essence, called every Tea Partier/9-12er/conservative in Illinois a “fringe element”.  He does actually call us out by name, but the inference is there. As I have stated before in prior posts, I have traveled across | Read More »