It appears that conservatives have not yet found a solid primary opponent for Mitch McConnell. Perhaps one will never surface…tough to tell. I do have an idea, however, that allows us to leverage the Senator’s unique vulnerability at this time while also maximizing liberty. To actually pull it off we’d probably need Rush, Sean, or The Great One to run with it. Though some buzz | Read More »
As expected from someone as brilliant and thoughtful as Atul Gawande, his recent piece (link below) on the morality of President Obama’s healthcare act was an insightful read. http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/comment/2012/06/something-wicked-this-way-comes.html And on a personal level I will confess that over the past couple of months, I’ve had a few unique interactions that have brought home the human-side of healthcare access and pre-existing conditions. These are deeply personal | Read More »
Boehner would have to be out of his mind to give Obama this kind of platform, and on this of all nights (considering it is a GOP debate night, and will be the first one to showcase Rick Perry). The Speaker’s response should be simple: a counter-proposal that invites Obama to address the entire Congress during the day, in either public or private, one day next week. | Read More »
For the next few days, you Republicans in the Senate will have the unique opportunity to force Harry Reid to accept significant changes to the amounts and manner in which the Federal government spends money and funds programs. And while there’s every reason to think you’re going to screw it up, let’s just say that hope springs eternal. With that in mind, a few serious suggestions: First and | Read More »
We are approaching end-game in the fight over raising the debt-limit. And as we can see from today’s hit-job by Jackie Calmes of the NY Slimes (link below), the perception that the President is the reasonable one focused on debt reduction, while the GOP are a bunch of idealogues, is “gelling” (or arguably has already “gelled”) among establishment media: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/15/us/politics/15deficit.html But here is what we | Read More »
It’s disheartening to all of us when we watch interviews of Obama where the questioner either doesn’t confront him on his prior misleading statements, nor challenge him on his many straw-man arguments. So instead of just griping about (obvious) liberal-bias in the media, I propose we here at redstate start a project: let’s compile a list of questions for reporters (national and local) who have the opportunity to | Read More »
….wouldn’t he have ordered Osama Bin Laden be taken alive if at all possible? According to the (very in-depth) report in today’s NY Times: “American officials insisted they would have taken Bin Laden into custody if he did not resist, although they considered that likelihood remote. “If we had the opportunity to take Bin Laden alive, if he didn’t present any threat, the individuals involved were | Read More »
There are many proposals out there right now about what the GOP should demand in return for raising the debt ceiling. Most of the ideas I’ve seen are good stand-alone ideas, and warrant consideration. My specific suggestion below is predicated on two observations: First, any GOP response should tie back to a bigger narrative about the President misleading the public about the long-term consequences (intended | Read More »
….the one salient fact it is absolutely critical to hammer home between now and election day: President Obama has misled, and continues to mislead, the country about Obamacare. You see, it has to get worked into every single response to most every single policy for that fundamental truth to resonate with Americans. Just like “flip flop” and John Kerry became synonymous, so must “Obama”, “misled”, and “Obamacare” become | Read More »
The GOP Leadership has a golden opportunity to advance the best interests of our nation as it negotiates the terms of the increase in our nation’s debt ceiling. Before laying out the specific policy proposals and messaging that should accompany the House GOP’s offer to raise the debt ceiling, let’s first look at what Jamie Dimon (CEO of JP Morgan and someone who clearly understands financial markets) | Read More »
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