Lisa Murkowski’s Earmark in the House Land Use Bill

By: Daniel Horowitz (Diary)  |  June 18th at 10:30 PM  | 

On Tuesday, the House will be voting on a banal and non-controversial omnibus land use bill, H.R. 2578.  Honestly, there are much bigger fish to fry, especially as the Senate begins to tackle the $1 trillion farm bill along with over 70 amendments.  However, there is one provision in this bill that is worth highlighting, as it exemplifies the culture of quid-pro-quo parochial handouts that | Read More »

Murkowski Must be Denied Chairmanship of Key Energy Panel

By: Daniel Horowitz (Diary)  |  June 5th at 03:45 PM  | 

Last week, Senator Jim DeMint said the following regarding the stakes between Ted Cruz and David Dewhurst in the Texas Senate race: “A Republican majority is pointless if it isn’t achieved w/ conservatives who will fight to stop the spending and debt.”  His comments cannot be more oracular. If we win back control over the Senate, yet keep the same leadership intact, we will be | Read More »