Senate GOP Appropriators Will Consume Any Rubbish Democrats Offer

By: Daniel Horowitz (Diary)  |  May 24th at 07:50 AM  | 

As we’ve chronicled here in great detail over the past year, House Republicans are no pikers when it comes to conservative legislation.  This is especially true when examining the records of House appropriators.  Yet, even those big government types have [begrudgingly] agreed to abide by the spending and policy decisions of the House-passed budget when considering the 12 appropriations bills during committee markups. As mediocre | Read More »

An Illustration of What is Wrong With House GOP Conference

By: Daniel Horowitz (Diary)  |  March 29th at 03:30 PM  | 

The RSC budget was defeated earlier today, but the good news is that it garnered the support of 136 Republicans, 56% of the conference.  Or did it?  Take a look at this summation from The Hill of the roll call vote and ask yourselves what we are supposed to think about the leadership within the conference: Members rejected the RSC proposal in a 136-285 vote | Read More »

All We Want From Our Party is Consistency and Contrast

By: Daniel Horowitz (Diary)  |  March 14th at 12:54 PM  | 

When Republicans were completely shut out of power a few years ago, they railed against the absurd policies of Pelosi and Reid and the out of control spending proposed by Obama.  The Tea Party rallied to the cause of freedom and limited government, and helped elect a Republican majority to the House just two years after they were relegated to the ash heap of history. | Read More »