This is a time for the frauds to be exposed.

This election is to replace all of the over two term Democrats. The Democrats are holding up the passage of 15 job producing bills. Get serious about who is to blame.

score organizations which claim to be conservative but are not, e.g. the National Rifle Association.

This kind of oversight has been a long time coming. The TEA party groups have forced everyones’ feet to the fire, finally.
For decades, folks like myself have watched with alarm and a sense of helplessness as DC politicians made ever more disturbing decisions. We thought the conservative viewpoint was making a comeback, as the republicans began to hold Clinton to welfare reform.. It was an illusion, what few gains were made were given back with a vengeance, almost immediately.
We’re awake and engaged. The RINOs are going to hear from us, repeatedly and loudly.
The squishy middle, go along get along crowd, those that have control of the republican party, are on notice…this is a HOSTILE takeover, and the hostility has only just begun. Get with the program or get a new career.

I attended an event in Montgomery County [outside Philly] which they sponsored this past Spring [Toomey headlined] and chatted with their leadership [and joined, of course].

Their emanations have been just fine but, recently, I read that some people consider it to be “unfair” that they score people on more than formal votes.

Now, this appeared to be “fair” by invoking another benchmark, namely, how the AIPAC score always is met by the most devious Democrats and, thus, does not really reflect commitment to bedrock pro-Israel positions.

Therefore, I post this [and will return later after having updated my database] by asking simply [noting that you rarely have posted replies when your readers have issued even the most strident critiques of your analyses] in the hope that you would specifically address the presumed discrepancy in credibility between the Heritage and ACU rating approaches.

RSVP, EE [and others]!

All have always said that Republicans always seem to wither under bad press and try to be reasonable. They gave in on budget fights and they didn’t cut the billions they promised.
I don’t understand why.
They held their ground against Obamacare, the stimulus spending and all that and they were rewarded with the Congress in a stunning blowout.
Now they are afraid to be in charge it seems.

Erick, thanks for saying what a lot of us have known for a long time. Kudos for Heritage for getting its act together.

This goes a long way to explaining why the GOP nominated a big government progressive in 2008 and if we don’t wake up we will do it again in 2012.

Democrats cannot be rehabilitated and the question since 2008 has been can the republicans be rehabilitated. Most people do not understand that the Tea Party came about in part because we conservatives had NO significant representation in Washington. The big spending of the Bush years was a serious source of frustration for conservatives. Throw in the towel with democrats, spending rehabilitation cannot be done with them. At some point even the most conservative democrat will go along with the leadership in their party. Republicans are supposed to be the responsible ones who respect the hard work that every tax dollar comes from. If we are going to save America from a socialist hell then we have got to hold the Republicans to a conservative agenda and give them very little wiggle room. Hat tip to Heritage.

It is a simple matter; I appreciate that Heritage is keeping a scorecard. I have been keeping one for years, thanks to the internet. All one has to do is look at the pending legislation; does it dovetail with the Constitution? If not, then the true conservative will oppose it, regardless if his district or state needs any monies for a pet project.
Anyone can call him or herself a conservative; a man living in a garage can call himself a Buick. It doesn’t make it so; the benchmark is the Constitution; if you are elected, and you go against the Constitution, you will be outed, plain and simple.
“We the People” have had enough; either they uphold their oath of office or we will run them out of Washington, District of Corruption.

Eric,

While I appreciate your comments, above, please take note of Heritage’s recent budget plan, “Saving the American Dream”.

It is far more Socialist/wealth redistributing than most Progressive/Socialist plans. I am awaiting some details of Heritage’s Income Tax Plan in “Saving the Dream” to write a letter to the Board of Heritage.

…. in the fight against those who sell us out in the Republican Party!!!

the new Republican-controlled House weren’t able to gather enough votes together to repeal the Light Bulb Act. That law, is an excellent example of what our Government should NOT be doing and the original bill was co-sponsored by a Republican.

Those guys tell us their hands are tied when they are in the minority. So, we gave them a majority in the House in Nov 2010. Now, they tell us their hands are tied until there is a Republican majority in the Senate and we have a Republican in the White House.

Many of us are getting FED UP with Republicans who refuse to fight for what is right at all times.

Unfortunately, I don’t think much is going to change in D.C. until the tax code is simplified and the campaign laws are re-written so that only the voters (people) can make political contributions.

“…a thing called a scorecard…” – He acts like they are the first people to do this.

If his name was Luke Smith, he’d instead be talking about “a thing called a McRib sandwich”.

you started with should still be addressed. In 2012 we are not just electing (hopefully) a new President, but also Senators and all Congressman will face a referrendum on their performance.

While we are wringing our hands at the lousy choices for President (suddenly Mitch Daniels and Tim Pawlenty look a lot better), I hope we also look at opportunities in the Senate and House. If we end up with Mitt as the nominee he may need to count on the voters coming out for Senate and House candidates to drag him across the finish.

lead to the despotism and waste of government. It’s fun throwing around billions, an ego rush for failed lawyers and the somewhat disturbed.

I cannot tell you how angry is makes me that you continue to whine about RINOs and establishement Republicans fighting against conservatism, WITHOUT NAMING NAMES!

We can do very little unless we know the enemy. Quite being so cute. Tell us who is fighting us!!!!!!

Good to know Heritage Foundation has rededicated itself to exposing masquerading RINOS and CINOS. There is too much posing going on to keep up with.

I draw your attention to Louisiana’s Bobby Jindal. This republican governor is poised to push newly minted masguerading republican, John Alario, a former 37 year career good ole democrat in, as Speaker of the House in Louisiana. Although yet to be convicted of anything, he has never been far from corruption over the years. What’s up with this? Louisiana conservatives are rightly outraged.
I don’t know how Jindal is able to bamboozle strong conservative national voices, but he deserves close scrutiny. If he is touted as the GOP’s Great Hope…..we are in very big trouble.
May be Heritage will look in to this looming disaster.

Starting off, Jindal had great potential…..but down here in Louisiana we’ve learned to always ask…”What’s In It For Bobby?”

“A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the public treasury with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy, always followed by a dictatorship. The average age of the world’s greatest civilizations has been 200 years.”

Bottom line: we’re the suckers who voted these clowns into power.

We need term limits on both parties. Get rid of all those holding grudges from 20 years back and playing “payback”.
Let our States select Senators again like the Constitution originally said should happen.
Make the Supreme Court revisit their decisions about religion and prayer. Make it meet Constitutional standards.
Return America to the Constitution and 3/4ths of the problems we face today will go away. America haters will either deport or crawl back into the cracks.
Our Justice system needs a good house cleaning. There are certain classes of people allowed to continue breathing in America that continually destroy the young in America. We slap their hand and send them to a year of proven useless counseling.
We need old Western justice with a Judge in a makeshift courtroom sending proven thieves, murderers and molesters out to the hanging tree instead of spending millions of dollars and years of time for a lawyer to stand and lie through his teeth giving a “fair defense”.
So called “civilization” has turned America into Old Rome and we are headed the same way with a worthless government and justice system.

Several people corrected me. What i meant was the last time the republicans had control and actually took action against Democrats was 1995. yes we had the house several times since then but we were never really in charge just like right now. Boehner is a Liberal Republican. He bends to the will of the dencorats in the Senate for the most part. he has to sound good so sometimes he lashes out at Reid but I think they are best Drinking buddies behind the scene and Reid is an alleged Mormon like me.

Otherws told me mend it don’t End it about the Republican Party. That use to be my thoughts but I thinkitis too late for that to happen. the elites have gained too much power in the Party and we are going to have to take it down. having a third party of conservatives would for the most part at least I think end the Republican Party. Just like the Republicans ended the Whigs 150 years ago.

The problem with so called Conservatives in Washington is their approach to the damage Liberalism has done to our country. Too many are satisfied with just trying to slow the Socialism taking over our country. They should be using every tactic possible to reverse it.

SoH J. Boehner.
This guy plays the ‘good old boy’, protect the past, play the game, give in to liberals, please keep me here GAME.

He has not once, since taking the SoH position, posted a Conservative position without being forced to do so by the Young Conservatives.

He has to go, or at least moved out of the position.
NOT to be replaced by Mr. Cantor, who is no better, but by someone who is truly conservative in past actions.

If you want to see the supposed conservatives like John McCain never called out on his Libya support.

I come to RedState because they report on the good and the bad in the Republican Party. The truth matters. Some people are too partisan to admit what the R’s spend, or think it’s okay because it’s on things they like.

We’re on the edge of Financial Collapse, yet only one sit has the guts to call people out.

For a LONG time now (hence the dig-back reference from 2000, which in itself references the Gingrich Congress and CwA from the mid-90s) … ‘GOP’ does NOT equal ‘conservative’. For those in love with operands, that’s “GOP” “conservative”. Get that right and you’ll see clearer and better than ever.

Locally, I have vowed to push our own lovable (said with dripping sarcasm) RINO, Dick Lugar, to the curb. A caller the other day from the local (county) GOP organization asked me first if I was going to vote next week for US Senate, and then for whom I would prefer. I simply said, “Anybody but Lugar”. He actually laughed … a succinct confirmation that I wasn’t the only one telling him that.

Letters and emails to him have been regular and pointed. To them, he always provides boilerplate responses which bear little resemblance to the issue or matter at hand.

So … thanks to EE for his weekly call-out of “someone who needs to be primaried” and to the Heritage Fdn … for waking up.

Check’s in the mail boys.

For a LONG time now (hence the dig-back reference from 2000, which in itself references the Gingrich Congress and CwA from the mid-90s) … ‘GOP’ does NOT equal ‘conservative’. For those in love with operands, that’s “GOP” “conservative”. Get that right and you’ll see clearer and better than ever.

Locally, I have vowed to push our own lovable (said with dripping sarcasm) RINO, Dick Lugar, to the curb. A caller the other day from the local (county) GOP organization asked me first if I was going to vote next week for US Senate, and then for whom I would prefer. I simply said, “Anybody but Lugar”. He actually laughed … a succinct confirmation that I wasn’t the only one telling him that.

Letters and emails to him have been regular and pointed. To them, he always provides boilerplate responses which bear little resemblance to the issue or matter at hand.

So … thanks to EE for his weekly call-out of “someone who needs to be primaried” and to the Heritage Fdn … for waking up.

Check’s in the mail boys.

I liked Ronald Reagan. I was too young to really appreciate all that he did. I did not vote for Daddy Bush and helped put Clinton into office. I thought that GWB was different, but he spent a lot of money and Denny Hastert was a disaster. Fast Forward to today.

1. I am voting for Rick Perry…warts and all. He is the closest to Ronald Reagan in ideas.
2. Herman Cain is not ready for prime time, nor does he understand government all that well.
3. I will work through the night to defeat Romney.
4. I’m not sure Newt is part of the problem written about in the article. This has always been my suspicion.

Now, about our Congress. They stink. Executives orders to spend our money. Obama is regulating policy and the Congress does nothing. Boehner says he is “keeping an eye on Obama”. What! The man is taking our rights away from us.

I have an excellent rep in Paul Broun…true blue Conservative. My senators are RINOS. Isackson and Chambliss. Chambliss I will vote out and support anyone that wants to replace him on the ticket. I love DeMint and hope that he continues to try to put us back on track with Conservative thinking…which is the solution.

If this does not happen…The GOP will find the same grave as the Whigs and be taken over by Conservatives or we have a three party system which favors Democrats. I agree with EE…this upcoming congressional vote is paramount…AND MITCH MC CONNELL NEEDS TO GO along with Lugar, Hagel, the NE twins, Collins and Snowe, Lindsey Graham, McCain, I’m not even sure if Orin Hatch is a real Conservative. I agree with EE…Cantor is not Conservative and I really wonder about Boehner….why hasn’t he voiced opinion about Obama’s usurping of the Constitution? EE…you are right…they aren’t Conservatives.

MSNBC is not a journalistic source so I cannot reply to it. I will say that we only win when we show a distinct difference between us and the liberals. Look how they hated Bush when he was trying to compromise with the Democrats.. Even the Republicans were convinced he was an idiot. He made mistakes but he was not stupid. McCain didn’t win because he was too prone to compromise too. You don’t have to win over the enemy by being like them. Nothing will change there minds they don’t think logically. If you can’t be a conservative don’t say you are.

than the Heritage Foundation, but the two organizaitons are related???

sorry I didn’t read all the posts. I am trying to figure out a possible donation as I have given to the Heritage Foundation, but not this group.

blogs on this site prompted a leader thereof to send me an e-mail

we chatted and will continue to interact aggressively, on multiple fronts

they are revamping their website to add more hyperlinks to relevant data