The Myth of the Government Shut Down

By: Erick Erickson (Diary)  |  January 4th at 10:54 AM  | 

There is a lot of talk these days about how the GOP cannot afford to shut down the government like they did in 1995. “Remember,” they the chattering class say, “the GOP got destroyed at the polls in 1996.” That talk has everything to do with the Democrats winning the message battle in the media, but has nothing to do with anything else. Let’s roll | Read More »

The Best Thing About the Next Congress Open Thread

By: Erick Erickson (Diary)  |  September 30th at 10:58 AM  | 

As noted on Twitter yesterday, the best thing about 2011 will be a Congress with Michelle Bachmann and without Alan Grayson. Consider this an open thread.