A Quick Note to House Republicans

By: Erick Erickson (Diary)  |  July 22nd at 10:34 AM  | 

Cut, Cap, and Balance failed in the United States Senate with four votes shy of 50. The vote was 51-46 to table. Hold the freaking line. You only need four votes in the Senate to have a majority. You do not need Plan B. You do not need to negotiate. You do not need to play Washington politics as usual. That got us to this | Read More »

Revving Up Cut, Cap, and Balance

By: Erick Erickson (Diary)  |  June 23rd at 08:48 AM  | 

Tonight, there will be a special webcast you can watch from the comfort of your home about “Cut, Cap, and Balance. Join FRC Action President Tony Perkins and Let Freedom Ring President Colin Hanna as they host Sens. Jim DeMint (R-SC) and Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), and other conservative leaders. They will discuss why and how Congress must Cut the deficit, Cap | Read More »

Silence of the Lambs

By: Erick Erickson (Diary)  |  June 21st at 05:00 AM  | 

Yesterday, I called on conservatives and conservative organizations to actually dare to retaliate against Republican members of Congress who refuse to cut, cap, and balance before raising the debt ceiling. If any Republican dares to raise the debt ceiling without first ensuring (1) cuts in the budget; (2) caps in spending; and (3) the Lee-Cornyn-Hatch Balanced Budget Amendment makes it out to the states, conservatives | Read More »