A conservative first, a Republican second

By: Frederick (Diary)  |  September 23rd at 12:10 PM  | 

John Raese (R-Cand, WV-SEN) has been endorsed by Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty according to Huntington News, a local West Viriginia news site. This follows an endorsement from FreedomWorks PAC earlier this week. Yesterday, I posted a piece on Raese in his bid for the Senate seat once held by the late Robert Byrd (D-WV).  At the end, I stated that I felt certain that his opponent, Governor | Read More »

The New Contract

By: Frederick (Diary)  |  January 29th at 06:58 PM  | 

In 1994, Newt Gingrich and House Republicans offered the voters of the United States the “Contract with America.”  After the Democratic Congress and President Clinton over-played their political hand in 1993-94, Republicans were swept into power in Washington.  This success lasted at least until 2003, when the “Bush Tax-Cuts” were enacted, but when the growth of government began with earnest. The Contract with America promised | Read More »