Some Republicans Still Don’t Get It

By: hogan (Diary)  |  March 26th at 01:04 PM  | 

Some Republicans continue to fumble the clearest, most concise, easiest-to-sell message in recent memory – the simple notion that the recently enacted Healthcare law, already having negative effects on our lives, is unacceptable and must be fully repealed. That’s not hard, is it? Some Senators get it. Senator DeMint has 15 Senate co-sponsors and growing for his full-repeal bill. And then there’s the almost always | Read More »

Souter Replacement Part II – Senate Republican Leadership Aide Downplays Ability to… Lead…

By: hogan (Diary)  |  May 1st at 01:53 PM  | 

A Roll Call story by John Stanton just posted that references our conversation here regarding the importance of Jeff Sessions being Judiciary Committee Republican Ranking Member instead of Chuck Grassley or Orrin Hatch. The most significant paragraphs are below: The conservative blog redstate.com and other activists and media outlets already have started pushing back against Grassley. They are organizing call-ins to Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s | Read More »

Justice Souter to Retire – We need Jeff Sessions to Rank on Senate Judiciary

By: hogan (Diary)  |  April 30th at 10:28 PM  | 

According to NPR, and other sources I am told, Justice Souter will retire at the end of the Court’s current term. He will remain on the Court until he is replaced. Much more to follow on this topic – but let’s start with this… Jeff Sessions should be Republican Ranking Member on the Judiciary Committee. Not Orrin Hatch. Not Chuck Grassley. UPDATE 2: In response | Read More »