The Republican Message on Spending Matters

By: hogan (Diary)  |  February 10th at 11:56 AM  | 

Rumor has it that House GOP freshmen and the conservative Republican Study Committee (RSC) led by Jim Jordan beat the snot out of House Republican leadership and that the leadership is working on getting to $100 billion in cuts. If that happens, it is great news – but there remains a big problem. The problem is that by being so timid, Republicans are making their | Read More »

Establishment Republicans Don’t Get It

By: hogan (Diary)  |  December 23rd at 09:21 AM  | 

While numerous hurdles remain to be cleared by House Democrats for the current healthcare bill to become law – the postgame analysis for the Senate has begun and is important. Erick made a few simple but important points a little earlier, here, and below. In short, Senate Republicans thought they could win this on message – and they failed. Hard to argue, really. But what | Read More »