Senator DeMint: Freedom Builds the Tent

By: hogan (Diary)  |  May 2nd at 12:17 PM  | 

Much has been made lately of the Republican Party’s struggles – the latest involving the defection of Arlen Specter to the Democrat Party. The fight has been cast by the commentariat and a few Republican politicians as a fight between ideological “purists” who, it is said, seek to shrink the Party, and the pragmatic sort who understand the need to remain inclusive. I do not | Read More »

Governor Perry Takes It Up a Notch – Now Step Up the Substance

By: hogan (Diary)  |  April 16th at 12:15 AM  | 

Governor Rick Perry has upped the ante after remarks during his appearance at the Tea Party in Austin, Texas. According to news accounts, the Governor acknowledged that independence is theoretically an option, but that it’s not currently necessary. …An animated Perry told the crowd at Austin City Hall — one of three tea parties he was attending across the state — that officials in Washington | Read More »