http://www.redstate.com/mrdadx6 Just another RedState: Conservative News and Community weblog Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:58:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Why can't they get together and write some sort of document along the following lines? We, the undersigned Senators, recognize that the Constitution authorizes the president to appoint Supreme Court justices, and gives the Senate the right to "advise and consent" in confirming said justices.  As such, ideally, the only qualifications ... http://www.redstate.com/mrdadx6/2009/07/14/what-is-wrong-with-the-republicans-in-the-senate/ Yesterday I had the privilege of being a part of a tele-townhall meeting held by Senator Jim DeMint.  Several things about the meeting leapt out at me, and rather than try to describe everything that happened (I wasn't taking notes at the time), I'll relate some of my impressions. First of ... http://www.redstate.com/mrdadx6/2009/06/17/senator-jim-demints-tele-town-hall-meeting-16-june-09/ You already know where I'm going with this. Today's Republicans are media-whipped.  The media has what they want, and they'll do whatever it takes to get it.  The Republicans in office want publicity and reassurance that they aren't such bad guys, and they think the best way to get it is ... http://www.redstate.com/mrdadx6/2009/05/29/media-whipped/ Kathryn Lopez writes on NRO's The Corner: I was forwarded a request from the Republican National Committee from someone who was being asked to be a surrogate for the RNC on the Supreme Court pick — that is, talk on TV and radio on behalf of the RNC. The request included ... http://www.redstate.com/mrdadx6/2009/05/26/another-sign-the-republican-party-isnt-serious/ We've been hearing for months (years?) now that social conservatives are ruining the Republican party because they aren't willing to compromise in order to get things done.  In fact, even Maggie Gallagher, over at NRO's The Corner, talked a little bit about this perception, and how it has grown from ... http://www.redstate.com/mrdadx6/2009/05/22/just-what-is-social-conservatism-anyway/ John Derbyshire, popular conservative writer at National Review, ruffled a few feathers a month or two ago, when he said that he didn't like Conservative talk radio.  I can't quote him exactly, but he said something to the effect that he'd like to see a middle-brow conservative talk radio.  Something ... http://www.redstate.com/mrdadx6/2009/05/22/conservative-npr/ Powerlineblog is one of my first stops every day for information.  True, they don't cover every story that's important to me, and I disagree with their approaches to some issues, but I appreciate the amount of thought and effort that goes into each post.  I feel that anytime you argue ... http://www.redstate.com/mrdadx6/2009/05/11/failing-to-understand-the-opposition/