I am looking forward to gridlock in Washington like we have not witnessed for twelve years. It would even be better if we had won a majority in the US Senate as well. Then it would be more comparable to the US Congress from January 3, 1995 to January 3, 2001. It is during this period of time in US History when the US Federal | Read More »
GOP senators are planning an internal vote this week on a moratorium proposed by DeMint that would ban Republicans from passing earmarks. DeMint’s moratorium, even if it passes, will be a symbolic gesture at best. It would be a nonbinding Senate Republican Conference rule, meaning GOP senators could sidestep the rule to insert earmarks into budget appropriation bills. The Denver Post recently reported… But Senate | Read More »
One of the first major tests for the new GOP House leadership will be about committee assignments, especially who will chair the committees. This will be very telling if there is any truth in what Obama said during the campaign about Rs having no new ideas forward and just return to how things were in 2005. Chairing a House committee is one of the most | Read More »
In 2008 the GOP candidate for President was picked by the moderates and the beltway establishment. The calendar of primaries and caucuses had the effect of keeping any conservative candidate from having any chance of getting some traction and winning. It was like American Idol process for winnowing down the field. We should have a better way to look at filling this job. Why don’t | Read More »
Our Union: It must be preserved. ” – Andrew Jackson , President Jackson’s toast at a Jefferson Day dinner, April 13, 1830. This great Republic began as 13 States signed and ratified a new US Constitution. We currently have grown to 50 States, 5 Federal territories, and 1 Federal district. In all this time there have been times of turbulence and strife because people are | Read More »
So in the early 2012 contestants for President we have a 3rd party guy named Rutherford B. Hayes running. This prompts a liberal response to remind everyone that the 19th President was an EEEEEvil RAAAAAcist who stole the election. Expect the same responses for the 43rd President George W. Bush. A lie is repeated often enough until it becomes an historical fact. This is one | Read More »
On the morning after a historic mid-term election I sense a hangover feeling among some of my conservative friends. There are sad feelings that more conservative GOP tea party endorsed candidates did not win. A feeling that the voters got it wrong again, and the cup is half empty. Just stop feeling so blue, and pause to say thank you to the voters who got | Read More »
I have listed below the names of twenty House committees and their Chairman. The Chairman of a House committee has a lot of power in the US House. This power is what professional lobbyists recognize when they decide which campaign they will finance. When times are hard the committee chairmen have a bigger target on their back than their colleagues, and this is why a | Read More »
In 2010 we have 19 Ds and 18 Rs running for Governor. There are 7 Ds and 6 Rs who are not up for election this year. Will it be an awesome feat when the smoke clears and the Ds are down to 9 wins and the Rs have won 28? Yes it will be an awesome feat, and it is also a possibility of | Read More »
In 2006 there were 18 Ds and 15 Rs running for US Senate. After all the smoke cleared the Rs were down to 9 wins and the Ds had won 24. The Ds defeated 6 incumbent Rs. The balance of power shifted from 55 Rs and 45 Ds to 49 Rs and 51 Ds. Flash forward to 2010 when we have 19 Ds and 18 | Read More »
Out here in west Texas I have one Grade A US Senator, (Cornyn), and one Grade A US Rep.,(Conaway). It is natural when one elects to get something they need that they look to see if it is Grade A. The same principle should be in play when one elects a CongressCritter™. Liberty Central has made it much easier and convenient to see the grades | Read More »
Jon Barela is the GOP nominee running for the NM-1 House seat. His opponent is Marty Heinrich, incumbent first elected to this seat in 2008. This district is in the middle of New Mexico, and includes Albuquerque. Republicans had held this seat until 2008, but the Cook PVI is D+5. Based on the Liberty Central scorecard for 12 votes by Heimrich, the residents of this | Read More »
[promoted from the diaries by haystack...excellent work pilgrim, and thanks for highlighting something far too few of us know enough about or pay enough attention to. I like our chances with folks like these fighting for us in DC...] President Obama A Republican majority in Congress would mean “hand-to-hand combat” on Capitol Hill for the next two years, threatening policies Democrats have enacted to stabilize | Read More »
Some of you may remember the TV show, Laugh In, and the skit of the homely looking lady sitting on the park bench with the unsavory character who is flirting with her. Eventually she struck him with her purse. This American Spectator article by Jeffrey Lord reminds me of that skit, but the real life lady does not strike with her purse, instead she | Read More »
Donna Brazile In 1994 and 2000, there were 24 black G.O.P. nominees. And you didn’t see many of them win their elections. J.C.Watts OK-04 is the only black GOP to serve from Jan. 1995 to Jan 2003. This district is R+18. I do not like the condescending tone of Donna Brazile, but the history is what it is. I want this election in 2010 to | Read More »
Most folks think of Michigan as a blue state economic basket case. One thinks about strong unions and car manufacturers, and how many obstacles have been created by Federal and State government to stifle any incentives to invest in this State. The two US Senators are liberal Ds, and 8 of the 15 US House seats are held by Ds. This November 2, 2010 midterm | Read More »
I was moved after reading this diary to go look at the Cook Partisan Voting Index. I went looking for districts that have a PVI of D+8 or less, and a GOP candidate who is not a professional politician. I came up with a diverse list of 15. Some of these 15 are not complete unknowns to RedState, because some excellent pieces have already been | Read More »
I want to call attention to one current Governor and four future Governors who are why I have always been a proud American. These five people are prime examples of American Exceptionalism that is unlike any other nation. The videos below are from Americans whose families came from India, Mexico, and Canada. Just because their ancestors did not land on our shores off the Discovery | Read More »
The latest Obama spending bill to get voted out of the Congress and headed for Obama’s ceremonial signing is H.R. 5297, the Small Business Loan Fund (SBLF). CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 5297 would cost about $3.3 billion over the 2011-2015 period. The Senate amended the bill and on September 16th, by a 61-38 vote, it was returned to the House for a vote on | Read More »
Every one has been following the quest of Dr Dan Benishek to get elected to represent Michigan’s 1st congressional district, His primary was a nailbiter. I want to call attention to another Dr in Michigan whose quest is to get elected to represent Michigan’s 15th congressional district. His name is Dr Rob Steele, a 52-year-old cardiologist from Ann Arbor, and he is running to unseat | Read More »
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