Roy Blunt and Tom Price talk to RedState
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Yesterday, I met by phone with Congressman Tom Price (R-GA) and Congressman Roy Blunt (R-MO). We talked about Gen. Petraeus's report and how it has united the GOP and divided the Democrats.
As Congressman Blunt noted, the Democrats pre-emptively ran away from Gen. Petraeus and it hurt them. Now the Dems are slowly walking back to Petraeus in an attempt to score points against the White House -- trying to have it both ways.
We also talked about Republican unity and taking back the House. As both congressmen noted, the GOP in the House will most likely soon be fully back where the base wants it — on the side of taxpayers against big government spending. Congressman Blunt expects a show of real unity voting against the Democrats' spending plans.
What can we do to help? Congressman Price has a great idea. Most of us do not live in swing districts. But there are about 61 districts out there where the Democrats control the seat while President Bush won them in 2004. We should all look at adopting a candidate for Congress if we live in a district that is definitely safe for either side.
You can hear the whole interview here.
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A programming note: tomorrow I'll have an interview with Laura Ingraham.
I for one am glad that at least the House GOP has learned a real lesson from the debacle in 2006. If that defeat, stinging as it was, really "reclaims the Republican brand" going forward - it will pay dividends for our party and our country in the future. I think the "adopt a candidate" is an excellent idea. I suppose Rep. Cole is already all over this, but it would be helpful if he could provide a list of all the competitive seats complete with a rundown of the district, candidate, and race, and set up a medium for interested conservatives such as myself to donate to them.
“.....women and minorities hardest hit”