http://www.redstate.com/swamp_yankee Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:34:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I think I have it on pretty good authority that the comparisons between Sarah Palin and Ronald Reagan are legitimate. Not because have any special insight, but because Ronald Reagan's own conservative son wrote the following about Sarah Palin in an essay entitled "Welcome Back, Dad": I've been trying to ... http://www.redstate.com/swamp_yankee/2009/11/24/the-legitmate-comparison-between-ronald-reagan-and-sarah-palin/ All conservatives have a new congressional candidate to rally around. Now that the battle for NY-23 is over, I urge all conservatives to unite behind Grant Bosse, who has announced his candidacy for NH-00, New Hampshire's infamous "fighting double zero". So far, Kelly Ayotte, Frank Guinta and Charlie Bass have ... http://www.redstate.com/swamp_yankee/2009/11/22/please-support-grant-bosse-for-nh-00-new-hampshires-fighting-double-zero/ The analysis is already making my head hurt and the book has not been released. I'm talking about "Going Rogue". Sometimes the more you search, the less you find. Before I've even read this book, I've stumbled upon a simple excerpt that tells me much of what I need to ... http://www.redstate.com/swamp_yankee/2009/11/14/patriots-with-a-capitol-p-god-with-a-capital-g-our-men-and-women-in-uniform-and-freedom/ Dear: Reps. Dan Boren (D-OK); Bart Stupak (D-MI); Colin Peterson (D-MN); Tim Holden (D-PA); Travis Childers (D-MS); Lincoln Davis (D-TN); Heath Shuler (D-NC) Solomon Ortiz (D-TX); Mike McIntyre (D-NC); Jerry Costello (D-IL); Gene Taylor (D-MS); James Oberstar (D-MN); Bobby Bright (D-AL); Steve Driehaus (D-OH); Marcy Kaptur (D-OH); Charlie Melancon (D-LA); John ... http://www.redstate.com/swamp_yankee/2009/11/06/earnest-message-to-pro-life-democrats-please-vote-no/ Excerpts from her official announcement: Today it seems like some in Washington think that for every challenge we face, there is a big, new government solution. They don’t understand that the strength of America doesn’t come from our government. America’s greatness comes from our people, our families, our belief in ... http://www.redstate.com/swamp_yankee/2009/11/04/kelly-ayotte-video-strikes-paul-hodes-and-the-obama-administration/ I wouldn't have posted this article except for the fact that it was run by ABC News and their sources were top Democratis operatives. No, nothing about the elections. Elections are just a means to an end. The end is the preservation of our Republic. ABC News is reporting that ... http://www.redstate.com/swamp_yankee/2009/11/03/merry-christmas-or-festivus-or-whatever/ Serious political junkies may want to keep an eye on the mayoral race in Manchester, New Hampshire. The seat was vacated by Frank Guinta, who is running against Carol "Che" Porter. The Republican, Ted Gatsas, is favored to win over The Democrat, Mark Roy. The race is important for a ... http://www.redstate.com/swamp_yankee/2009/11/03/the-queen-city-mayoral-race/ The Hill is reporting that Harry Reid will pursue a public option with an opt-out for individual states despite the dissent of Olympia Snowe. Insiders claim that he has at least 58 votes and is closing in on 60. The opt-out is bogus. Even Snowe, who is amenable to ... http://www.redstate.com/swamp_yankee/2009/10/26/the-public-option-opt-out-sham-opt-out-of-what/ Martha Coakley, the frontrunner for Ted Kennedy's Senate seat, recently held an interview with a local media outlet and delivered an answer for the ages. During the interview, Coakley was asked about her foreign policy qualifications. She replied: "I have a sister who lives overseas, and she’s been in England and ... http://www.redstate.com/swamp_yankee/2009/10/26/the-palinization-of-martha-coakley-her-sister-can-see-syria-from-her-house/ Just in time for Halloween, a horror movie review on redstate. Not since Jason Vorhees and Freddy Kruger graced the cinema has horror franchise produced a villain as popular and captivating as 'Jigsaw' of the mega-franchise 'Saw' movies. This halloween season, Saw VI comes out. For the first five installments, audiences ... http://www.redstate.com/swamp_yankee/2009/10/24/mr-jigsaw-goes-to-washington/ I. NRCC Dismisses Conservative Jennifer Horn Fresh off their NY-23 debacle, it looks like the NRCC has done it again. Conservatives in New Hampshire have caught wind of a NRCC email that has them vexed. The email from Pete Sessions states: Who will step up to the plate? Well, we’ve had ... http://www.redstate.com/swamp_yankee/2009/10/24/nh-the-nrcc-does-it-again-dont-drink-the-water-kelly-and-some-old-fashion-posse-justice/ The American Thinker had an interesting piece regarding a new Zogby poll. The immigration debate is looming and Zogby, to his credit, decided to poll those whole will likely be the subject of much discussion, Mexicans in Mexico, including those with families in America and those with aspirations of coming ... http://www.redstate.com/swamp_yankee/2009/10/18/new-zogby-poll-on-immigration-but-i-probably-shouldnt-comment/ TPM has published an e-mail detailing a new grass roots push for ObamaCare. Organizing for America (OFA) is rallying its troops and holding mass 'house parties' on Tuesday with the aim of making 100,000 phone calls to Congress in one day. On Tuesday, October 20th, OFA volunteers will gather at ... http://www.redstate.com/swamp_yankee/2009/10/17/the-left-mobilizes-for-obamacare-100000-calls-on-tuesday/ Remember this is only one vote to get one bill out of one committee. That is all. Snowe acknowledges that she still has reservations and that there are huge holes in the bill. Any shift to the left may change her vote on the floor. Here are some realities to ... http://www.redstate.com/swamp_yankee/2009/10/13/how-to-deal-with-olympia-snowe/ This autumn, Peggy Noonan left her New York City digs for Cambridge to be a guest lecturer at Harvard. I'm leery of self-anointed, East Coast, Republican elites, but my distaste for Noonan reached new levels when she decided to act like a teenage girl in a Miley Cyrus ... http://www.redstate.com/swamp_yankee/2009/10/13/peggy-noonan-the-crazy-cat-lady-gets-the-sarah-palin-treatment-at-harvard/ I haven’t much to add to the Kevin Jennings story, but I've been thinking about another story that happened twelve years ago involving the rape and murder of an eight year old boy. It’s easy to tug at heartstrings and make sentimental appeals. This story was gut wrenching, but it ... http://www.redstate.com/swamp_yankee/2009/10/11/czar-wars-kevin-jennings-and-curley-v-nambla/ [A Rant Inspired By A Week Of Arguing With My Liberal Neighbors And Friends.] Why do conservatives celebrate the failures of Barack Obama? I am so sick of this topic, but it keeps popping s up, so I’ll add my two cents. I gleefully celebrated Obama’s embarrassing Olympic debacle. ... http://www.redstate.com/swamp_yankee/2009/10/07/love-not-schadenfreude/ Obama cast too big of a net during the election. He promised too many things to too many people with conflicting expectations. Did the boy "genius" think he was going to keep a coalition with Bill Ayers radicals and Jim Jones Democrats together? How soon his tenuous coalition would unravel ... http://www.redstate.com/swamp_yankee/2009/10/06/exposed-bill-ayers-admits-being-obamas-ghostwriter/ Many pundits have already ridiculed millionaire Michael Moore and his hypocritical attacks on capitalism. Now, ABC News provides even more damning evidence of Moore’s utter hypocrisy and possible dementia. During the production of ‘Capitalism: A Love Story’, Moore bypassed the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) and hired ... http://www.redstate.com/swamp_yankee/2009/10/02/michael-moore-screwed-the-union-and-hired-scabs/ Via Hot Air: a first rate parody. I'm not trying to rip off Hot Air or post a short diary, but the mock PSA 'Listen To Overpaid Celebrites' is too awesome to not spread. It has the dual effect of sticking it to Hollywood actors --- lampooning the ... http://www.redstate.com/swamp_yankee/2009/09/30/psa-listen-to-overpaid-celebrities/