Freshman House Republicans Need Some Good Discernment

By: Erick Erickson (Diary)  |  November 17th at 06:22 PM  | 

This morning’s Politico has an article on the number of leadership posts that the incoming class of 2010 is demanding be set aside for freshmen. Two slots on the Elected Leadership Committee (ELC), which basically means they will sit at the leadership table and participate in the discussion, one class president (largely irrelevant), and importantly, two coveted slots on the Steering Committee which makes committee | Read More »

Some Senate Republicans Push for Earmarks and Budget Busting Spending in Lame Duck

By: Brian Darling (Diary)  |  November 6th at 09:00 AM  | 

It didn’t take long for many in Congress to ignore the will of the American people on earmarking special projects for states and districts.  The Tea Party movement has a long way to convince members of both parties that the corrupting and wasteful practice of earmarking has to end.  Later this month, Senators Jim DeMint (R-SC), John McCain (R-AZ) and Tom Coburn (R-OK) are expected to | Read More »