Fight Club vs. the Weenie Brigade
By: Erick Erickson (Diary) | March 12th at 03:30 AM |
Rep. Matt Salmon (R-AZ) is doing what needs to be done in the House. He is proposing voting against all rules for legislation that increase the size of government or have a majority of Republicans opposing the underlying legislation. “Rules” are the instructions dictating how much time will be spent on debate of legislation, how many amendments can be offered, etc. The minority party typically | Read More »
Reps. Salmon and Schweikert Call for Members to Vote Down Bad Rules
By: Daniel Horowitz (Diary) | March 11th at 03:38 PM |
Earlier today, Congressman Matt Salmon wrote an op-ed in the Washington Times echoing Erick’s call for conservatives to vote against the rule on bad legislation brought to the floor by leadership. The underlying rationale is as follows: if leadership is bent on bringing legislation to the floor that needs Democrat votes to pass, the only way to fight back is by voting against the rule | Read More »
Freedom’s Slate
By: Erick Erickson (Diary) | July 5th at 04:46 AM |
On this Independence Day, it is time to focus on improving the crop of Republican congressmen by examining some of the remaining Republican primaries. Want the GOP to stand up to Barack Obama? Tired of the GOP cutting deals? Want to make sure the GOP doesn’t back out of full and complete repeal of Obamacare if they sweep in November? Then you absolutely must support | Read More »
Tags:
Adam Hasner,
Arizona,
Chauncey Goss,
clark durant,
Dave Schwiekert,
Eric Hovde,
Florida,
jack hoogendyk,
jeff flake,
Jeff Landry,
Kerry Bentivolio,
Louisiana,
Mark Neuman,
mark neumann,
Matt Salmon,
Michigan,
North Carolina,
ron DeSantis,
ron gould,
sandy adams,
scott keadle,
Ted Cruz,
Texas,
Wisconsin
Freedom’s Slate: Who to Support to Give the GOP Some Testicular Fortitude
By: Erick Erickson (Diary) | July 4th at 06:30 AM |
On this Independence Day, it is time to focus on improving the crop of Republican congressmen by examining some of the remaining Republican primaries. Want the GOP to stand up to Barack Obama? Tired of the GOP cutting deals? Want to make sure the GOP doesn’t back out of full and complete repeal of Obamacare if they sweep in November? Then you absolutely must support | Read More »
Tags:
Adam Hasner,
Arizona,
Chauncey Goss,
clark durant,
Dave Schwiekert,
Florida,
jack hoogendyk,
Jeff Landry,
Kerry Bentivolio,
Louisiana,
Mark Neuman,
Matt Salmon,
Michigan,
North Carolina,
ron DeSantis,
ron gould,
sandy adams,
scott keadle,
Ted Cruz,
Texas,
Wisconsin