Tom Cole: The New John McCain of the House

By: Daniel Horowitz (Diary)  |  March 8th at 09:14 AM  | 

Dear residents of southwest Oklahoma, There is only one liberal left in your district (OK-4- PVI=R+18), and he happens to be your representative in Congress.  His name is Tom Cole.  Maybe you should elect someone next year who will represent the heartland and challenge the status quo instead of serving as a conduit for the left to attack conservatives. Tom Cole, like most of the | Read More »

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 »