"In what was being dubbed a purity test when it leaked out to reporters on Monday, the proposal would require the party to withhold campaign money and endorsements from candidates who do not adhere to at least seven principles on the checklist."
"But it was also likely to inflame moderate party members who have been urging the party to resist pressure from activists — spurred by commentators like Glenn Beck on the Fox News Channel and leaders of the diffuse Tea Party movement — to move again… Continue
Republicans Versus Independents
Recent news reports and polling strongly indicate that people self-reporting as Independent voters are growing disenchanted with many of the policies of the Obama administration.
On the surface, this should give a shot of confidence to the Republican party struggling to reassert itself after resounding electoral setbacks in the 2006 and 2008 elections.
But a curious thing is happening with the ranks of Independent voters: most of the people… Continue
I definitely don't like the health care reform bill passed by the House of Representatives.
I'm making an educated guess that I won't like the “watered down” Senate bill either.
And assuming passage in the Senate, I suspect I will not like the combined conference bill that finally emerges for the President to sign.
That is no surprise because I am a Republican with definite conservative economic views.
But, this is not the apocalypse. This is not the end of mankind or civilization.
It is di… Continue
The NY-23 race is tightening; however, even if the absentees put Hoffman ahead, will it matter? I don't think so, because it's unlikely to put it beyond the "margin of theft." This could have been avoided & 1 less Democrat would have gotten a pass from the leadership to vote no on GC healthcare IF the Republican nominee had been one that Republicans could… Continue
The right wing of the Republican party, which can loosely be defined as everyone to the right of John McCain, has gotten much too self-absorbed with its own emotionalism and dogmatic view of who belongs in a major American political party.
The reaction to losing major political power in 2 major election cycles has been nothing short of a dramatic attempt to push out anyone who thinks that TV and radio entertainers comprise the singular wisdom of conservative political thought.
(When w… Continue
"If conservatives now revolt against every GOP candidate who disagrees with them on trade, immigration and abortion, Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid will keep their majorities for a very long while."
Wall Street Journal Editorial, November 2, 2009 Continue
We conservatives have to take the Party back. From the inside. It requires actually becoming a voting member of it. With HALF the precinct committeeman slots nationwide in the GOP VACANT in 2008, we conservatives can invade and HIJACK the Party from the moderates if we all join it at precinct committeemen. Then we can vote in conservative leadership and endorse the BEST conservative candidates in the primary elections.
Go here to find out more:… Continue
From the Picayune Item Publication:
“We knew the president would at some point say something like, ‘And the other side has no ideas,’” Price says. So Price and his Republican colleagues brought with them copies of the more than 30 healthcare-reform bills they have proposed in the House this year.
Obama didn’t directly accuse Republicans of not having a plan. But he did say he would welcome “serious” healthcare p… Continue
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...The fact is that Republicans are gaining some real traction with the American people by standing up to Democrats. They have educated the American people by telling the truth about the failed “stimulus.” They have raised awareness about the hidden tax Americans will be on the hook for with the Democrats' cap-and-trade bill. They have warned about the dangers of a national health care system that will greatly increase our federal budget and add billions to our already unconscionable defic… Continue
I had the pleasure of meeting with Todd Herman at the RNC to discuss the new GOP.com
What I liked about the new site was the state group function where I could upload pictures, videos, and documents specific to my state. There are a lot of manuals, guides, fundraising charts etc.. that are specific to my state (regulations, laws, limits etc..) and I can now ensure that everyone from my state visiting GOP.com can have access to these documents and manuals.
Todd Herman in the… Continue
SayNow is a popular communication tool with bands. It's a free service and from the website, they describe it as: "SayNow lets you chat LIVE with new people and send messages to your community from your phone anytime!"
While web video is easier than ever, there is nothing like the simplicity of using your cell phone to dial a number and give a quick campaign trail update to your activists and volunteers.
And if you have worked on any campaign… Continue
A friend went to hear Charles Krauthammer. He listened with twenty-five others in a closed room. What he says here, is NOT second-hand but first. You would do well to read & pass this along to EVERYBODY that loves his country. This is VERY serious for the direction of our country. The ramifications are staggering for us & our children.
To my friends and associates:
Last Monday was a profound evening, hearing Dr. Charles Krauthammer speak to the Center for the American Experiment. He is… Continue
Do you want to be taken seriously?
Do you want to have both a positive and lasting impact on American politics?
Talking about secession is an excellent way to defeat your own purpose.
Hysteria is an excellent way to marginalize the way people treat what you say.
“The frantic efforts to paint our first black president as the Other, a foreigner, socialist, fascist, Marxist, racist, Commie, Nazi; a cad who would snuff old people; a snake who would indoctrinate kids”
...is, at bes… Continue
During President Obama's address to the combined Congressional audience on Wednesday night, in front of a national audience, we could observe the following:
1.A Congressman from South Carolina loudly interrupting a state address and calling the President of the United States “a liar”.
2.The Minority Whip of the Republican House of Representatives noodling on his blackberry in the middle of the speech – in full view of television cameras and photographers,
3.Republican Congressmen holding sig… Continue
An Indiana congressman has called those who oppose health care bills pending in Congress, "political terrorists."
The Washington Post reports Hill made the remark in defense of his decision not to hold any town hall meetings open to his constituents to discuss the pending government-run health care bills.
"What I don't want to do is create an opportunity for
Even though Congress is not going to read the over 1,000 page health care bill, it is good to know that the conservative bloggers in this country are.
Peter Fleckenstein, a blogger and former Marine from Phoenix,AZ,has been reading through the ObamaCare bill page by page and highlighting the provisions he finds and posting them on his blog,Common Sense from a Common Man.
Here are the highlights of the contents of the bill that should… Continue
In yet another epsiode in the continuing saga of Clueless in Washington: The Obama Presidency, President Obama stated yesterday that police acted "stupidly" in the arrest of a prominent black scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. .
President Barack Obama said Wednesday that police acted “stupidly” in the arrest of prominent black scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. and that despit… Continue