Last presidential election delivered a series of disappointments to me. First, the candidate most to my liking tanked before he got started: Rudy Giuliani. The Republicans ultimate choice, John McCain, had significant pluses - and minuses. His running mate, Sarah Palin, earned my respect - but clearly also had big [...]
By a vote of 217 to 212, the House approved additional spending for "shovel-ready" construction projects and money to avoid layoffs of teachers, police and other public employees. No Republicans voted for [...]
Minnesota's Governor Tim Pawlenty was in New Hampshire yesterday. He gave a long interview to the Manchester Union Leader:
"President Obama was here in New Hampshire on New Hampshire primary night and said he was going to fix health care by bringing Republicans and Democrats together," he said. "Well, here" [...]
KELLIHER EMBROILED IN CAMPAIGN FINANCE SCANDAL
Kelliher “Under Fire” Over Effort To Circumvent State Campaign Finance Laws
Star Tribune: Kelliher Is “Under Fire From Democrats And Republicans For A Deal With Her Party That May Trigger A State Campaign Finance Investigation.” “Margaret Anderson Kelliher, speaker of the Minnesota House and a leading [...]
Bluestem Prairie is reporting that State Rep. Patti Fritz is not running as the DFL candidate for Senate. I am still hearing rumors from that area that State Rep. Kory Kath is considering a run. I should have more information on that tonight.
There are also a few Republicans [...]
Byron York notes a Pew survey on Americans' spirituality that has some entertaining findings:
Conservatives and Republicans report fewer experiences than liberals or Democrats communicating with the dead, seeing ghosts and consulting fortunetellers or psychics.
Specifically, Democrats are twice as likely as Republicans to say that they've seen a ghost and [...]
Over at Redstate, Erick Erickson makes an impassioned plea for Republican Senators to stop Obamacare in its tracks. Erickson essentially argues that unused parliamentary devices could and should be used by Republicans to oppose Obamacare in the Senate.
It's a terrific post and I couldn't agree more with' [...]
Brodkorb’s recipe: thick skin and a sharp tongue
by Betsy Sundquist
Published: December 9,2009
Time posted: 4:50 pm
Senate Republicans’ comm director remains a polarizing figure
The only people who don’t have an opinion about Michael Brodkorb are those who have never met him.
The man who serves as communication [...]
The Democrats' effort to brand the Republicans as the "Party of No" has failed, but many conservatives have recommended that Republicans adopt the slogan for themselves. I would amend that advice by suggesting that Republicans complete the sentence: we are the Party of No More Stupid, Wasteful Government Programs that' [...]
Those who live in glass houses, etc., etc.
Majority Leader Harry Reid tarred opponents of his health care bill yesterday as the equivalent of those who opposed equal rights for women and civil rights for blacks.
In a remarkable statement on the Senate floor, Mr. Reid lambasted Republicans for wanting to [...]
From the House Caucus website:
ST. PAUL, December 8, 2009 – House Republican Minority Leader Kurt Zellers, R-Maple Grove, and 20 other House Republicans today sent a letter to US Senators Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken expressing the members’ opposition to the cap-and-trade bills making their way through Washington.
Excerpts:
Our agriculture [...]
Harry Reid drew some of the most over-the-top analogies in Senate history today, as he claimed that Republicans who oppose the Democrats' government medicine proposals are like those (Democrats, although Reid didn't mention the fact) who stuck up for slavery. Also, they are like those who opposed women's suffrage and' [...]
...check out this little bit by Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, who has evidently forgotten exactly which political party actually DID support slavery in the 19th Century. Hint; Harry, it wasn't the Republicans.' [...] Quin Hillyer warns Republicans to "beware of overconfidence":
Yes, Barack Obama's poll numbers are down. Yes, the Democratic Congress is vastly unpopular, and leaders Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid more unpopular still. Yes, the "generic ballot" test for Congress has Republicans in the lead. Yes, the measures of' [...]
From the newsletter:
It’s Finally Here!
This is to announce the long-awaited arrival of our new SD41 GOP website. You can take a look by typing in either sd41gop.org or sd41gop.com. When you get there, you’ll notice a completely new look and a lot of new material on our first [...]
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