For the most part, Jason Chaffetz has been a breath of fresh air in the House of Representatives since he defeated RINO Chris Cannon, then won the general election. Cindy certainly speaks highly of him, which is high praise.
This time, though, I’ve got to take Rep. Chaffetz to the woodshed [...]
The minute people start reading the CBO’s report on what the Senate’s health care bill does to their insurance premium is the minute the people will revolt. Here’s what the Hill Magazine is reporting:
Individual insurance premiums would increase by an average of 10 percent or more, according to an [...]
Try as he might, Charlie Crist’s problems persist. Although I disagree with a couple points in this Orlando Sentinel article, the article is right that Crist is in trouble. Here’s one thing where I think they’re wrong:
His sunny disposition; Crist has famously described himself as a “live-and-let-live kind of [...]
I’ve said that Brett Favre’s been playing the best football of his fabled career since joining the Vikings this August. The MVP talk started in earnest after the Vikings defeated the Packers at Lambeau. Since then, Favre’s thrown for 949 yards, completing 74 passes in 103 attempts for 8 TDs.
By [...]
In his post about whether the federal government was contractually obligated to paying ACORN, Ed raised a number of legitimate points. Here’s a point that I agree with, though I don’t like what’s required:
On those relationships between ACORN and the government that are based on contracts, both parties have [...]
It isn’t often that I agree with Eugene Robinson but this time, I agree with him. His column E-mails Don’t Prove Warming is a Fraud is actually right, though not for the reasons he says.
Stop hyperventilating, all you climate change deniers. The purloined e-mail correspondence published by skeptics last [...]
After reading this post, I’m pretty certain that Maureen Reed isn’t a serious challenger. Listen to this worn-out spin:
“Bachmann claims her rally is to remind Congress of the town hall meetings over the summer, but those meetings were orchestrated by insurance companies opposed to meaningful reform from the start,” [...]
Eric Black’s post about the Tarryl Clark-Maureen Reed contest is potentially damaging to Tarryl of a couple of reasons. First, according to Eric’s reporting, it sounds like Dr. Reed is prepared to take Tarryl on in a primary:
I told Isaacson that that sounded pretty close to declaring that Reed [...]
Based on this reporting by CFP’s Tim Ball, “Obama Science Czar John Holdren is directly involved in CRU’s unfolding Climategate scandal.” If that’s substantiated, no spin will prevent Holdren from falling on his sword. Here’s what CFP is reporting:
“There is a multitude of small but frightening stories in the [...]
Wednesday, I wrote this post questioning whether President Obama was committed to winning. I didn’t have to wait long for the answer:
The President may announce he’s sending tens of thousands more troops to Afghanistan, but in doing so, he’ll emphasize how he’ll eventually bring them home.
“The president does [...]
With even the British complaining about President Obama’s inaction, there’s a more important question to ask. First, here’s what British Defense Secretary Bob Ainsworth is quoted as saying:
“We have suffered a lot of losses; we have had a period of hiatus while (General] McChrystal’s plan and his requested uplift [...]
There’s a quote in this Times article that underscores Tarryl Clark’s ineptitude on prosperity-related topics. Here’s the quote:
“Clearly, as a state, it is always difficult for us to figure out how we can grow and sustain jobs,” Clark said. “It is always interesting to see and ask questions. Are [...]
I’m certain that Tarryl Clark’s fundraising letter will raise alot of money. That said, Tarryl said something that just can’t be left unaddressed:
It’s time for a Congresswoman who will actually do the job and whose first and only priority is to fight for the people of Minnesota, not the [...]
This Editor and Publisher article perpetuates the myth that ACORN is being wrongfully targeted by evil conservatives. E & P is perpetuating this shattered myth:
Leading up to the 2008 presidential campaign, ACORN was a target of allegations of voter fraud from the Republican Party and conservative news sources. Although [...]
It seems like President Obama’s Approval Index hits a new low each month. This month is no different:
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Tuesday shows that 27% of the nation’s voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as President. Forty-two percent [...]
Democrats face a ticking time bomb in the form of increased state taxes if Medicaid coverage is expanded. If either the House or Senate bills are signed into law, states will face what I’ve called the ‘mother of all unfunded mandates’:
About 59 million people are on Medicaid today, [...]
According to this amicus brief, the DFL legislature is joining in the unallotment lawsuit. Here’s a portion of their brief:
After the legislature adjourned, Governor Pawlenty vetoed H.F. No. 2323 (Chapter 179), a bill that increased taxes and delayed some expenditures by approximately $2.7 billion. Journal of the House 2009 [...]
According to this morning’s Rasmussen polling, support for the Democrats’ health care plan is cratering. It isn’t likely to get more popular as more information is reported on. Here’s what Rasmussen’s latest polling shows:
Just 38% of voters now favor the health care plan proposed by President Obama and congressional [...]
Brett Favre isn’t your ordinary 40-year-old football legend. What he is is the NFL MVP-in-waiting. Long before Sunday’s game against Seattle, there was little doubt that he’d dramatically changed the Vikings. After Sunday’s game, lifetime Vikings fans like myself can only shake our heads in amazement at the high level [...]
There are times when I watch President Obama when I’m forced to wonder question President Obama’s competence. I’m forced to question his competence because he hasn’t done a thing to increase entrepreneurial activity. Just as I’m certain that there’s a certain amount of incompetence involved, I’m also thinking that he [...]
In 2006, people said that the conditions surrounding GOP candidates were toxic. Four long years later, Charlie Cook is describing President Obama as “beyond radioactive in their districts.” Veteran Washington Post columnist David Broder paints a grim picture, too:
It’s simply not true that America is ambivalent about everything [...]
It isn’t a secret that some within the GOP establishment prefer keeping Michele Bachmann arm’s distance away. In fact, it wouldn’t surprise me if Michele wore that as a badge of honor. Nonetheless, the establishment snipers persist like they did in this City Pages hit piece:
But more importantly, many [...]
The Columbia Journalism Review has an interesting take on Andrew Breitbart’s interview with Sean Hannity:
Memo to Sean Hannity, who is calling for James O’Keefe, Hannah Giles, and Andrew Breitbart to get a “journalism award” for their video sting of ACORN: Generally, when in possession of what one believes to [...]
Grant Bosse is onto something. Let me go further than that. Grant Bosse is a genius. This video will explain why he’s a genius:
Here’s a transcript of the interview he did with FNC’s Brian Sullivan:
SULLIVAN: Your next guest has jsut announced his run for Congress from the phantom [...]
Lately, there’s been a slew of articles about the CD-6 race ostensibly between incumbent Michele Bachmann and challenger Tarryl Clark. One article talks about this being a proxy war between Norm Coleman and Al Franken. Another highlights the fact that Al Franken is supporting Tarryl.
While people are writing [...]
During the 2006 campaign, Michael Brodkorb’s MDE certainly questioned whether Mark Ritchie was as nonpartisan as Ritchie claimed. It’s 3 years later and questions remain as to whether Ritchie is as impartial as his DFL supporters tell us he is. This memo certainly suggests that Ritchie is still a partisan [...]
If ever conservatives needed proof that God loved them, I’d submit that this WSJ article is proof positive. Here’s what I’m basing my opinion on:
Senate Democratic leaders said Tuesday they would put off debate on a big climate-change bill until spring, in a sign of weakening political will to [...]
Sen. Jim Demint’s op-ed at RedState is today’s must reading. Here’s the important part of Sen. Demint’s op-ed:
Yesterday, Democrat leaders announced they may soon bring Harry Reid’s new health care bill to the Senate floor in an effort to grant the President’s wish for a government takeover of our [...]
Today marks the fifth anniversary of me starting blogging. It’s understatement to say that it’s been a great experience. During those years, I’ve watched history being made, starting with the elections in Afghanistan, then Ukraine’s Orange Revolution (that’s how I first learned about King), followed by Iraq’s Purple Finger election [...]
Thanks to this post on Huffington Post, Michele Bachmann’s Emergency House Call event is helping to expose the corrupt House rules. First a little background is required.
CREW is asking for an investigation into whether the event violated this House rule:
Dr. Paul Hsieh’s op-ed in this morning’s Washington Examiner paints a rather grim picture of the future of the American health care system:
Suppose the mafia came to your town and forced everyone to purchase all their meals at mob-approved restaurants. The mafia would also select the menu items.
If you [...]
Who would’ve thought that the Second Minnesota Miracle would’ve been the Obama administration’s gift to us? Apparently, the stimulus created a bunch of new congressional districts. According to Recovery.gov’s Minnesota page, Minnesota no longer has eight congressional districts.
We now have 19 congressional districts: the 9th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, [...]
Saturday, I attended an event in Big Lake sponsored by the SD-16 GOP BPOU. SD-16 BPOU Chairman Jim Newberger emceed the event, which was held at The Friendly Buffalo just west off Highway 10. (Yes, that’s a plug. The owner of the Friendly Buffalo is a loyal conservative.)
The first [...]
The Vikings lifted their record to 8-1 thanks to a monster game by Sidney Rice, another stellar game by Brett Favre and Adrian Peterson’s 133 yards rushing and his 2 touchdowns.
The bad news for Vikings fans is that this was a sloppy game from multiple perspectives. The Vikings took too [...]
I just visited Tarryl’s campaign website just to check it out. I didn’t immediately put my finger on it but I sensed that there was something missing from it.
Yes, it has the obligatory About Tarryl page. It has a news page, which, BTW, is filled with union [...]
President Obama’s announcement that he’s holding a jobs summit at the White House in December is a really stupid idea on a variety of levels. First, it’s admitting that the irresponsible and expensive stimulus bill is a failure. Second, it highlights the fact that unemployment during the OBama administration has [...]
Tarryl Clark has hit a new low in terms of personal attacks. Tarryl’s always been thin-skinned but this hits a new personal low. Tarryl went way out of bounds during this interview with the Daily Beast:
Clark also took aim at Bachmann’s attacks on AmeriCorps, which she has likened to [...]
Rep. Steve Israel is demanding that Michele Bachmann apologize because one sign at last Thursday’s health care rally had images of the Holocaust:
Rep. Steve Israel is still waiting for an apology four days after people protesting health care reform legislation used Holocaust imagery at a rally organized by Rep. [...]
Thank God for K Street activists and Roll Call magazine. Thanks to K Street’s ad buy and Roll Call’s reporting, we now have a substantial start to a list of vulnerable Democrats. Here’s the list:
The ads will air in the Districts of Democratic Reps. Jim Himes (Conn.), Michael Arcuri [...]
With approximately a year left before Ohio voters pick their next governor, a new Quinnipiac Poll is giving Gov. Ted Strickland reason to start buying heartburn medicine by the case:
Economic woes in the Buckeye State put Gov. Ted Strickland in a vulnerable position for 2010, a new Quinnipiac Poll [...]
When I read Ms. Marcus’s Washington Post op-ed, my first reaction was to wonder if she’s shooting for Linda Douglass’s job as WH health care propaganda minister. Her accusation that Republicans unjustifiably used scare tactics was quickly ‘backed up’ with criticizing the House GOP’s arguments:
Kentucky Republican Brett Guthrie: “The [...]
This morning, DHS Commissioner Cal Ludeman announced that people currently on GAMC will be automatically transferred to MinnesotaCare. In transitioning people from GAMC to MinnesotaCare, Gov. Pawlenty’s administration has laid to rest one of the DFL’s accusations, that his unallotments would create thousands of new uninsured people.
Meanwhile, Sen. Linda [...]
Following the NRSC’s annointing Charlie Crist as the next senator from Florida, the conventional wisdom was that it was a fait accompli that Crist would win the primary going away and be Mel Martinez’ replacement in the Senate. This is why I frequently reject conventional wisdom.
I understand why the conventional [...]
Democrats talking about health care keep touting the fact that their bill bends the cost curve down. They point to the CBO reports telling the world that their legislation is deficit neutral.
I’ve said it before and I’ll repeat it again: Big whoop!!!
First off, the deficit neutrality wasn’t achieved through good [...]
It isn’t surprising that the DNC is targeting Erik Paulsen. In fact, it’s pretty predictable. The DNC’s targeting of Paulsen, though, doesn’t mean that he’s in trouble. It just means that the DNC is challenging GOP freshmen.
Forget, for a moment, about Michele Bachmann. The Democratic National Committee (DNC) has [...]
President Obama’s Sunday speech on the House passing Pelosicare provided proof positive that he knows the bill is in trouble. In exhorting the Senate to take up action, he’s essentially telling the Senate to ignore the will of the American people:
Mr. Obama’s remarks came just 14 hours after the [...]
Saturday night, Twitter went crazy when Joe Cao voted at the last minute for Pelosicare. People were outraged at his betrayal. I wasn’t one of them. I remembered that he’d voted against Cap and Tax and that he’s from an ultraliberal district. His district is as liberal as Pelosi’s district. [...]
This video proves that DNC Chairman Tim Kaine didn’t help Democrats by appearing on This Week With George Stephanopoulos:
Stephanopoulos: Alot of Republicans I’ve talked with say that this will be a Pyrrhic victory for the Democrats, that what you have here is $400,000,000,000 in tax hikes, $400,000,000,000 in Medicare [...]
