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• Health Care Hypocrisy : The GOP's Nutty Screaming

  —The Rag Blog

  "Wait Times!" Cartoon by Matt Bors.The GOP's health care nuttinessAnd the insurance industry backstoryThe problem the right has with health care reform is not that it represents intrusive government (it doesn’t). It’s that it doesn’t represent the kind of intrusive, authoritarian government they like.By Glenn W. Smith / The Rag [...]

  Posted: November 22, 2009, 11:01am EST
  

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• KBH versus Perry spotlights GOP in a tug-a-war

  —Brains and Eggs

  Sam Merten in the Houston Press:
  
  At stake is more than just the governor's mansion. It's a pitched battle for the soul of the Republican Party not only statewide but nationally as the GOP tries to figure out how to keep itself relevant in the age of Obama. [...]

  Posted: November 22, 2009, 9:15am EST
  

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• From near Marxist to Libertarian Republican: California social worker has Free Market Awakening

  —Libertarian Republican

  

  NEW PARTY SWITCHER
  
  Government retards, rather than Empowers the Individual
  
  by Dave Salyers, California
  
  I just sent in my voter registration to switch my party affiliation to GOP. This was quite a political journey for me. When I was in college, I considered myself [...]

  Posted: November 21, 2009, 12:33pm EST
  

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• Tea Party rebellion candidate Paula Dockery joins Florida Governors race for GOP Primary

  —Libertarian Republican

  

  "If the GOP was smart they would make her the poster child of the NEW REPUBLICAN PARTY." -- Heath Whiteaker, CentralFloridaPolitics.com
  
  by Eric Dondero
  
  She's been riding a wave of recent publicity over the institution of a new statewide transportation tax, which she staunchly opposes. [...]

  Posted: November 21, 2009, 5:40am EST
  

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• Libertarian-leaning GOPer announces for Congress in New Hampshire's 00 Phantom District

  —Libertarian Republican

  
  
  From Eric Dondero:
  
  Grant Bosse, a friend and fellow traveler of Free Staters and New Hampshire Libertarians (libertarian ties), has just announced his candidacy for the US Congress. Only one slight problem. The District doesn't actually exist.
  
  From NowHampshire.com:
  
  Republican activist and' [...]

  Posted: November 20, 2009, 6:04pm EST
  

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• Barbara Ann Radnofsky On Countdown And Texas Gay Marriage

  —BlueBloggin

  Barbara Ann Radnofsky made Countdown’s number one spot on “World’s Best Person” segment. Apparently in 2005 when the homophobic Texas legislatures outlawed gay marriage they outlawed straight marriage as well. The intelligence of Greg Abbott and the GOP is underwhelming.

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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 1:13pm EST
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• The GOP’s Health Care Hypocrisy

  —Dog Canyon

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  The sheer volume of the nutty screaming from the Right can obscure the rank hypocrisy of the GOP’s attacks on health care reform. So let’s clear up a few things.

  Health care reform is about getting our neighbors better health care, reducing unnecessary suffering and early death. “Socialism!” [...]

  Posted: November 20, 2009, 12:43pm EST
  by Glenn W. Smith

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• Sen. Kip Averitt to Switch Parties From GOP to Democrat?

  —The Ellis County Observer

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  State Sen. Kip Averitt, R-McGregor, has never been described as “conservative,” so this latest news from the March 2 GOP primary campaign should come as no surprise. Averitt needs to switch parties and become a Democrat. He’s not “moderate.” He’s just an out-and-out liberal socialist. If that happens, real conservative Darren Yancy, [...]

  Posted: November 20, 2009, 11:27am EST
  by JoeyGDauben

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• Poll Shows 52% of Republicans Believe ACORN Stole the Election

  —The Daily Hurricane

  To those of us who have been around the blogs for about the last 18 months this data from Public Policy Polling should come as no surprise:
  
  "PPP's newest national survey finds that a 52% majority of GOP voters nationally think that ACORN stole the Presidential election" [...]

  Posted: November 20, 2009, 5:51am EST
  by Desperado

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• GOP governors chief: Dems benefit from bloody Texas primary

  —TRAIL BLAZERS

  The chairman of the Republican Governors Association says a fractious primary fight for governor in Texas will make it more difficult for the GOP to win next November. Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour said "there's a strong likelihood" that red-state Texas will hold on to the governorship in next year's general [...]

  Posted: November 19, 2009, 2:26pm EST
  

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• Libertarian GOPer wins first round for State Assembly, faces run-off

  —Libertarian Republican

  

  A special election was held on Tuesday in California to fill a vacated state assembly seat. It was won, first round, by a longtime libertarian Republican.
  
  From the LA Times:
  
  After a whirlwind, blistering race to replace a disgraced former state legislator, Orange [...]

  Posted: November 19, 2009, 4:28am EST
  

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• Rep. Duncan D. Hunter Republican for VP 2012?

  —Libertarian Republican

  

  Former NC Libertarian Party Chair pushes Military Hawk for the GOP Ticket
  
  In a syndicated column by Liberty Features Syndicated, the former State Chair for the Libertarian Party of North Carolina Dave Bozeman lays out the case for drafting Duncan D. Hunter for Vice-President in 2012. [...]

  Posted: November 18, 2009, 6:25pm EST
  

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• Fox News Fakes More Footage!

  —Dungeon Diary

  Fox News, or as I call it the "all GOP Channel", has been fudging their footage again. This time in support of their favorite celebrity, Sarah Palin. Afternoon host Gregg Jarrett breathlessly spoke of the huge crowds Palin is drawing at her book signings and the showed footage of her [...]

  Posted: November 18, 2009, 5:07pm EST
  

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• Minsinformation and the Economy : The Games Republicans Play

  —The Rag Blog

  The independents are jumping ship...Republican misinformation and economic realityBy Sherman DeBrosse / The Rag Blog / November 18, 2009By persistent obstructionism and using endless false information, the GOP pulled off some big wins in the 2009 elections. Worse still, they have been able to convince people that Obama has handled [...]

  Posted: November 18, 2009, 1:10pm EST
  

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• El Paso Times online poll says bah to Cheney's endorsement of KBH

  —South Texas Chisme

  It's been my experience that responses to the Times poll tend conservative. Right now 53% of 296 votes are saying Cheney's endorsement will hurt Kay Bailey. I voted for 'Yes, the former vice president remains relevant to some GOP voters.' Amusing when Republican icons are viewed as the monsters they [...]

  Posted: November 18, 2009, 9:05am EST
  

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• Springtime Democrats in December

  —Dog Canyon

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  Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison has played her Charlie Brown’s Lucy-and-the-football trick one more time. Nope, she’s not resigning from the Senate. “AAARGH!” shout Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, Attorney General Greg Abbott, and various other would-be GOP placekickers who are now forced to cool their heels.

  Health care [...]

  Posted: November 18, 2009, 8:00am EST
  by Glenn W. Smith

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• No love for Tricky Ricky Perry in top Texas GOP

  —SocraticGadfly

  Ten of Texas’ 20 GOP Congressmen have already endorsed Kay Bailey Hutchison; the rest are likely to sit it out. At least one, Rep. Kenny Marchant, thinks Gov. Helmethair has already served long enough and shouldn’t even be running again.
  
  Geez, Kenny has more sense than I knew.There [...]

  Posted: November 17, 2009, 12:13am EST
  

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• On Judicial Confirmations

  —Rhymes With Right

  During the latter part of the Bush years, I complained about the pace of judicial confirmations. Sadly, the GOP in the Senate is now paying back the Democrats in spades for their obstruction of well-qualified Republican nominees by obstructing Democrat... [...]

  Posted: November 16, 2009, 5:37pm EST
  by Greg

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• Republican Liberty Caucus Proposed Non-Interventionalist GOP Platform Plank

  —The Ellis County Observer

  When I get time, I’ll re-word this for the March 2 precinct convention… The Alameda County Republican Party (ACRP) in California has a history of hostility, lawsuits, and in-fighting. But the November 17th monthly meeting is shaping up to be a war zone. Last week, the ACRP Executive Committee gave their approval [...]

  Posted: November 16, 2009, 1:29pm EST
  by JoeyGDauben

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• The Chron still does not get it (part 4268 of a series)

  —Red Ink: Texas

  Today, Lynsi Burton steps off into a latrine pit with an unsubstantiated assertion that the GOP created the Tea Party Movement, but has lost control of it.
  
  The Tea Party Movement is not, and never was "created by the GOP". If anything, it was created in [...]

  Posted: November 16, 2009, 9:14am EST
  

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• The GOP Gets "Run Everywhere" Religion

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  » WaPo: A Republican on every ballot (Eli Saslow)

  At least in South Bend ...

  For more than a year, [St. Joseph County GOP Chair, Chris Riley] has worked 30 hours a week to recruit local Republicans for this moment. A flyer on the door welcomes all comers to Candidates [...]

  Posted: November 15, 2009, 1:52pm EST
  

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• State Sovereignty supporter Rick Perry now has comfortable lead over GOP rival Kay B. Hutchison

  —Libertarian Republican

  

  Latest Numbers: 46% to 35%
  
  According to the latest Rasmussen, State Sovereignty advocate, incumbent Governor Rick Perry has pulled comfortably ahead of moderate-to-conservative US Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison for the upcoming GOP primary.
  
  Perry recently garnered negative attention from the liberal media in Texas [...]

  Posted: November 15, 2009, 9:27am EST
  

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• Tea Party leader and former Libertarian Party member decides to Re-Join the GOP

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  Post Election, Libertarian turns Republican after turning Libertarian
  
  The Huffington Post reported Tuesday that Eric Odom, former Libertarian Party of Illinois member, has decided to re-join the Republican Party. Odom was originally a Republican years before he had joined the LP. He's decided to re-join the' [...]

  Posted: November 15, 2009, 8:46am EST
  

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• Local GOP in Montana hosts former Libertarian candidate Richard Mack

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  Libertarian now doing the Republican Party circuit
  
  Richard Mack was the 2006 Libertarian candidate for US Senate in Arizona. Now he's touring the country promoting a new group he's affiliated with Oath Keepers. He's being welcomed by local Republican Parties.
  
  Reports the Helena' [...]

  Posted: November 15, 2009, 8:10am EST
  

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• 2012 already? GOP wannabes jockeying early

  —TexasFred's

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  2012 already? GOP wannabes jockeying early WASHINGTON (AP) – Sarah Palin is embarking on a book tour. Tim Pawlenty is building a national political operation. Mitt Romney is weighing in on the recession. They’re all jockeying for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination – even if they won’t say so. Make no mistake: [...]

  Posted: November 14, 2009, 8:09pm EST
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• Dear GOP: If you want more A-stan troops, cough up the bucks

  —SocraticGadfly

  It’s that simple. For that matter, the same applies to you, Mr. President.There is no god and I am his prophet. [...]

  Posted: November 14, 2009, 1:59pm EST
  

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• Another Big '09 Election Victory for Republicans!! Ed Mangano Wins Nassau County Executive

  —Libertarian Republican

  

  GOP also takes control of County Assembly
  
  The Recount was finished late Friday. Ed Mangano, Republican candidate for County Executive, grew his lead after absentees to an insurmountable 497 vote margin. Long Island's Newsday reports that "virtually all votes have been counted." Newsday, Thursday:
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  Posted: November 14, 2009, 8:11am EST
  

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• Crazy talk good for ten points in the past month

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  Secession, "Willingham was a monster", Washington DC is a disaster, we have a senator who is AWOL, Ill Eagles, blah blah blah.
  
  And he's added ten points to his polling in the past thirty days among GOP primary voters.
  
  
  Who is it that's [...]

  Posted: November 14, 2009, 8:05am EST
  

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• Ten Alabama Legislators on the verge of Switching to the GOP

  —Libertarian Republican

  

  The Post Election '09 Republican Wave continues...
  
  According to a Montgomery paper, the Alabama Republican Party is in talks with top Democrat Legislators in the State about the possibility of a Party switch before the 2010 elections.
  
  From The Advertiser:
  
  The chairman' [...]

  Posted: November 14, 2009, 7:37am EST
  

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• For Hutchison, political cover from GOP Senate leaders Cornyn and McConnell

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  Texas' other senator, John Cornyn -- the one who isn't running for governor or, as far as we know, contemplating the best timing to quit or not quit the Senate -- is happy that colleague Kay Bailey Hutchison isn't quitting, at least for now.

  Cornyn chairs the National Republican Senatorial Committee,' [...]

  Posted: November 13, 2009, 9:08pm EST
  

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