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The Republican congressional leadership hasn’t shown it’s ready to lead a majority
American Thinker – Lee Cary writes that Republican congressional leaders would be wise to heed the obvious lessons derived from conservative Joe Miller’s shocking upset in the Alaska GOP Senate race and announce that they’ll step aside if the Party gains a majority after November’s elections. Cary says truthfully that Minority Leaders Mitch McConnell and John Boehner were the “generals” in the last political war (which they lost), and hardly represent the GOP’s future – so they need to leave room for those who can aggressively lead the Party through the next series of battles.
Joe Miller's upset win in Alaska spurs Tea Party challenge to GOP establishment
Newsmax – David Patten writes that the conservative grassroots used to worry about being co-opted by the GOP, but the tables have now turned and the Republican Party establishment is now the worried one, concerned about being taken over by the Tea Parties. Members of America’s Tea Parties have made it abundantly clear through their actions at the ballot box across the country that they’re not going to accept the status quo – and if Republican leaders don’t sign on now, their days in power are limited, indeed.
Why Newt Gingrich’s presidential hopes are steadily fading
Real Clear Politics (blog) – Political observer David Paul Kuhn writes on former Speaker Newt Gingrich’s chances to become president in 2012, and argues that they’re not good. Kuhn cites Sen. Tom Coburn’s recent comment (“Newt Gingrich is the last person I’d vote for”) and says that Gingrich’s hypocritical past and negative public reputation would be his undoing – but conservatives would likely say it’s Gingrich’s failure to consistently live by conservative principles that would prevent them from supporting him.
It’s Tea Time in the Delaware GOP Senate primary
FOX News (blog) – The Tea Party Express has helped elevate several constitutional conservative candidates across the country by paying for media exposure, and they’re preparing to do it again in Delaware where conservative Christine O’Donnell is taking on RINO Mike Castle (lifetime ACU rating 52.49%) in the state’s Republican primary. The leaders of the Tea Party Express hope that their ad buys will encourage other conservatives to come in on O’Donnell’s behalf, and they’ve got a pretty solid track record of doing just that.
Rep. Michele Bachmann barnstorms DC during tea party weekend
Minnesota Independent – Glenn Beck’s ‘Restoring Honor’ rally was certainly the headlining popular gathering this past weekend in Washington, but conservative stalwart Rep. Michele Bachmann (lifetime ACU rating 100%) was stirring up a little grassroots conservatism herself, speaking at several events with Tea Party themes. Bachmann’s outspoken advocacy for conservative causes has won her national acclaim with Tea Party groups, and as this story would indicate, her boat-rocking style draws crowds wherever she goes.
Did John McCain emerge as the real “winner” of the 2008 presidential election?
Washington Examiner – To the extent that it’s possible to win big by losing, John McCain proved that it could be done last Tuesday night, writes Noemie Emery. Emery argues that McCain’s loss in 2008 has allowed him to do what he does best in politics – lock horns with authority – and it’s brought him back to the base of the GOP politically. Together with ticket-mate Gov. Sarah Palin, McCain and Palin have emerged as the real stars of the 2010 election season, which is quite a contrast to the actual “winners” in 2008.
Thanks to Alaska’s conservatives, it’s Miller time, America!!!
American Spectator – Robert Stacy McCain sounds a celebratory note while reflecting back on conservative challenger Joe Miller’s improbable upset victory over incumbent Sen. Lisa Murkowski in the Alaska GOP primary, claiming that the conservative grassroots deserves all the credit in putting Miller over the top. McCain says Miller is the true embodiment of an anti-establishment candidate, and in a year like 2010, he’s just the type of future leader that conservatives are looking for to combat the go-along-to-get-along GOP establishment in Washington.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s loss underscores trend: Appropriators are biting the dust
Politics Daily – Matt Lewis highlights yet another trend that’s emerging from 2010’s elections, namely that congressional appropriators are losing in primaries at a much higher rate than other members of Congress. Lewis points out that Sen. Lisa Murkowski, like several others that went down to defeat before her, served on the Appropriations Committee that doles out pork barrel earmarks, a fact that no doubt was at the forefront of the minds of Alaska’s conservatives who’ve said (through the ballot box) that enough is enough.
Rumor of the day: Palin to announce she’s running for president in Alaska … on September 11?
Hot Air – Juicy political rumors are rarely hard to find, and here’s a tidbit from blogger Allahpundit that involves Gov. Sarah Palin and conservative media star Glenn Beck both attending an event in Anchorage, Alaska on September 11th, where the largest venue in the city has been booked for some type of unannounced rally. Many are speculating that Beck is heading north and west for a major announcement from Palin that she’s jumping into the 2012 GOP presidential race, but neither of them will confirm or deny anything.
Republicans vow reform if they win the House in November
Politico – Conservatives will demand drastic change in Congress if Republicans are able to regain the majority, and House GOP leaders are vowing relief from the top-down management system that’s prevailed in the chamber since 1994. Few details have been released by Republican leaders as to what reforms we can expect, but without new leadership at the top of the Party it’s difficult to believe things will be much different than before – and Republicans will have to work overtime to prove they’ve learned from the past.
American Thinker – Lee Cary writes that Republican congressional leaders would be wise to heed the obvious lessons derived from conservative Joe Miller’s shocking upset in the Alaska GOP Senate race and announce that they’ll step aside if the Party gains a majority after November’s elections. Cary says truthfully that Minority Leaders Mitch McConnell and John Boehner were the “generals” in the last political war (which they lost), and hardly represent the GOP’s future – so they need to leave room for those who can aggressively lead the Party through the next series of battles.
Joe Miller's upset win in Alaska spurs Tea Party challenge to GOP establishment
Newsmax – David Patten writes that the conservative grassroots used to worry about being co-opted by the GOP, but the tables have now turned and the Republican Party establishment is now the worried one, concerned about being taken over by the Tea Parties. Members of America’s Tea Parties have made it abundantly clear through their actions at the ballot box across the country that they’re not going to accept the status quo – and if Republican leaders don’t sign on now, their days in power are limited, indeed.
Why Newt Gingrich’s presidential hopes are steadily fading
Real Clear Politics (blog) – Political observer David Paul Kuhn writes on former Speaker Newt Gingrich’s chances to become president in 2012, and argues that they’re not good. Kuhn cites Sen. Tom Coburn’s recent comment (“Newt Gingrich is the last person I’d vote for”) and says that Gingrich’s hypocritical past and negative public reputation would be his undoing – but conservatives would likely say it’s Gingrich’s failure to consistently live by conservative principles that would prevent them from supporting him.
It’s Tea Time in the Delaware GOP Senate primary
FOX News (blog) – The Tea Party Express has helped elevate several constitutional conservative candidates across the country by paying for media exposure, and they’re preparing to do it again in Delaware where conservative Christine O’Donnell is taking on RINO Mike Castle (lifetime ACU rating 52.49%) in the state’s Republican primary. The leaders of the Tea Party Express hope that their ad buys will encourage other conservatives to come in on O’Donnell’s behalf, and they’ve got a pretty solid track record of doing just that.
Rep. Michele Bachmann barnstorms DC during tea party weekend
Minnesota Independent – Glenn Beck’s ‘Restoring Honor’ rally was certainly the headlining popular gathering this past weekend in Washington, but conservative stalwart Rep. Michele Bachmann (lifetime ACU rating 100%) was stirring up a little grassroots conservatism herself, speaking at several events with Tea Party themes. Bachmann’s outspoken advocacy for conservative causes has won her national acclaim with Tea Party groups, and as this story would indicate, her boat-rocking style draws crowds wherever she goes.
Did John McCain emerge as the real “winner” of the 2008 presidential election?
Washington Examiner – To the extent that it’s possible to win big by losing, John McCain proved that it could be done last Tuesday night, writes Noemie Emery. Emery argues that McCain’s loss in 2008 has allowed him to do what he does best in politics – lock horns with authority – and it’s brought him back to the base of the GOP politically. Together with ticket-mate Gov. Sarah Palin, McCain and Palin have emerged as the real stars of the 2010 election season, which is quite a contrast to the actual “winners” in 2008.
Thanks to Alaska’s conservatives, it’s Miller time, America!!!
American Spectator – Robert Stacy McCain sounds a celebratory note while reflecting back on conservative challenger Joe Miller’s improbable upset victory over incumbent Sen. Lisa Murkowski in the Alaska GOP primary, claiming that the conservative grassroots deserves all the credit in putting Miller over the top. McCain says Miller is the true embodiment of an anti-establishment candidate, and in a year like 2010, he’s just the type of future leader that conservatives are looking for to combat the go-along-to-get-along GOP establishment in Washington.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s loss underscores trend: Appropriators are biting the dust
Politics Daily – Matt Lewis highlights yet another trend that’s emerging from 2010’s elections, namely that congressional appropriators are losing in primaries at a much higher rate than other members of Congress. Lewis points out that Sen. Lisa Murkowski, like several others that went down to defeat before her, served on the Appropriations Committee that doles out pork barrel earmarks, a fact that no doubt was at the forefront of the minds of Alaska’s conservatives who’ve said (through the ballot box) that enough is enough.
Rumor of the day: Palin to announce she’s running for president in Alaska … on September 11?
Hot Air – Juicy political rumors are rarely hard to find, and here’s a tidbit from blogger Allahpundit that involves Gov. Sarah Palin and conservative media star Glenn Beck both attending an event in Anchorage, Alaska on September 11th, where the largest venue in the city has been booked for some type of unannounced rally. Many are speculating that Beck is heading north and west for a major announcement from Palin that she’s jumping into the 2012 GOP presidential race, but neither of them will confirm or deny anything.
Republicans vow reform if they win the House in November
Politico – Conservatives will demand drastic change in Congress if Republicans are able to regain the majority, and House GOP leaders are vowing relief from the top-down management system that’s prevailed in the chamber since 1994. Few details have been released by Republican leaders as to what reforms we can expect, but without new leadership at the top of the Party it’s difficult to believe things will be much different than before – and Republicans will have to work overtime to prove they’ve learned from the past.
The Republican congressional leadership hasn’t shown it’s ready to lead a majority
American Thinker – Lee Cary writes that Republican congressional leaders would be wise to heed the obvious lessons derived from conservative Joe Miller’s shocking upset in the Alaska GOP Senate race and announce that they’ll step aside if the Party gains a majority after November’s elections. Cary says truthfully that Minority Leaders Mitch McConnell and John Boehner were the “generals” in the last political war (which they lost), and hardly represent the GOP’s future – so they need to leave room for those who can aggressively lead the Party through the next series of battles.
Joe Miller's upset win in Alaska spurs Tea Party challenge to GOP establishment
Newsmax – David Patten writes that the conservative grassroots used to worry about being co-opted by the GOP, but the tables have now turned and the Republican Party establishment is now the worried one, concerned about being taken over by the Tea Parties. Members of America’s Tea Parties have made it abundantly clear through their actions at the ballot box across the country that they’re not going to accept the status quo – and if Republican leaders don’t sign on now, their days in power are limited, indeed.
Why Newt Gingrich’s presidential hopes are steadily fading
Real Clear Politics (blog) – Political observer David Paul Kuhn writes on former Speaker Newt Gingrich’s chances to become president in 2012, and argues that they’re not good. Kuhn cites Sen. Tom Coburn’s recent comment (“Newt Gingrich is the last person I’d vote for”) and says that Gingrich’s hypocritical past and negative public reputation would be his undoing – but conservatives would likely say it’s Gingrich’s failure to consistently live by conservative principles that would prevent them from supporting him.
It’s Tea Time in the Delaware GOP Senate primary
FOX News (blog) – The Tea Party Express has helped elevate several constitutional conservative candidates across the country by paying for media exposure, and they’re preparing to do it again in Delaware where conservative Christine O’Donnell is taking on RINO Mike Castle (lifetime ACU rating 52.49%) in the state’s Republican primary. The leaders of the Tea Party Express hope that their ad buys will encourage other conservatives to come in on O’Donnell’s behalf, and they’ve got a pretty solid track record of doing just that.
Rep. Michele Bachmann barnstorms DC during tea party weekend
Minnesota Independent – Glenn Beck’s ‘Restoring Honor’ rally was certainly the headlining popular gathering this past weekend in Washington, but conservative stalwart Rep. Michele Bachmann (lifetime ACU rating 100%) was stirring up a little grassroots conservatism herself, speaking at several events with Tea Party themes. Bachmann’s outspoken advocacy for conservative causes has won her national acclaim with Tea Party groups, and as this story would indicate, her boat-rocking style draws crowds wherever she goes.
Did John McCain emerge as the real “winner” of the 2008 presidential election?
Washington Examiner – To the extent that it’s possible to win big by losing, John McCain proved that it could be done last Tuesday night, writes Noemie Emery. Emery argues that McCain’s loss in 2008 has allowed him to do what he does best in politics – lock horns with authority – and it’s brought him back to the base of the GOP politically. Together with ticket-mate Gov. Sarah Palin, McCain and Palin have emerged as the real stars of the 2010 election season, which is quite a contrast to the actual “winners” in 2008.
Thanks to Alaska’s conservatives, it’s Miller time, America!!!
American Spectator – Robert Stacy McCain sounds a celebratory note while reflecting back on conservative challenger Joe Miller’s improbable upset victory over incumbent Sen. Lisa Murkowski in the Alaska GOP primary, claiming that the conservative grassroots deserves all the credit in putting Miller over the top. McCain says Miller is the true embodiment of an anti-establishment candidate, and in a year like 2010, he’s just the type of future leader that conservatives are looking for to combat the go-along-to-get-along GOP establishment in Washington.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s loss underscores trend: Appropriators are biting the dust
Politics Daily – Matt Lewis highlights yet another trend that’s emerging from 2010’s elections, namely that congressional appropriators are losing in primaries at a much higher rate than other members of Congress. Lewis points out that Sen. Lisa Murkowski, like several others that went down to defeat before her, served on the Appropriations Committee that doles out pork barrel earmarks, a fact that no doubt was at the forefront of the minds of Alaska’s conservatives who’ve said (through the ballot box) that enough is enough.
Rumor of the day: Palin to announce she’s running for president in Alaska … on September 11?
Hot Air – Juicy political rumors are rarely hard to find, and here’s a tidbit from blogger Allahpundit that involves Gov. Sarah Palin and conservative media star Glenn Beck both attending an event in Anchorage, Alaska on September 11th, where the largest venue in the city has been booked for some type of unannounced rally. Many are speculating that Beck is heading north and west for a major announcement from Palin that she’s jumping into the 2012 GOP presidential race, but neither of them will confirm or deny anything.
Republicans vow reform if they win the House in November
Politico – Conservatives will demand drastic change in Congress if Republicans are able to regain the majority, and House GOP leaders are vowing relief from the top-down management system that’s prevailed in the chamber since 1994. Few details have been released by Republican leaders as to what reforms we can expect, but without new leadership at the top of the Party it’s difficult to believe things will be much different than before – and Republicans will have to work overtime to prove they’ve learned from the past.
American Thinker – Lee Cary writes that Republican congressional leaders would be wise to heed the obvious lessons derived from conservative Joe Miller’s shocking upset in the Alaska GOP Senate race and announce that they’ll step aside if the Party gains a majority after November’s elections. Cary says truthfully that Minority Leaders Mitch McConnell and John Boehner were the “generals” in the last political war (which they lost), and hardly represent the GOP’s future – so they need to leave room for those who can aggressively lead the Party through the next series of battles.
Joe Miller's upset win in Alaska spurs Tea Party challenge to GOP establishment
Newsmax – David Patten writes that the conservative grassroots used to worry about being co-opted by the GOP, but the tables have now turned and the Republican Party establishment is now the worried one, concerned about being taken over by the Tea Parties. Members of America’s Tea Parties have made it abundantly clear through their actions at the ballot box across the country that they’re not going to accept the status quo – and if Republican leaders don’t sign on now, their days in power are limited, indeed.
Why Newt Gingrich’s presidential hopes are steadily fading
Real Clear Politics (blog) – Political observer David Paul Kuhn writes on former Speaker Newt Gingrich’s chances to become president in 2012, and argues that they’re not good. Kuhn cites Sen. Tom Coburn’s recent comment (“Newt Gingrich is the last person I’d vote for”) and says that Gingrich’s hypocritical past and negative public reputation would be his undoing – but conservatives would likely say it’s Gingrich’s failure to consistently live by conservative principles that would prevent them from supporting him.
It’s Tea Time in the Delaware GOP Senate primary
FOX News (blog) – The Tea Party Express has helped elevate several constitutional conservative candidates across the country by paying for media exposure, and they’re preparing to do it again in Delaware where conservative Christine O’Donnell is taking on RINO Mike Castle (lifetime ACU rating 52.49%) in the state’s Republican primary. The leaders of the Tea Party Express hope that their ad buys will encourage other conservatives to come in on O’Donnell’s behalf, and they’ve got a pretty solid track record of doing just that.
Rep. Michele Bachmann barnstorms DC during tea party weekend
Minnesota Independent – Glenn Beck’s ‘Restoring Honor’ rally was certainly the headlining popular gathering this past weekend in Washington, but conservative stalwart Rep. Michele Bachmann (lifetime ACU rating 100%) was stirring up a little grassroots conservatism herself, speaking at several events with Tea Party themes. Bachmann’s outspoken advocacy for conservative causes has won her national acclaim with Tea Party groups, and as this story would indicate, her boat-rocking style draws crowds wherever she goes.
Did John McCain emerge as the real “winner” of the 2008 presidential election?
Washington Examiner – To the extent that it’s possible to win big by losing, John McCain proved that it could be done last Tuesday night, writes Noemie Emery. Emery argues that McCain’s loss in 2008 has allowed him to do what he does best in politics – lock horns with authority – and it’s brought him back to the base of the GOP politically. Together with ticket-mate Gov. Sarah Palin, McCain and Palin have emerged as the real stars of the 2010 election season, which is quite a contrast to the actual “winners” in 2008.
Thanks to Alaska’s conservatives, it’s Miller time, America!!!
American Spectator – Robert Stacy McCain sounds a celebratory note while reflecting back on conservative challenger Joe Miller’s improbable upset victory over incumbent Sen. Lisa Murkowski in the Alaska GOP primary, claiming that the conservative grassroots deserves all the credit in putting Miller over the top. McCain says Miller is the true embodiment of an anti-establishment candidate, and in a year like 2010, he’s just the type of future leader that conservatives are looking for to combat the go-along-to-get-along GOP establishment in Washington.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s loss underscores trend: Appropriators are biting the dust
Politics Daily – Matt Lewis highlights yet another trend that’s emerging from 2010’s elections, namely that congressional appropriators are losing in primaries at a much higher rate than other members of Congress. Lewis points out that Sen. Lisa Murkowski, like several others that went down to defeat before her, served on the Appropriations Committee that doles out pork barrel earmarks, a fact that no doubt was at the forefront of the minds of Alaska’s conservatives who’ve said (through the ballot box) that enough is enough.
Rumor of the day: Palin to announce she’s running for president in Alaska … on September 11?
Hot Air – Juicy political rumors are rarely hard to find, and here’s a tidbit from blogger Allahpundit that involves Gov. Sarah Palin and conservative media star Glenn Beck both attending an event in Anchorage, Alaska on September 11th, where the largest venue in the city has been booked for some type of unannounced rally. Many are speculating that Beck is heading north and west for a major announcement from Palin that she’s jumping into the 2012 GOP presidential race, but neither of them will confirm or deny anything.
Republicans vow reform if they win the House in November
Politico – Conservatives will demand drastic change in Congress if Republicans are able to regain the majority, and House GOP leaders are vowing relief from the top-down management system that’s prevailed in the chamber since 1994. Few details have been released by Republican leaders as to what reforms we can expect, but without new leadership at the top of the Party it’s difficult to believe things will be much different than before – and Republicans will have to work overtime to prove they’ve learned from the past.
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News From the Front
Big Government Bush-ites – not the Tea Parties – are toxic for the GOP
GOP USA – Bobby Eberle responds with disgust to former George W. Bush speechwriter Michael Gerson’s notion that America’s Tea Parties are toxic for the Republican Party, arguing that it’s the Big Government, barely-distinguishable-from-the-Democrats Republicans that are truly hurting the GOP. Eberle correctly points out that Americans kicked the Republicans out of office in 2006 and 2008 because they failed to keep their promises on limiting government – and to go back to what Gerson is advocating would only carry with it the same end result.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski concedes: major victory for conservatives, major loss for Mitch McConnell
RedState.com – Erick Erickson blogs on the welcome news that Sen. Lisa Murkowski has conceded to conservative challenger Joe Miller in Alaska, providing a major victory for America’s conservative activists and an equally significant setback for Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. Erickson details how McConnell’s inner-circle of Big Government Republicans have been taken out of the picture this year through primaries and retirement – and with the incoming wave of potential new boat-rocking senators, he’s going to have his hands full next session.
To reform government, conservatives must reform the culture first
Pajamas Media – Adam Graham states it plainly: We will never have a limited government until we have a culture that allows for one. Graham argues that a purely fiscal approach to reforming government cannot succeed without transforming an American culture that has become all-too-dependent on government to step in when other means fail – and you cannot have liberty without a culture that stresses strong moral values and virtues (which essentially allows people to care for themselves and others in need).
Ralph Benko: Obama, liberals are defining devotion down and the First Amendment with it
Washington Examiner – Conservative stalwart Ralph Benko takes on President Obama and the political elites who are trying to undermine the role of religion in America by substituting ‘freedom of worship’ for ‘freedom of religion.’ Benko presents the historical basis for the Founding Fathers’ desire to protect religion (and its moral underpinnings) within the First Amendment, and argues the left’s attempt to redefine religion is just another form of religious bigotry bent on destroying the American culture and its moral foundation.
In the Kentucky Senate race, conservative Rand Paul is getting all the vetting
Daily Caller – Kentucky Republican U.S. Senate candidate Rand Paul has been generating negative media scrutiny literally from the moment he announced his run for office, but the same cannot be said for his Democratic opponent in the race, Jack Conway. Because of Paul’s conservative views and Tea Party support (and his famous father), the media has made him a target – and here’s a look at how Conway could be getting some scrutiny of his own if the attacks on Paul begin to stick with voters.
The success of the Glenn Beck rally goes far beyond the conservative media
American Spectator – Jeffrey Lord eloquently relays his impressions of last weekend’s ‘Restoring Honor’ rally on the Washington Mall, claiming that its success was not due singularly to Glenn Beck or to any of the personalities that appeared – instead it was due to conservatives’ acceptance of constitutional principles and their willingness to stand up for them. Lord says the current conservative populist movement that we’re seeing is all about Americans and their love for the concept of liberty – and it’s a joy to see.
Pat Buchanan: Can the Tea Party deliver on its mission?
Human Events – Pat Buchanan writes of the ‘expectations’ that Tea Parties are raising in America and wonders whether the Tea Parties themselves (and the Republicans they elect) are truly going to be able to restore America back to what it once represented as the last bastion of freedom on earth. Buchanan lays out the ugly facts on the bloated government and America’s dependency on it for transfer payments and sounds doubtful that Republicans will ever be able to find enough to ‘cut’ to get things back on track.
Tea Parties are making RINOs like Sen. Lindsey Graham uncomfortable these days
American Conservative – Jack Hunter writes on South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham’s reluctance to appear in the conservative media of late, and begrudgingly understands why: Graham has not changed, but the political climate certainly has. Hunter says Big Government Republicans like Graham would have been much happier if conservatives had remained dormant as they were during the George W. Bush years, but the fact that they’re now stirred to a fury by the Tea Parties leaves RINOs like Graham wondering what hit them.
GOP chances of winning House are rising as midterm election nears
The Hill (blog) – Polling numbers continue to move in the GOP’s direction as Labor Day nears, and it’s increasingly evident that Republicans are gaining confidence in their effort to retake the majority in the House after November’s elections. One certain sign of the trend involves Republicans revising upward the number of seats that they see as in play while Democrats are revising downward the number of so-called ‘safe’ seats, movement that’s being confirmed by independent pollsters and prognosticators alike.
Gov. Sarah Palin's Iowa visit marks her first big 2012 move
Real Clear Politics (blog) – For those looking for clues as to whether Gov. Sarah Palin intends to run for the GOP’s 2012 presidential nomination need only look to her recent announcement that she’ll speak at the Iowa state GOP’s Ronald Reagan dinner in mid-September – a move that some are seeing as her first big step towards running. Iowa’s first in the nation status for presidential voting requires a great deal of grassroots campaigning, and this could be a sign that Palin is getting serious about what she’d need to do to win.
GOP USA – Bobby Eberle responds with disgust to former George W. Bush speechwriter Michael Gerson’s notion that America’s Tea Parties are toxic for the Republican Party, arguing that it’s the Big Government, barely-distinguishable-from-the-Democrats Republicans that are truly hurting the GOP. Eberle correctly points out that Americans kicked the Republicans out of office in 2006 and 2008 because they failed to keep their promises on limiting government – and to go back to what Gerson is advocating would only carry with it the same end result.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski concedes: major victory for conservatives, major loss for Mitch McConnell
RedState.com – Erick Erickson blogs on the welcome news that Sen. Lisa Murkowski has conceded to conservative challenger Joe Miller in Alaska, providing a major victory for America’s conservative activists and an equally significant setback for Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. Erickson details how McConnell’s inner-circle of Big Government Republicans have been taken out of the picture this year through primaries and retirement – and with the incoming wave of potential new boat-rocking senators, he’s going to have his hands full next session.
To reform government, conservatives must reform the culture first
Pajamas Media – Adam Graham states it plainly: We will never have a limited government until we have a culture that allows for one. Graham argues that a purely fiscal approach to reforming government cannot succeed without transforming an American culture that has become all-too-dependent on government to step in when other means fail – and you cannot have liberty without a culture that stresses strong moral values and virtues (which essentially allows people to care for themselves and others in need).
Ralph Benko: Obama, liberals are defining devotion down and the First Amendment with it
Washington Examiner – Conservative stalwart Ralph Benko takes on President Obama and the political elites who are trying to undermine the role of religion in America by substituting ‘freedom of worship’ for ‘freedom of religion.’ Benko presents the historical basis for the Founding Fathers’ desire to protect religion (and its moral underpinnings) within the First Amendment, and argues the left’s attempt to redefine religion is just another form of religious bigotry bent on destroying the American culture and its moral foundation.
In the Kentucky Senate race, conservative Rand Paul is getting all the vetting
Daily Caller – Kentucky Republican U.S. Senate candidate Rand Paul has been generating negative media scrutiny literally from the moment he announced his run for office, but the same cannot be said for his Democratic opponent in the race, Jack Conway. Because of Paul’s conservative views and Tea Party support (and his famous father), the media has made him a target – and here’s a look at how Conway could be getting some scrutiny of his own if the attacks on Paul begin to stick with voters.
The success of the Glenn Beck rally goes far beyond the conservative media
American Spectator – Jeffrey Lord eloquently relays his impressions of last weekend’s ‘Restoring Honor’ rally on the Washington Mall, claiming that its success was not due singularly to Glenn Beck or to any of the personalities that appeared – instead it was due to conservatives’ acceptance of constitutional principles and their willingness to stand up for them. Lord says the current conservative populist movement that we’re seeing is all about Americans and their love for the concept of liberty – and it’s a joy to see.
Pat Buchanan: Can the Tea Party deliver on its mission?
Human Events – Pat Buchanan writes of the ‘expectations’ that Tea Parties are raising in America and wonders whether the Tea Parties themselves (and the Republicans they elect) are truly going to be able to restore America back to what it once represented as the last bastion of freedom on earth. Buchanan lays out the ugly facts on the bloated government and America’s dependency on it for transfer payments and sounds doubtful that Republicans will ever be able to find enough to ‘cut’ to get things back on track.
Tea Parties are making RINOs like Sen. Lindsey Graham uncomfortable these days
American Conservative – Jack Hunter writes on South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham’s reluctance to appear in the conservative media of late, and begrudgingly understands why: Graham has not changed, but the political climate certainly has. Hunter says Big Government Republicans like Graham would have been much happier if conservatives had remained dormant as they were during the George W. Bush years, but the fact that they’re now stirred to a fury by the Tea Parties leaves RINOs like Graham wondering what hit them.
GOP chances of winning House are rising as midterm election nears
The Hill (blog) – Polling numbers continue to move in the GOP’s direction as Labor Day nears, and it’s increasingly evident that Republicans are gaining confidence in their effort to retake the majority in the House after November’s elections. One certain sign of the trend involves Republicans revising upward the number of seats that they see as in play while Democrats are revising downward the number of so-called ‘safe’ seats, movement that’s being confirmed by independent pollsters and prognosticators alike.
Gov. Sarah Palin's Iowa visit marks her first big 2012 move
Real Clear Politics (blog) – For those looking for clues as to whether Gov. Sarah Palin intends to run for the GOP’s 2012 presidential nomination need only look to her recent announcement that she’ll speak at the Iowa state GOP’s Ronald Reagan dinner in mid-September – a move that some are seeing as her first big step towards running. Iowa’s first in the nation status for presidential voting requires a great deal of grassroots campaigning, and this could be a sign that Palin is getting serious about what she’d need to do to win.
Big Government Bush-ites – not the Tea Parties – are toxic for the GOP
GOP USA – Bobby Eberle responds with disgust to former George W. Bush speechwriter Michael Gerson’s notion that America’s Tea Parties are toxic for the Republican Party, arguing that it’s the Big Government, barely-distinguishable-from-the-Democrats Republicans that are truly hurting the GOP. Eberle correctly points out that Americans kicked the Republicans out of office in 2006 and 2008 because they failed to keep their promises on limiting government – and to go back to what Gerson is advocating would only carry with it the same end result.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski concedes: major victory for conservatives, major loss for Mitch McConnell
RedState.com – Erick Erickson blogs on the welcome news that Sen. Lisa Murkowski has conceded to conservative challenger Joe Miller in Alaska, providing a major victory for America’s conservative activists and an equally significant setback for Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. Erickson details how McConnell’s inner-circle of Big Government Republicans have been taken out of the picture this year through primaries and retirement – and with the incoming wave of potential new boat-rocking senators, he’s going to have his hands full next session.
To reform government, conservatives must reform the culture first
Pajamas Media – Adam Graham states it plainly: We will never have a limited government until we have a culture that allows for one. Graham argues that a purely fiscal approach to reforming government cannot succeed without transforming an American culture that has become all-too-dependent on government to step in when other means fail – and you cannot have liberty without a culture that stresses strong moral values and virtues (which essentially allows people to care for themselves and others in need).
Ralph Benko: Obama, liberals are defining devotion down and the First Amendment with it
Washington Examiner – Conservative stalwart Ralph Benko takes on President Obama and the political elites who are trying to undermine the role of religion in America by substituting ‘freedom of worship’ for ‘freedom of religion.’ Benko presents the historical basis for the Founding Fathers’ desire to protect religion (and its moral underpinnings) within the First Amendment, and argues the left’s attempt to redefine religion is just another form of religious bigotry bent on destroying the American culture and its moral foundation.
In the Kentucky Senate race, conservative Rand Paul is getting all the vetting
Daily Caller – Kentucky Republican U.S. Senate candidate Rand Paul has been generating negative media scrutiny literally from the moment he announced his run for office, but the same cannot be said for his Democratic opponent in the race, Jack Conway. Because of Paul’s conservative views and Tea Party support (and his famous father), the media has made him a target – and here’s a look at how Conway could be getting some scrutiny of his own if the attacks on Paul begin to stick with voters.
The success of the Glenn Beck rally goes far beyond the conservative media
American Spectator – Jeffrey Lord eloquently relays his impressions of last weekend’s ‘Restoring Honor’ rally on the Washington Mall, claiming that its success was not due singularly to Glenn Beck or to any of the personalities that appeared – instead it was due to conservatives’ acceptance of constitutional principles and their willingness to stand up for them. Lord says the current conservative populist movement that we’re seeing is all about Americans and their love for the concept of liberty – and it’s a joy to see.
Pat Buchanan: Can the Tea Party deliver on its mission?
Human Events – Pat Buchanan writes of the ‘expectations’ that Tea Parties are raising in America and wonders whether the Tea Parties themselves (and the Republicans they elect) are truly going to be able to restore America back to what it once represented as the last bastion of freedom on earth. Buchanan lays out the ugly facts on the bloated government and America’s dependency on it for transfer payments and sounds doubtful that Republicans will ever be able to find enough to ‘cut’ to get things back on track.
Tea Parties are making RINOs like Sen. Lindsey Graham uncomfortable these days
American Conservative – Jack Hunter writes on South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham’s reluctance to appear in the conservative media of late, and begrudgingly understands why: Graham has not changed, but the political climate certainly has. Hunter says Big Government Republicans like Graham would have been much happier if conservatives had remained dormant as they were during the George W. Bush years, but the fact that they’re now stirred to a fury by the Tea Parties leaves RINOs like Graham wondering what hit them.
GOP chances of winning House are rising as midterm election nears
The Hill (blog) – Polling numbers continue to move in the GOP’s direction as Labor Day nears, and it’s increasingly evident that Republicans are gaining confidence in their effort to retake the majority in the House after November’s elections. One certain sign of the trend involves Republicans revising upward the number of seats that they see as in play while Democrats are revising downward the number of so-called ‘safe’ seats, movement that’s being confirmed by independent pollsters and prognosticators alike.
Gov. Sarah Palin's Iowa visit marks her first big 2012 move
Real Clear Politics (blog) – For those looking for clues as to whether Gov. Sarah Palin intends to run for the GOP’s 2012 presidential nomination need only look to her recent announcement that she’ll speak at the Iowa state GOP’s Ronald Reagan dinner in mid-September – a move that some are seeing as her first big step towards running. Iowa’s first in the nation status for presidential voting requires a great deal of grassroots campaigning, and this could be a sign that Palin is getting serious about what she’d need to do to win.
GOP USA – Bobby Eberle responds with disgust to former George W. Bush speechwriter Michael Gerson’s notion that America’s Tea Parties are toxic for the Republican Party, arguing that it’s the Big Government, barely-distinguishable-from-the-Democrats Republicans that are truly hurting the GOP. Eberle correctly points out that Americans kicked the Republicans out of office in 2006 and 2008 because they failed to keep their promises on limiting government – and to go back to what Gerson is advocating would only carry with it the same end result.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski concedes: major victory for conservatives, major loss for Mitch McConnell
RedState.com – Erick Erickson blogs on the welcome news that Sen. Lisa Murkowski has conceded to conservative challenger Joe Miller in Alaska, providing a major victory for America’s conservative activists and an equally significant setback for Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. Erickson details how McConnell’s inner-circle of Big Government Republicans have been taken out of the picture this year through primaries and retirement – and with the incoming wave of potential new boat-rocking senators, he’s going to have his hands full next session.
To reform government, conservatives must reform the culture first
Pajamas Media – Adam Graham states it plainly: We will never have a limited government until we have a culture that allows for one. Graham argues that a purely fiscal approach to reforming government cannot succeed without transforming an American culture that has become all-too-dependent on government to step in when other means fail – and you cannot have liberty without a culture that stresses strong moral values and virtues (which essentially allows people to care for themselves and others in need).
Ralph Benko: Obama, liberals are defining devotion down and the First Amendment with it
Washington Examiner – Conservative stalwart Ralph Benko takes on President Obama and the political elites who are trying to undermine the role of religion in America by substituting ‘freedom of worship’ for ‘freedom of religion.’ Benko presents the historical basis for the Founding Fathers’ desire to protect religion (and its moral underpinnings) within the First Amendment, and argues the left’s attempt to redefine religion is just another form of religious bigotry bent on destroying the American culture and its moral foundation.
In the Kentucky Senate race, conservative Rand Paul is getting all the vetting
Daily Caller – Kentucky Republican U.S. Senate candidate Rand Paul has been generating negative media scrutiny literally from the moment he announced his run for office, but the same cannot be said for his Democratic opponent in the race, Jack Conway. Because of Paul’s conservative views and Tea Party support (and his famous father), the media has made him a target – and here’s a look at how Conway could be getting some scrutiny of his own if the attacks on Paul begin to stick with voters.
The success of the Glenn Beck rally goes far beyond the conservative media
American Spectator – Jeffrey Lord eloquently relays his impressions of last weekend’s ‘Restoring Honor’ rally on the Washington Mall, claiming that its success was not due singularly to Glenn Beck or to any of the personalities that appeared – instead it was due to conservatives’ acceptance of constitutional principles and their willingness to stand up for them. Lord says the current conservative populist movement that we’re seeing is all about Americans and their love for the concept of liberty – and it’s a joy to see.
Pat Buchanan: Can the Tea Party deliver on its mission?
Human Events – Pat Buchanan writes of the ‘expectations’ that Tea Parties are raising in America and wonders whether the Tea Parties themselves (and the Republicans they elect) are truly going to be able to restore America back to what it once represented as the last bastion of freedom on earth. Buchanan lays out the ugly facts on the bloated government and America’s dependency on it for transfer payments and sounds doubtful that Republicans will ever be able to find enough to ‘cut’ to get things back on track.
Tea Parties are making RINOs like Sen. Lindsey Graham uncomfortable these days
American Conservative – Jack Hunter writes on South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham’s reluctance to appear in the conservative media of late, and begrudgingly understands why: Graham has not changed, but the political climate certainly has. Hunter says Big Government Republicans like Graham would have been much happier if conservatives had remained dormant as they were during the George W. Bush years, but the fact that they’re now stirred to a fury by the Tea Parties leaves RINOs like Graham wondering what hit them.
GOP chances of winning House are rising as midterm election nears
The Hill (blog) – Polling numbers continue to move in the GOP’s direction as Labor Day nears, and it’s increasingly evident that Republicans are gaining confidence in their effort to retake the majority in the House after November’s elections. One certain sign of the trend involves Republicans revising upward the number of seats that they see as in play while Democrats are revising downward the number of so-called ‘safe’ seats, movement that’s being confirmed by independent pollsters and prognosticators alike.
Gov. Sarah Palin's Iowa visit marks her first big 2012 move
Real Clear Politics (blog) – For those looking for clues as to whether Gov. Sarah Palin intends to run for the GOP’s 2012 presidential nomination need only look to her recent announcement that she’ll speak at the Iowa state GOP’s Ronald Reagan dinner in mid-September – a move that some are seeing as her first big step towards running. Iowa’s first in the nation status for presidential voting requires a great deal of grassroots campaigning, and this could be a sign that Palin is getting serious about what she’d need to do to win.
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August 31, 2010
News From the Front
Tea Party raids Mitch McConnell's kitchen cabinet
Washington Examiner – Timothy Carney says that Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s apparent defeat in the Alaska Republican primary is much more than just a loss for the National Republican Senatorial Committee and the GOP establishment – it’s a direct hit to Minority Leader Mitch McConnell as well. Murkowski has been a willing accomplice to McConnell’s brand of wishy-washy Big Government Republicanism, and the fact that another state’s voters have rejected it sends a very clear message to the GOP leadership that conservatives want change.
NY GOP Senate candidate Joe DioGuardi wants to cut up the congressional credit card
American Spectator – W. James Antle, III profiles New York GOP U.S. Senate candidate Joe DioGuardi, a conservative former congressman who boldly attacks government spending and hasn’t been afraid to buck the Party line on conservative causes. DioGuardi has already secured the Conservative Party line on the ballot for September’s primary – and he leads in the polls – but he’ll need additional exposure if he’s going to have a chance to unseat Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (lifetime ACU rating 10.33%) in November.
Sen. Tom Coburn spares criticism of no one at local town hall meeting
Tulsa World – It’s rare to find a politician who will not only speak his mind but also make a lot of sense – and that’s exactly what you get with Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn (lifetime ACU rating 98%) who isn’t the least bit shy about criticizing his own Party in assessing what needs to be done if Republicans retake the majority. Coburn said that military spending must be looked at as part of the overall need to reduce the federal budget, and that he would not vote for Newt Gingrich to be the GOP presidential nominee in 2012.
Tidal wave? 10-point poll edge for GOP
Politico – The latest Gallup generic congressional ballot poll revealed a 10-point lead (51-41) for the Republican Party, the largest such lead in the history of the poll – and it’s drawn strong reaction from members of both parties. It should be noted that the Gallup survey’s numbers could actually be low, because it includes results from registered voters (as opposed to likely voters) and fails to weigh-in the so-called ‘enthusiasm gap,’ which finds that Americans are twice as excited about voting for Republicans as they are for Democrats.
Wes Vernon: GOP in 2010 -- "in the bag"? Don't believe it
Renew America – Outspoken conservative Wes Vernon refuses to believe all the ‘pie in the sky’ predictions of a GOP takeover in Congress after November’s elections, arguing that the Democrats aren’t about to roll over meekly and that the elitist ‘ruling class’ is already trying to deaden the impact that conservatives can make this year. As a result of all the pro-GOP chatter in the media, Vernon warns that conservatives must be extra vigilant in support of the true conservative candidates (such as Rubio, Angle, Buck, etc…), and to be prepared for the long fight leading up to Election Day.
Haley avoids backlash against Sanford, surges in latest poll
Daily Caller – South Carolina GOP gubernatorial candidate Nikki Haley emerged as a star in conservative circles when she upset her state’s political establishment to gain the Republican nomination in June, and recent polls show that voters are not tying her to disgraced outgoing Gov. Mark Sanford despite her Democratic opponents’ attempts to do so. Haley and Sanford have similar views on issues (which voters like) but have very different governing styles, a combination that appears likely to lead to victory in November.
How the Tea Party Movement is fundamentally remaking our two-party system
Rasmussen Reports – Pollster Scott Rasmussen is certainly in a unique position to observe the impact of America’s Tea Parties on our political system, and he’s combined with Doug Schoen to offer a new book (Mad as Hell) to try and explain just what it is that makes the Tea Parties different from other populist movements of the past, and why they’re making a permanent change to our two-party system. In the process, Rasmussen and Schoen debunk many of the myths surrounding the Tea Parties.
Beck’s Restoring Honor rally was all about fostering our higher selves
American Thinker – Black conservative Lloyd Marcus touches on one aspect of Saturday’s Restoring Honor rally that particularly impressed him, namely Glenn Beck’s call for Americans to “be your highest self” and to live our lives in a moral and Godly manner. Marcus says the liberals’ message is exactly the opposite, encouraging moral relativism and excusing the wrongs of people simply because of their humanity or economic situation. This ‘lower self’ focus demonstrates the divide between liberals and conservatives, Marcus argues.
The truth about the Glenn Beck rally: Americans of all types showed up
World Net Daily – The major media reports stemming from Saturday’s ‘Restoring Honor’ rally on the Washington Mall were wholly predictable, as the crowd was depicted as much smaller than its actual size and made to sound stereotypically white and ‘old.’ Here’s a look at the rally from those who were in attendance, and what they saw and heard varies considerably from the ‘popular’ version that was broadcast on the TV networks and written about in the mainstream newspapers.
Tea Party Express ready to spend on Delaware’s Christine O’Donnell
The Hill (blog) – Buoyed by the recent major success of conservative Joe Miller in Alaska, the conservative grassroots group Tea Party Express says it’s now ready to turn its focus to the Delaware GOP U.S. Senate race which offers another classic battle between a conservative (Christine O’Donnell) and a RINO (Rep. Mike Castle, lifetime ACU rating 52.49%). Predictably, the state GOP establishment has nothing by contempt for O’Donnell – so it’s hopeful that with the Tea Party Express’s help that conservatives will pull off another upset.
Washington Examiner – Timothy Carney says that Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s apparent defeat in the Alaska Republican primary is much more than just a loss for the National Republican Senatorial Committee and the GOP establishment – it’s a direct hit to Minority Leader Mitch McConnell as well. Murkowski has been a willing accomplice to McConnell’s brand of wishy-washy Big Government Republicanism, and the fact that another state’s voters have rejected it sends a very clear message to the GOP leadership that conservatives want change.
NY GOP Senate candidate Joe DioGuardi wants to cut up the congressional credit card
American Spectator – W. James Antle, III profiles New York GOP U.S. Senate candidate Joe DioGuardi, a conservative former congressman who boldly attacks government spending and hasn’t been afraid to buck the Party line on conservative causes. DioGuardi has already secured the Conservative Party line on the ballot for September’s primary – and he leads in the polls – but he’ll need additional exposure if he’s going to have a chance to unseat Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (lifetime ACU rating 10.33%) in November.
Sen. Tom Coburn spares criticism of no one at local town hall meeting
Tulsa World – It’s rare to find a politician who will not only speak his mind but also make a lot of sense – and that’s exactly what you get with Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn (lifetime ACU rating 98%) who isn’t the least bit shy about criticizing his own Party in assessing what needs to be done if Republicans retake the majority. Coburn said that military spending must be looked at as part of the overall need to reduce the federal budget, and that he would not vote for Newt Gingrich to be the GOP presidential nominee in 2012.
Tidal wave? 10-point poll edge for GOP
Politico – The latest Gallup generic congressional ballot poll revealed a 10-point lead (51-41) for the Republican Party, the largest such lead in the history of the poll – and it’s drawn strong reaction from members of both parties. It should be noted that the Gallup survey’s numbers could actually be low, because it includes results from registered voters (as opposed to likely voters) and fails to weigh-in the so-called ‘enthusiasm gap,’ which finds that Americans are twice as excited about voting for Republicans as they are for Democrats.
Wes Vernon: GOP in 2010 -- "in the bag"? Don't believe it
Renew America – Outspoken conservative Wes Vernon refuses to believe all the ‘pie in the sky’ predictions of a GOP takeover in Congress after November’s elections, arguing that the Democrats aren’t about to roll over meekly and that the elitist ‘ruling class’ is already trying to deaden the impact that conservatives can make this year. As a result of all the pro-GOP chatter in the media, Vernon warns that conservatives must be extra vigilant in support of the true conservative candidates (such as Rubio, Angle, Buck, etc…), and to be prepared for the long fight leading up to Election Day.
Haley avoids backlash against Sanford, surges in latest poll
Daily Caller – South Carolina GOP gubernatorial candidate Nikki Haley emerged as a star in conservative circles when she upset her state’s political establishment to gain the Republican nomination in June, and recent polls show that voters are not tying her to disgraced outgoing Gov. Mark Sanford despite her Democratic opponents’ attempts to do so. Haley and Sanford have similar views on issues (which voters like) but have very different governing styles, a combination that appears likely to lead to victory in November.
How the Tea Party Movement is fundamentally remaking our two-party system
Rasmussen Reports – Pollster Scott Rasmussen is certainly in a unique position to observe the impact of America’s Tea Parties on our political system, and he’s combined with Doug Schoen to offer a new book (Mad as Hell) to try and explain just what it is that makes the Tea Parties different from other populist movements of the past, and why they’re making a permanent change to our two-party system. In the process, Rasmussen and Schoen debunk many of the myths surrounding the Tea Parties.
Beck’s Restoring Honor rally was all about fostering our higher selves
American Thinker – Black conservative Lloyd Marcus touches on one aspect of Saturday’s Restoring Honor rally that particularly impressed him, namely Glenn Beck’s call for Americans to “be your highest self” and to live our lives in a moral and Godly manner. Marcus says the liberals’ message is exactly the opposite, encouraging moral relativism and excusing the wrongs of people simply because of their humanity or economic situation. This ‘lower self’ focus demonstrates the divide between liberals and conservatives, Marcus argues.
The truth about the Glenn Beck rally: Americans of all types showed up
World Net Daily – The major media reports stemming from Saturday’s ‘Restoring Honor’ rally on the Washington Mall were wholly predictable, as the crowd was depicted as much smaller than its actual size and made to sound stereotypically white and ‘old.’ Here’s a look at the rally from those who were in attendance, and what they saw and heard varies considerably from the ‘popular’ version that was broadcast on the TV networks and written about in the mainstream newspapers.
Tea Party Express ready to spend on Delaware’s Christine O’Donnell
The Hill (blog) – Buoyed by the recent major success of conservative Joe Miller in Alaska, the conservative grassroots group Tea Party Express says it’s now ready to turn its focus to the Delaware GOP U.S. Senate race which offers another classic battle between a conservative (Christine O’Donnell) and a RINO (Rep. Mike Castle, lifetime ACU rating 52.49%). Predictably, the state GOP establishment has nothing by contempt for O’Donnell – so it’s hopeful that with the Tea Party Express’s help that conservatives will pull off another upset.
Tea Party raids Mitch McConnell's kitchen cabinet
Washington Examiner – Timothy Carney says that Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s apparent defeat in the Alaska Republican primary is much more than just a loss for the National Republican Senatorial Committee and the GOP establishment – it’s a direct hit to Minority Leader Mitch McConnell as well. Murkowski has been a willing accomplice to McConnell’s brand of wishy-washy Big Government Republicanism, and the fact that another state’s voters have rejected it sends a very clear message to the GOP leadership that conservatives want change.
NY GOP Senate candidate Joe DioGuardi wants to cut up the congressional credit card
American Spectator – W. James Antle, III profiles New York GOP U.S. Senate candidate Joe DioGuardi, a conservative former congressman who boldly attacks government spending and hasn’t been afraid to buck the Party line on conservative causes. DioGuardi has already secured the Conservative Party line on the ballot for September’s primary – and he leads in the polls – but he’ll need additional exposure if he’s going to have a chance to unseat Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (lifetime ACU rating 10.33%) in November.
Sen. Tom Coburn spares criticism of no one at local town hall meeting
Tulsa World – It’s rare to find a politician who will not only speak his mind but also make a lot of sense – and that’s exactly what you get with Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn (lifetime ACU rating 98%) who isn’t the least bit shy about criticizing his own Party in assessing what needs to be done if Republicans retake the majority. Coburn said that military spending must be looked at as part of the overall need to reduce the federal budget, and that he would not vote for Newt Gingrich to be the GOP presidential nominee in 2012.
Tidal wave? 10-point poll edge for GOP
Politico – The latest Gallup generic congressional ballot poll revealed a 10-point lead (51-41) for the Republican Party, the largest such lead in the history of the poll – and it’s drawn strong reaction from members of both parties. It should be noted that the Gallup survey’s numbers could actually be low, because it includes results from registered voters (as opposed to likely voters) and fails to weigh-in the so-called ‘enthusiasm gap,’ which finds that Americans are twice as excited about voting for Republicans as they are for Democrats.
Wes Vernon: GOP in 2010 -- "in the bag"? Don't believe it
Renew America – Outspoken conservative Wes Vernon refuses to believe all the ‘pie in the sky’ predictions of a GOP takeover in Congress after November’s elections, arguing that the Democrats aren’t about to roll over meekly and that the elitist ‘ruling class’ is already trying to deaden the impact that conservatives can make this year. As a result of all the pro-GOP chatter in the media, Vernon warns that conservatives must be extra vigilant in support of the true conservative candidates (such as Rubio, Angle, Buck, etc…), and to be prepared for the long fight leading up to Election Day.
Haley avoids backlash against Sanford, surges in latest poll
Daily Caller – South Carolina GOP gubernatorial candidate Nikki Haley emerged as a star in conservative circles when she upset her state’s political establishment to gain the Republican nomination in June, and recent polls show that voters are not tying her to disgraced outgoing Gov. Mark Sanford despite her Democratic opponents’ attempts to do so. Haley and Sanford have similar views on issues (which voters like) but have very different governing styles, a combination that appears likely to lead to victory in November.
How the Tea Party Movement is fundamentally remaking our two-party system
Rasmussen Reports – Pollster Scott Rasmussen is certainly in a unique position to observe the impact of America’s Tea Parties on our political system, and he’s combined with Doug Schoen to offer a new book (Mad as Hell) to try and explain just what it is that makes the Tea Parties different from other populist movements of the past, and why they’re making a permanent change to our two-party system. In the process, Rasmussen and Schoen debunk many of the myths surrounding the Tea Parties.
Beck’s Restoring Honor rally was all about fostering our higher selves
American Thinker – Black conservative Lloyd Marcus touches on one aspect of Saturday’s Restoring Honor rally that particularly impressed him, namely Glenn Beck’s call for Americans to “be your highest self” and to live our lives in a moral and Godly manner. Marcus says the liberals’ message is exactly the opposite, encouraging moral relativism and excusing the wrongs of people simply because of their humanity or economic situation. This ‘lower self’ focus demonstrates the divide between liberals and conservatives, Marcus argues.
The truth about the Glenn Beck rally: Americans of all types showed up
World Net Daily – The major media reports stemming from Saturday’s ‘Restoring Honor’ rally on the Washington Mall were wholly predictable, as the crowd was depicted as much smaller than its actual size and made to sound stereotypically white and ‘old.’ Here’s a look at the rally from those who were in attendance, and what they saw and heard varies considerably from the ‘popular’ version that was broadcast on the TV networks and written about in the mainstream newspapers.
Tea Party Express ready to spend on Delaware’s Christine O’Donnell
The Hill (blog) – Buoyed by the recent major success of conservative Joe Miller in Alaska, the conservative grassroots group Tea Party Express says it’s now ready to turn its focus to the Delaware GOP U.S. Senate race which offers another classic battle between a conservative (Christine O’Donnell) and a RINO (Rep. Mike Castle, lifetime ACU rating 52.49%). Predictably, the state GOP establishment has nothing by contempt for O’Donnell – so it’s hopeful that with the Tea Party Express’s help that conservatives will pull off another upset.
Washington Examiner – Timothy Carney says that Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s apparent defeat in the Alaska Republican primary is much more than just a loss for the National Republican Senatorial Committee and the GOP establishment – it’s a direct hit to Minority Leader Mitch McConnell as well. Murkowski has been a willing accomplice to McConnell’s brand of wishy-washy Big Government Republicanism, and the fact that another state’s voters have rejected it sends a very clear message to the GOP leadership that conservatives want change.
NY GOP Senate candidate Joe DioGuardi wants to cut up the congressional credit card
American Spectator – W. James Antle, III profiles New York GOP U.S. Senate candidate Joe DioGuardi, a conservative former congressman who boldly attacks government spending and hasn’t been afraid to buck the Party line on conservative causes. DioGuardi has already secured the Conservative Party line on the ballot for September’s primary – and he leads in the polls – but he’ll need additional exposure if he’s going to have a chance to unseat Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (lifetime ACU rating 10.33%) in November.
Sen. Tom Coburn spares criticism of no one at local town hall meeting
Tulsa World – It’s rare to find a politician who will not only speak his mind but also make a lot of sense – and that’s exactly what you get with Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn (lifetime ACU rating 98%) who isn’t the least bit shy about criticizing his own Party in assessing what needs to be done if Republicans retake the majority. Coburn said that military spending must be looked at as part of the overall need to reduce the federal budget, and that he would not vote for Newt Gingrich to be the GOP presidential nominee in 2012.
Tidal wave? 10-point poll edge for GOP
Politico – The latest Gallup generic congressional ballot poll revealed a 10-point lead (51-41) for the Republican Party, the largest such lead in the history of the poll – and it’s drawn strong reaction from members of both parties. It should be noted that the Gallup survey’s numbers could actually be low, because it includes results from registered voters (as opposed to likely voters) and fails to weigh-in the so-called ‘enthusiasm gap,’ which finds that Americans are twice as excited about voting for Republicans as they are for Democrats.
Wes Vernon: GOP in 2010 -- "in the bag"? Don't believe it
Renew America – Outspoken conservative Wes Vernon refuses to believe all the ‘pie in the sky’ predictions of a GOP takeover in Congress after November’s elections, arguing that the Democrats aren’t about to roll over meekly and that the elitist ‘ruling class’ is already trying to deaden the impact that conservatives can make this year. As a result of all the pro-GOP chatter in the media, Vernon warns that conservatives must be extra vigilant in support of the true conservative candidates (such as Rubio, Angle, Buck, etc…), and to be prepared for the long fight leading up to Election Day.
Haley avoids backlash against Sanford, surges in latest poll
Daily Caller – South Carolina GOP gubernatorial candidate Nikki Haley emerged as a star in conservative circles when she upset her state’s political establishment to gain the Republican nomination in June, and recent polls show that voters are not tying her to disgraced outgoing Gov. Mark Sanford despite her Democratic opponents’ attempts to do so. Haley and Sanford have similar views on issues (which voters like) but have very different governing styles, a combination that appears likely to lead to victory in November.
How the Tea Party Movement is fundamentally remaking our two-party system
Rasmussen Reports – Pollster Scott Rasmussen is certainly in a unique position to observe the impact of America’s Tea Parties on our political system, and he’s combined with Doug Schoen to offer a new book (Mad as Hell) to try and explain just what it is that makes the Tea Parties different from other populist movements of the past, and why they’re making a permanent change to our two-party system. In the process, Rasmussen and Schoen debunk many of the myths surrounding the Tea Parties.
Beck’s Restoring Honor rally was all about fostering our higher selves
American Thinker – Black conservative Lloyd Marcus touches on one aspect of Saturday’s Restoring Honor rally that particularly impressed him, namely Glenn Beck’s call for Americans to “be your highest self” and to live our lives in a moral and Godly manner. Marcus says the liberals’ message is exactly the opposite, encouraging moral relativism and excusing the wrongs of people simply because of their humanity or economic situation. This ‘lower self’ focus demonstrates the divide between liberals and conservatives, Marcus argues.
The truth about the Glenn Beck rally: Americans of all types showed up
World Net Daily – The major media reports stemming from Saturday’s ‘Restoring Honor’ rally on the Washington Mall were wholly predictable, as the crowd was depicted as much smaller than its actual size and made to sound stereotypically white and ‘old.’ Here’s a look at the rally from those who were in attendance, and what they saw and heard varies considerably from the ‘popular’ version that was broadcast on the TV networks and written about in the mainstream newspapers.
Tea Party Express ready to spend on Delaware’s Christine O’Donnell
The Hill (blog) – Buoyed by the recent major success of conservative Joe Miller in Alaska, the conservative grassroots group Tea Party Express says it’s now ready to turn its focus to the Delaware GOP U.S. Senate race which offers another classic battle between a conservative (Christine O’Donnell) and a RINO (Rep. Mike Castle, lifetime ACU rating 52.49%). Predictably, the state GOP establishment has nothing by contempt for O’Donnell – so it’s hopeful that with the Tea Party Express’s help that conservatives will pull off another upset.
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August 30, 2010
News From the Front
The death of conservatism was greatly exaggerated
Wall Street Journal – Peter Berkowitz writes on the fallacy perpetuated by liberals after President Obama was elected that conservatism was ‘dead,’ arguing that just a short time later it’s evident that the conservative movement is very much ‘alive’ and thriving. Berkowitz credits the excesses of President Obama and the Democratic congressional leaders for the revival, however, and says conservatives still have a lot of work to do to try and get the country back on track after years of living beyond our means.
Alaska’s Joe Miller has become a hero to the grassroots conservatives nationwide
American Spectator – Robert Stacy McCain provides an update on the Alaska GOP U.S. Senate ballot count, where he declares that conservative favorite Joe Miller has won the election and also details the efforts on behalf of RINO Sen. Lisa Murkowski (lifetime ACU rating 70.19%) to try and keep her dwindling hopes alive. No incumbent would ever go down easy, and that certainly describes Murkowski and her followers, as McCain points out all the ‘tricks’ they’re using to try and sway the vote count their way.
Pressure from conservatives forced the NRA to withdraw from Reid endorsement
RedState.com – Erick Erickson blogs on yet another successful ‘mission’ from the conservative grassroots, this time in putting enough pressure on the National Rifle Association so as to make the gun rights group realize the potentially disastrous effects of endorsing Majority Leader Harry Reid in the Nevada Senate race. Erickson was just one of many who urged conservatives to contact the NRA on the matter, and it’s obvious that the great weight of conservative opinion brought results in this case.
From Alaska to Australia, voters surprise the establishment
Washington Examiner – Michael Barone writes that voter dissatisfaction with the political status quo is evident throughout what he calls the ‘Anglosphere,’ citing last week’s surprising results in Alaska and the recent elections in Australia as examples of how people are rejecting the establishment notions of Big Government. Barone compares the reasons why anti-establishment candidates were favored in Alaska and Australia and concludes that it’s simply a matter of citizens choosing freedom over the whims of the ‘educated class.’
10 questions with ‘Control Freaks’ author Terence P. Jeffrey
Daily Caller – Terence P. Jeffrey is busy editing conservative news outlets such as CNSNews.com and Human Events, but that hasn’t stopped him from writing a new book called ‘Control Freaks: 7 Ways Liberals Plan to Ruin Your Life,’ which, as the title would imply, focuses on how liberals want to control our movement, our retirement income, our health care, our private property, our speech, whether we live or die, and our consciences. Here, Jeffrey discusses the book and his views on other current issues of the day.
Equivocating over repealing Obamacare, it’s the Republican leadership’s way
FOX News – The 2010 elections haven’t even happened yet and already Republican leaders are equivocating over what they’re for and against if they manage to win back the majority, as this exchange between Laura Ingraham and Majority Leader-to-be Eric Cantor would indicate (on the video clip). Cantor obviously has some difficulty answering direct questions, and his dodging of the earmark issue is as troubling as his answer on Obamacare. Will Republicans really bring change? You decide.
Special Election candidates promise to stop Lame-Duck Agenda
Pajamas Media – Phil Kerpen of Americans for Prosperity addresses a matter that’s becoming increasingly urgent, namely stopping the threat of a proposed Democratic lame duck session after November’s elections that could be used to ram through elements of the Obama agenda that would have no chance of passing otherwise. Kerpen touches on the special election races in Delaware, Illinois and West Virginia and the prospects of electing ‘lame duck hunters’ in those states – and thus far, it’s looking promising.
Gov. Sarah Palin says Alaska would not stand for ‘Scott Brown’ Republicans
Boston Globe (blog) – Perhaps no one in America is happier about the prospect of conservative Joe Miller defeating RINO Sen. Lisa Murkowski in the Alaska GOP primary than Gov. Sarah Palin, and in commenting on the reasons for Miller’s success, she said that citizens of her state would not stand for ‘Scott Brown’ Republicans. Palin said Alaska’s conservatives want true principled leadership in Washington, not Republicans like Brown who often sacrifice core beliefs for the political expediency of the moment.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s new ‘style’ is drawing attention
Businessweek – New Jersey Republican Gov. Chris Christie knew it wouldn’t be easy to solve his state’s budget problems when he was elected to office, but it was perhaps the state’s Big Government interests that have received the biggest jolt through his tough and uncompromising approach to governing. Christie isn’t known as a principled conservative (and some of his recent statements bear that out), but there’s little doubt that his pragmatic approach to cutting spending has earned him praise from many in the conservative movement.
Is 2010 more akin to 1994, or 1980?
New York Times – Many political observers are comparing this year’s electoral climate with that of 1994, when a Republican wave swept the GOP into the majority in the House for the first time in 40 years – but upon closer examination, some are saying 2010 looks a lot more like 1980 instead. Judging from the comments by some in the Senate, there’s considerable fear that the possible incoming class of principled, boat-rocking conservative senators will demonstrably upset the culture of the institution – and it appears to have the establishments of both parties very worried.
Wall Street Journal – Peter Berkowitz writes on the fallacy perpetuated by liberals after President Obama was elected that conservatism was ‘dead,’ arguing that just a short time later it’s evident that the conservative movement is very much ‘alive’ and thriving. Berkowitz credits the excesses of President Obama and the Democratic congressional leaders for the revival, however, and says conservatives still have a lot of work to do to try and get the country back on track after years of living beyond our means.
Alaska’s Joe Miller has become a hero to the grassroots conservatives nationwide
American Spectator – Robert Stacy McCain provides an update on the Alaska GOP U.S. Senate ballot count, where he declares that conservative favorite Joe Miller has won the election and also details the efforts on behalf of RINO Sen. Lisa Murkowski (lifetime ACU rating 70.19%) to try and keep her dwindling hopes alive. No incumbent would ever go down easy, and that certainly describes Murkowski and her followers, as McCain points out all the ‘tricks’ they’re using to try and sway the vote count their way.
Pressure from conservatives forced the NRA to withdraw from Reid endorsement
RedState.com – Erick Erickson blogs on yet another successful ‘mission’ from the conservative grassroots, this time in putting enough pressure on the National Rifle Association so as to make the gun rights group realize the potentially disastrous effects of endorsing Majority Leader Harry Reid in the Nevada Senate race. Erickson was just one of many who urged conservatives to contact the NRA on the matter, and it’s obvious that the great weight of conservative opinion brought results in this case.
From Alaska to Australia, voters surprise the establishment
Washington Examiner – Michael Barone writes that voter dissatisfaction with the political status quo is evident throughout what he calls the ‘Anglosphere,’ citing last week’s surprising results in Alaska and the recent elections in Australia as examples of how people are rejecting the establishment notions of Big Government. Barone compares the reasons why anti-establishment candidates were favored in Alaska and Australia and concludes that it’s simply a matter of citizens choosing freedom over the whims of the ‘educated class.’
10 questions with ‘Control Freaks’ author Terence P. Jeffrey
Daily Caller – Terence P. Jeffrey is busy editing conservative news outlets such as CNSNews.com and Human Events, but that hasn’t stopped him from writing a new book called ‘Control Freaks: 7 Ways Liberals Plan to Ruin Your Life,’ which, as the title would imply, focuses on how liberals want to control our movement, our retirement income, our health care, our private property, our speech, whether we live or die, and our consciences. Here, Jeffrey discusses the book and his views on other current issues of the day.
Equivocating over repealing Obamacare, it’s the Republican leadership’s way
FOX News – The 2010 elections haven’t even happened yet and already Republican leaders are equivocating over what they’re for and against if they manage to win back the majority, as this exchange between Laura Ingraham and Majority Leader-to-be Eric Cantor would indicate (on the video clip). Cantor obviously has some difficulty answering direct questions, and his dodging of the earmark issue is as troubling as his answer on Obamacare. Will Republicans really bring change? You decide.
Special Election candidates promise to stop Lame-Duck Agenda
Pajamas Media – Phil Kerpen of Americans for Prosperity addresses a matter that’s becoming increasingly urgent, namely stopping the threat of a proposed Democratic lame duck session after November’s elections that could be used to ram through elements of the Obama agenda that would have no chance of passing otherwise. Kerpen touches on the special election races in Delaware, Illinois and West Virginia and the prospects of electing ‘lame duck hunters’ in those states – and thus far, it’s looking promising.
Gov. Sarah Palin says Alaska would not stand for ‘Scott Brown’ Republicans
Boston Globe (blog) – Perhaps no one in America is happier about the prospect of conservative Joe Miller defeating RINO Sen. Lisa Murkowski in the Alaska GOP primary than Gov. Sarah Palin, and in commenting on the reasons for Miller’s success, she said that citizens of her state would not stand for ‘Scott Brown’ Republicans. Palin said Alaska’s conservatives want true principled leadership in Washington, not Republicans like Brown who often sacrifice core beliefs for the political expediency of the moment.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s new ‘style’ is drawing attention
Businessweek – New Jersey Republican Gov. Chris Christie knew it wouldn’t be easy to solve his state’s budget problems when he was elected to office, but it was perhaps the state’s Big Government interests that have received the biggest jolt through his tough and uncompromising approach to governing. Christie isn’t known as a principled conservative (and some of his recent statements bear that out), but there’s little doubt that his pragmatic approach to cutting spending has earned him praise from many in the conservative movement.
Is 2010 more akin to 1994, or 1980?
New York Times – Many political observers are comparing this year’s electoral climate with that of 1994, when a Republican wave swept the GOP into the majority in the House for the first time in 40 years – but upon closer examination, some are saying 2010 looks a lot more like 1980 instead. Judging from the comments by some in the Senate, there’s considerable fear that the possible incoming class of principled, boat-rocking conservative senators will demonstrably upset the culture of the institution – and it appears to have the establishments of both parties very worried.
The death of conservatism was greatly exaggerated
Wall Street Journal – Peter Berkowitz writes on the fallacy perpetuated by liberals after President Obama was elected that conservatism was ‘dead,’ arguing that just a short time later it’s evident that the conservative movement is very much ‘alive’ and thriving. Berkowitz credits the excesses of President Obama and the Democratic congressional leaders for the revival, however, and says conservatives still have a lot of work to do to try and get the country back on track after years of living beyond our means.
Alaska’s Joe Miller has become a hero to the grassroots conservatives nationwide
American Spectator – Robert Stacy McCain provides an update on the Alaska GOP U.S. Senate ballot count, where he declares that conservative favorite Joe Miller has won the election and also details the efforts on behalf of RINO Sen. Lisa Murkowski (lifetime ACU rating 70.19%) to try and keep her dwindling hopes alive. No incumbent would ever go down easy, and that certainly describes Murkowski and her followers, as McCain points out all the ‘tricks’ they’re using to try and sway the vote count their way.
Pressure from conservatives forced the NRA to withdraw from Reid endorsement
RedState.com – Erick Erickson blogs on yet another successful ‘mission’ from the conservative grassroots, this time in putting enough pressure on the National Rifle Association so as to make the gun rights group realize the potentially disastrous effects of endorsing Majority Leader Harry Reid in the Nevada Senate race. Erickson was just one of many who urged conservatives to contact the NRA on the matter, and it’s obvious that the great weight of conservative opinion brought results in this case.
From Alaska to Australia, voters surprise the establishment
Washington Examiner – Michael Barone writes that voter dissatisfaction with the political status quo is evident throughout what he calls the ‘Anglosphere,’ citing last week’s surprising results in Alaska and the recent elections in Australia as examples of how people are rejecting the establishment notions of Big Government. Barone compares the reasons why anti-establishment candidates were favored in Alaska and Australia and concludes that it’s simply a matter of citizens choosing freedom over the whims of the ‘educated class.’
10 questions with ‘Control Freaks’ author Terence P. Jeffrey
Daily Caller – Terence P. Jeffrey is busy editing conservative news outlets such as CNSNews.com and Human Events, but that hasn’t stopped him from writing a new book called ‘Control Freaks: 7 Ways Liberals Plan to Ruin Your Life,’ which, as the title would imply, focuses on how liberals want to control our movement, our retirement income, our health care, our private property, our speech, whether we live or die, and our consciences. Here, Jeffrey discusses the book and his views on other current issues of the day.
Equivocating over repealing Obamacare, it’s the Republican leadership’s way
FOX News – The 2010 elections haven’t even happened yet and already Republican leaders are equivocating over what they’re for and against if they manage to win back the majority, as this exchange between Laura Ingraham and Majority Leader-to-be Eric Cantor would indicate (on the video clip). Cantor obviously has some difficulty answering direct questions, and his dodging of the earmark issue is as troubling as his answer on Obamacare. Will Republicans really bring change? You decide.
Special Election candidates promise to stop Lame-Duck Agenda
Pajamas Media – Phil Kerpen of Americans for Prosperity addresses a matter that’s becoming increasingly urgent, namely stopping the threat of a proposed Democratic lame duck session after November’s elections that could be used to ram through elements of the Obama agenda that would have no chance of passing otherwise. Kerpen touches on the special election races in Delaware, Illinois and West Virginia and the prospects of electing ‘lame duck hunters’ in those states – and thus far, it’s looking promising.
Gov. Sarah Palin says Alaska would not stand for ‘Scott Brown’ Republicans
Boston Globe (blog) – Perhaps no one in America is happier about the prospect of conservative Joe Miller defeating RINO Sen. Lisa Murkowski in the Alaska GOP primary than Gov. Sarah Palin, and in commenting on the reasons for Miller’s success, she said that citizens of her state would not stand for ‘Scott Brown’ Republicans. Palin said Alaska’s conservatives want true principled leadership in Washington, not Republicans like Brown who often sacrifice core beliefs for the political expediency of the moment.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s new ‘style’ is drawing attention
Businessweek – New Jersey Republican Gov. Chris Christie knew it wouldn’t be easy to solve his state’s budget problems when he was elected to office, but it was perhaps the state’s Big Government interests that have received the biggest jolt through his tough and uncompromising approach to governing. Christie isn’t known as a principled conservative (and some of his recent statements bear that out), but there’s little doubt that his pragmatic approach to cutting spending has earned him praise from many in the conservative movement.
Is 2010 more akin to 1994, or 1980?
New York Times – Many political observers are comparing this year’s electoral climate with that of 1994, when a Republican wave swept the GOP into the majority in the House for the first time in 40 years – but upon closer examination, some are saying 2010 looks a lot more like 1980 instead. Judging from the comments by some in the Senate, there’s considerable fear that the possible incoming class of principled, boat-rocking conservative senators will demonstrably upset the culture of the institution – and it appears to have the establishments of both parties very worried.
Wall Street Journal – Peter Berkowitz writes on the fallacy perpetuated by liberals after President Obama was elected that conservatism was ‘dead,’ arguing that just a short time later it’s evident that the conservative movement is very much ‘alive’ and thriving. Berkowitz credits the excesses of President Obama and the Democratic congressional leaders for the revival, however, and says conservatives still have a lot of work to do to try and get the country back on track after years of living beyond our means.
Alaska’s Joe Miller has become a hero to the grassroots conservatives nationwide
American Spectator – Robert Stacy McCain provides an update on the Alaska GOP U.S. Senate ballot count, where he declares that conservative favorite Joe Miller has won the election and also details the efforts on behalf of RINO Sen. Lisa Murkowski (lifetime ACU rating 70.19%) to try and keep her dwindling hopes alive. No incumbent would ever go down easy, and that certainly describes Murkowski and her followers, as McCain points out all the ‘tricks’ they’re using to try and sway the vote count their way.
Pressure from conservatives forced the NRA to withdraw from Reid endorsement
RedState.com – Erick Erickson blogs on yet another successful ‘mission’ from the conservative grassroots, this time in putting enough pressure on the National Rifle Association so as to make the gun rights group realize the potentially disastrous effects of endorsing Majority Leader Harry Reid in the Nevada Senate race. Erickson was just one of many who urged conservatives to contact the NRA on the matter, and it’s obvious that the great weight of conservative opinion brought results in this case.
From Alaska to Australia, voters surprise the establishment
Washington Examiner – Michael Barone writes that voter dissatisfaction with the political status quo is evident throughout what he calls the ‘Anglosphere,’ citing last week’s surprising results in Alaska and the recent elections in Australia as examples of how people are rejecting the establishment notions of Big Government. Barone compares the reasons why anti-establishment candidates were favored in Alaska and Australia and concludes that it’s simply a matter of citizens choosing freedom over the whims of the ‘educated class.’
10 questions with ‘Control Freaks’ author Terence P. Jeffrey
Daily Caller – Terence P. Jeffrey is busy editing conservative news outlets such as CNSNews.com and Human Events, but that hasn’t stopped him from writing a new book called ‘Control Freaks: 7 Ways Liberals Plan to Ruin Your Life,’ which, as the title would imply, focuses on how liberals want to control our movement, our retirement income, our health care, our private property, our speech, whether we live or die, and our consciences. Here, Jeffrey discusses the book and his views on other current issues of the day.
Equivocating over repealing Obamacare, it’s the Republican leadership’s way
FOX News – The 2010 elections haven’t even happened yet and already Republican leaders are equivocating over what they’re for and against if they manage to win back the majority, as this exchange between Laura Ingraham and Majority Leader-to-be Eric Cantor would indicate (on the video clip). Cantor obviously has some difficulty answering direct questions, and his dodging of the earmark issue is as troubling as his answer on Obamacare. Will Republicans really bring change? You decide.
Special Election candidates promise to stop Lame-Duck Agenda
Pajamas Media – Phil Kerpen of Americans for Prosperity addresses a matter that’s becoming increasingly urgent, namely stopping the threat of a proposed Democratic lame duck session after November’s elections that could be used to ram through elements of the Obama agenda that would have no chance of passing otherwise. Kerpen touches on the special election races in Delaware, Illinois and West Virginia and the prospects of electing ‘lame duck hunters’ in those states – and thus far, it’s looking promising.
Gov. Sarah Palin says Alaska would not stand for ‘Scott Brown’ Republicans
Boston Globe (blog) – Perhaps no one in America is happier about the prospect of conservative Joe Miller defeating RINO Sen. Lisa Murkowski in the Alaska GOP primary than Gov. Sarah Palin, and in commenting on the reasons for Miller’s success, she said that citizens of her state would not stand for ‘Scott Brown’ Republicans. Palin said Alaska’s conservatives want true principled leadership in Washington, not Republicans like Brown who often sacrifice core beliefs for the political expediency of the moment.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s new ‘style’ is drawing attention
Businessweek – New Jersey Republican Gov. Chris Christie knew it wouldn’t be easy to solve his state’s budget problems when he was elected to office, but it was perhaps the state’s Big Government interests that have received the biggest jolt through his tough and uncompromising approach to governing. Christie isn’t known as a principled conservative (and some of his recent statements bear that out), but there’s little doubt that his pragmatic approach to cutting spending has earned him praise from many in the conservative movement.
Is 2010 more akin to 1994, or 1980?
New York Times – Many political observers are comparing this year’s electoral climate with that of 1994, when a Republican wave swept the GOP into the majority in the House for the first time in 40 years – but upon closer examination, some are saying 2010 looks a lot more like 1980 instead. Judging from the comments by some in the Senate, there’s considerable fear that the possible incoming class of principled, boat-rocking conservative senators will demonstrably upset the culture of the institution – and it appears to have the establishments of both parties very worried.
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August 29, 2010
News From the Front
In front of historic crowd on the Mall, Beck makes plea for spiritual renewal and self-government
Daily Caller – Conservative media host Glenn Beck was true to his word in making Saturday’s rally on the Washington Mall (estimated at over 300,000 strong) relatively free of politics, instead calling for a spiritual and cultural revival in America. Gov. Sarah Palin spoke at the rally as well as Alveda King (Martin Luther King Jr.’s niece), and all the speakers preached a unity message. For those in attendance, they echoed Beck’s theme – that Americans have allowed politicians to take our country off the track, and it’s time we all worked to get back on it.
The lasting impact of Sharon
Human Events – Wayne Thorburn writes of the coming 50th anniversary of the gathering of young conservatives in Sharon, Connecticut (at the home of Bill and Jim Buckley) to draw up a set of principles (known as the Sharon statement) and to found the Young Americans for Freedom. Thorburn discusses the many positive accomplishments of the YAF over the years (and some of the people who have benefitted from it), and implores those who learned from the YAF to pass along those lessons and help the young conservatives of today.
Joe Miller’s not waiting to get to Washington before he rankles the GOP
Politico – Alaska conservative Republican Senate candidate (and probable winner of the primary) Joe Miller isn’t waiting until he gets to Washington to stir things up with the GOP leadership, accusing the National Republican Senatorial Committee of trying to skew the absentee ballot vote count (in favor of incumbent Sen. Lisa Murkowski) by sending NRSC lawyers to a place where they’re not needed. Miller says that the Washington power brokers are afraid of his limited government mission – and he’s right.
Hope and change is on its way with a new breed of Republicans
American Spectator – Blogger Ross Kaminsky sounds a hopeful note as he presents an overview of the 2010 primary election season, with conservative voters in state after state rejecting those who were seen as establishment candidates in favor of men and women who seem more like ‘us’ and talk a lot about first principles. Kaminsky describes these folks as a ‘new breed of Republican’ who (if successful in November) will come to Washington ready to enact the ‘real’ hope and change that people can believe in.
Will it be a ‘bloody’ ending for the GOP?
World Net Daily – Author Robert Ringer addresses the dilemma that the Republican Party seems to be going through right now, with the ‘old guard’ such as former Sen. Trent Lott trying desperately to hold off the onslaught of the Tea Parties, and the newer vintage GOP candidates who want nothing to do with the old guard’s Big Government ways. Ringer says the leaders of the GOP will face a choice after November: pass the sword to the new freedom-loving Republicans to take over, or simply fall on it and end it all.
August 28, 2010
South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint’s Senate Conservatives Fund PAC takes Washington by storm
Wall Street Journal – 2010’s season of conservative upsets in primaries across the country didn’t just happen by accident, with the largest dose of credit going to the conservative grassroots but also a chunk going to leaders like Sen. Jim DeMint. DeMint’s Senate Conservatives Fund PAC was created with the intention of bringing more ‘Jim DeMint’s’ to the Senate, and DeMint has been extremely successful in finding the type of candidate that will not only work to change the culture in Washington – they’re also well liked by the conservatives who cast the votes, too.
Joseph Farah responds to RedState and David Frum
World Net Daily – WorldNetDaily publisher Joseph Farah has been taking a lot of heat from some ‘conservative’ media figures over his decision to disinvite Ann Coulter to a conference that he’s organized, and here he responds to some of their charges. Farah again reiterates that he does not believe that Tea Parties should be restricted to purely economic/fiscal issues, as well as repeats his questioning of President Obama’s eligibility and defends his decision in the Coulter matter.
Why a conservative working mom thinks she can beat career politician Lloyd Doggett in such a heavily blue Texas district
Pajamas Media – Texas conservative Republican congressional candidate Donna Campbell is running to unseat Democratic incumbent Lloyd Doggett (lifetime ACU rating 7.08%) and admits that she’s got an uphill battle trying to convince the ‘eccentric’ voters of her Austin-area district to support a conservative, but she also says a vote for her might just fit in with the ‘culture’ of the district. Campbell says her personal beliefs are a good match for the 25th district, much more so than Doggett who’s become entrenched with the liberal inside-the-beltway political elite.
Tea Party, Palin battle GOP over Murkowski-Miller outcome
Newsmax – David Patten reports on the major battle that’s brewing in Alaska over the final vote count in the incredibly close GOP U.S. Senate primary between conservative challenger Joe Miller and incumbent Sen. Lisa Murkowski. Patten says the conservative grassroots is very suspicious of the Republican establishment’s perceived attempt to aid Murkowski, adding fuel to an already contentious situation with both sides claiming to be in good shape going into the final vote counts next week.
Joe Miller: NRSC should be on 'sidelines'
Politico – Even from the initial glances of Alaska GOP U.S. Senate candidate Joe Miller you knew he was a fighter, and he’s not about to take the National Republican Senatorial Committee’s ‘help’ of Sen. Lisa Murkowski in the closing days of the absentee vote count sitting down. Miller issued a statement where he compared the NRSC’s actions to shady Minnesota Sen. Al Franken’s during the 2008 election and said that Alaskans will not tolerate any attempts to tamper with the vote count.
GOP targets 80 House seats as Democrats fear loss of majority
Washington Examiner – Republicans need to gain 40 seats in the upcoming elections to retake the majority in the House, a number that most political observers agree is not only possible, but increasingly likely. As a result of the ever-rosier election forecasts, Republicans are now saying that there are 80 competitive House districts that are at least ‘toss-ups,’ and that’s where they’ll be focusing their energy in the lead-up to November. Meanwhile, the Democrats’ strategy appears to be to abandon the Party’s leaders.
Daily Caller – Conservative media host Glenn Beck was true to his word in making Saturday’s rally on the Washington Mall (estimated at over 300,000 strong) relatively free of politics, instead calling for a spiritual and cultural revival in America. Gov. Sarah Palin spoke at the rally as well as Alveda King (Martin Luther King Jr.’s niece), and all the speakers preached a unity message. For those in attendance, they echoed Beck’s theme – that Americans have allowed politicians to take our country off the track, and it’s time we all worked to get back on it.
The lasting impact of Sharon
Human Events – Wayne Thorburn writes of the coming 50th anniversary of the gathering of young conservatives in Sharon, Connecticut (at the home of Bill and Jim Buckley) to draw up a set of principles (known as the Sharon statement) and to found the Young Americans for Freedom. Thorburn discusses the many positive accomplishments of the YAF over the years (and some of the people who have benefitted from it), and implores those who learned from the YAF to pass along those lessons and help the young conservatives of today.
Joe Miller’s not waiting to get to Washington before he rankles the GOP
Politico – Alaska conservative Republican Senate candidate (and probable winner of the primary) Joe Miller isn’t waiting until he gets to Washington to stir things up with the GOP leadership, accusing the National Republican Senatorial Committee of trying to skew the absentee ballot vote count (in favor of incumbent Sen. Lisa Murkowski) by sending NRSC lawyers to a place where they’re not needed. Miller says that the Washington power brokers are afraid of his limited government mission – and he’s right.
Hope and change is on its way with a new breed of Republicans
American Spectator – Blogger Ross Kaminsky sounds a hopeful note as he presents an overview of the 2010 primary election season, with conservative voters in state after state rejecting those who were seen as establishment candidates in favor of men and women who seem more like ‘us’ and talk a lot about first principles. Kaminsky describes these folks as a ‘new breed of Republican’ who (if successful in November) will come to Washington ready to enact the ‘real’ hope and change that people can believe in.
Will it be a ‘bloody’ ending for the GOP?
World Net Daily – Author Robert Ringer addresses the dilemma that the Republican Party seems to be going through right now, with the ‘old guard’ such as former Sen. Trent Lott trying desperately to hold off the onslaught of the Tea Parties, and the newer vintage GOP candidates who want nothing to do with the old guard’s Big Government ways. Ringer says the leaders of the GOP will face a choice after November: pass the sword to the new freedom-loving Republicans to take over, or simply fall on it and end it all.
August 28, 2010
South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint’s Senate Conservatives Fund PAC takes Washington by storm
Wall Street Journal – 2010’s season of conservative upsets in primaries across the country didn’t just happen by accident, with the largest dose of credit going to the conservative grassroots but also a chunk going to leaders like Sen. Jim DeMint. DeMint’s Senate Conservatives Fund PAC was created with the intention of bringing more ‘Jim DeMint’s’ to the Senate, and DeMint has been extremely successful in finding the type of candidate that will not only work to change the culture in Washington – they’re also well liked by the conservatives who cast the votes, too.
Joseph Farah responds to RedState and David Frum
World Net Daily – WorldNetDaily publisher Joseph Farah has been taking a lot of heat from some ‘conservative’ media figures over his decision to disinvite Ann Coulter to a conference that he’s organized, and here he responds to some of their charges. Farah again reiterates that he does not believe that Tea Parties should be restricted to purely economic/fiscal issues, as well as repeats his questioning of President Obama’s eligibility and defends his decision in the Coulter matter.
Why a conservative working mom thinks she can beat career politician Lloyd Doggett in such a heavily blue Texas district
Pajamas Media – Texas conservative Republican congressional candidate Donna Campbell is running to unseat Democratic incumbent Lloyd Doggett (lifetime ACU rating 7.08%) and admits that she’s got an uphill battle trying to convince the ‘eccentric’ voters of her Austin-area district to support a conservative, but she also says a vote for her might just fit in with the ‘culture’ of the district. Campbell says her personal beliefs are a good match for the 25th district, much more so than Doggett who’s become entrenched with the liberal inside-the-beltway political elite.
Tea Party, Palin battle GOP over Murkowski-Miller outcome
Newsmax – David Patten reports on the major battle that’s brewing in Alaska over the final vote count in the incredibly close GOP U.S. Senate primary between conservative challenger Joe Miller and incumbent Sen. Lisa Murkowski. Patten says the conservative grassroots is very suspicious of the Republican establishment’s perceived attempt to aid Murkowski, adding fuel to an already contentious situation with both sides claiming to be in good shape going into the final vote counts next week.
Joe Miller: NRSC should be on 'sidelines'
Politico – Even from the initial glances of Alaska GOP U.S. Senate candidate Joe Miller you knew he was a fighter, and he’s not about to take the National Republican Senatorial Committee’s ‘help’ of Sen. Lisa Murkowski in the closing days of the absentee vote count sitting down. Miller issued a statement where he compared the NRSC’s actions to shady Minnesota Sen. Al Franken’s during the 2008 election and said that Alaskans will not tolerate any attempts to tamper with the vote count.
GOP targets 80 House seats as Democrats fear loss of majority
Washington Examiner – Republicans need to gain 40 seats in the upcoming elections to retake the majority in the House, a number that most political observers agree is not only possible, but increasingly likely. As a result of the ever-rosier election forecasts, Republicans are now saying that there are 80 competitive House districts that are at least ‘toss-ups,’ and that’s where they’ll be focusing their energy in the lead-up to November. Meanwhile, the Democrats’ strategy appears to be to abandon the Party’s leaders.
In front of historic crowd on the Mall, Beck makes plea for spiritual renewal and self-government
Daily Caller – Conservative media host Glenn Beck was true to his word in making Saturday’s rally on the Washington Mall (estimated at over 300,000 strong) relatively free of politics, instead calling for a spiritual and cultural revival in America. Gov. Sarah Palin spoke at the rally as well as Alveda King (Martin Luther King Jr.’s niece), and all the speakers preached a unity message. For those in attendance, they echoed Beck’s theme – that Americans have allowed politicians to take our country off the track, and it’s time we all worked to get back on it.
The lasting impact of Sharon
Human Events – Wayne Thorburn writes of the coming 50th anniversary of the gathering of young conservatives in Sharon, Connecticut (at the home of Bill and Jim Buckley) to draw up a set of principles (known as the Sharon statement) and to found the Young Americans for Freedom. Thorburn discusses the many positive accomplishments of the YAF over the years (and some of the people who have benefitted from it), and implores those who learned from the YAF to pass along those lessons and help the young conservatives of today.
Joe Miller’s not waiting to get to Washington before he rankles the GOP
Politico – Alaska conservative Republican Senate candidate (and probable winner of the primary) Joe Miller isn’t waiting until he gets to Washington to stir things up with the GOP leadership, accusing the National Republican Senatorial Committee of trying to skew the absentee ballot vote count (in favor of incumbent Sen. Lisa Murkowski) by sending NRSC lawyers to a place where they’re not needed. Miller says that the Washington power brokers are afraid of his limited government mission – and he’s right.
Hope and change is on its way with a new breed of Republicans
American Spectator – Blogger Ross Kaminsky sounds a hopeful note as he presents an overview of the 2010 primary election season, with conservative voters in state after state rejecting those who were seen as establishment candidates in favor of men and women who seem more like ‘us’ and talk a lot about first principles. Kaminsky describes these folks as a ‘new breed of Republican’ who (if successful in November) will come to Washington ready to enact the ‘real’ hope and change that people can believe in.
Will it be a ‘bloody’ ending for the GOP?
World Net Daily – Author Robert Ringer addresses the dilemma that the Republican Party seems to be going through right now, with the ‘old guard’ such as former Sen. Trent Lott trying desperately to hold off the onslaught of the Tea Parties, and the newer vintage GOP candidates who want nothing to do with the old guard’s Big Government ways. Ringer says the leaders of the GOP will face a choice after November: pass the sword to the new freedom-loving Republicans to take over, or simply fall on it and end it all.
August 28, 2010
South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint’s Senate Conservatives Fund PAC takes Washington by storm
Wall Street Journal – 2010’s season of conservative upsets in primaries across the country didn’t just happen by accident, with the largest dose of credit going to the conservative grassroots but also a chunk going to leaders like Sen. Jim DeMint. DeMint’s Senate Conservatives Fund PAC was created with the intention of bringing more ‘Jim DeMint’s’ to the Senate, and DeMint has been extremely successful in finding the type of candidate that will not only work to change the culture in Washington – they’re also well liked by the conservatives who cast the votes, too.
Joseph Farah responds to RedState and David Frum
World Net Daily – WorldNetDaily publisher Joseph Farah has been taking a lot of heat from some ‘conservative’ media figures over his decision to disinvite Ann Coulter to a conference that he’s organized, and here he responds to some of their charges. Farah again reiterates that he does not believe that Tea Parties should be restricted to purely economic/fiscal issues, as well as repeats his questioning of President Obama’s eligibility and defends his decision in the Coulter matter.
Why a conservative working mom thinks she can beat career politician Lloyd Doggett in such a heavily blue Texas district
Pajamas Media – Texas conservative Republican congressional candidate Donna Campbell is running to unseat Democratic incumbent Lloyd Doggett (lifetime ACU rating 7.08%) and admits that she’s got an uphill battle trying to convince the ‘eccentric’ voters of her Austin-area district to support a conservative, but she also says a vote for her might just fit in with the ‘culture’ of the district. Campbell says her personal beliefs are a good match for the 25th district, much more so than Doggett who’s become entrenched with the liberal inside-the-beltway political elite.
Tea Party, Palin battle GOP over Murkowski-Miller outcome
Newsmax – David Patten reports on the major battle that’s brewing in Alaska over the final vote count in the incredibly close GOP U.S. Senate primary between conservative challenger Joe Miller and incumbent Sen. Lisa Murkowski. Patten says the conservative grassroots is very suspicious of the Republican establishment’s perceived attempt to aid Murkowski, adding fuel to an already contentious situation with both sides claiming to be in good shape going into the final vote counts next week.
Joe Miller: NRSC should be on 'sidelines'
Politico – Even from the initial glances of Alaska GOP U.S. Senate candidate Joe Miller you knew he was a fighter, and he’s not about to take the National Republican Senatorial Committee’s ‘help’ of Sen. Lisa Murkowski in the closing days of the absentee vote count sitting down. Miller issued a statement where he compared the NRSC’s actions to shady Minnesota Sen. Al Franken’s during the 2008 election and said that Alaskans will not tolerate any attempts to tamper with the vote count.
GOP targets 80 House seats as Democrats fear loss of majority
Washington Examiner – Republicans need to gain 40 seats in the upcoming elections to retake the majority in the House, a number that most political observers agree is not only possible, but increasingly likely. As a result of the ever-rosier election forecasts, Republicans are now saying that there are 80 competitive House districts that are at least ‘toss-ups,’ and that’s where they’ll be focusing their energy in the lead-up to November. Meanwhile, the Democrats’ strategy appears to be to abandon the Party’s leaders.
Daily Caller – Conservative media host Glenn Beck was true to his word in making Saturday’s rally on the Washington Mall (estimated at over 300,000 strong) relatively free of politics, instead calling for a spiritual and cultural revival in America. Gov. Sarah Palin spoke at the rally as well as Alveda King (Martin Luther King Jr.’s niece), and all the speakers preached a unity message. For those in attendance, they echoed Beck’s theme – that Americans have allowed politicians to take our country off the track, and it’s time we all worked to get back on it.
The lasting impact of Sharon
Human Events – Wayne Thorburn writes of the coming 50th anniversary of the gathering of young conservatives in Sharon, Connecticut (at the home of Bill and Jim Buckley) to draw up a set of principles (known as the Sharon statement) and to found the Young Americans for Freedom. Thorburn discusses the many positive accomplishments of the YAF over the years (and some of the people who have benefitted from it), and implores those who learned from the YAF to pass along those lessons and help the young conservatives of today.
Joe Miller’s not waiting to get to Washington before he rankles the GOP
Politico – Alaska conservative Republican Senate candidate (and probable winner of the primary) Joe Miller isn’t waiting until he gets to Washington to stir things up with the GOP leadership, accusing the National Republican Senatorial Committee of trying to skew the absentee ballot vote count (in favor of incumbent Sen. Lisa Murkowski) by sending NRSC lawyers to a place where they’re not needed. Miller says that the Washington power brokers are afraid of his limited government mission – and he’s right.
Hope and change is on its way with a new breed of Republicans
American Spectator – Blogger Ross Kaminsky sounds a hopeful note as he presents an overview of the 2010 primary election season, with conservative voters in state after state rejecting those who were seen as establishment candidates in favor of men and women who seem more like ‘us’ and talk a lot about first principles. Kaminsky describes these folks as a ‘new breed of Republican’ who (if successful in November) will come to Washington ready to enact the ‘real’ hope and change that people can believe in.
Will it be a ‘bloody’ ending for the GOP?
World Net Daily – Author Robert Ringer addresses the dilemma that the Republican Party seems to be going through right now, with the ‘old guard’ such as former Sen. Trent Lott trying desperately to hold off the onslaught of the Tea Parties, and the newer vintage GOP candidates who want nothing to do with the old guard’s Big Government ways. Ringer says the leaders of the GOP will face a choice after November: pass the sword to the new freedom-loving Republicans to take over, or simply fall on it and end it all.
August 28, 2010
South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint’s Senate Conservatives Fund PAC takes Washington by storm
Wall Street Journal – 2010’s season of conservative upsets in primaries across the country didn’t just happen by accident, with the largest dose of credit going to the conservative grassroots but also a chunk going to leaders like Sen. Jim DeMint. DeMint’s Senate Conservatives Fund PAC was created with the intention of bringing more ‘Jim DeMint’s’ to the Senate, and DeMint has been extremely successful in finding the type of candidate that will not only work to change the culture in Washington – they’re also well liked by the conservatives who cast the votes, too.
Joseph Farah responds to RedState and David Frum
World Net Daily – WorldNetDaily publisher Joseph Farah has been taking a lot of heat from some ‘conservative’ media figures over his decision to disinvite Ann Coulter to a conference that he’s organized, and here he responds to some of their charges. Farah again reiterates that he does not believe that Tea Parties should be restricted to purely economic/fiscal issues, as well as repeats his questioning of President Obama’s eligibility and defends his decision in the Coulter matter.
Why a conservative working mom thinks she can beat career politician Lloyd Doggett in such a heavily blue Texas district
Pajamas Media – Texas conservative Republican congressional candidate Donna Campbell is running to unseat Democratic incumbent Lloyd Doggett (lifetime ACU rating 7.08%) and admits that she’s got an uphill battle trying to convince the ‘eccentric’ voters of her Austin-area district to support a conservative, but she also says a vote for her might just fit in with the ‘culture’ of the district. Campbell says her personal beliefs are a good match for the 25th district, much more so than Doggett who’s become entrenched with the liberal inside-the-beltway political elite.
Tea Party, Palin battle GOP over Murkowski-Miller outcome
Newsmax – David Patten reports on the major battle that’s brewing in Alaska over the final vote count in the incredibly close GOP U.S. Senate primary between conservative challenger Joe Miller and incumbent Sen. Lisa Murkowski. Patten says the conservative grassroots is very suspicious of the Republican establishment’s perceived attempt to aid Murkowski, adding fuel to an already contentious situation with both sides claiming to be in good shape going into the final vote counts next week.
Joe Miller: NRSC should be on 'sidelines'
Politico – Even from the initial glances of Alaska GOP U.S. Senate candidate Joe Miller you knew he was a fighter, and he’s not about to take the National Republican Senatorial Committee’s ‘help’ of Sen. Lisa Murkowski in the closing days of the absentee vote count sitting down. Miller issued a statement where he compared the NRSC’s actions to shady Minnesota Sen. Al Franken’s during the 2008 election and said that Alaskans will not tolerate any attempts to tamper with the vote count.
GOP targets 80 House seats as Democrats fear loss of majority
Washington Examiner – Republicans need to gain 40 seats in the upcoming elections to retake the majority in the House, a number that most political observers agree is not only possible, but increasingly likely. As a result of the ever-rosier election forecasts, Republicans are now saying that there are 80 competitive House districts that are at least ‘toss-ups,’ and that’s where they’ll be focusing their energy in the lead-up to November. Meanwhile, the Democrats’ strategy appears to be to abandon the Party’s leaders.
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August 27, 2010
News From the Front
Mark Fitzgibbons: 'Compassionate' nonsense aimed at the Tea Party
American Thinker (blog) – Mark Fitzgibbons debunks the charge from ‘compassionate conservative’ Michael Gerson that Tea Parties are a threat to Social Security, claiming that Big Government programs like Social Security will go bankrupt long before the Tea Parties would even be able to touch them. Fitzgibbons provides comfort for the wishy-washy GOP establishment crowd (which certainly includes Gerson), arguing that we’ve already strayed so far from the limits imposed by the Constitution on the federal government that it will take decades for anyone to undo the damage.
Weak-kneed GOP leadership still keeping its distance from Ryan’s ‘Roadmap’
Washington Times – Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan’s (lifetime ACU rating 92.36%) long-term budget proposal known as the ‘Roadmap’ continues to draw both praise and criticism from the opposite sides of the ideological spectrum, but it surprisingly has engendered little reaction from Republican leaders. Republican leaders are playing a political game with America’s future by failing to offer any tangible solutions (like the Roadmap), a disgusting lack of specificity that conservatives will have little patience for if the Republicans manage to retake Congress after November.
Would Joe Miller be a Tea Party senator from Alaska?
Salon – Conservative observers have had Alaska GOP U.S. Senate candidate Joe Miller on their radar screens for some time (at least since Gov. Sarah Palin endorsed him in June), but it’s safe to say that most people still don’t know much about the man who likely will become one of 100 senators after November. Here’s a profile of Miller’s impressive background and a ten-minute YouTube clip of Miller debating Sen. Lisa Murkowski – and it seems evident that if Miller is elected, the Constitution will have another powerful ally in Washington.
The NRSC is headed to Alaska, does it spell trouble?
Hot Air – With Sen. Lisa Murkowski finding herself on the wrong side of a 1600 vote margin (in favor of Joe Miller), she’s apparently asked for help from the National Republican Senatorial Committee, and they’ve sent it in the form of a lawyer to advise her on the matter. Blogger Allahpundit says the NRSC had better tread lightly in this case, because any appearance of trying to sway the election towards a wishy-washy incumbent is not likely to be met positively by the conservatives who do the work and cast the votes for the GOP.
Meet Joe Miller, the man who just may be Alaska’s next senator
Daily Caller – With the surprising news that there may be a new conservative senator from Alaska after November, many are curious to know more about Joe Miller, who with one night’s political surprise is on the verge of becoming America’s newest political ‘celebrity.’ For his part, Miller tried to play up the fact that polls were showing him to be competitive closer to Election Day – and while he’s not yet declaring victory, he’s already inquiring about the quality of the ‘moose hunting’ around the capital beltway.
Newt Gingrich: Repeal Obamacare? Get your congressman on the record
Human Events – Newt Gingrich writes on the likely horrific effects of the recently enacted Obamacare law, which will dramatically increase costs for consumers, regulation for businesses and balloon the federal deficit. Gingrich says correctly that the bill cannot be ‘fixed,’ and the only solution is to repeal it. To this end, Gingrich points to Iowa Rep. Steve King’s discharge petition which would force a vote on repealing the law in its entirety, and then suggests that citizens get involved in making sure their representatives sign it.
GOP needs a Reagan to unite its factions
CNN – Professor Julian Zelizer presents an overview of the problem that faces all of the potential 2012 GOP candidates for president, namely, uniting the different factions (economic, social, libertarian and national security conservatives) of the conservative movement as Ronald Reagan so successfully accomplished in the 80’s. Zelizer correctly points out that the different factions are even more splintered after the disastrous presidency of George W. Bush, and finding one person who can bring them all together will not be an easy task for conservative voters.
Dear John: You’d better not stray too far from the conservatives who voted for you
American Thinker – Upon John McCain’s victory on Tuesday night, Richard Viguerie welcomed him back to the GOP after he ran as a conservative – and expressed hope that McCain had learned a lesson from his years of betraying the Party’s conservative base. Here’s another writer (Randall Hoven) who’s willing to give McCain another chance, but only if the Arizona senator swears to remain ‘faithful’ to the ideals that he once appeared to care about, and doesn’t go out of his way to scorn those who invited him back for another term in office.
Washington U.S. Senate race shaping up as competitive for GOP
Weekly Standard – Washington’s liberal Sen. Patty Murray (lifetime ACU rating 2.74%, lower even than Sen. Barbara Boxer’s) has risen to the number four leadership position in the Democratic-controlled U.S. Senate and has powerful positions in committees (and is known for bringing home pork), so defeating her has become a major priority for the national GOP. Here’s a detailed look at the race and at Murray’s opponent (Dino Rossi), and polls are showing that there could be hope of taking this seat from Murray if Rossi can win the support of conservatives.
Tea Party's key to success is there are no leaders
Washington Examiner – Tea Party leaders Dick Armey and Matt Kibbe write of the ‘beautiful chaos’ of the conservative grassroots movement’s lack of organizational structure, a fact that frustrates liberals who seek to define power points and then try to destroy them. Armey and Kibbe argue that the Tea Parties’ ground-up ‘structure’ will allow them to remain independent of the liberals’ influence, and it’s exactly the type of citizen involvement that the Founding Fathers envisioned in drawing up our Republic.
American Thinker (blog) – Mark Fitzgibbons debunks the charge from ‘compassionate conservative’ Michael Gerson that Tea Parties are a threat to Social Security, claiming that Big Government programs like Social Security will go bankrupt long before the Tea Parties would even be able to touch them. Fitzgibbons provides comfort for the wishy-washy GOP establishment crowd (which certainly includes Gerson), arguing that we’ve already strayed so far from the limits imposed by the Constitution on the federal government that it will take decades for anyone to undo the damage.
Weak-kneed GOP leadership still keeping its distance from Ryan’s ‘Roadmap’
Washington Times – Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan’s (lifetime ACU rating 92.36%) long-term budget proposal known as the ‘Roadmap’ continues to draw both praise and criticism from the opposite sides of the ideological spectrum, but it surprisingly has engendered little reaction from Republican leaders. Republican leaders are playing a political game with America’s future by failing to offer any tangible solutions (like the Roadmap), a disgusting lack of specificity that conservatives will have little patience for if the Republicans manage to retake Congress after November.
Would Joe Miller be a Tea Party senator from Alaska?
Salon – Conservative observers have had Alaska GOP U.S. Senate candidate Joe Miller on their radar screens for some time (at least since Gov. Sarah Palin endorsed him in June), but it’s safe to say that most people still don’t know much about the man who likely will become one of 100 senators after November. Here’s a profile of Miller’s impressive background and a ten-minute YouTube clip of Miller debating Sen. Lisa Murkowski – and it seems evident that if Miller is elected, the Constitution will have another powerful ally in Washington.
The NRSC is headed to Alaska, does it spell trouble?
Hot Air – With Sen. Lisa Murkowski finding herself on the wrong side of a 1600 vote margin (in favor of Joe Miller), she’s apparently asked for help from the National Republican Senatorial Committee, and they’ve sent it in the form of a lawyer to advise her on the matter. Blogger Allahpundit says the NRSC had better tread lightly in this case, because any appearance of trying to sway the election towards a wishy-washy incumbent is not likely to be met positively by the conservatives who do the work and cast the votes for the GOP.
Meet Joe Miller, the man who just may be Alaska’s next senator
Daily Caller – With the surprising news that there may be a new conservative senator from Alaska after November, many are curious to know more about Joe Miller, who with one night’s political surprise is on the verge of becoming America’s newest political ‘celebrity.’ For his part, Miller tried to play up the fact that polls were showing him to be competitive closer to Election Day – and while he’s not yet declaring victory, he’s already inquiring about the quality of the ‘moose hunting’ around the capital beltway.
Newt Gingrich: Repeal Obamacare? Get your congressman on the record
Human Events – Newt Gingrich writes on the likely horrific effects of the recently enacted Obamacare law, which will dramatically increase costs for consumers, regulation for businesses and balloon the federal deficit. Gingrich says correctly that the bill cannot be ‘fixed,’ and the only solution is to repeal it. To this end, Gingrich points to Iowa Rep. Steve King’s discharge petition which would force a vote on repealing the law in its entirety, and then suggests that citizens get involved in making sure their representatives sign it.
GOP needs a Reagan to unite its factions
CNN – Professor Julian Zelizer presents an overview of the problem that faces all of the potential 2012 GOP candidates for president, namely, uniting the different factions (economic, social, libertarian and national security conservatives) of the conservative movement as Ronald Reagan so successfully accomplished in the 80’s. Zelizer correctly points out that the different factions are even more splintered after the disastrous presidency of George W. Bush, and finding one person who can bring them all together will not be an easy task for conservative voters.
Dear John: You’d better not stray too far from the conservatives who voted for you
American Thinker – Upon John McCain’s victory on Tuesday night, Richard Viguerie welcomed him back to the GOP after he ran as a conservative – and expressed hope that McCain had learned a lesson from his years of betraying the Party’s conservative base. Here’s another writer (Randall Hoven) who’s willing to give McCain another chance, but only if the Arizona senator swears to remain ‘faithful’ to the ideals that he once appeared to care about, and doesn’t go out of his way to scorn those who invited him back for another term in office.
Washington U.S. Senate race shaping up as competitive for GOP
Weekly Standard – Washington’s liberal Sen. Patty Murray (lifetime ACU rating 2.74%, lower even than Sen. Barbara Boxer’s) has risen to the number four leadership position in the Democratic-controlled U.S. Senate and has powerful positions in committees (and is known for bringing home pork), so defeating her has become a major priority for the national GOP. Here’s a detailed look at the race and at Murray’s opponent (Dino Rossi), and polls are showing that there could be hope of taking this seat from Murray if Rossi can win the support of conservatives.
Tea Party's key to success is there are no leaders
Washington Examiner – Tea Party leaders Dick Armey and Matt Kibbe write of the ‘beautiful chaos’ of the conservative grassroots movement’s lack of organizational structure, a fact that frustrates liberals who seek to define power points and then try to destroy them. Armey and Kibbe argue that the Tea Parties’ ground-up ‘structure’ will allow them to remain independent of the liberals’ influence, and it’s exactly the type of citizen involvement that the Founding Fathers envisioned in drawing up our Republic.
Mark Fitzgibbons: 'Compassionate' nonsense aimed at the Tea Party
American Thinker (blog) – Mark Fitzgibbons debunks the charge from ‘compassionate conservative’ Michael Gerson that Tea Parties are a threat to Social Security, claiming that Big Government programs like Social Security will go bankrupt long before the Tea Parties would even be able to touch them. Fitzgibbons provides comfort for the wishy-washy GOP establishment crowd (which certainly includes Gerson), arguing that we’ve already strayed so far from the limits imposed by the Constitution on the federal government that it will take decades for anyone to undo the damage.
Weak-kneed GOP leadership still keeping its distance from Ryan’s ‘Roadmap’
Washington Times – Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan’s (lifetime ACU rating 92.36%) long-term budget proposal known as the ‘Roadmap’ continues to draw both praise and criticism from the opposite sides of the ideological spectrum, but it surprisingly has engendered little reaction from Republican leaders. Republican leaders are playing a political game with America’s future by failing to offer any tangible solutions (like the Roadmap), a disgusting lack of specificity that conservatives will have little patience for if the Republicans manage to retake Congress after November.
Would Joe Miller be a Tea Party senator from Alaska?
Salon – Conservative observers have had Alaska GOP U.S. Senate candidate Joe Miller on their radar screens for some time (at least since Gov. Sarah Palin endorsed him in June), but it’s safe to say that most people still don’t know much about the man who likely will become one of 100 senators after November. Here’s a profile of Miller’s impressive background and a ten-minute YouTube clip of Miller debating Sen. Lisa Murkowski – and it seems evident that if Miller is elected, the Constitution will have another powerful ally in Washington.
The NRSC is headed to Alaska, does it spell trouble?
Hot Air – With Sen. Lisa Murkowski finding herself on the wrong side of a 1600 vote margin (in favor of Joe Miller), she’s apparently asked for help from the National Republican Senatorial Committee, and they’ve sent it in the form of a lawyer to advise her on the matter. Blogger Allahpundit says the NRSC had better tread lightly in this case, because any appearance of trying to sway the election towards a wishy-washy incumbent is not likely to be met positively by the conservatives who do the work and cast the votes for the GOP.
Meet Joe Miller, the man who just may be Alaska’s next senator
Daily Caller – With the surprising news that there may be a new conservative senator from Alaska after November, many are curious to know more about Joe Miller, who with one night’s political surprise is on the verge of becoming America’s newest political ‘celebrity.’ For his part, Miller tried to play up the fact that polls were showing him to be competitive closer to Election Day – and while he’s not yet declaring victory, he’s already inquiring about the quality of the ‘moose hunting’ around the capital beltway.
Newt Gingrich: Repeal Obamacare? Get your congressman on the record
Human Events – Newt Gingrich writes on the likely horrific effects of the recently enacted Obamacare law, which will dramatically increase costs for consumers, regulation for businesses and balloon the federal deficit. Gingrich says correctly that the bill cannot be ‘fixed,’ and the only solution is to repeal it. To this end, Gingrich points to Iowa Rep. Steve King’s discharge petition which would force a vote on repealing the law in its entirety, and then suggests that citizens get involved in making sure their representatives sign it.
GOP needs a Reagan to unite its factions
CNN – Professor Julian Zelizer presents an overview of the problem that faces all of the potential 2012 GOP candidates for president, namely, uniting the different factions (economic, social, libertarian and national security conservatives) of the conservative movement as Ronald Reagan so successfully accomplished in the 80’s. Zelizer correctly points out that the different factions are even more splintered after the disastrous presidency of George W. Bush, and finding one person who can bring them all together will not be an easy task for conservative voters.
Dear John: You’d better not stray too far from the conservatives who voted for you
American Thinker – Upon John McCain’s victory on Tuesday night, Richard Viguerie welcomed him back to the GOP after he ran as a conservative – and expressed hope that McCain had learned a lesson from his years of betraying the Party’s conservative base. Here’s another writer (Randall Hoven) who’s willing to give McCain another chance, but only if the Arizona senator swears to remain ‘faithful’ to the ideals that he once appeared to care about, and doesn’t go out of his way to scorn those who invited him back for another term in office.
Washington U.S. Senate race shaping up as competitive for GOP
Weekly Standard – Washington’s liberal Sen. Patty Murray (lifetime ACU rating 2.74%, lower even than Sen. Barbara Boxer’s) has risen to the number four leadership position in the Democratic-controlled U.S. Senate and has powerful positions in committees (and is known for bringing home pork), so defeating her has become a major priority for the national GOP. Here’s a detailed look at the race and at Murray’s opponent (Dino Rossi), and polls are showing that there could be hope of taking this seat from Murray if Rossi can win the support of conservatives.
Tea Party's key to success is there are no leaders
Washington Examiner – Tea Party leaders Dick Armey and Matt Kibbe write of the ‘beautiful chaos’ of the conservative grassroots movement’s lack of organizational structure, a fact that frustrates liberals who seek to define power points and then try to destroy them. Armey and Kibbe argue that the Tea Parties’ ground-up ‘structure’ will allow them to remain independent of the liberals’ influence, and it’s exactly the type of citizen involvement that the Founding Fathers envisioned in drawing up our Republic.
American Thinker (blog) – Mark Fitzgibbons debunks the charge from ‘compassionate conservative’ Michael Gerson that Tea Parties are a threat to Social Security, claiming that Big Government programs like Social Security will go bankrupt long before the Tea Parties would even be able to touch them. Fitzgibbons provides comfort for the wishy-washy GOP establishment crowd (which certainly includes Gerson), arguing that we’ve already strayed so far from the limits imposed by the Constitution on the federal government that it will take decades for anyone to undo the damage.
Weak-kneed GOP leadership still keeping its distance from Ryan’s ‘Roadmap’
Washington Times – Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan’s (lifetime ACU rating 92.36%) long-term budget proposal known as the ‘Roadmap’ continues to draw both praise and criticism from the opposite sides of the ideological spectrum, but it surprisingly has engendered little reaction from Republican leaders. Republican leaders are playing a political game with America’s future by failing to offer any tangible solutions (like the Roadmap), a disgusting lack of specificity that conservatives will have little patience for if the Republicans manage to retake Congress after November.
Would Joe Miller be a Tea Party senator from Alaska?
Salon – Conservative observers have had Alaska GOP U.S. Senate candidate Joe Miller on their radar screens for some time (at least since Gov. Sarah Palin endorsed him in June), but it’s safe to say that most people still don’t know much about the man who likely will become one of 100 senators after November. Here’s a profile of Miller’s impressive background and a ten-minute YouTube clip of Miller debating Sen. Lisa Murkowski – and it seems evident that if Miller is elected, the Constitution will have another powerful ally in Washington.
The NRSC is headed to Alaska, does it spell trouble?
Hot Air – With Sen. Lisa Murkowski finding herself on the wrong side of a 1600 vote margin (in favor of Joe Miller), she’s apparently asked for help from the National Republican Senatorial Committee, and they’ve sent it in the form of a lawyer to advise her on the matter. Blogger Allahpundit says the NRSC had better tread lightly in this case, because any appearance of trying to sway the election towards a wishy-washy incumbent is not likely to be met positively by the conservatives who do the work and cast the votes for the GOP.
Meet Joe Miller, the man who just may be Alaska’s next senator
Daily Caller – With the surprising news that there may be a new conservative senator from Alaska after November, many are curious to know more about Joe Miller, who with one night’s political surprise is on the verge of becoming America’s newest political ‘celebrity.’ For his part, Miller tried to play up the fact that polls were showing him to be competitive closer to Election Day – and while he’s not yet declaring victory, he’s already inquiring about the quality of the ‘moose hunting’ around the capital beltway.
Newt Gingrich: Repeal Obamacare? Get your congressman on the record
Human Events – Newt Gingrich writes on the likely horrific effects of the recently enacted Obamacare law, which will dramatically increase costs for consumers, regulation for businesses and balloon the federal deficit. Gingrich says correctly that the bill cannot be ‘fixed,’ and the only solution is to repeal it. To this end, Gingrich points to Iowa Rep. Steve King’s discharge petition which would force a vote on repealing the law in its entirety, and then suggests that citizens get involved in making sure their representatives sign it.
GOP needs a Reagan to unite its factions
CNN – Professor Julian Zelizer presents an overview of the problem that faces all of the potential 2012 GOP candidates for president, namely, uniting the different factions (economic, social, libertarian and national security conservatives) of the conservative movement as Ronald Reagan so successfully accomplished in the 80’s. Zelizer correctly points out that the different factions are even more splintered after the disastrous presidency of George W. Bush, and finding one person who can bring them all together will not be an easy task for conservative voters.
Dear John: You’d better not stray too far from the conservatives who voted for you
American Thinker – Upon John McCain’s victory on Tuesday night, Richard Viguerie welcomed him back to the GOP after he ran as a conservative – and expressed hope that McCain had learned a lesson from his years of betraying the Party’s conservative base. Here’s another writer (Randall Hoven) who’s willing to give McCain another chance, but only if the Arizona senator swears to remain ‘faithful’ to the ideals that he once appeared to care about, and doesn’t go out of his way to scorn those who invited him back for another term in office.
Washington U.S. Senate race shaping up as competitive for GOP
Weekly Standard – Washington’s liberal Sen. Patty Murray (lifetime ACU rating 2.74%, lower even than Sen. Barbara Boxer’s) has risen to the number four leadership position in the Democratic-controlled U.S. Senate and has powerful positions in committees (and is known for bringing home pork), so defeating her has become a major priority for the national GOP. Here’s a detailed look at the race and at Murray’s opponent (Dino Rossi), and polls are showing that there could be hope of taking this seat from Murray if Rossi can win the support of conservatives.
Tea Party's key to success is there are no leaders
Washington Examiner – Tea Party leaders Dick Armey and Matt Kibbe write of the ‘beautiful chaos’ of the conservative grassroots movement’s lack of organizational structure, a fact that frustrates liberals who seek to define power points and then try to destroy them. Armey and Kibbe argue that the Tea Parties’ ground-up ‘structure’ will allow them to remain independent of the liberals’ influence, and it’s exactly the type of citizen involvement that the Founding Fathers envisioned in drawing up our Republic.
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August 26, 2010
News From the Front
Miller edges closer to defeating Murkowski in Alaska, and credits Palin for success
Daily Caller – The votes are still being counted in Alaska, and the winner probably won’t be called for about a week, but it’s becoming increasingly clear that conservative challenger Joe Miller has likely defeated Sen. Lisa Murkowski in the GOP primary. Several factors contributed to Miller’s apparent win including an endorsement from Gov. Sarah Palin, the financial support of the Tea Party Express and a Pro-Life ballot measure that brought out Alaska’s Values Voters in droves – and it all adds up to a big win for conservative reformers.
A Sen. Lisa Murkowski loss would make Palin GOP's No. 1 Kingmaker
Newsmax – David Patten writes on the impact of a likely victory for Gov. Sarah Palin-endorsed Joe Miller in the Alaska GOP U.S. Senate race, an upset so stunning that some are saying it will elevate Palin to the status of ‘Kingmaker’ in the Republican Party. Pundits will debate the true value of Palin’s endorsements in Alaska and other places, but there’s no doubting that having a candidate’s name associated with the former Vice Presidential nominee from Alaska is starting to look good for equating to lots of votes.
Likely upset in Alaska is rocking the political pundit world
Hot Air – Ed Morrissey blogs on the significance of the Alaska GOP U.S. Senate race where conservative Joe Miller continues to hold a narrow lead over Sen. Lisa Murkowski going into the absentee ballot vote count. Morrissey notes that Murkowski would have to win about 2/3 of the absentee votes in order to make-up a 2000 vote deficit (in other words, it’s not likely), a result that is shocking those in the political world who counted Miller, Gov. Sarah Palin and the Tea Party Express out of the race just a few days ago.
Joseph Farah: Learning the Reagan lessons all over again
World Net Daily – Joseph Farah makes perhaps his most compelling argument yet for why the Tea Parties need more than just a ‘materialistic’ or economic/fiscal focus, citing Ronald Reagan as example of how conservative social issues were necessary to unite the conservative movement and restore America’s traditions. Farah says Reagan understood that material issues alone could not motivate people to make real change, and laments the fact that such lessons appear to be lost on many of today’s so-called ‘leaders’ of the Tea Parties.
Nailing the lame duck in Delaware -- Christine O’Donnell
The Freedomist – With conservatives having great success challenging establishment-backed candidates in many areas of the country, attention turns now to the race in Delaware, where ‘lame duck hunter’ Christine O’Donnell is trying to win the GOP nomination (against RINO Mike Castle, lifetime ACU rating 52.49%) to possibly serve out the remainder of Vice President Joe Biden’s term. November’s winner in Delaware will be seated the day after the election, so it’s vital that a conservative be on the ballot so as to ‘shoot down’ any possible lame duck session before it even takes wing.
Unfortunately, the GOP’s sorry history is repeating itself in NY-23
American Thinker – Sam Foster writes with disgust that it appears that history is about to repeat itself in New York’s 23rd congressional district, which just last year made headlines for exposing the local and national GOP’s hypocrisy in supporting a liberal Republican (Dede Scozzafava) over a conservative (Doug Hoffman). Foster says the local Party’s angst against Hoffman has motivated them to favor another flawed candidate for the district’s GOP nomination, which will likely lead to the same split – and loss of the seat – that it did last November.
Marco Rubio provides a reason for conservatives to cheer
The Daily Beast – Reihan Salam blogs on Tuesday’s primary results, particularly highlighting the victory of Florida’s Marco Rubio in the GOP U.S. Senate primary, arguing that it’s very good news for grassroots conservatives. Salam thinks Rubio has a very good chance to prevail in the three-way race with RINO turned Independent Gov. Charlie Crist and Democrat Kendrick Meek, which would give conservatives “an unusually charismatic and effective advocate in Rubio, who some have described as the Republican Barack Obama.”
Party-less Florida Gov. Charlie Crist faces harsh reality
Politico – Independent Florida Gov. Charlie Crist probably felt that his decision to bolt the Republican Party after falling hopelessly behind Marco Rubio was a good one – up until now, however, as he’s finding himself totally alone in his bid for the Senate. Now that Florida’s primaries are over and the parties have their nominees, Crist is without much support on the ground or in the media, and his complete lack of principles isn’t likely to win him many more friends (or votes) before Election Day, either.
Dick Armey and Matt Kibbe: Marching on Washington despite the late-night bomb threat
Washington Examiner – Grassroots conservative leaders Dick Armey and Matt Kibbe relay a story of dedication and determination from last year’s 9/12 march, which they describe as a significant development in the life of America’s grassroots Tea Party movement. Armey and Kibbe say that not even the threat of a bomb kept them from accomplishing their goal with the march, to show our ‘leaders’ in Washington that ordinary Americans care about their liberties and are willing to stand up (and show up) for them.
Erick Erickson: An Eric Cantor-led House will offer little change from the old GOP
RedState.com – Erick Erickson touches on a question in nearly all conservatives’ minds, namely whether a ‘new’ Republican House majority will represent a refreshing change from the ‘old’ GOP majority which blew the door off the federal treasury in the run-up to Obama. Erickson says there are troubling signs that the GOP House leadership (specifically Eric Cantor) plans to go back to the ‘old’ ways of doling out earmarks as political favors, which is not something that conservatives are going to accept this time around.
Daily Caller – The votes are still being counted in Alaska, and the winner probably won’t be called for about a week, but it’s becoming increasingly clear that conservative challenger Joe Miller has likely defeated Sen. Lisa Murkowski in the GOP primary. Several factors contributed to Miller’s apparent win including an endorsement from Gov. Sarah Palin, the financial support of the Tea Party Express and a Pro-Life ballot measure that brought out Alaska’s Values Voters in droves – and it all adds up to a big win for conservative reformers.
A Sen. Lisa Murkowski loss would make Palin GOP's No. 1 Kingmaker
Newsmax – David Patten writes on the impact of a likely victory for Gov. Sarah Palin-endorsed Joe Miller in the Alaska GOP U.S. Senate race, an upset so stunning that some are saying it will elevate Palin to the status of ‘Kingmaker’ in the Republican Party. Pundits will debate the true value of Palin’s endorsements in Alaska and other places, but there’s no doubting that having a candidate’s name associated with the former Vice Presidential nominee from Alaska is starting to look good for equating to lots of votes.
Likely upset in Alaska is rocking the political pundit world
Hot Air – Ed Morrissey blogs on the significance of the Alaska GOP U.S. Senate race where conservative Joe Miller continues to hold a narrow lead over Sen. Lisa Murkowski going into the absentee ballot vote count. Morrissey notes that Murkowski would have to win about 2/3 of the absentee votes in order to make-up a 2000 vote deficit (in other words, it’s not likely), a result that is shocking those in the political world who counted Miller, Gov. Sarah Palin and the Tea Party Express out of the race just a few days ago.
Joseph Farah: Learning the Reagan lessons all over again
World Net Daily – Joseph Farah makes perhaps his most compelling argument yet for why the Tea Parties need more than just a ‘materialistic’ or economic/fiscal focus, citing Ronald Reagan as example of how conservative social issues were necessary to unite the conservative movement and restore America’s traditions. Farah says Reagan understood that material issues alone could not motivate people to make real change, and laments the fact that such lessons appear to be lost on many of today’s so-called ‘leaders’ of the Tea Parties.
Nailing the lame duck in Delaware -- Christine O’Donnell
The Freedomist – With conservatives having great success challenging establishment-backed candidates in many areas of the country, attention turns now to the race in Delaware, where ‘lame duck hunter’ Christine O’Donnell is trying to win the GOP nomination (against RINO Mike Castle, lifetime ACU rating 52.49%) to possibly serve out the remainder of Vice President Joe Biden’s term. November’s winner in Delaware will be seated the day after the election, so it’s vital that a conservative be on the ballot so as to ‘shoot down’ any possible lame duck session before it even takes wing.
Unfortunately, the GOP’s sorry history is repeating itself in NY-23
American Thinker – Sam Foster writes with disgust that it appears that history is about to repeat itself in New York’s 23rd congressional district, which just last year made headlines for exposing the local and national GOP’s hypocrisy in supporting a liberal Republican (Dede Scozzafava) over a conservative (Doug Hoffman). Foster says the local Party’s angst against Hoffman has motivated them to favor another flawed candidate for the district’s GOP nomination, which will likely lead to the same split – and loss of the seat – that it did last November.
Marco Rubio provides a reason for conservatives to cheer
The Daily Beast – Reihan Salam blogs on Tuesday’s primary results, particularly highlighting the victory of Florida’s Marco Rubio in the GOP U.S. Senate primary, arguing that it’s very good news for grassroots conservatives. Salam thinks Rubio has a very good chance to prevail in the three-way race with RINO turned Independent Gov. Charlie Crist and Democrat Kendrick Meek, which would give conservatives “an unusually charismatic and effective advocate in Rubio, who some have described as the Republican Barack Obama.”
Party-less Florida Gov. Charlie Crist faces harsh reality
Politico – Independent Florida Gov. Charlie Crist probably felt that his decision to bolt the Republican Party after falling hopelessly behind Marco Rubio was a good one – up until now, however, as he’s finding himself totally alone in his bid for the Senate. Now that Florida’s primaries are over and the parties have their nominees, Crist is without much support on the ground or in the media, and his complete lack of principles isn’t likely to win him many more friends (or votes) before Election Day, either.
Dick Armey and Matt Kibbe: Marching on Washington despite the late-night bomb threat
Washington Examiner – Grassroots conservative leaders Dick Armey and Matt Kibbe relay a story of dedication and determination from last year’s 9/12 march, which they describe as a significant development in the life of America’s grassroots Tea Party movement. Armey and Kibbe say that not even the threat of a bomb kept them from accomplishing their goal with the march, to show our ‘leaders’ in Washington that ordinary Americans care about their liberties and are willing to stand up (and show up) for them.
Erick Erickson: An Eric Cantor-led House will offer little change from the old GOP
RedState.com – Erick Erickson touches on a question in nearly all conservatives’ minds, namely whether a ‘new’ Republican House majority will represent a refreshing change from the ‘old’ GOP majority which blew the door off the federal treasury in the run-up to Obama. Erickson says there are troubling signs that the GOP House leadership (specifically Eric Cantor) plans to go back to the ‘old’ ways of doling out earmarks as political favors, which is not something that conservatives are going to accept this time around.
Miller edges closer to defeating Murkowski in Alaska, and credits Palin for success
Daily Caller – The votes are still being counted in Alaska, and the winner probably won’t be called for about a week, but it’s becoming increasingly clear that conservative challenger Joe Miller has likely defeated Sen. Lisa Murkowski in the GOP primary. Several factors contributed to Miller’s apparent win including an endorsement from Gov. Sarah Palin, the financial support of the Tea Party Express and a Pro-Life ballot measure that brought out Alaska’s Values Voters in droves – and it all adds up to a big win for conservative reformers.
A Sen. Lisa Murkowski loss would make Palin GOP's No. 1 Kingmaker
Newsmax – David Patten writes on the impact of a likely victory for Gov. Sarah Palin-endorsed Joe Miller in the Alaska GOP U.S. Senate race, an upset so stunning that some are saying it will elevate Palin to the status of ‘Kingmaker’ in the Republican Party. Pundits will debate the true value of Palin’s endorsements in Alaska and other places, but there’s no doubting that having a candidate’s name associated with the former Vice Presidential nominee from Alaska is starting to look good for equating to lots of votes.
Likely upset in Alaska is rocking the political pundit world
Hot Air – Ed Morrissey blogs on the significance of the Alaska GOP U.S. Senate race where conservative Joe Miller continues to hold a narrow lead over Sen. Lisa Murkowski going into the absentee ballot vote count. Morrissey notes that Murkowski would have to win about 2/3 of the absentee votes in order to make-up a 2000 vote deficit (in other words, it’s not likely), a result that is shocking those in the political world who counted Miller, Gov. Sarah Palin and the Tea Party Express out of the race just a few days ago.
Joseph Farah: Learning the Reagan lessons all over again
World Net Daily – Joseph Farah makes perhaps his most compelling argument yet for why the Tea Parties need more than just a ‘materialistic’ or economic/fiscal focus, citing Ronald Reagan as example of how conservative social issues were necessary to unite the conservative movement and restore America’s traditions. Farah says Reagan understood that material issues alone could not motivate people to make real change, and laments the fact that such lessons appear to be lost on many of today’s so-called ‘leaders’ of the Tea Parties.
Nailing the lame duck in Delaware -- Christine O’Donnell
The Freedomist – With conservatives having great success challenging establishment-backed candidates in many areas of the country, attention turns now to the race in Delaware, where ‘lame duck hunter’ Christine O’Donnell is trying to win the GOP nomination (against RINO Mike Castle, lifetime ACU rating 52.49%) to possibly serve out the remainder of Vice President Joe Biden’s term. November’s winner in Delaware will be seated the day after the election, so it’s vital that a conservative be on the ballot so as to ‘shoot down’ any possible lame duck session before it even takes wing.
Unfortunately, the GOP’s sorry history is repeating itself in NY-23
American Thinker – Sam Foster writes with disgust that it appears that history is about to repeat itself in New York’s 23rd congressional district, which just last year made headlines for exposing the local and national GOP’s hypocrisy in supporting a liberal Republican (Dede Scozzafava) over a conservative (Doug Hoffman). Foster says the local Party’s angst against Hoffman has motivated them to favor another flawed candidate for the district’s GOP nomination, which will likely lead to the same split – and loss of the seat – that it did last November.
Marco Rubio provides a reason for conservatives to cheer
The Daily Beast – Reihan Salam blogs on Tuesday’s primary results, particularly highlighting the victory of Florida’s Marco Rubio in the GOP U.S. Senate primary, arguing that it’s very good news for grassroots conservatives. Salam thinks Rubio has a very good chance to prevail in the three-way race with RINO turned Independent Gov. Charlie Crist and Democrat Kendrick Meek, which would give conservatives “an unusually charismatic and effective advocate in Rubio, who some have described as the Republican Barack Obama.”
Party-less Florida Gov. Charlie Crist faces harsh reality
Politico – Independent Florida Gov. Charlie Crist probably felt that his decision to bolt the Republican Party after falling hopelessly behind Marco Rubio was a good one – up until now, however, as he’s finding himself totally alone in his bid for the Senate. Now that Florida’s primaries are over and the parties have their nominees, Crist is without much support on the ground or in the media, and his complete lack of principles isn’t likely to win him many more friends (or votes) before Election Day, either.
Dick Armey and Matt Kibbe: Marching on Washington despite the late-night bomb threat
Washington Examiner – Grassroots conservative leaders Dick Armey and Matt Kibbe relay a story of dedication and determination from last year’s 9/12 march, which they describe as a significant development in the life of America’s grassroots Tea Party movement. Armey and Kibbe say that not even the threat of a bomb kept them from accomplishing their goal with the march, to show our ‘leaders’ in Washington that ordinary Americans care about their liberties and are willing to stand up (and show up) for them.
Erick Erickson: An Eric Cantor-led House will offer little change from the old GOP
RedState.com – Erick Erickson touches on a question in nearly all conservatives’ minds, namely whether a ‘new’ Republican House majority will represent a refreshing change from the ‘old’ GOP majority which blew the door off the federal treasury in the run-up to Obama. Erickson says there are troubling signs that the GOP House leadership (specifically Eric Cantor) plans to go back to the ‘old’ ways of doling out earmarks as political favors, which is not something that conservatives are going to accept this time around.
Daily Caller – The votes are still being counted in Alaska, and the winner probably won’t be called for about a week, but it’s becoming increasingly clear that conservative challenger Joe Miller has likely defeated Sen. Lisa Murkowski in the GOP primary. Several factors contributed to Miller’s apparent win including an endorsement from Gov. Sarah Palin, the financial support of the Tea Party Express and a Pro-Life ballot measure that brought out Alaska’s Values Voters in droves – and it all adds up to a big win for conservative reformers.
A Sen. Lisa Murkowski loss would make Palin GOP's No. 1 Kingmaker
Newsmax – David Patten writes on the impact of a likely victory for Gov. Sarah Palin-endorsed Joe Miller in the Alaska GOP U.S. Senate race, an upset so stunning that some are saying it will elevate Palin to the status of ‘Kingmaker’ in the Republican Party. Pundits will debate the true value of Palin’s endorsements in Alaska and other places, but there’s no doubting that having a candidate’s name associated with the former Vice Presidential nominee from Alaska is starting to look good for equating to lots of votes.
Likely upset in Alaska is rocking the political pundit world
Hot Air – Ed Morrissey blogs on the significance of the Alaska GOP U.S. Senate race where conservative Joe Miller continues to hold a narrow lead over Sen. Lisa Murkowski going into the absentee ballot vote count. Morrissey notes that Murkowski would have to win about 2/3 of the absentee votes in order to make-up a 2000 vote deficit (in other words, it’s not likely), a result that is shocking those in the political world who counted Miller, Gov. Sarah Palin and the Tea Party Express out of the race just a few days ago.
Joseph Farah: Learning the Reagan lessons all over again
World Net Daily – Joseph Farah makes perhaps his most compelling argument yet for why the Tea Parties need more than just a ‘materialistic’ or economic/fiscal focus, citing Ronald Reagan as example of how conservative social issues were necessary to unite the conservative movement and restore America’s traditions. Farah says Reagan understood that material issues alone could not motivate people to make real change, and laments the fact that such lessons appear to be lost on many of today’s so-called ‘leaders’ of the Tea Parties.
Nailing the lame duck in Delaware -- Christine O’Donnell
The Freedomist – With conservatives having great success challenging establishment-backed candidates in many areas of the country, attention turns now to the race in Delaware, where ‘lame duck hunter’ Christine O’Donnell is trying to win the GOP nomination (against RINO Mike Castle, lifetime ACU rating 52.49%) to possibly serve out the remainder of Vice President Joe Biden’s term. November’s winner in Delaware will be seated the day after the election, so it’s vital that a conservative be on the ballot so as to ‘shoot down’ any possible lame duck session before it even takes wing.
Unfortunately, the GOP’s sorry history is repeating itself in NY-23
American Thinker – Sam Foster writes with disgust that it appears that history is about to repeat itself in New York’s 23rd congressional district, which just last year made headlines for exposing the local and national GOP’s hypocrisy in supporting a liberal Republican (Dede Scozzafava) over a conservative (Doug Hoffman). Foster says the local Party’s angst against Hoffman has motivated them to favor another flawed candidate for the district’s GOP nomination, which will likely lead to the same split – and loss of the seat – that it did last November.
Marco Rubio provides a reason for conservatives to cheer
The Daily Beast – Reihan Salam blogs on Tuesday’s primary results, particularly highlighting the victory of Florida’s Marco Rubio in the GOP U.S. Senate primary, arguing that it’s very good news for grassroots conservatives. Salam thinks Rubio has a very good chance to prevail in the three-way race with RINO turned Independent Gov. Charlie Crist and Democrat Kendrick Meek, which would give conservatives “an unusually charismatic and effective advocate in Rubio, who some have described as the Republican Barack Obama.”
Party-less Florida Gov. Charlie Crist faces harsh reality
Politico – Independent Florida Gov. Charlie Crist probably felt that his decision to bolt the Republican Party after falling hopelessly behind Marco Rubio was a good one – up until now, however, as he’s finding himself totally alone in his bid for the Senate. Now that Florida’s primaries are over and the parties have their nominees, Crist is without much support on the ground or in the media, and his complete lack of principles isn’t likely to win him many more friends (or votes) before Election Day, either.
Dick Armey and Matt Kibbe: Marching on Washington despite the late-night bomb threat
Washington Examiner – Grassroots conservative leaders Dick Armey and Matt Kibbe relay a story of dedication and determination from last year’s 9/12 march, which they describe as a significant development in the life of America’s grassroots Tea Party movement. Armey and Kibbe say that not even the threat of a bomb kept them from accomplishing their goal with the march, to show our ‘leaders’ in Washington that ordinary Americans care about their liberties and are willing to stand up (and show up) for them.
Erick Erickson: An Eric Cantor-led House will offer little change from the old GOP
RedState.com – Erick Erickson touches on a question in nearly all conservatives’ minds, namely whether a ‘new’ Republican House majority will represent a refreshing change from the ‘old’ GOP majority which blew the door off the federal treasury in the run-up to Obama. Erickson says there are troubling signs that the GOP House leadership (specifically Eric Cantor) plans to go back to the ‘old’ ways of doling out earmarks as political favors, which is not something that conservatives are going to accept this time around.
Jerry
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- I am having trouble believing that Eric Cantor hasn't learned anything from the successes of the TEA Party people who have proven that Americans of ALL parties do not want "more of the same" in our Congress. If he doesn't stop "earmarks" dead in their tracks right from the git-go, he will be dead meat walking from that point forward. His Virginia constituents will blow him out of there on the first chance they get. Mr. Cantor, you are an intelligent man; you've proven it; now don't be a total ass by doing what caused liberal Democrats to be a shortage in the new Congress. Wake up man!