February 6 - 7, 2010
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Palin: Tea Party is the future of politics
Politico – Gov. Sarah Palin delivered her keynote address to the National Tea Party convention to rousing applause from those in attendance, rattling against Pres. Obama and the Democrats’ Big Government agenda and claiming that the Tea Party is the future of American politics. Palin also denied that she was trying to become the movement’s leader, and encouraged conservatives everywhere to remain vigilant in defending conservative values and to continue challenging those in power. Read more. Video of Gov. Sarah Palin’s keynote speech at the National Tea Party Convention – YouTube.com Tea Party shakes up the Republicans’ big tent The Star-Ledger – New Jersey resident John Farmer adds his perspective on the impact Florida Tea Partiers are having on the state’s GOP Senate race between RINO Gov. Charlie Crist and conservative favorite Marco Rubio. Farmer clearly has a jaded view of the citizens who have joined Tea Parties across the country (he says they’re just angry at everything), but does make some relevant observations on how they’re impacting the Republican Party in Florida and other states by challenging incumbent politicians that otherwise would be considered electorally safe. Read more. GOP candidates courting Tea party conservatives Middletown Journal – Former Ohio Sen. Mike DeWine is running for Atty. General in his home state, but he’s having a hard time winning over the hearts of conservatives in Ohio’s Tea Parties. Conservatives have long memories for DeWine’s apostasies against conservatism while in the Senate – and now that he’s running for a state office, he’s having just as hard a time convincing Ohio’s conservatives that he’s really one of them. (Note: the article also discusses the candidacy of Rob Portman for Senate this year). Read more. Even Ron Paul draws Tea Party opposition Dallas Morning News – Ron Paul is given some credit for starting the Tea Party movement during his 2008 presidential campaign, but that doesn’t mean that all Tea Party activists are a lock to vote for him. Paul has drawn three challengers in his attempt to win his district’s GOP primary nomination once again – all with connections to local Tea Parties – and all claiming that Paul no longer represents their interests. Read more. Chuck DeVore faces steep climb for California Senate seat Los Angeles Times – California GOP Senate candidate Chuck DeVore knows he’s facing long odds against the state Party establishment – but he’s also laying the groundwork to defy them, and he’s asking California’s conservative grassroots to help him. California Republicans will be choosing their nominee in June to oppose ultra-liberal Sen. Barbara Boxer, and DeVore thinks with the Constitution as his guide that he’s the best one to defeat her. Read more. February 6, 2010 Tebow has earned the right to tell his story American Thinker – One day before the Super Bowl, Matt Spivey writes on Florida Heisman Trophy winning quarterback Tim Tebow’s ‘super story’ – and argues that it really deserves to be told (as it will be in a TV ad that will air during the big game). Above and beyond the abortion debate, Spivey says that Tebow’s example is something that needs to be honored – a true shining light in an age where a great many college (and professional) athletes are proving to be just the opposite. Read more. Liberal laments that McCain’s no longer with them Washington Post – It seems that liberals are no longer enamored with John McCain, as here, liberal columnist Dana Milbank laments that the Arizona Senator is a ‘maverick’ no longer. McCain didn’t get a lot of love from liberals like Milbank during his campaign for the presidency, so perhaps he’s learned something as shown by his recent lurch to the right – or more likely, he’s realized that kowtowing to liberals won’t win you their love when there’s a greater opportunity to betray you at the ballot box. Read more. Palin’s risky bid to lead Tea Party Politico – Gov. Sarah Palin’s keynote speech will highlight the National Tea Party Convention tonight, and could possibly solidify Palin’s role as the face of the Tea Party movement. Palin’s bid to lead the Tea Party carries with it some risks, however, as the movement has largely grown through the efforts of individual citizens who are fed up with government’s excesses, and may not be open to accepting just one person to figurehead a collection of loosely affiliated groups. Read more. A lot would have to go right for Republicans to retake the Senate American Spectator – W. James Antle III writes of the Republican Party’s chances to retake the Senate after November’s elections, and says their prospects aren’t good – but it can still be done if the luck they’re currently enjoying continues to play out. Antle correctly notes that the GOP is still leaderless and is not gaining ground through its own good deeds – if anything, it’s the opposite – but a leaderless, issueless Party could be a good thing (in an electoral sense) in these times of anti-Washington sentiment. Read more. North Dakota Republicans aim to tap into Tea Party energy Washington Times – Republican leaders nationwide believe that their Party is the natural home for those in the Tea Party movement – but they’ve made few official attempts to actually harness the Tea Party’s energy. That’s not true in North Dakota, however, as Republican officials there are organizing a ‘Take back Washington’ event next week featuring Rep. Michele Bachmann as its keynote speaker – an effort geared towards welcoming Tea Party activists and their agenda into the Republican fold in their state. Read more. New Comment |
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