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I’m Reconsidering One Election Possibility

February 19th, 2008 at 9:01 pm » Comments (5)

Many on the right will do ANYTHING to prevent Hillary’s win in November. With the way the Democrat race is panning out, that may not be the worst possibility. Barack Obama becomes less and less attractive as the race plays out.
I was watching videos on the Jonestown massacre this evening and one thing occurred to [...]



America’s Date With the Unemployment Line

February 18th, 2008 at 1:56 pm » Comments (0)

Without a true Conservative in this race on the Republican side, we in a sense have a liberal RINO (aka moderate) vs. 2 ultra-left Democrats. The result of which will doom the American people to long waits in the unemployment line which is exactly where these 3 candidates want you.

Cartoonist - Gary Varvel
As a Conservative, [...]



House GOP Steering Committee Makes Appropriations Committee Appointment

February 16th, 2008 at 2:17 am » Comments (1)

House Minority Leader John Boehner announced Thursday that the Republican Steering Committee voted to appoint Rep. Jo Bonner (R AL) to the House Appropriations Committee
Via email from John Boehner:
“After Tom Cole’s gracious decision to withdraw, there were still several candidates who were capable of winning approval by the Steering Committee. Of those candidates, Jo [...]



Boehner Launches Earmark Reform Website

February 12th, 2008 at 5:24 pm » Comments (1)

House Minority Leader Rep. John Boehner (R OH-8) has called on Democrats in Congress to join Republicans in a moratorium on earmarks. Speaker Pelosi refuses. So Boehner and company have launched a website to gain your support.

From the Earmark Reform website:
The spending habits of Congress – and pork-barrel earmarks, in particular – have become the [...]



Hillary Acknowledges Fox More Fair, Chelsea Claims Hillary “Fiscally Conservative”

February 11th, 2008 at 11:23 pm » Comments (0)

In all of the squabble over the MSNoBodyCares David Shuster “pimped out” comment, Democrat Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton acknowledged to Politico Reporter John Harris on Washington’s ABC News affiliate WJLA that Fox News’ coverage of her campaign has been the most fair. Shocker! A liberal Democrat acknowledging that Fox News Channel is the most fair. [...]



A Story of Union Ignorance

January 31st, 2008 at 12:52 am » Comments (1)

I was walking down my street the other day and was for some reason paying attention to the surface of the roadway. I noticed all the places where the utility companies had cut into the road to make their repairs. I also noticed markings on the road’s surface in spray paint marking out where the [...]



A Vote for Huckster is as Good as a Vote for MexiCain

January 30th, 2008 at 7:51 am » Comments (7)

Mike “The Huckster” Huckabee’s obstinate obsession with staying in a race for a nomination that he cannot win could hand the nomination to someone that would damage our party beyond repair. Every vote for The Huckster is a vote for MexiCain. The media is discounting The Huckster just as they have discounted Ron Paul and [...]



John Boehner Sells Tough Truth in an Effort to Gain Back the Majority

January 27th, 2008 at 7:12 pm » Comments (4)

House Minority Leader John Boehner (D OH-8) informs Republicans that in order for the GOP to regain the majority, it will take some sacrifices on their part. The first of which is a 1 year moratorium on earmarks for all Republicans. He also is advocating the creation of a panel to review the process according [...]



House Majority STILL Playing Partisan Games

January 22nd, 2008 at 3:24 pm » Comments (3)

It seems that the Democrat leadership in the House hasn’t learned from its failures from last year. They failed to learn that they cannot govern. They failed to learn that they cannot over-ride a Presidential VETO.
In a purely symbolic gesture aimed at pacifying the ultra liberal base of the Democrat Party, the majority is scheduling [...]



Rudy’s Tax Plan, Sounds an Awful Lot Like Fred’s

January 10th, 2008 at 12:56 pm » Comments (1)

Rudy Giuliani has come out with his tax plan in an effort to glamor up his Conservative credentials. Problem is, I’ve heard the plan or something resembling it before. Then I got to thinking, where?
It is Fred Thompson’s plan on a diet.
Rudy’s plan sounds great on paper, the problem is that it took someone else [...]