Pork And BeansThe Reluctant OptimistMay 28 - 10:48 amWeezer's newest video includes some of the biggest Internet celebrities/memes. The song is titled "Pork and Beans" and if you don't recognize most of these celebs/memes, you are spending way too much time living a full, productive life instead of watching YouTube.
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John McCain: Welcome Democrats! Back McCain; Fix the DNC and Party Later.. . . With Both HandsMay 28 - 7:35 amDean has had his way with Democrats. Now, Democrats can fight back.Larry Johnson's No Quarter has acted as a government-in-exile for Democrats scorned by the Obama Myth, but expected to cast happy ballots for the Junior Senator from Illinois. Hillary ran a vigorous campaign with the help of patriots like Larry Johnson. Now Dean and Barack Obama want them to shut-up, get in line and vote in November. They will Laddie Bucks!Democrats who want to see America succeed in Iraq and in world approval, Democrats who tire of hearing abortion termed Choice, Democrats who want lower taxes, Democrats who s
How to stuff pork into bills while pretending that you're above that sort of thingBetsy's PageMay 28 - 6:47 amKevin Hassett explains how the Democrats in Congress have, despite campaigning against pork-spending, have found ways to get their pork and eat it too. They were all virtuous about the pork that Republicans had inserted into bills as symbolized by the notorious Bridge to Nowhere. The Democrats trumpeted their paygo solution that they wouldn't put new spending into a bill without including a way
Sen Coburn: GOP In DenialTan HorizonsMay 28 - 4:30 amFrom the WSJ:As congressional Republicans contemplate the prospect of an electoral disaster this November, much is being written about the supposed soul-searching in the Republican Party. A more accurate description of our state is paralysis and denial.Many Republicans are waiting for a consultant or party elder to come down from the mountain and, in Moses-like fashion, deliver an agenda and talking points on stone tablets. But the burning bush, so to speak, is delivering a blindingly simple message: Behave like Republicans.Unfortunately, too many in our party are not yet ready to return to th
Pork Projects Thrive in Democrats' Spending Scam by Kevin HassettUSA-PartisanMay 27 - 10:50 pmPoliticians have two ways of responding when they are caught doing something that outrages voters: They can stop the behavior or they can find a way to continue it in a manner that's difficult for voters to observe. On wasteful spending, the Democrats have chosen the latter course, and in so doing, have revealed indefensible and fundamental biases in the methods Congress asks the Congressional Budget Office to employ. Full Article ...
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Coburn: Behave Like Republicansfaith in honest doubtMay 27 - 9:47 pmSenator Tom Coburn (Wide Stance, Oklahoma) has priceless advice for the rest of his party: behave like Republicans!Becoming Republicans again will require us to come to grips with what has ailed our party – namely, the triumph of big-government Republicanism and failed experiments like the K Street Project and "compassionate conservatism." If the goal of the K Street Project was to earmark and fund raise our way to a filibuster-proof "governing" majority, the goal of "compassionate conservatism" was to spend our way to a governing majority....Regaining our brand as the party of fiscal discip
McCain’s Talk Doesn’t Match His Action on SpendingThe Sundries ShackMay 27 - 9:20 pmEd Morrissey is the latest person to bring out the notion that John McCain is a budget hawk and a tireless fighter against earmarks.
&McCain has long fought pork-barrel spending and bloated federal budgets. During the feeding frenzy between 2001-2006, McCain’s voice was left in the wilderness, warning about the consequences of the Republican majorities. [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "McCain's Talk Doesn't Match His Action on Spending", url: "http://www.sundriesshack.com/'p=4572" });
Senator Coburn: Republicans Are in DenialEnjoying Freedom Every DayMay 27 - 8:42 pmAn excellent article in today's Wall Street Journal by Senator Tom Coburn, who writes that "Republicans Are in Denial."What's he getting at' Here's a clip:"Unfortunately, too many in our party are not yet ready to return to the path of limited government. Instead, we are being told our message must be deficient because, after all, we should be winning in certain areas just by being Republicans. Yet being a Republican isn't good enough anymore. Voters are tired of buying a GOP package and finding a big-government liberal agenda inside. What we need is not new advertising, but truth in advertisi
Barack Obama - the True Heir to the Failed Policies of President BushThe Scratching Post: Immense Gratitude from the Feline TheocracyMay 27 - 6:29 pmI absolutely love Barack Obama trying to paint McCain as promising a third Bush term. No one in this campaign, Hillary included, more completely represents the failed policies of the Bush administration than Barack Obama.Wild increases in education spending with very little to show for it' Obama wants more!Financially doomed new health care entitlements' Obama wants newer and bigger ones.A tactically unfocused policy in Iraq' Obama's got his childish Strike Force idea.Massive pork spending for agriculture' Obama supports it!You think McCain is the reincarnation of Bush' Hardly. Barack O
RPV Chairman Candidates: Question 1Bearing DriftMay 27 - 5:42 pmWhat three tangible things can we offer voters as Republicans'
John Hager
As Republicans, we can and should offer voters a strong national defense, including winning the War on Terror. We can offer fiscal responsibility, including both lower taxes and eliminating pork barrel spending. We can offer solid core principles such as limited government, individual
The PAYGO Scam - An Opportunity for the GOPconspiracysquirrels.comMay 27 - 5:37 pmThe Democrats rode many GOP gaffes to their Congressional majority in 2006, not the least of which was the then-majority's addiction to pork-barrel spending, especially the abuse of the so-called "earmarks". The Republican Party had unfortunately decided that one of the best ways of preserving their majority status was seemingly unlimited spending in each members district - essentially buying votes. Federal spending for local projects in of itself is not bad, as long as one goes through the proper channels. Submit spending requests as part of the normal appropriations process, where each proje
Rep. Mike Pence strongly endorses John McCainHoosiers for McCainMay 27 - 4:16 pmFirst printed in Fort Wayne Journal Gazette and then reprinted on Mike Pence's Facebook page:We stand on the precipice of a national election that will define America’s place in the world, determine the federal government’s place in our lives and determine national policy on life and marriage.As we witnessed in the GOP primary races for president, most conservatives had difficulty getting excited about any of the candidates. Many conservatives still wish they had a better choice.But not liking the choice is not the same as having no choice. In this election, there is a clear choice for the
The RSC Action PlanBlog the FifthMay 27 - 3:40 pmI was looking over the new Action Plan from the Republican Study Committee, and noticed something odd. Part of the action plan is the following:We will not wait on the Democrat Majority to end "Bridges to Nowhere" and "Monuments to Me"—we declare an immediate earmark moratorium and pledge to reform the system. On their website, the RSC has a list of members who have sworn off earmarks. What's interesting about the list is our Representative Scott Garrett has not taken the pledge. I suppose it would be difficult for him to take the pledge when he's advocated for a $1.5 million earmark for a p
Congressman Tom Coburn On Republicans In DenialWolf HowlingMay 27 - 3:23 pmIn a post I did a week ago, Republicans Ponder the Abyss, I wrote on the current problems of our congressional Republicans and what they need to do to right the ship in time for November. Conservative Rep. Tom Coburn (R-Ok.) sounds much the same theme and, indeed, uses some of the same imagery in an article in the WSJ today, with the addition of one very important point. When it comes to bedrock conservative issue of fiscal discipline, there is a person who would lead the party. His name is John McCain.______________________________________________________This today from Sen. Coburn in the WSJ
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Toasting Politics in the Peach StateMay 26 - 11:32 pmHe is running for congress. A press release and issue stances are below the fold.If I may, I like his stance on war in Iraq. An advertised withdrawal date would be not only bad policy but tactically dumb. That however does not mean we should not begin to reduce the number of troops in Iraq. IT’S ABOUT RESPONSIBILITY I’m used to making tough decisions. As the Battle Major for the 3rd Infantry Division in Baghdad, I had to give strategic commands that were sometimes hard to deal with. As a small business owner, I’ve often had to make the diffi