Blog for Democracy (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008
For those following the 10th Congressional District race between Democrat Bobby Saxon and Republican Paul Broun (warning scary music), this will be of interest. Congressman Broun (the one who spends taxpayer's money to fund his campaign), has so far refused...
Political Insider | ajc.com (Free subscription) | 08/25/2008
Gov. Sonny Perdue has taken up a shovel to help dig U.S. Rep. Paul Broun out of his financial hole. The governor will attend a Wednesday barbecue lunch in Augusta for the Republican congressman, Broun’s campaign office announced this morning....
A Good Choice . . . for Ohio et al. (Free subscription) | 08/22/2008
... was somewhat surprised to find that one of the candidates they urged me to support is also on Ron Paul’s official list of endorsements for Congress. In this “alert” they said that Broun would legalize drugs, but also warned about how Broun’s other two opponents in the Republican primary would be worse because they were so liberal and self-seeking. They said Broun was...
Peach Pundit (Free subscription) | 07/30/2008
Here’s the news. The chief of staff for Rep. Paul Broun (R-Ga.) resigned Monday as sources said the congressman’s office has busted its budget. J. Aloysius Hogan, Broun’s chief of staff, was in charge of the Member’s Representational Allowance (MRA), which was depleted because of franked mail, according to sources. The franked mail, which was sent to [...]
Georgia Politics Unfiltered (Free subscription) | 07/29/2008
...Despite news reports that say the Athens Republican has blown through most of his annual $1.38 million congressional office budget. In an entry appearing on The Hill newspaper's Congress blog , Congressman Broun wrote yesterday that "the 110th Congress has obviously favored the red over the white and blue in its fiscal legislation." "If Congress would embrace a balanced budget, the debt would...
Political Insider | ajc.com (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
Democrat Bobby Saxon, who’s running against U.S. Rep. Paul Broun in the 10th District congressional race, was quick to jump on news that the Republican incumbent has busted much of his annual congressional budget — on communications with constituents in...
Political Insider | ajc.com (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
U.S. Rep. Paul Broun lives a charmed life. Only after his thumping of Barry Fleming in the Republican party does Roll Call, the D.C. newspaper that covers Congress, report that the Georgia rep has spent two-thirds of his office budget...
ajc.com (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Newcomer Congressman Paul Broun blanketed his Georgia district with so many mass mailings that he burned through much of his annual office budget, a Capitol Hill newspaper reports.
Peach Pundit (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Roll Call is reporting: Having nearly expended his annual office budget by midyear, sources said on Tuesday that Rep. Paul Broun (R-Ga.) may be forced to seek assistance to manage the office’s day-to-day functions. At the same time, Broun’s office said it was unaware of any problems. According to Roll Call, the Congressman has spent nearly half [...]
JasonPye.com (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
There is an editorial in the Athens Banner-Herald on Paul Broun's impressive victory over the establishment in the Republican primary:Paul Broun didn't just win the GOP 10th Congressional District primary last week. He trounced an opponent who boasted more money,...
California Conservative (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
Rep. Paul Broun defeated his NRCC-supported primary challenger last night. Thrashed him is more accurate. Barry Fleming was the NRCC-endorsed candidate; Rep. Broun was the RedState endorsed candiate. Here’s how Mr. Fleming attempted spinning his thrashing: An NBC Augusta crew visited Fleming at his home in Harlem Tuesday night. We asked if he thought the negative [...]
The Club for Growth (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
Club for Growth PAC-Endorsed Candidate Paul Broun Wins GA-10 Primary Washington – Last night, Club for Growth PAC-endorsed candidate Rep. Paul Broun soundly defeated his Republican primary challenger, State Senator Barry Fleming, in Georgia’s Tenth Congressional District, despite being outspent dramatically. The Club for Growth PAC bundled over $95,000 for Rep. Broun...
Red State (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
Conservatism wins overwhelmingly in GA's 10th Congressional District RedState-endorsed Congressman Paul Broun, Jr. (R-GA), elected in 2007 to fill the rest of the late Rep. Charlie Norwood's term, faced an all-out assault from his own party this primary season in the form of business-as-usual, big-government Republican Barry Fleming. Fleming has been attacking Broun from the left...
The Shotgun (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
One of the most pro-liberty Congressmen in the U.S. House of Representatives, Paul Broun (R-GA) beat a well-funded challenger. Here's what Dave Weigel wrote in a profile about "The Accidental Congressman": 'There are two reasons why Broun’s career is worth...
Peach Pundit (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
Paul Broun is beating Barry Fleming in Columbia County closely and is dominating Barry in Broun’s home turf of Clarke County. Put a fork in Fleming. He’s done. Maybe now the GOP establishment in that district will see Broun as legitimate.
