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Walberg In Close Race
Save The GOP (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
Tim Walberg is in a close race to retain his seat this year. He is a freshman Congressman who won Michigan’s 7th District seat (Battle Creek, Jackson, Waverly) in 2006 after he knocked off the very liberal RINO Joe Schwartz in the Republican Primary that year. He went on to win in November, but by [...]
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McCain-Palin vs. Obama-Biden on Earmarks
Cato-at-liberty (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
Robert Bluey of the Heritage Foundation beat me to the punch by detailing the differences between McCain-Palin and Obama-Biden on earmarks. Bluey makes an important point: even unquestioned reformers like Jim DeMint (R-SC) only recently found earmark religion. Better late than never. Especially in a state like Alaska, which is basically a welfare state where corruption [...]
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Energy topic of the day for S.C. Republicans
S.C. Politics Today (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
A morning speech by T. Boone Pickens had South Carolina's delegation discussing energy option. One member asked about the potential for new sources of oil, such as slate veins in Colorado or Arctic oil sands. Pickens said the former was...
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Palin Is a Porkbuster, Plain and Simple
Red State (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
Governor said no to earmarks while Biden asked for $119 million in pork Few would argue that Sen. Jim DeMint is one of the Senate's top reformers when it comes to pork-barrel spending. But even DeMint only recently kicked the habit . It was less than two years ago that the South Carolina Republican swore off earmarks after the GOP's drubbing in November 2006. DeMint now calls himself a "recovering...
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Citizens Against Government Waste Release 2007 Ratings
Save The GOP (Free subscription) | 09/02/2008
Citizens Against Government Waste have released their 2007 Congressional ratings, ranking our “esteemed” legislators on how well they have safeguarded our tax dollars. As you can imagine, the results are abysmal. In the House the score was based on 100 votes and for the Senate the score was based off of 35 votes. In the House [...]
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Morning Reading List, 09.02.08
MediaBistro.com (Free subscription) | 09/02/2008
Good morning Washington. Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line or let us know in the tips box below. We've got your morning mix of media Muesli after the jump... continued... New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media
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Goodbye Apathy
American Spectator (Free subscription) | 09/02/2008
Because of Sarah Palin, conservatives now have no choice but to back McCain.
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No Clothes
Not Very Bright (Free subscription) | 09/01/2008
Yeah, I’m still hung up on the Palin thing. Here’s why. I have liked John McCain pretty well over the years. I said in this blog I might vote for him (although admittedly not after it became clear that Obama was the Democratic nominee.) My astonishment at his reckless choice of Palin hasn’t [...]
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Capitol Hill reacts to surprise pick
Top Stories (Free subscription) | 08/29/2008
'No one knows anything about her," complained one GOP strategist. See also: Obama camp belittles pick
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Palin brings record of reform, Republicans say
CNN (Free subscription) | 08/29/2008
Republicans praised John McCain's pick of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to be his running mate on Friday, while Democrats said it didn't change the dynamics of the presidential race.
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Reformers in Washington Applaud the Choice
The Bitch Girls (Free subscription) | 08/29/2008
McCain made the right choice to argue that even though he's inside the Beltway, he's been one calling for the cleanup of DC for a long time. Out of control spending that only encourages behavior like that of Ted Stevens and Duke Cunningham who steer government dollars to projects and ...
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CCAGW Releases 2007 Congressional Ratings
Docuticker (Free subscription) | 08/29/2008
CCAGW Releases 2007 Congressional Ratings Source: Citizens Against Government Waste The Council for Citizens Against Government Waste (CCAGW) today released its 2007 Congressional Ratings. Since 1991, CCAGW has examined roll-call votes to separate the taxpayer advocates in Congress from those who favor wasteful programs and pork-barrel spending. The 2007 Congressional Ratings cover the voting year...
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Too many liberal GOP Senators
Sibby Online (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
From NetRight Nation: As Maine’s Sen. Olympia Snowe recently admitted, the price of heating oil this coming winter could be so high that many Americans "could freeze to death." According to Ms. Snowe, the price of home heating oil has...
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Politico: Pelosi a ‘religious heretic,’ says former GOP Rep
What Does The Prayer Really Say? (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008
Here is something from Politico: August 26, 2008 Categories: Leadership Pelosi a ‘religious heretic,’ says former GOP Rep. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is a “religious heretic” for suggesting that there is disagreement within the Catholic Church over the definition of conception, former Rep. Bob Beauprez (R-Colo.) said Tuesday morning. Beauprez was speaking to Sen. Jim DeMint of South [...]...
