Notes on the South Carolina GOP debate

I just got through watching the debate .  I think this debate was Fox News' attempt to kick start the nomination process early. From a p...

Frustration! Republican's mixed messages on spending cuts

It looks like some Republicans are finding it hard to kick some of the old bad habits as they go about spending cuts.  On one hand they effe...

Obama threatens to veto Republican cuts

Someone is itching for a showdown. The Hill:   The Obama administration on Tuesday threatened to veto the House GOP's measure funding th...

Real Hope and Change: TEA Party wins $100 billion in spending cuts

After a slew of symbolic gestures from Republicans in the 112th Congress, the time has come for real action and they immediately went limp. ...

US Ambassador to China, Jon Huntsman resigns. Preparing for 2012?

Politico:   Jon M. Huntsman Jr., the U.S. ambassador to China, sent a resignation letter to President Barack Obama on Monday and now is like...

Here comes the ABP (Anyone But Palin) crowd

Now that the dust has settled on the 2010 midterm elections, the 2012 presidential campaign is starting to come into focus.  This time aroun...

House fails to eliminate NPR funding

The Hill: The House on Thursday voted to move forward on legislation without voting on a proposal put forth by Republicans to defund NPR.  ...

Some folks just don’t get it. Jim Inhofe won’t swear off earmarks

Politico: Oklahoma Sen. Jim Inhofe is going down swinging, insisting he’ll still send earmarks to his state even though his fellow Senate R...

Palin writes an open letter to Republican Freshmen

Sarah Palin’s latest Facebook note is an open letter to Republican freshmen.  In her letter she gives these freshmen some very sound advice....

Republicans try to woo Democrat Joe Manchin

Senate Republicans are already working on conservative Democrat Joe Manchin, trying to get him to cross the aisle to become a Republican.   ...

WTF? NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg to address House GOP

It seems that there are a few Republicans in the GOP who think Mike Bloomberg has something important to say. The Hill [emphasis mine]: Ne...

The GOP’s “A Pledge To America”

GOP Pledge to America                                                                                                             This i...

Obama and GOP clash: “He needs to take a Valium before he comes in and talks to Republicans”

It looks like the current GOP might be testing out their backbones for 2011. Obama met with GOP senators today and according to Politico the...

Tim Burn’s defeat, the PA-12 aftermath

Politico has a big article up that is getting a lot of attention on Memeorandum . It is basically warning Republicans that November landslid...