Category Archives: GOP

Suddenly, The Politico Is Worried About GOP Women

Obviously, the article is meant to portray the Republican Party as a Patriarchy, with women as second class citizens. But, really, how many women would want to run after the way the Democrats and liberal media treated, and treat, them? O’Donnell, Fiorino, Whitman, Angle, and McMahon are just a few of the GOP female candidates […]

Republican Who Co-Authored Light Bulb Law Wants Energy Chair

Here’s a test for the GOP: do they let this guy have the chairmanship? He has some really good points and some really bad points, yet, we have this little bit of Big Government climate alarmism Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) may have some explaining to do to fellow GOP colleagues as he seeks the chairmanship […]

NRCC Learned Nothing – They’re Blowing Off Renee Ellmers

They seem about as clueless over what happened on Tuesday as Obama Even before it’s certain that Renee Ellmers will go to Washington as the new congresswoman from North Carolina’s 2nd District, she is showing a vigorous streak of independence from her party’s establishment. Ellmers, whom the tea party backs, and Carter Wrenn, a political […]

How Much Were Democrats Loathed? GOP Claims Win Of NC Assembly, First Time In 100 Years

Remember, I said that what could happen in state legislatures and even the governors mansions was sliding under the radar. And in North Carolina Riding a nationwide wave of voter discontent, state Republican leaders said Tuesday that the party had seized control of the state General Assembly for the first time in more than a […]

Last Liberal Gasp Monday: Hurricane Winds And A Clueless Obama

With less than 24 hours left till the final voting for the 2010 midterm elections starts, and about 36 till Democrats realize how far their house of Greek cards has fallen, liberals are in a snit, starting with MSNBC, where they realize just how bad it is going to be: Poll suggests Dems will face […]

Good Job, Obama! You’ve Managed To Lose Even More Voting Blocks!

But, hey, he still might possibly have a few of the folks that watch The Daily Show left over Critical parts of the coalition that delivered President Obama to the White House in 2008 and gave Democrats control of Congress in 2006 are switching their allegiance to the Republicans in the final phase of the […]

Van Tran Provides The Best Campaign Mailer Ever!

Brilliant, simply brilliant. And funny Hold your nose. If you thought politics stunk before, wait until you get a whiff of an attack ad making the rounds in central Orange County. It’s a scratch-and-sniff shot at Democratic Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez, D-Santa Ana. “Something smells rotten about Loretta,” the ad declares, inviting readers to scratch a […]

Apparently, Watching To Make Sure There’s Reduced Voter Fraud Is Bad…

When it is conservative groups doing it, that is There are always concerns about voter fraud on Election Day, but this year many new groups are popping up to keep an eye on the polls. That, in turn, has some people worried that legitimate voters will be intimidated and discouraged from voting. Along with all […]

Lost In The Shuffle, GOP Could Make Big Gains In State Legislatures

This MSNBC/AP article focuses on the consequences of GOP state control vis a vis the upcoming redistricting, which could turn nasty, particularly with several states, including New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, and several other Northern states, losing Congressional House seats, moved to mostly Southern states. Lost in the redistricting shuffle (which all of a sudden […]

Fish Wrap: GOP Winning The House May Be Good For Obama

Because he really needs an enemy. Wait, what? Let there be no mistake: President Obama wants the Democrats to win next week’s midterm elections. His voice has gone hoarse telling every audience that from Delaware to Oregon. But let’s also acknowledge this: Although he will not say so, there is at least a plausible argument […]

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