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Monday, February 21st, 2011 at 10:57am

Does Eric Cantor Want a Third Party?

The Republican Party doesn’t want the Tea Party movement to spin off and form its own political party.  At the presidential level, this would be a disaster, at least in the near-term.  However, this is becoming an increasingly greater possibility as elected Republicans in the 112th Congress shrink from their responsibilities, as House Majority Leader Eric Cantor recently did when he, along with 91 other Republicans, voted against the Jordan amendment to cut $100 billion in federal spending. 

$100 billion is a drop in the bucket.  We have no money.  I thought the message of the November 2010 elections was crystal clear:  cut federal spending.  This message seems lost on many in GOP leadership positions.  What we expect are deep cuts and bold proposals.  Rand Paul…

Sunday, February 20th, 2011 at 5:40pm

Cantor and 91 Other House Republicans Cower from Spending Cuts

As Adam Bitely from NetRightDaily.com reported, 92 House Republicans voted against Republican Study Committee Chairman Jim Jordan’s amendment to the Continuing Resolution which would have cut nearly $100 billion in spending.  Among those voting against the spending cuts were House Majority Leader Eric Cantor and Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy.  The real conservatives in Republican leadership positions, Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan and Republican Caucus Chairman Jeb Hensarling, voted in favor of the amendment.

Either you’re serious about cutting spending or you’re not.  Despite his tough talk, Cantor let down the voters of Virginia.  We have no money.  We’re broke.  This isn’t the first time that Cantor has failed voters.  In 2009, Cantor and 84 other Republicans voted to support the unconstitutional AIG bonus tax.  These…

Sunday, November 7th, 2010 at 2:43pm

The Obama-Reid-Pelosi Agenda Lives

Posted by Tom Skypek in 2010 Elections, Conservatism, Current Events

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has announced that she will seek the position of House Minority Leader in the next session of Congress.  And, of course, Harry Reid will return as the Senate Majority Leader (much to the chagrin of Dick Durbin and Chuck Schumer).  The election results were a repudiation of big government liberalism–cap and trade, Obamacare, the so-called stimulus, and TARP.

Clearly, though, that’s not how the Democratic Party or the White House interprets the election results.  Thinking about 2012, this seems like a good thing for conservatives and Republicans.  Not only will Obama not be able to run against the “do-nothing”  Republican Congress (since we only control one chamber),…

Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010 at 7:10pm

It’s Not Messaging, It’s Ideology

This is a center-right country and that was proven once again yesterday. Yesterday’s elections were a repudiation of liberalism and progressivism. It’s not a matter of “messaging,” as Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill said last night. It’s not that they didn’t sell cap and trade, or Obamacare to the American people–it’s that people simple don’t agree with these big government policies. Most people want to live their lives and don’t want big government intrusion. They want to keep more of their own money, take care of their families, and pursue happiness.  That’s simply a fact.

Republicans got their clocks cleaned in 2006 and 2008 because they perused big government policies.  They strayed from their conservative principles.  Remember, Obama did not run…

Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010 at 6:57pm

A Great Speech from Senator-Elect Marco Rubio

Posted by Tom Skypek in 2010 Elections, Uncategorized

Marco Rubio is a genuine class act, and I think he’s going to do great things for the conservative movement in the United States Senate and beyond.

Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010 at 6:06pm

Early Exit Polls from AR, OH, ND, WI–Four GOP Wins

Posted by Tom Skypek in 2010 Elections, Uncategorized

Via Drudge:

Arkansas: Boozman (R) defeats Lincoln (D)
Ohio: Portman (R) defeats Fisher (D)
North Dakota: Hoeven (R) defeats Potter (D)
Wisconsin: Johnson (R) defeats Feingold (D)

Exit polls are notoriously unreliable but we’ll see how these turn out. Hopefully these are a portent of things to come.

UPDATE at 7:20 PM EST:

IL 49-43 Kirk [R]… NV TIED…

Arkansas: Boozman (R) over Lincoln (D)
California: Boxer [D] over Fiorina [R]
Florida: Rubio [R] over Crist [I], Meek [D]
Ohio: Portman (R) over Fisher (D)
North Dakota: Hoeven (R) over Potter (D)
Wisconsin: Johnson (R) over Feingold (D)

Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010 at 6:00am

Election Day 2010: Restoring the Republic

So it’s finally here–Election Day 2010.  It has been a long two years for conservatives.  After sustaining significant electoral defeats in 2006 and 2008, we’ve witnessed deficits explode and the national debt rise to nearly $14 trillion.  We’ve seen the initial phase of socialized medicine in the United States, passed through the Congress without transparency on a strictly partisan vote.  We’ve seen excessive regulation, crippling tax hikes, 10% unemployment, and the folly that is Keynesian economics.  We’ve seen absolute disregard for the United States Constitution and an effort by this administration to change this country into a European-style social democracy by dramatically expanding the role of the federal government.

But in that two years, we’ve gone to a lot of tea party rallies and met…

Monday, November 1st, 2010 at 5:18pm

Dissenters are “Enemies,” according to President Obama

Posted by Tom Skypek in 2010 Elections, The American Presidency

In a recent interview President Obama referred to dissenters as “enemies.”  This is remarkable on a variety of levels.  First, Obama was supposed to be a once-in-a-lifetime, post-partisan politician.  Referring to people with whom you disagree as “enemies” isn’t exactly civilized political discourse.  Reasonable people can disagree and not be “enemies.”  Second, I find it amazing how the left and progressives always talk about “diversity,” but as their words and actions clearly show, they never mean intellectual diversity.

John Boehner summed it up nicely:

Ladies and gentlemen, we have a president in the White House who referred to Americans who disagree with him as “our enemies.”  Think about that.  He actually used that word.  When Ronald Reagan, George Bush, Bill Clinton, and…

Saturday, October 30th, 2010 at 7:46pm

“I didn’t have a plan for CA… it was all a lie.”

Posted by Will Riemer in 2010 Elections

The Meg Whitman for Governor campaign released a new 30-second statewide television ad titled “Again” focusing on Jerry Brown’s CNN interview where he admitted he didn’t have a plan when he ran for Governor of California and it was all a lie.

Tuesday, October 26th, 2010 at 9:11am

Florida’s Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Breaks Debate Rules

Posted by Tom Skypek in 2010 Elections, American Politics

During a television break, Florida’s Democratic gubernatorial candidate Alex Sink was caught breaking established debate rules of passing notes and messages when an aide showed her a message.  It is important to note that both the Sink and Scott campaigns both agreed to these rules.  If you don’t want to abide by the rules, then you shouldn’t agree to them in the first place.  This is microcosmic of a broader indifference for the rule of law, witnessed most clearly in the debate over illegal immigration.

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