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Nevada Republican Party to the Tea Party Express: Thanks a lot. In the June 8 Senate Republican primary in Nevada, Tea Party darling Sharron Angle defeated Republican establishment candidate Sue "Chickens for Checkups" Lowden by a margin of 39%-28%. A June 11 Rasmussen poll showed Angle with a 50-39 edge over Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. Then Angle started talking...and running from cameras. Now? The latest from Rasmussen has Reid up 45-43, and Nevada has...

Despite all the blame and finger-pointing from Democrats in the Senate aimed at Republicans and their misuse and overuse of the filibuster, when an opportunity arises to actually do something about it, other than run off at the mouth, what do the Democrats do? Head for the exits faster than Mel Gibson at Anger Management counseling. "Democratic leaders in both the House and Senate are pushing for filibuster reform at the start of the new...

Two prominent Republicans gave us a preview of what to expect should the GOP regain the majority in the House in the November mid-term elections. Congresswoman Michele Bachmann......said:"I think that all we should do is issue subpoenas and have one hearing after another, and expose all the nonsense that has gone on."The man who would be Speaker, John Boehner......has a three point plan--repeal health care reform, kill climate legislation, and (surprise !) extend all the...

It appears that Republicans are following the advice of Rep. Peter King (R-NY) about laying out their plans for what they would do should they regain control of the House in the November mid-term elections. On Bill Bennett's radio program last Thursday, Rep. King said this:"I don't think we have to lay out a complete agenda, from top to bottom, because then we would have the national mainstream media jumping on every point trying...

God's Own Party is on the march. Sharron Angle, speaking to Ralph Reed:Reed: Sharron, you really came, maybe not out of nowhere but the back of the pack to win the Republican primary here in Nevada. There is a new poll out this week that shows you leading Harry Reid by 7 or 8 points. How do you explain all this? Your now a national story, are you kind of overwhelmed by it all?Angle: Not...

Newton's First Law states: An object's inertia causes it to continue moving the way it is moving unless it is acted upon by an unbalanced force to change its motion. In the simplest of terms, this means an object (like a passive-aggressive GOP body politik) will always continue moving at its current speed (slowly or not at all as the party of "no"), and in its current direction (down into the muck) until some...

Given their history, why anybody would give one ounce of credibility to any Republican and their faux concern about deficits is beyond me. But for those few amnesiacs who did, John Kyl should have cleared that up yesterday with this:<br />"Surely Congress has the authority, and it would be right to -- if we decide we want to cut taxes to spur the economy, not to have to raise taxes in order to offset those...

To whom it may concern at the White House and the DNC: If you want to lose the House and possibly the Senate in November, if you want to increase the possibility of the 2 most dreaded words in the English language--President Palin--becoming a reality in 2012, keep the lack of a cohesive message coming. And keep on waiting for the GOP to get on board. First have President Obama come out on a Thursday...

What a difference 5 years (and a Democratic president) makes when it comes to Supreme Court nominees. Orrin Hatch today: "Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) announced Friday that he will vote against the confirmation of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court. The Utah Republican voted to confirm Kagan as solicitor general, but suggested in a statement that she would put her personal views ahead of the law if confirmed to the court. "The law must control the...

Scott Brown is a quick learner. In his short time in the Senate he's become a master at the game of 'How To String Along The Gullible Democrat' aka Lucy and the Football.Here's how it goes: Obstructionist Republican says, "I would vote for this particular piece of legislation except for X." Gullible Democrat believes Obstructionist Republican (although for the life of me I can't figure out why) and changes or takes out X. Obstructionist Republican then says, "That's...