There has been non-stop talk this week about Joe Sestak’s job offer by the Obama administration if he wouldn’t run against Arlen Specter. Now we have some answers: Senior White House advisers asked former President Bill Clinton to talk to Joe Sestak about whether he was serious about running for Senate, and to feel out […]
I’ve blogged about our local GOP in the past and some of the problems he has faced. Well last night the Butler County GOP got together and voted him out of power: The Butler County Republican party ousted its incumbent chairman Wednesday, May 26, voting instead for a Liberty Twp. trustee backed by some of […]
Welcome to my newest acronym – Angry Men With Guns. I came up with it while reading this article from Politico talking about the rise in threats against lawmakers. The key passage: Though each threat case is different, the FBI documents reveal some common characteristics. The suspects are mostly men who own guns, and several […]
The Rand Paul/Civil Rights controversy didn’t die down over the weekend. Yesterday Sarah Palin appeared on Fox News (ohh – big shock!) and was defending Paul against the “prejudice” media (ohh – even bigger shock!): “One thing we can learn in this lesson that I have learned and Rand Paul is learning now is don’t […]
With all the Rand Paul news going on, I think it’s time to put his anti-government rhetoric into some perspective. When people think government regulation, especially after you hear some Republican talk about it, you never think about the things that really keep us safe – things like fire safety codes. They are just there […]
Rachel Maddow started her show last night with Rand Paul, the Kentucky GOP Senate candidate. By the end of the 20-minute long interview, Rand Paul came off looking like some totally blabbering idiot. Jack Conway’s campaign must be thankful for this interview, as it has just given them a ton of information to use against […]
Not really sure how I take this: During his three-decade legislative career, Schumer, 59, has developed a reputation as a razor-elbowed, shamelessly self-serving, media-addicted political monster. He is also arguably the single most effective lawmaker of his generation. Now, with confidant Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (Nev.) hanging on to his seat by a thread, […]
Thinking about the results of yesterday’s elections, one thing sticks out to me. America isn’t really anti-incumbent, but rather anti-old school politics. Let’s start in Kentucky. Rand Paul beat Secretary of State Trey Grayson, making him the GOP candidate for U.S. Senate. Rand Paul doesn’t have a political career like his opponent, but he did […]
With the resignation of Rep. Mark Souder (R-IN) today, that leaves a question of who could end up replacing him on the ballot this November. Most are predicting that Bob Thomas will pick up the mantle, especially given the close defeat Thomas saw in his primary challenge to Souder a couple of weeks ago. I […]
Members of the Maine Republican Party decided to ransack a classroom of a middle school teacher, when they were allowed to use the room for a caucus meeting. Here is a list of what happened (courtesy of Think Progress): – For seven years, Clifford has had “a collage-type poster depicting the history of the U.S. […]