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How the Tea Party Could Save the GOP
F F Symposium: A libertarian Tea Party could be the tip of the spear for a Republican revival instead of the conservative deadweight Jonathan Rauch foresees. Jonathan Rauch has written a valuable article . In my view, its primary contribution comes in undermining the widespread belief among …"Repeal" is Not Enough
F F Symposium: The GOP may rally conservative independents by pushing "repeal", but to win the broader public, they need real solutions. Policies that fit into a small "l" libertarian framework can be popular--even broadly so--and help deal with the problems Austin Bramwell describes in his …Voters Want Solutions, Not Libertarianism
F F Symposium: The new wave of conservative independents aren't looking for extreme libertarian policies, but rather a party they feel they can trust. Jonathan Rauch’s “ The Tea Party Paradox ” is a great article. It almost undermines one of my core convictions, namely, that libertarian …How the Tea Party is Killing the GOP
In an important piece , Jonathan Rauch describes a GOP trapped between winning back Tea Party voters while trying not to alienate the general public. Jonathan Rauch has written an urgently important, data-intense piece for National Journal on the changing shape of the Republican Party . On …Legal Experts: Sherrod's Chance of Success is Low
Legal Experts: Sherrod's Chance of Success is Low Legal experts seem to be in agreement that Shirley Sherrod will have a very tough time trying to sue Andrew Breitbart: Ousted former federal agricultural official Shirley Sherrod made news Thursday by announcing a lawsuit against …
START Vote Uncertain
START Vote Uncertain Laura Rozen reports on the uncertainty surrounding the START vote: The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has added a Wednesday Aug. 4 business meeting to next week’s schedule to consider the START nuclear arms reduction treaty with Russia. The administration …
Graham Seeks to end "Birthright Citizenship"
Graham Seeks to end "Birthright Citizenship" Politico reports on a new immigration proposal from Sen. Lindsey Graham: Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) announced Wednesday night that he is considering introducing a constitutional amendment that would change existing law to no longer …
Inside Kansas' Conservative Civil War
Kansas Republicans will soon pick the next Senator from their state. But how do you vote when there are only minute differences between the candidates? On Tuesday, Kansas Republicans will go to the ballot box to pick their candidate for Senate, and in all likeliness, pick the next Senator …Rove Projects Big GOP Gains
Speaking at a Heritage Foundation event Thursday, Karl Rove predicted that the GOP could gain as many as 55 seats in the House and 8 in the Senate this November. Karl Rove argued that Republicans would either take back the House or make the Democratic margin very small today at a Heritage …
Why the Filibuster is Here to Stay
Despite the Democrats' bluster about filibuster reform, in the end, most senators will recoil from throwing away the benefits they gain from the procedure. This em> Hill story on fractured Democratic opposition A Certain EnthusiasmSherrod to sue Breitbart
Sherrod to sue Breitbart Shirley Sherrd has announced that she intends to sue Andrew Breitbart: SAN DIEGO — Ousted Agriculture Department employee Shirley Sherrod said Thursday she will sue a conservative blogger who posted a video edited in a way that made her appear racist. …
Rangel Accused of 13 Violations
Rangel Accused of 13 Violations The official list of Rep. Charles Rangel's alleged ethics violations has been released: WASHINGTON — House investigators on Thursday alleged 13 violations of congressional ethics and federal law by veteran New York Rep. Charles Rangel. The charges …
Obama Pushes Against Teachers Unions
Obama Pushes Teachers Unions On Merit Pay President Obama has come out vocally in favor of policies that are usually opposed by the Teachers' Unions, most notably the issue of merit pay: WASHINGTON — Challenging civil rights organizations and teacher's unions that have criticized his …