Earlier this year, President Bush tapped Sen. Mel Martinez to run the Republican National Committee instead of someone with actual political experience running a political party; someone like, for instance, former Maryland Lt. Governor and former Maryland State GOP Chairman Michael Steele. We all knew at the time that Martinez was picked for one […]
Posted on June 30th, 2007 by Chuck Muth
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Las Vegas Review Journal reporter Molly Ball wrote earlier this week that Nevada Republican Assembly Minority Leader Garn “Maybe” Mabey told her the odds were “about 80-20” that he wouldn’t run for re-election. In other words, the man remains a weather vane of indecisiveness. Maybe he’ll run again, maybe not.
On the other hand, […]
Posted on June 30th, 2007 by Chuck Muth
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Sue Lowden, Nevada’s new Republican Party chairwoman, is no shrinking violet. She a committed conservative who is unafraid of taking on the GOP power structure or of stepping on sacred cow toes. And in her role as party chief, she dispatched the following letter - signed by the majority of the state’s elected […]
Posted on June 28th, 2007 by Chuck Muth
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Ah, the difference nine years makes. Nine years ago, businessman Phil Ruffin parachuted into Las Vegas to save the day for striking casino workers at the Frontier Hotel on the Strip. The long– running strike by Culinary Union malcontents and agitators was well-known for over-the-top union bombast, Strip-closing protests featuring the likes of […]
Posted on June 28th, 2007 by Chuck Muth
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Two years ago at the annual conservative CPAC conference in Washington, columnist and TV personality Ann Coulter stirred up a hornet’s nest by referring to Muslims in her remarks as “ragheads.” She followed that up at this year’s CPAC by referring to Democrat presidential candidate John Edwards as a “faggot.”
This week the blond lightning […]
Posted on June 28th, 2007 by Chuck Muth
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EXCLUSIVE CLUB: “I’m a longtime member of a pretty select group: the Dick Cheney Fan Club. Chapters gather in phone booths, refrigerator boxes and, at the annual convention, we take up three whole booths in the back of a nearby Arby’s.” - Columnist Jonah Goldberg
THE CONSERVATIVE WHO CAN WIN
“I support the conservative (GOP presidential candidate) […]
Posted on June 27th, 2007 by Chuck Muth
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Perhaps the biggest sticking point for folks who had no strong feelings one way or the other on the gay marriage issue was how it was “legalized” in Massachusetts by the state’s Supreme Judicial Court, not by a vote of the people or their elected legislators.
Of course, it was argued that gay marriage was a […]
Posted on June 27th, 2007 by Chuck Muth
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In case you didn’t think that the new Democrat-majority in Congress was taking care of the most pressing and critically important business of the nation, here’s just a quick look at some of the important issues Nancy Pelosi & Company addressed and passed on Monday, courtesy of our friends over at the Republican Study Committee…
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Posted on June 27th, 2007 by Chuck Muth
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When it comes to issues in politics, intensity is a key element.
There are various levels of support for a bill or an issue. For example, if you asked people in a poll if they support campaign finance reform, you’re likely to get a high percentage of folks who will say “yes.” But if […]
Posted on June 27th, 2007 by Chuck Muth
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DOOM & GLOOM FOR GOP: “The private outlook for ‘08 by Republican leaders is gloomy — not a Democratic blowout, but probable Democratic wins for President, Senate and House, with the best GOP chance being in the race for President. It may be premature, but Republican insiders are already talking about the outlook for 2010.” […]
Posted on June 25th, 2007 by Chuck Muth
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