National Republicans Battle for Insider Control
Tweet The internal struggle over the path forward for Republicans was framed by two events at the national level over the past week. The American Conservative Union’s Conservative Political Action Conference was held in Washington last Thursday through Saturday. On Monday, the Republican National Committee released its “Growth and Opportunity” report, labeled by many as [...]
Read More →GOP budget opens more land to drilling, approves Keystone XL
Tweet Written by Michael Bastasch of the Daily Caller News Foundation The House Republicans’ fiscal 2014 budget put forth by Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan would open up more lands to oil and gas development, and approves the Keystone XL pipeline.
Read More →Lee Anderson Doesn’t Want To Debate John Barrow
Tweet Lee Anderson is now the GOP’s nominee in the 12th Congressional district. The Columbia County farmer and state Representative defeated Augusta businessman in a tight runoff race last month by 159 votes. A recount didn’t change the outcome, and Anderson has won the right to face incumbent Congressman John Barrow.
Read More →On to Tampa…in spite of “Isaac”
Tweet This week we’ll be doing things a bit differently with this column. It will be written each day from Tampa, the home of the Republican national convention. As such, the topics will likely delve directly into national politics as Republicans present their case for change and their version of Hope.
Read More →Allen’s campaign proof that grass roots works
Tweet Rick Allen shouldn’t have done as well as he did. The medical supply wholesaler didn’t have the money. He didn’t have the establishments’ backing either. He should have, at best, eeked by for a second place finish over Ken DeLoach. The thing is, he didn’t. He came in first.
Read More →State Rep. Dickey Endorses Rick Allen for Congress
Tweet Special to the Journal In a written statement, released August 15th, Georgia State Representative Robert Dickey gave his endorsement to fellow Republican Rick Allen: “I am excited to endorse Rick Allen for Congress for the 2nd District of Georgia, which covers my home county of Crawford. Rick is the candidate we need in Congress [...]
Read More →Civil Unions And Constitutionalists Of Convenience
Tweet Modern day politics has bred a litany of cafeteria constitutionalists. Whether championing freedoms of speech, gun rights, religion, or using the commerce clause to excuse any overreach of federal powers, modern day constitutional scholars seem as good at picking and choosing select passages from the document as others do in selecting limited passages from [...]
Read More →Endorsement for the GOP Primary
Tweet As we get closer to time for the Georgia GOP Primary, I’ve decided to issue a formal endorsement. It might not mean a whole lot to some folks, and I have little doubt many of you will disagree, but I’m throwing my support, and my vote, behind Ron Paul. Ron Paul is [...]
Read More →GOP wants to ‘Block the Vote’
Tweet “Block the Vote!” This is the latest battle cry of the Republican Party as its members strive to make President Barack Obama a one-term president. The Republicans are attacking the very states, such as Florida, where President Obama has the majority vote. New voting laws have been enacted, perhaps the worst of which [...]
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