Guest post from my buddy John LaRosa. Good read as always. via False Premise Number One: “Something vs. Nothing” | JSL Consulting. I’m tired. I’m really, really tired. Am I getting old? Yes. But while I certainly prefer aging to its alternative, my sprint toward transitional assisted living and perpetual …
My buddy John LaRosa has a compelling new post at his blog: “RINO” vs. “Moderate Republican” | JSL Consulting. In case you haven’t noticed, there is a battle going on, and I’m not talking about the “war on” poverty, drugs, illiteracy or terror. The conflict I’m talking about is taking place …
I am a born and raised Republican. I have never NOT been a registered Republican. I am the daughter of an Air Force officer when he retired, he had the honor of saying “Commander in Chief, Ronald Reagan.” I have also read almost every single piece of legislation that has …
Bruce Carroll, an openly gay Republican and board member at GOProud, has resigned his position on that organization’s board of directors. He is seriously contemplating making a run for Senate and challenging Lindsay Graham in the primary. He would be South Carolina’s first openly gay Senator.
For your consideration, from Erick Erickson: Regarding Dick Armey | RedState. This constant drip of stories about FreedomWorks is rather pathetic. So Dick Armey shows up with a gun toting security guard to launch a coup against FreedomWorks? OK. What’s telling is that Team Armey is doing a lot of …
I am proud and humbled to celebrate the first anniversary of this blog. It has evolved quite a bit in its first year. I am most proud of the contributors who have agreed to post their stories at 54°40’ Or Fight! We now have 21 active contributors from around the …
Obstructionism for me, but not for thee … From Revealing Politics: Obama ralliers exiting an Obama event at Ohio State University are asked by Caleb Bonham about what they think of so-called “obstructionist” politics. Many of the Obama supporters blamed Republicans and denounced obstructionist tactics. The most ardent activists called …
With the news of the death of Don McIntire, author of Measure 5 in Oregon, the left is once again coming out of the woodwork with the perennial complaint that M5 is solely responsible for the sorry state of our schools. Here now is proof positive that spending is not …
The current head of that racist organization known as Oregon Tea Party, John Kuzmanich, and the current head of the racist organization known as Multnomah County Republican Party, Jeff Reynolds, teamed up some time ago to form a political advisory business that helped to propel Love into a come-from-behind victory …
Over at The Liberty Bullhorn, SR Larson makes the strong case that the “47 Percent Video” was a gift to conservatives. This is an argument the Left does not want to wage, because they know they’ll lose. We have all heard about the now-infamous video where Governor Romney talks about …
Yes, shocking though it may be, another Democrat politician from New York has been caught filing a false tax return. And, shocking though it may be, the legacy media (or lapdog media, if you prefer) have been busily covering up for her: Now, if this were a …
Despite strong support for basic, common sense laws ensuring the integrity of the vote across the country (see here, here, here, here and here), the Left continues to insist that requiring positive identification and verification of eligibility before voting is somehow suppressive, racist and and an evil plot to steal …
Mitt Romney appeared on Meet The Press on Sunday, September 9 with David Gregory. Perhaps the biggest headline was that he took Congressional Republicans to task for not holding the line in the debt ceiling negotiations in 2011. Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy …
5440 Blog Friend, and all around great gal, Stacy on the Right has an intriguing story today regarding the Amazon Election Heat Map. Does it portend anything for November? Take a look. A dear friend sent the Amazon Election Heat Map over this morning. It tracks every book purchased …
The Ron Paul followers greatly out-organized the rest of the Republicans at Saturday’s convention and managed to elect 8 of 10 of their delegates using a Trojan Horse strategy–posing as Romney or Santorum supporters. While one has to admire their organizational abilities and tenacity, there are some problems doing things …
The Oregon Republican Party has announced an aggressive plan to ensure that a Republican candidate is nominated for the positions of Oregon Attorney General and Treasurer. After formal candidates were not recruited to file to run in the Primary Election, Oregon Republican Party Chairman Allen Alley expressed his strong opposition …
[5440 note: This is from the Facebook page of Dr. Knute Buehler, running against #KorruptKate Brown for Oregon Secretary of State.] Say ‘hello’ to Jeff Fisher! (guy on the right giving thumbs up) Jeff is a Democratic Party of Oregon ‘Tracker’ – those guys from the opposition who film candidates …
In stunning news, at the Utah GOP Convention on April 21, Mia Love completed her rise from nowhere to take the Republican nomination for the Fourth Congressional District, defeating the frontrunner with an overwhelming margin of over 70%. It cannot be overstated how big a surprise this result was. Mayor …
This post may make some people angry, but then any worth while conversation in close relationships runs that risk. In my life I have valued those friends who have been honest with me-even if it was painful at the time. Sometimes we just need people to tell us the truth, …
Romney won three primaries last night and exit polls show a growing support among Tea Party Supporters. So are conservatives getting behind him? Should they? I Spy Min Wed Apr 4 2012