Tom Coburn
Coburn, Inhofe Reject Disaster Relief
Is there anything more anti-Oklahoma than denying help to state residents after they have suffered through a weather-related disaster?
The state's turbulent weather, some of the worst in the country, includes tornadoes, wildfires, blizzards, ice and hail storms and drought. It kills people, destroys property and sometimes ruins lives. It's part of living on this tough section of the country's prairie, and the destruction is always followed by a we-won't-be-defeated attitude, an outpouring of neighborly help and, most importantly, federal financial assistance.
So it should be nothing short of state treason that U.S. Sens. Tom Coburn and Jim Inhofe recently voted against a bill that would have bolstered the funding of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Without FEMA assistance through the years, it's hard to imagine Oklahoma as a viable, thriving place.
Sen. Ron Johnson, the guy who married the third basewoman and thought he hit a triple, says he is an "impatient" lawmaker who wants to have an impact. So he's running for a Republican leadership position in the Senate, in what Roll Call describes as a Tea Party vs. Establishment contest. Johnson, of course, is the Tea Party candidate.
We'll let Roll Call tell the story:
Sen. Ron Johnson (Wis.) has quickly secured the support of conservatives in his bid for GOP Conference vice chairman, but Sen. Roy Blunt (Mo.) could still prove to be a tough opponent in any head-to-head matchup if leadership members and other establishment Republicans side with him.
Blunt said Monday that he is still considering whether to join Johnson in the race for the fifth-ranking Republican leadership position. The election is in early January.
“That’d be fine. Certainly I appreciate serving with Sen. Blunt,” Johnson said. “I would bring a slightly different perspective” to the position. [That's for sure.-- Xoff]
Sen. Ron Johnson, the guy who married the third basewoman and thought he hit a triple, says he is an "impatient" lawmaker who wants to have an impact. So he's running for a Republican leadership position in the Senate, in what Roll Call describes as a Tea Party vs. Establishment contest. Johnson, of course, is the Tea Party candidate.
We'll let Roll Call tell the story:
Sen. Ron Johnson (Wis.) has quickly secured the support of conservatives in his bid for GOP Conference vice chairman, but Sen. Roy Blunt (Mo.) could still prove to be a tough opponent in any head-to-head matchup if leadership members and other establishment Republicans side with him.
Blunt said Monday that he is still considering whether to join Johnson in the race for the fifth-ranking Republican leadership position. The election is in early January.
“That’d be fine. Certainly I appreciate serving with Sen. Blunt,” Johnson said. “I would bring a slightly different perspective” to the position. [That's for sure.-- Xoff]
An Open Letter to National Conservative Groups from Wisconsin’s Liberal Bloggers
Original Author:
Steve Hanson
To: Chris Chocola, Club for Growth
The Honorable Jim DeMint, junior Senator from the Great State of South Carolina
It is with great disappointment that we have learned of the efforts of some conservatives on the national level to try to dictate to Wisconsin conservatives their choice for the United States Senate seat being vacated by Democratic Senator Herb Kohl. This is a tremendous opportunity for Wisconsinites to elect a second conservative senator worthy of being able to self-fund a campaign (at least until the unseemly outside contributions can be tallied and repaid) and one that Wisconsin conservatives will take very, very, very, very seriously. This is not only a choice of ideology and of who looks best in a tri-corn hat while eating a cream puff, but one of character, charisma and compassion, and it is our responsibility to bring Mark Neumann’s lack of those attributes to your attention.
CQ Politics: Palin Still in Favor of the Other Bridge to Nowhere
Getting a lot of play in the media and Sen. Obama's new TV commerical is the fact that Sarah Palin was for the so-called "Bridge to Nowhere" before she was against it. But, as CQ Politics points out in an article in this week's edition, there is more than one "Bridge to Nowhere," and Palin is still in favor of the second one.
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