"Economic productivity begins and ends with the needs and purposes of the family household," Rep. Paul Ryan told the audience at the Conservative Political Action Conference. "Economic conservatism and social conservatism have the same moral root." Ryan's was a clear note of accord at a conference where discord was a major undercurrent: Some social conservative groups boycotted the conference because a gay Republican group had co-sponsored it.
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Term limits working for better or worse (mostly worse)
Are you pleasantly surprised with how much got done these last few weeks? Are you glad to see the intellectual and ideological independence displayed by the leadership over the last You may not be aware of it, Democrats, but congratulations: You are in favor of term limits.
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Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, who appears to have won re-election as a write-in candidate, released the following statement tonight:
“Senate Republicans today adopted a non-binding resolution to ban congressional earmarks. I was unable to vote on the resolution because my re-election has not yet been certified, but had I been able to vote, I would have opposed the earmark ban.
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North Carolina Republican Renee Elmers thought she had beat Democrat incumbent Bob “the Hug” Etheridge, but with the threat of a recount looming, Elmers turned to the National Republican Campaign Committee for help with legal fees.
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Lisa Murkowski is honest that she’s for earmarks and against reform. Via Katrina Trinko at National Review, check out this Murkowski speech from an interview with the Anchorage Press:
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My Monday column about Alaska Native Corporations has drawn some fire as “offensive.” In defense of my critics, I did include the phrase, “rent-an-eskimo,” which was a name given to the racket by critics on Capitol Hill who believed that in essence, big contractors, ruthless consultants, and well-connected lobbyists were using the Alaska nati
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Sen. Lisa Murkowski's write-in candidacy is being funded by $100,000 contributions from a handful of Alaska corporations that have been handsomely subsidized by the federal government. These six-figure donors have pulled in billions of taxpayer dollars thanks to special legislative favors from Murkowski and her mentors -- the late Sen. Ted Stevens (R), and Lisa's father, former senator and governor, Frank Murkowski (R).
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Once insurgent conservative Joe Miller knocked off moderate Sen. Lisa Murkowski in Alaska's Senate primary, almost all Beltway Republicans lined up behind Miller. But thanks to Alaska's unique political culture, there is a small cadre -- mostly former staffers for Murkowski and other Alaska lawmakers -- supporting her quixotic write-in race for re-election.
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Maybe these ads against her really are unfair, but if they’re not, this basically amounts to a petulant threat:
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Maybe these ads against her really are unfair, but if they’re not, this basically amounts to a petulant threat:
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