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ot sure how we missed this, but South Carolina's RINO Sen. Lindsay Graham once again plays to his liberal friends in voting for Sonia Sotomayor for Supreme Court Justice. Nice read on this from the American Spectator: More evidence that Lindsey/Cindy Graham is the single worst Republican senator: He will vote to approve Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court. He says the president's choice merits "deference." Oh, really?!? Then why did he show so much less deference to the choice of a president of his own party, Jim Haynes, even though the complaints against Haynes were utterly bogus and that...

President Obama made a perfect political decision when he made Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State. In doing so, the president pushed aside an obvious 2012 foe and mended some fences within his party in the same process. However, as the president begins to see that his 'all or nothing' approach to governing is starting to bring down his poll numbers, it will be interesting to see 'what Hillary thinks' as the months go on. While Obama remains relatively popular amongst the believers, Clinton isn't going anywhere. Despite the fact that Obama has surrounded his 2008 primary foe with ever sort...

MSNBC.comWill health coverage be compulsory - Interesting what a few bad Obama polls mean. Here NBC asks a rhetorical question, but upon reading the article you realize that while the headline sounds almost negative (in terms of its reaction to ObamaCare), the article is full of left-wing lies. Among the quotes: For the vast majority of Americans who have health insurance, the change would mean little more than submitting a form with their tax returns proving that the plan they carry meets certain minimum standards. Many of the nation's 47 million uninsured people, however, would be required to purchase a...

Recent poll numbers tell the story: nearly seven months into his term, President Obama's love affair from the American people is starting to ebb. While his most left-wing supporters will continue to support him, Obama's standing with Independents and Republicans a like are cratering and that should increasingly have the affect of weakening his support amongst more centrist members of his party in both houses of Congress. This, in particular, is most likely one of the reason's that the president's so-called health care reform bill is increasingly running into problems, which is a good thing for the country in general....

Today, the GOPNation.com begins a new feature, "Obama = Carter?" where we will compare President Obama's performance as president to that of President Carter. We will include polling data, unemployment numbers, inflation rates and of course, the dreaded misery index. Complete data is already available through June 2009 (compared to June 1977). Obama PositiveThe misery index (unemployment plus inflation rate) is currently at 8.12 percent compared to 13.73 percent for Carter. However, this is largely due to us currently experience deinflation. Obama NegativeUnemployment. While Carter left office seeing double-digit unemployment, in June 1977 the number stood at 7.2 percent. Compare...

This afternoon we highlight two RINOs in the U.S. House that aren't worth the spit required in mentioning their names. Both, it should be said voted for the Cap and Trade bill and both are running for U.S. Senate seats in 2010. Mike Castle (Delaware)Mark Kirk (Illinois)Rep. Castle has an American Conservative Union rating of 28/100 in 2008 and a life-time rating of just 58.28. While his positions are better than Vice President Biden (whom had the Senate seat in which Castle hopes to take), Castle is clearly more in the mold of Arlen Specter than is to our liking....

Liberal Bias, at its bestMSNBCGraham emerges as pivital player - The RINO from South Carolina is only getting kudos from the main streamers because they are hoping that he is the one GOPer on the Judicial committee that could vote for Sonia Sotomayor. Republicans are only 'pivital' when they do something that gives the Democrats a gain. NY TimesKennedy's Absent Voice on Health Bill Resonates - The only thing Ted Kennedy wants to do for Healthcare is to ruin it but of course, the likes of the New York Times sees the dying Senator as heathcare "reform's" biggest advocate, in...

Ted Kennedy is dying of brain cancer, this much we know. However, as the liberals in this country (and in the main stream press, of course) continue to praise the man in his last days, it is time to remind people that this man killed a young woman at Chappaquiddick, and has been a disgrace on a number of issues for nearly fifty years. On health care, in particular, the guy is about to to see his dream of socialized medicine become reality, and in doing so, will likely mean that us normal citizens will never be able to afford...

I typically love The Economist, which tends to cover the entire world in an almost unbiased fashion, unlike most of our weeklies (Newsweek, TIME and the like). And yet, in this week's edition, the article entitled "The passing of Palin" was just plain wrong, condescending and completely off the mark. Just reading three of the article's paragraphs makes for interesting and infuriating reading: To half the country, this sounds like pathetic whining. Politics is a tough business. If you can’t cope with harsh criticism, perhaps you should find a less demanding line of work, such as making lucrative speeches to...

The Wall Street Journal's Peggy Noonan, who famously wrote for President Ronald Reagan but slowly become a RINO thanks to spending way too much time in the Beltway (see this embarrassing clip of Ms. Noonan from September of last year declaring the GOP dead meat) is no longer a must-read. In her post today, she bashes Sarah Palin one final time, just to make sure that the almost former Alaskan governor knows what the main streamers think about her and her policies. Among the pathetic quotes: Her history does not need to be rehearsed at any length. Ten months ago...

We've presented each of our Senate projections for 2010 (available here, here, here, and here) and the thirty-six seats up for election next year break down as follows: Current Breakdown: Democrats 60 (which includes 2 Independents), Republicans 40 seatsDemocratic seats up: 18 Republican seats up: 18 Projections - July 9, 2009*GOP HOLDS: 13 SEATSDEMOCRATIC HOLDS: 12 SEATSTOSSUPS: 11 SEATSThe tossups are as follows, whereas we include leanings for each: Colorado (D) - Bennett (LEANING DEMOCRAT) Connecticut (D) - Dodd (LEANING REPUBLICAN) Delaware (D) - Kaufman (not running) (LEANING REPUBLICAN) Illinois (D) - Burris (LEANING REPUBLICAN) Kansas (R) - Brownback (not...

Sure, the New Hampshire primary for 2012 is still nearly thirty months away, but it makes no difference, since we’re ready to make this prediction: The GOP nominee for president in 2012 will be one of these five would-be candidates: Newt Gingrich, Haley Barbour, Mitt Romney, Jeb Bush or Michael Huckabee. Consider Gingrich vs. Huckabee the ultimate flip of a coin in this sense: if one jumps into the primary race, the other will remain on the sidelines. Both are trying their best to charm the same interest groups and both sound similar on the talk show circuit. Still, Huckabee...

A meaningless article from Reuters entitled "Venezuela bans Coke Zero, cites "danger to health" reads like something that Rush Limbaugh would be accused of writing. Among the quotes (bold, my inclusion) The decision follows a wave of nationalizations and increased scrutiny of businesses in South America's top oil exporter. Health Minister Jesus Mantilla said the zero-calorie Coke Zero should no longer be sold and stocks of the drink removed from store shelves. "The product should be withdrawn from circulation to preserve the health of Venezuelans," the minister said in comments reported by the government's news agency. Despite Chavez's anti-capitalist policies...

by Ted Tally The speed in which our president is moving towards creating a socialist state begets the question: Will the president try his best to deny the voter a chance to vote in 2012?Before you think that my question is ludicrous, consider what has changed in this country in the matter of five months, with little opposition. Not only is the government now running General Motors, Chrysler and key parts of our banking industry, but beginning this month, Obama will begin the process to government-controlled health care. In the coming months, is the shutting-down of alternative voices (think Rush...

At a family picnic tonight, I heard a story so unsettling and unreal, that I thought it was a joke until confirmed otherwise. A number of weeks ago, my uncle through marriage took it upon himself in a public place (a local convenience store) to criticize the policies of Barack Obama which was heard by a few patrons. A little background on my relation: he is a burly man with a creative tongue who, when speaking makes clear his opinions to everyone around him, but does so more to steam and vent than to do 'anything' about it. On this...

President Obama gave his speech yesterday in Cairo and in front of him was what looked like the presidential seal, but was not: [caption id="attachment_642" align="aligncenter" width="454" caption="Look at the seal"][/caption] Here is the presidential seal: [caption id="attachment_643" align="aligncenter" width="353" caption="Presidential Seal"][/caption] Obviously the seal in front of the president doesn't include the words "Seal of the President of the United States." I'm 38 years old, and I have never seen a U.S. president give a presidential address without the real seal in front of him. I am finding this extreemely strange.

Tomorrow, the GOP recovery can begin in ernest when GOP voters in New Jersey decide who will take on embattled Gov. Jon Corzine in November. On April 21st, the GOPNation endorsed Chris Christie and as of today, he remains ahead of both Corzine in General Election match-ups, and against Steve Lonegan for the primary. Not missing a beat, Christie has released a Twitter-specific ad against Lonegan. We ask all of our NJ readers to get to the polls tomorrow and vote for Christie and in the process help throw Corzine out of office.

The halls of the U.S. Supreme Court are a tranquil place, at least that is what I have heard from a number of my friends who have either visited the high court, or have served there in one capacity or another. One of my friends - who served as one of Clarence Thomas’ law clerks in the late 1990s - said that the word quiet is the norm, at least during “on” hours. While the halls of Congress are abuzz over the latest bill, conflict or scandal and the White House is the same over similar events, the U.S. Supreme...

Shadow governments are typical in parliamentary systems, such as Britain, where minority parties form shadow governments, along with shadow ministers, as if they were running government. In the United States, of course, parties out of power have no such official structure, but perhaps they should. This brings us to former Vice President Dick Cheney, who today is sharing some lime light with President Obama, as both give dueling addresses on security. Cheney - who bucked tradition and chose not to run for the nation's top job in 2008 - has become the defacto head of the Republican Party, and for...

In 2003, I traveled to San Francisco to witness first-hand what voters in California had just done: throwing out of office their just-re-elected governor (Gray Davis), replacing him with Mr. Terminator himself, Arnold Schwarzenegger. While Mr. Schwarzenegger had absolutely zero political experience (unless you call being America’s Presidential Fitness Czar, political), much of the left-coast was excited about the new California governor and rightly so. However, after nearly six years in office, the bloom has certainly fallen off of Schwarzenegger, who after presiding over worst economic conditions than his predecessor, finds himself with ever-lowering approval ratings and a fiscal crisis...