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28 Apr 09

Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA) to Switch to Democratic Party « Republican Ranting

This is breaking news that just came in - Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA) is expected to announce that he will run in the Democratic primary in 2010. Specter had expected to face a tough primary if he stayed in the Republican Party.

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Politics Republican Election Senate Senator Primary Democrat Pennsylvania 2010 Arlen Specter

07 Apr 09

Do Ron Paul’s Supporters Refuse to Admit His Faults When It Comes to Earmarks? « Republican Ranting

I was reading an article on ConservativeHQ.com, “Ron Paul’s Pork Problem,” which basically criticized Representative Ron Paul (R-TX) for being a hypocrite on fiscal conservative principles by arguing for smaller government and less government spending but getting 22 earmarks (totaling $96.1 million) in the recent $410 billion omnibus spending bill.

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20 Mar 09

The Bill that Nobody Read: The Economic Stimulus Package (H.R. 1) « Republican Ranting

So, I know it's been a while since Congress passed H.R. 1, the economic stimulus plan, but C-SPAN finally uploaded and categorized all the videos, so better late than never. I wanted to show you all just how much the Democratic leadership tried to hide the details of the latest stimulus plan

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05 Mar 09

Terri Lynn Land Announces Bid for Michigan Governor « Republican Ranting

Well, it’s a move that we here in Michigan have been expecting for a while, but now it’s official. I literally got the message just moments ago: Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land has filed for the Michigan Governor’s race. Unfortunately, I don’t have time to post any commentary, as I’m headed out of town, but here’s the press release that I got

24 Feb 09

Massachusetts Proposes Using GPS Chips to Tax Drivers’ Mileage « Republican Ranting

Yesterday, on Happening Now on FOX News, there was a discussion a new idea for a way for Massachusetts to increase their revenue. The idea was to use GPS chips to track mileage (mileage only and NOT location) of cars, and then tax drivers based on how far they go. Some like the idea, which is being tested in Oregon. FOX interviewed Jim Whitty from the Oregon Department of Transportation. Meanwhile others, such as Massachusetts state Senator Scott Brown views it as Orwellian and an invasion of privacy. Brown also said that taxes are too high already in Massachusetts. Watch the video and I’ll discuss it below (video courtesy of FOX News):

Kansas Can Now Afford to Pay Tax Refunds and State Employees « Republican Ranting

Yesterday I was watching America’s Newsroom, and Megyn Kelly did a story about the budget crisis in Kansas. According to the Governor, Kathleen Sebelius (D), the state was not going to be able to pay tax refunds or state employees on time. Sebelius wants to borrow money from other state accounts within Kansas; however, Republican legislators want budget cuts because they feel Sebelius’s solution is irresponsible. Republican leaders in the state House and Senate (both where they’re in the majority) argued that the internal borrowing wasn’t legal until the Kansas had a balanced budget for the fiscal year (the fiscal year ends June 30).

Obama Bitter that Republicans Rejected the Stimulus Package? « Republican Ranting

So, I was just watching the news, and they were talking about a picture and caption of the White House website. Neil Cavuto (FOX News) was asking if the following caption was a cheap shot at Republicans. Here’s the picture (I’ll discuss it below and ask for your opinion) (see here for the original picture; it’s picture 4: http://www.whitehouse.gov/photogallery/The-story-of-the-economic-recovery-package/):

14 Feb 09

House of Representatives Approves Revised Stimulus Bill: 246-183 « Republican Ranting

A little over an hour ago, the House of Representatives approved the revised economic stimulus package (that’s the package where the joint conference hammered out the details between the Senate and House bill differences). 246 Democrats voted for the bill; all 183 Republicans voted NAY, with 7 Democrats joining them. 1 Democrat also voted present, and 1 Democrat and 2 Republicans were not voting.

07 Feb 09

Happy Birthday Ronald Reagan! « Republican Ranting

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Birthday Nancy Reagan President Republican Ronald

Today is President Ronald Reagan’s birthday, so I thought it would be appropriate to give a little tribute to him.
Here’s a video tribute that’s on Youtube that highlights some of his best speeches

01 Feb 09

Results for the Republican National Committee Election: Michael Steele Wins « Republican Ranting

Michael Steele has just won the race for Republican National Committee Chairman.

Live Results of the Republican National Committee Chairman Election « Republican Ranting

I am currently watching the election for Republican National Committee Chairman. Currently, the RNC members are voting.

30 Jan 09

House of Representatives Passes $819 Billion Economic Stimulus Package « Republican Ranting

On Wednesday, the House of Representatives passed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, H.R. 1, Congress’s latest economic stimulus package. That bill passed 244-188; 11 Democrats broke ranks, while all of the voting Republicans voted against it. First, I would like to commend the 11 Democrats who voted against the $819 billion “stimulus” bill. This bill is an atrocity to the Congressional system of appropriations. Instead of focusing on true STIMULUS (after all, it is an “economic STIMULUS package”), the Democrats in the House packed the bill with billions of dollars of un-stimulating spending. For those of you who want to read the sources, here’s the version of the bill as it was introduced (it has been slightly changed, but not too much), here’s the summary from the House Appropriations Committee, and here’s the cost estimate from the Congressional Budget Office. And here’s the link to the roll call vote, Roll number 46.

28 Jan 09

Jack Hoogendyk Drops Bid for Michigan GOP Chair; Ron Weiser Now Unopposed « Republican Ranting

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Politics Republican Michigan Election 2008 Democrat Carl Levin Republicans General Chairman Candidate Jack Hoogendyk Party Ron Weiser

This is semi-breaking news coming in about the race for the chairman of the Michigan Republican Party.
Former MI GOP Chairman candidate Jack Hoogendyk (who ran for Senate against Carl Levin this past year) issued the following press release earlier today

23 Jan 09

Barack Obama Issues Executive Order Increasing Presidential Transparency « Republican Ranting

Yesterday, President Obama issued his first (or second) executive order, rescinding Executive Order 13233, issued by President Bush. Obama’s executive order restored some transparency to the White House, back to the levels before President Bush.

22 Jan 09

Senate Approves Release of Additional $350 Bailout Funds « Republican Ranting

Yesterday, the Senate voted 42-52 to not block the release of the second half of the $700 billion bailout (the Troubled Asset Relief Program [TARP] money). Within hours of that vote, the Department of the Treasury announced that $118 billion of the $350 billion would be spent on bailing out Bank of America by investing in it and guaranteeing loans.

16 Jan 09

ACLU Director: Bush Was “Very worst President for civil liberties” « Republican Ranting

A couple days ago on the Colbert Report, Steven Colbert interviewed American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Director Anthony Romero. In the interview, Romero said that Bush was the “very worst President for civil liberties,” and later that he was ”the worst President in 8 long years.” Perhaps he meant “for 8 long years,” since he was the only President in the past 8 years, so Romero’s statement really didn’t make sense. (Sorry this is up a few days late - I lost me entire draft that I wrote the 1st time, and that took a few hours to do.) Anyway, watch the video, and I’ll discuss his statements below.

18 Dec 08

Another Perspective on the Auto Bailout « Republican Ranting

I came across a column by economist Thomas Sowell this morning entitled “Postponing Reality,” and I’d just like to discuss part of this column with you:
We are told that the collapse of the Big Three automakers in Detroit would have repercussions across the country, causing mass layoffs among firms that supply the automobile makers with parts, and shutting down automobile dealerships from coast to coast.

03 Dec 08

Saxby Chambliss Wins Georgia Senate Runoff Election « Republican Ranting

A half hour ago (while I was in a meeting), the mainstream media confirmed what I called around 90 minutes ago: Saxby Chambliss has won the runoff election for the Georgia Senate.