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GOP Hopefuls Would Pile on US Debt

Matt Cantor — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 07:38:00 CST

The GOP presidential candidates do an awful lot of talking about fiscal conservativism, but when their budgets meet the road, there seems to be plenty of rubber involved. The budget plans of Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, and Newt Gingrich would all greatly expand the national debt, independent analysts find. The...

What to Watch for at CPAC

Kevin Spak — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 09:57:06 CST

The Conservative Political Action Conference kicks off today, and it promises to be an interesting one, given the crossroads the movement finds itself at. Politico breaks down what to watch thusly: The 2012 Presidential Race: Candidates will be test-driving their messages in what’s seen as the first big event of...

Righties to Unveil $2.5T in Spending Cuts

Kevin Spak — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 11:17:28 CST

House Republicans are about to unveil a massive spending reduction bill that would slash $2.5 trillion in spending over the next 10 years. Rep. Jim Jordan, chair of the Republican Study Committee, will unveil his “Spending Reduction Act” at a Heritage Foundation speech today, the Daily Caller reports. The...

Righties to GOP: Stick to Shrinking Gov't

Matt Cantor — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 14:55:24 CST

Gay Republicans and Tea Party leaders are calling on Congressional Republicans to steer clear of social issues, Politico reports. In a letter, advocates ask John Boehner and Mitch McConnell to focus on “the principles of the Tea Party movement”—which they say have nothing to do with social issues. “This...

GOP's Policies Are Cheap, Incoherent

Kevin Spak — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:03:46 CDT

Sometimes, Ruth Marcus thinks it would be nice if the country had a divided government. It would force the GOP to quit posturing and start governing, and allow Democrats to make hard choices on entitlement spending. “That’s the theory. Then there’s John Boehner,” she laments in the Washington Post . The...

Bush's Tax Cuts Need to Go

Kevin Spak — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:56:41 CDT

Republicans seem to have two beliefs about taxes: First, taxes can go down, but never up, and second, no matter how high taxes are, they’re too high. That stance is “intransigently divorced from reality,” writes Ruth Marcus of the Washington Post . Just as Democrats have to accept the need to...

Colorado Springs Becomes Tea Party Paradise

Kevin Spak — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 12:38:00 CDT

Just how conservative is Colorado Springs? So conservative that even the Wall Street Journal says it’s “Taking Small Government to the Extreme.” The town is strapped for cash, but voters have rejected a tax increase, urging the government to slash services instead. Letters to the town council and local newspapers...

McCain Leans Right Ahead of Primary

Harry Kimball — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:08:26 CST

John McCain is shimmying to the right and focusing on local Arizona issues ahead of what could be a tough primary challenge from former congressman JD Hayworth. A recent poll has McCain’s favorable rating at just 40%, the lowest since 1994 when he was embroiled in the Keating Five scandal....

Hutchison Kicks Off Bid for Texas Governor

Nick McMaster — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:03:20 CDT

Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison announced her bid for Texas governor today and began a 5-day string of stumping appearances around the state, the Dallas Morning News reports. Talking at her old high school, Hutchison attacked fellow Republican Gov. Rick Perry for allowing property tax rates to rise and for failing...