I have been trying to figure out why the GOP has strayed so far from its conservative roots over the past decade. Many blame organized religion’s influence as a key factor to the downfall of our Republican majority. Others cite the total failure to control government spending and growth. Both of these arguements have considerable [...]

And he needs some new friends.
By Jack E. lohman
Yes, GM did some stupid things, like killing the electric car they developed in the early 2000’s and then scrapped. Over 200 test vehicles from various manufacturers were crushed, though the test drivers loved them and pleaded to buy them. They were rebuked.
GM clearly must wish they could [...]

Does Palin have a staff problem?
Politico- seemingly unending series of public relations gaffes has Sarah Palin loyalists frustrated and worried she is diminishing her stature. And they blame an inner circle they say is composed of not-ready-for-primetime players.
Interviews with Alaska and Washington-based GOP political professionals who are familiar with the Palin operation [...]

Can Obama keep the liberals happy?
HP-New York Times columnist Paul Krugman has been one of most vocal critics of the Obama administration’s bank bailout plan. As the Financial Times noted Friday, Krugman is one of the “many prominent left-leaning economists” who is leading what the article referred to as “the liberal backlash” against Obama. For [...]

Do we not need grown ups?
NPR….Reconciliation is a powerful, 25-year-old procedural maneuver that allows for the passage of a budget by a simple majority vote rather than the usual 60 votes needed to prevent a filibuster.
As it’s playing out now in Congress, “reconciliation” is — take your pick — an indispensable tool for majority Democrats [...]

If charged should we deport them for trial why or why not?
NYT-A high-level Spanish court has taken the first steps toward opening a criminal investigation against six former Bush administration officials, including former Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales, on whether they violated international law by providing a legalistic framework to justify the use of torture [...]

HUNT: But the Obama budget deficit is $1.4 trillion. How, roughly, how large will yours be?
RYAN: Their budget deficit is $1.8 trillion. […]
HUNT: Gimme an idea of how large yours will be?
RYAN: A lot. Let’s put it that way.
HUNT: Pardon me?

McCain Claims GOP Working On Budget — Contradicting Party Leaders
MR. GREGORY: Do you [...]

Will the GOP come up with a budget?

What do you think?
MSN-Former counsel says Bush administration overreacted after 9/11
A former State Department lawyer responsible for Guantanamo-related cases said Friday that the Bush administration overreacted after 9/11 and set up a system in which torture occurred.
Vijay Padmanabhan is at least the second former Bush administration official to publicly label “enhanced interrogation techniques” as [...]

How much does Rush and his crowd hurt the GOP?
AC….Did the Limbaughs, Hannitys, Savages, and Ingrahams lead us to this sorry state of affairs?
They surely did. At the very least, by yoking themselves to the clueless George W. Bush and his free-spending administration, they helped create the great debt bubble that has now burst so [...]

A good idea!
AJC-As the federal government begins pumping billions of stimulus dollars into Georgia, lawmakers here are cracking down on lax enforcement of a state law that prohibits taxpayer funds from going to illegal workers.
A bill likely to pass the General Assembly this week gives the state more power to force local compliance [...]

Is Cheney being unpatriotic?
On CNN Sunday, General David Petraeus countered former Vice President Dick Cheney’s recent claim that Obama’s administration had made America less safe.
“I wouldn’t necessarily agree with that,” said the general, who has served under both administrations. “I think that there is in fact a good debate going on about the importance [...]

Barnes will use the failed education policy of Kathy Cox to spring board himself back into the Governors office, unless the GOP comes up with a real plan and dumps Cox and this will affect all statewide races with mobilizing soccer moms.
AJC-More than six years after Gov. Roy Barnes’ defeat signaled the death of [...]

Why not?
Sen. Jim Webb, fresh off his passage of an historic expansion of the GI Bill, has found a new issue: the criminal justice system. And when Webb, a Virginia Democrat, sets his legislative sites on a priority, his colleagues pay attention.
On Thursday, Webb, along with the ranking Republican on the Judiciary Committee, Sen. [...]

Who will win this fight?
Politico-Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Friday that liberal groups targeting moderate Democrats with ads should back off, saying pressure from the left wing of his party won’t be helpful to enacting legislation.
“I think it’s very unwise and not helpful,” Reid said Friday morning. “These groups should leave them alone. [...]