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When Mitch McConnell is the Voice Of Reason we've definitely entered Bizarro World

Reince Priebus couldn't do it. Paul Ryan won't do it. Mitt Romney doesn't want anyone to do it. Bill Kristol is urgently trying to prevent it. And John McCain forgot what "it" is.

But somebody has to step up and unite the GOP, and from somewhere beyond left field we get ... Mitch McConnell?

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, widely acknowledged as one of the GOP Establishment's leading voices — who himself has little positive to say about Trump — is also deeply disconcerted by Kristol's apparent desire to see the GOP lose just because its presumptive nominee isn't a Weekly Standard-reading neoconservative who wishes to gallivant across the globe building democracies.

He's talking about Kristol's cockamamie idea of drafting NRO's David French to run as a third party candidate. Which, unless he also enlists Indiana State Representative Randy Frye as his running mate, is doomed to failure.

Oh, sure. "French - Frye 2016" is also doomed to fail, but it'll at least be good for a few laughs on late night TV.

In other words, keep your eye on the prize guys. Hillary Clinton and whatever radical progressive nutjob she cajoles into being her running mate are the real problem. They must be defeated. And like it or not, the only guy who can defeat them is Donald Trump.

Not Gary Johnson. Not David French. Not Mitt Romney The Sequel.

Donald Trump.

Which isn't to say that Trump is perfect. Far from it. So I was pleased to see that McConnell isn't letting Trump off the hook either.

Now of course some of McConnell's sudden penchant for unity comes from a sense of self-preservation. Trump The Destroyer could very well send him back to obscurity as the GOP moves in a whole new direction. And I for one wouldn't lose too much sleep if McConnell and his cronies were deposed.

But McConnell's been around for a long time and he knows how to cut a deal. Trump likes deals. And a deal that keeps the House and Senate in GOP hands while crushing Hillary Clinton sounds like the best deal we can get at this point.

Of course part of Trump's appeal is he says things that are outrageous. He lambastes the establishment. He doesn't do nuance. He can't, and shouldn't turn that off. But he's also got to realize that he needs the GOP more than they need him. These establishment guys, their sinecure is set, even if Hillary gets elected. Bob Dole lost in 1996 and he's still hanging around collecting a paycheck.

So McConnell's olive branch is a good sign. Trump should take it, and together they should figure out a way to make peace with the #NeverTrumpers before it's too late.

That list of potential SCOTUS nominees was a good first step by the way. The NRA endorsement, especially given how Hillary is ratcheting up the anti-gun rhetoric, is also a positive development. (Yes, I know he's been all over the map on guns prior to his presidential run. But Constitutional Carry was one of his first big position statements, and he's repeatedly come out for gun permit reciprocity in a manner equivalent to how states recognize drivers licenses. So let's say he's "evolved," or something.)

If Mitch McConnell wants to bring both sides together I'll do what I can to help. Bizarro World here we come. Because, #NeverHillary.

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Senate GOP ups the ante, reaffirms there will be no hearings on Obama's SCOTUS nominee

The Constitution says Barack Obama can nominate someone to replace Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court.

The Constitution also says the Senate provides advice and consent.

Today the Senate Judiciary Committee said that advice won't be forthcoming, and consent will indeed be withheld.

And why shouldn't they stand firm? After all, it was originally Joe Biden's idea.

If you're keeping score, this means that the current president, current vice president, current Senate minority leader, and incoming Senate minority leader have all gone on record in the past in favor of obstructing a Supreme Court nominee.

Inconvenient, that. But funny!

Of course the only fly in the ointment is who gets elected as our 45th president. As of now there are 5 people with a reasonable shot at the title, and I gotta tell ya, at least 3 (probably 4) of those 5 aren't exactly predisposed to nominating someone with Scalia's intellect, principles, or disposition.

This election is for all the marbles kids. Don't screw it up.

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Bizarro World: GOP establishment embraces Donald Trump, bashes National Review

The Republican party is now officially in total disarray.

Donors are fleeing from Jeb!, because the annointed successor failed to actually be annointed. His idealogical clones (Rubio, Kasich, Christie) have likewise been unable to obtain traction outside of the country club set. Upstart Ted Cruz is Public Enemy Number One at RNC Headquarters, because he's actually got a plan to shrink government, when the GOP establishment is, and always will be, content to go along to get along, so long as their personal perks and prestige are protected.

Which leaves us with Donald Trump.

I had hoped, rather naively it turns out, that the Republican party would co-opt Trump's message.

Nope. They've gone and been co-opted by Trump.

They're now in bed with the devil. Because the devil has whispered sweet nothings in their ear.

Donald Trump is as Big Government as Big Government gets.

In fact, as The Lonely Conservative so artfully put it, "Donald Trump embodies everything we have been against for the past 8 years, but he says what people want to hear on immigration and suddenly nothing else matters. Why doesn't anyone care that he helped to elect the people that have done so much damage? I just don't get it."

Donald Trump's political donation list reads like a Who's Who of ultraliberal progressive elites. Hillary and Bill Clinton. Harry Reid. Ted Kennedy. Nancy Pelosi. Chuck Schumer. Bill de Blasio. Hundreds of thousands of Trump dollars have funded liberals and their causes.

This is a Republican?. This is a Conservative?

Which brings us to the Bizarro World part. National Review, as of late the official house organ of establishment Republicans, suddenly woke up from their Rich Lowry / Jonah Goldberg induced stupor long enough to denounce Trump.

Leading to them being summarily excommunicated by the RNC.

Tonight National Review was disinvited from the February GOP debate after its very public rebuke of Donald Trump.

This is the very same debate from which the RNC banished NBC for the antics of their CNBC subsidiary at a prior debate, only to replace them with the Clinton News Network (CNN). Presumably because Wolf Blitzer and Anderson Cooper are more sympathetic to the conservative cause, and NPR said "no."

In other words, Reince Priebus has jumped the shark.

Oh, sure, I see what he's trying to do.

He's using Trump to take down Cruz, and then he'll try cutting Trump off at the knees so Jeb! can ride in on his white horse.

But if I can see through his paper-thin strategy, so can Donald Trump, because Trump has bested guys ten times smarter than the genius Priebus believes himself to be.

Not that it'll do the country any good mind you. In many ways, Donald Trump is worse for America than Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton combined. In that regard NR is right, even as their self-immolation becomes apparent.

Meanwhile, the Democrats are lining up behind their own demagogue as the Dowager Empress of Chappaqua seems destined to finally join the Orange Suit Club.

A Trump - Sanders face off would be entertaining to say the least. But regardless of who wins, We The People will lose, big time. And any hope for a restoration of our Republic would fade into oblivion, never to be seen again.

Epitaph for a great nation: The people have spoken. And now the people must be punished.

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Once again the GOP leadership lets us down, Dems win handily with the Omnibus spending bill

You wanna know why the Republican grass roots is so enamored with Donald Trump?

Crap like this: Democrats Are Celebrating These Conservative Policies Not Being In Omnibus Spending Bill.

And this: Funding deal hits backlash over increase in foreign worker visas.

In point of fact, on immigration, Obama got everything he wanted, and more.

Who's the only candidate proposing a complete moratorium on immigration? Donald Trump.

Who's the only candidate talking about expelling illegal aliens and foreign workers to protect American jobs? Donald Trump.

Who's the only candidate vexing both the GOP and Democrat establishment by refusing to endorse "business as usual" in Washington, DC? Donald Trump.

Who's the only candidate actually listening to the American people? Donald Trump.

This is not, and never will be, a WyBlog endorsement of Trump's candidacy. He's a populist buffoon and a loose cannon with no real concept of how he'll accomplish anything he's promised.

But, and this is the key bit, I am hit with a cold, spine-chilling realization. The Republican establishment is so out of touch, so disconnected from reality, so unwilling to stand up and fight Obama and the Democrats, that the inevitability of Trump's nomination by acclimation is virtually assured.

And so, if he does nothing else as president, if he were to haul the entire Republican leadership team — Mitch McConnell, Paul Ryan, Reince Priebus, John Cornyn, Orrin Hatch, Steve Scalise, etc, etc, etc — into one big room and proclaim "YOU'RE FIRED!", that would be enough.

Because this nonsense has got to stop.

If no one else steps up and provides sensible solutions to the issues Trump is raising, if no one else is willing to stand up for what is right, if no one else comes forth to block the Democrats from flushing this nation down a progressive policy rathole, then we'd better get used to the idea of saying "President Trump."

May God have mercy on our souls.

UPDATE 17 Dec 2015 11:57:
Why isn't Jeff Sessions our Senate Majority Leader? Guy's spot-on.

And it's nice to see that I'm not the only guy who's unhappy today.

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John Boehner announces his resignation, Mitch McConnell doesn't understand the message

Am I glad to see that House Speaker John Boehner is putting himself out to pasture?

Yes.

Do I believe it's going to make one iota of difference in the Washington balance of power?

Hell no.

John Boehner wasn't the problem. Oh sure, he made a convenient whipping boy, what with the nonstop tears and petty backstabbing. But in the end he was usually dragged, sometimes kicking and screaming, but dragged nonetheless, into rallying support for legislative initatives near and dear to conservative hearts.

And afterwards, where did those initiatives inevitably go to die?

Mitch McConnell's Senate, where Harry Reid apparently still reigns supreme.

John Boehner is a symptom. The ascendency of Donald Trump's presidential aspirations is also a symptom. Mitch McConnell and the GOP establishment are the disease.

In their latest show of political theater, McConnell's minions posted a stopgap spending bill that included a provision defunding Planned Parenthood. Good conservative red meat, right?

Wrong! The Democrats promptly filibustered it, after which McConnell immediately posted a "clean" bill.

Why? To save us from a dreaded government shutdown. (Cue the scary music...)

In the process though, McConnell also spared Obama the embarrassment of having to veto the original bill, signalling he's unwilling to assert Congress's constitutional role in checking presidential power and ensuring political accountability.

If McConnell had balls, or if he really wanted to push a conservative agenda, he'd revoke the filibuster. (h/t Elizabeth Price Foley at Instapundit)

The GOP establishement said, give us a House majority and we'll stop Obama.

We gave them a House majority. They didn't stop Obama.

Then the GOP establishment said, give us a Senate majority too and this time we'll stop Obama.

We gave them a Senate majority. They haven't stopped Obama.

Ergo, they lied to us.

Harry Reid had no problem nuking the filibuster to confirm Obama's extreme radical judicial nominees. He bypassed it entirely to cram Obamacare down our throats.

But McConnell refuses to play by Harry Reid's rules. He considers himself above such "ungentlemanly" tactics.

Except it isn't that McConnell and the GOPe don't know how to get down and dirty. They sure fileted Chris McDaniel to keep comatose Good Ole Boy Thad Cochrane in his seat. In fact, they have no problem fighting conservatives at every turn, even to the point of lying to Ted Cruz's face.

So the next House Speaker can advance all the conservative policy initiatives he wants. It won't mean squat until Mitch McConnell and Reince Preibus and the NRSC and rest of the GOP establishment join John Boehner in retirement. Until then Obama and the Democrats will keep on winning the war, and of course, destroying America.

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Quick hits, because last night's GOP debate underwhelmed your humble host

In no particular order, here are some random observations from CNN's painfully long debate double header.

Donald Trump and Hugh Hewitt need to get a room.

The 4 guys in the kiddie debate sounded a lot like they were running for Chairman of Trump Enterprises.

Chelsea Graham really, really, really wants to blow shit up. And did you know that he served in the military? He did! Probably with that John Kerry dude.

CNN said Graham was "on fire." Yes he is, every single day IYKWIM.

Every liberal pro-choice woman in America now hates Carly. I think that's a plus.

BTW, with all that blinking, was she trying to tell us something using Morse Code a la Jeremiah Denton?

Hey Ben Carson, Al Capone called and he wants his suit back.

Jeb! should go back to smoking dope, it might help him lighten up. And what's up with the tiptoes thing? Was he trying to remember what it felt like to be high? Or just looking for mom?

Chris Christie may actually have fooled 3 or 4 people with his tough guy act. But as a resident of New Jersey, I'm still not buying what he's shoveling.

Santorum and Huckabee both remind me of that annoying neighbor who's always trying to sell you on Amway.

Rand Paul might actually be nuttier than his father, and did you catch Ron's pitch for his new "doomsday is here" website? Weird. Very Weird.

Bobby Jindal would make a decent VP. Too bad Rubio is also running for that slot, and succeeding.

Scott Walker's style isn't conducive to these cattle-call debates. I suspect he'll be doing the Rick Perry shuffle off into the sunset any day now as his funding dries up.

I can't remember anything Ted Cruz said. I'm pretty sure that isn't a good thing. He needs to up his game if he's gonna step in when (er, if) Trump falters.

If asked, my Secret Service code name would be "Flounder."

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Bristol Palin is the voice of reason: Hey GOP, bash Hillary, not each other!

Bristol Palin nails it: enough already with the Republican "outrage industry."

It's official. I used to use this blog to point out how liberals use the "outrage industry" to manipulate people and keep their power. Now Republicans are just as bad.

They're doing the MSM's dirty work, for free! Especially Erick Erickson and his merry band of RedState rowdies. And of course, Fox News. Which means that no one is taking shots at Obama and Hillary, because they're too busy stabbing each other in the back.

Dear GOP: Write down that last line so you don't forget: "Let's focus on winning the election, not winning accolades from the New York Times."

Why do we have 17 candidates playing circular firing squad and dancing to the Democrat media mavens' tune? Because Donald Trump said something impolitic?

Cue the fainting couches.

Here's a thought. Talk about what's really important. Obama and Hillary's foreign policy disasters. Unemployment. Jobs. Obamacare. Crippling EPA regulations. Activist judges. Illegal immigration.

Donald Trump's spat with Megyn Kelly isn't even in the same time zone as any of that stuff.

Because here's the thing. While all you knuckleheads are busy being distracted, Hillary is deleting emails and obstructing justice. And Barack Obama is giving The Bomb to Iran while falling into the cesspit of anti-Semitism.

But hey, let's talk about Megyn Kelly's menstrual cycles.

I'm with Bristol: Give me a break.

Fortunately, Ted Cruz still has his eye on the prize.

Right on Senator.

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Is there a universe where the Republican "leaders" aren't morons? I want to live in that one

Once upon a time I naively thought that electing a Republican congress would put the brakes on Obama's lawless destruction of our once-great nation.

Silly me.

Why did these bozos just vote to confirm Loretta Lynch as Attorney General? Do they want more gun control? Do they like seeing unlimited late-term abortions? Do they enjoy it when "law enforcement" seizes private property without due process?

I suppose that they do. Which makes Mitch McConnell no better than Dingy Harry.

Need more proof of that?

OK, Ole Mitch is gonna bail out Obamacare's subsidies if SCOTUS strikes them down. Because we elected his team so Obamacare could live another day, didn't we?

Yeah, well, there's an election to be won. Or something. Ergo, pandering trumps statesmanship.

Un-freaking-believable.

But wait, there's more treachery.

Cryin' John Boehner says he is "open" to eliminating spending and borrowing caps, and thus effectively handing Obama a blank check for the last 2 years of his term. Because our taxes aren't already too high, and we clearly haven't borrowed enough money yet.

Oh, but the government might shut down again and The New York Times will be mad about that. Boo freakin' hoo, right? Wrong. Cryin' John is scared to death that liberals might be mad at him.

Putz.

Can we please find some Republicans with balls? Is that really too much to ask?

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#TenBuckFriday, the Oust Mary Landrieu Edition

Ten Buck Friday was a success in seeing a majority of Republicans elected to the Senate and Harry Reid being relegated back to the Recycling Bin of History.

But there is one Senate race still undecided in Louisiana and that's our man Bill Cassidy against Mary "I live in Washington, D.C. but I list my residence as my parents' basement in LA so I can vote here" Landrieu.

A runoff means more campaigning, more advertising and more expenses. While it is true that the DSCC has officially withdrawn their ad buys for their dubious candidate, I'm sure there will be a host of surrogates trying to raise money for poor Mary, so she doesn't have to go out and get a real job. (And maybe really move in with her parents this time!)

So, I'm sure there will be tons of breathless fundraising emails about how Republicans eat babies and that's why the want to ban all forms of birth control, and, BTW, did you know they want to replace the national anthem with Tony Orlando's "Knock Three Times"? Crazy!

All of the sudden, after sitting on her hands for six years, Mary Landfill is a crusader for the Keystone XL pipeline. Not for getting it passed necessarily, but for bring it to a vote that she hopes will not sustain her president's veto.

Let me congratulate all of you for kicking Harry Reid's keister to the curb. Well done! And, unlike most politicians, I hate to keep coming back to you for money, so I promise, this is the last time!

Think of the nice warm schadenfreude feeling you got when Harry Reid was demoted. Now think of how warm and fuzzy you'll feel going into the holidays, if we give Mary Landrieu her just desserts as well?

Let's go the the well one last time before the holidays start taking up our time and energy, before the December runoff, and give an early present to Bill Cassidy (and yourself) of a larger majority in the US Senate.

Think how much happier Barack Obama will be at the prospect of governing in a bi-partisan manner. Actually, think of how much damage from the last six years needs to be undone over Barack Obama's vetoes and objections.

Just ten more bucks. It's what we honorary Koch brothers do.

You can contribute to Bill here.

And be sure to visit our fellow Ten Buck Friday bloggers:

Adrienne's Corner   ·   Diogenes' Middle Finger   ·   Fishersville Mike   ·   For God, Family, and Country   ·   Laughing Conservative   ·   Left Coast Rebel   ·   Mind Numbed Robot   ·   Polination   ·   Political Clown Parade   ·   Proof Positive   ·   Texas Conservative News   ·   Theo Spark   ·   WyBlog   ·   Twitter #TenBuckFriday

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The return of Ten Buck Friday, and down the stretch they come!

This is it. Week Nine of a Nine Week Mission, to Seek Out new life for the Senate, to Boldly hand Harry Reid a trick instead of a treat! Last call, people!

Focusing on the Senate races is it worth ten bucks a week to you (four pounds of candy corn?) to eliminate Reid's control and give the Senate responsible leadership again?

With that in mind, these are the eight candidates we've backed to date:

Scott Brown - New Hampshire   -2.2

Cory Gardner - Colorado   +3.3

Bill Cassidy - Louisiana   +4.5

Thom Tillis - North Carolina   -1

Tom Cotton - Arkansas   +5

Joni Ernst - Iowa   +2.1

David Perdue - Georgia   +.4

Dan Sullivan - Alaska   +2.2

(All polls via Real Clear Politics)

Originally, the plan was to contribute to the race in MI, where the Dem has a double digit lead. Therefore, my recommendation is to tag one of the above with a second contribution and put your money where it may do the most good.

(If you mark your contribution as "Ten Buck Friday", they'll see if the blogosphere can give them a little bump.)

Be sure to vote this coming Tuesday. Take a friend!

And visit our fellow Ten Buck Friday bloggers:

Adrienne's Corner   ·   Diogenes' Middle Finger   ·   Fishersville Mike   ·   For God, Family, and Country   ·   Laughing Conservative   ·   Left Coast Rebel   ·   Mind Numbed Robot   ·   Polination   ·   Political Clown Parade   ·   Proof Positive   ·   Texas Conservative News   ·   Theo Spark   ·   WyBlog   ·   Twitter #TenBuckFriday

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Previously:
The return of Ten Buck Friday, Scott Brown for New Hampshire
The return of Ten Buck Friday, Colorado needs Cory Gardner in the U.S. Senate
The return of Ten Buck Friday, help Alaska stand with Dan Sullivan
The return of Ten Buck Friday, help Bill Cassidy dump Mary Landrieu
The return of Ten Buck Friday, support Thom Tillis for U.S. Senate
The return of Ten Buck Friday, support Tom Cotton for U.S. Senate
The return of Ten Buck Friday, support Joni Ernst for U.S. Senate
The Return of Ten Buck Friday (David Perdue)

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The return of Ten Buck Friday, Scott Brown for New Hampshire

Week eight of a Nine Week Mission, to Seek Out new life for the Senate, to Boldly send Harry Reid empty handed back to Searchlight!

Those of us who are paying attention have seen positive trends on the majority, if not all, of our Ten Buck Friday candidates. In the words of that noted political analyst, Han Solo: "Don't get cocky!"

Focusing on the Senate races is it worth ten bucks a week to you (a paperback book and a biscotti?) to eliminate Reid's control and give the Senate responsible leadership again?

With that in mind, this week we look to the Senate seat in New Hampshire. Can you contribute just $10 to Senate candidate Scott Brown?

Real Clear Politics has Brown down by 1.6 (up 3 points from a week ago) but rates the race as a toss up.

You can contribute to Scott Brown here. Good luck and Godspeed, Scott!

(If you mark your contribution as "Ten Buck Friday", they'll see if the blogosphere can give them a little bump.)

Be sure to visit our fellow Ten Buck Friday bloggers:

Adrienne's Corner   ·   Diogenes' Middle Finger   ·   Fishersville Mike   ·   For God, Family, and Country   ·   Laughing Conservative   ·   Left Coast Rebel   ·   Mind Numbed Robot   ·   Polination   ·   Political Clown Parade   ·   Proof Positive   ·   Texas Conservative News   ·   Theo Spark   ·   WyBlog   ·   Twitter #TenBuckFriday

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Previously:
The return of Ten Buck Friday, Colorado needs Cory Gardner in the U.S. Senate
The return of Ten Buck Friday, help Alaska stand with Dan Sullivan
The return of Ten Buck Friday, help Bill Cassidy dump Mary Landrieu
The return of Ten Buck Friday, support Thom Tillis for U.S. Senate
The return of Ten Buck Friday, support Tom Cotton for U.S. Senate
The return of Ten Buck Friday, support Joni Ernst for U.S. Senate
The Return of Ten Buck Friday (David Perdue)

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The return of Ten Buck Friday, Colorado needs Cory Gardner in the U.S. Senate

Week seven of a Nine Week Mission, to Seek Out new life for the Senate, to Boldly shuttle Harry Reid back to irrelevance!

Focusing on the Senate races is it worth ten bucks a week to you (a six-pack and some beef jerky?) to eliminate Reid's control and give the Senate responsible leadership again?

With that in mind, this week we look to the Senate seat in Colorado. Can you contribute just $10 to Senate candidate Cory Gardner?

Real Clear Politics has Gardner up an average of 3.0 points over Obamabot Mark Udall, and rates the state as a toss up.

You can contribute to Cory Gardner here. Good luck and Godspeed, Cory!

(If you mark your contribution as "Ten Buck Friday", they'll see if the blogosphere can give them a little bump.)

Be sure to visit our fellow Ten Buck Friday bloggers:

Adrienne's Corner   ·   Diogenes' Middle Finger   ·   Fishersville Mike   ·   For God, Family, and Country   ·   Laughing Conservative   ·   Left Coast Rebel   ·   Mind Numbed Robot   ·   Polination   ·   Political Clown Parade   ·   Proof Positive   ·   Texas Conservative News   ·   Theo Spark   ·   WyBlog   ·   Twitter #TenBuckFriday

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Previously:
The return of Ten Buck Friday, help Alaska stand with Dan Sullivan
The return of Ten Buck Friday, help Bill Cassidy dump Mary Landrieu
The return of Ten Buck Friday, support Thom Tillis for U.S. Senate
The return of Ten Buck Friday, support Tom Cotton for U.S. Senate
The return of Ten Buck Friday, support Joni Ernst for U.S. Senate
The Return of Ten Buck Friday (David Perdue)

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The return of Ten Buck Friday, help Alaska stand with Dan Sullivan

Week six of a Nine Week Mission, to Seek Out new life for the Senate, to Boldly Beam Harry Reid back to the planet he came from!

Focusing on the Senate races is it worth ten bucks a week to you (3 gallons of gas?) to eliminate Reid's control and give the Senate responsible leadership again?

With that in mind, this week we look to the Senate seat in Alaska. Can you contribute just $10 to Senate candidate Dan Sullivan?

Real Clear Politics has Sullivan up an average of 4.7 points over Obamabot Mark Begich, and rates the state as a toss up.

You can contribute to Dan Sullivan here. Good luck and Godspeed, Dan!

(If you mark your contribution as "Ten Buck Friday", they'll see if the blogosphere can give them a little bump.)

Be sure to visit our fellow Ten Buck Friday bloggers:

Adrienne's Corner   ·   Diogenes' Middle Finger   ·   Fishersville Mike   ·   For God, Family, and Country   ·   Laughing Conservative   ·   Left Coast Rebel   ·   Mind Numbed Robot   ·   Polination   ·   Political Clown Parade   ·   Proof Positive   ·   Texas Conservative News   ·   Theo Spark   ·   WyBlog   ·   Twitter #TenBuckFriday

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Previously:
The return of Ten Buck Friday, help Bill Cassidy dump Mary Landrieu
The return of Ten Buck Friday, support Thom Tillis for U.S. Senate
The return of Ten Buck Friday, support Tom Cotton for U.S. Senate
The return of Ten Buck Friday, support Joni Ernst for U.S. Senate
The Return of Ten Buck Friday (David Perdue)

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The return of Ten Buck Friday, help Bill Cassidy dump Mary Landrieu

Week Five of a Nine Week Mission, to Seek new life for the Senate, to Boldly Throw Out clueless Harry Reid and his equally clueless supporters!

Focusing on the Senate races is it worth ten bucks a week to you (a matinee and a small box of popcorn?) to eliminate Reid's control and give the Senate responsible leadership again?

With that in mind, this week we look to the open Senate seat in LA. Can you contribute just $10 to Senate candidate Bill Cassidy in his race against Mary Landrieu (D-Washington, DC)?

Real Clear Politics has Cassidy up 1.3 points on the average, and rates the state as a toss up.

You can contribute to Bill Cassidy here. Good luck and Godspeed, Bill!

(If you mark your contribution as "Ten Buck Friday", they'll see if the blogosphere can give them a little bump.)

Be sure to visit our fellow Ten Buck Friday bloggers:

Adrienne's Corner   ·   Diogenes' Middle Finger   ·   Fishersville Mike   ·   For God, Family, and Country   ·   Laughing Conservative   ·   Left Coast Rebel   ·   Mind Numbed Robot   ·   Polination   ·   Political Clown Parade   ·   Proof Positive   ·   Texas Conservative News   ·   Theo Spark   ·   WyBlog   ·   Twitter #TenBuckFriday

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Previously:
The return of Ten Buck Friday, support Thom Tillis for U.S. Senate
The return of Ten Buck Friday, support Tom Cotton for U.S. Senate
The return of Ten Buck Friday, support Joni Ernst for U.S. Senate
The Return of Ten Buck Friday (David Perdue)

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The return of Ten Buck Friday, support Thom Tillis for U.S. Senate

Week Four of a Nine Week Mission, to Seek Out new life for the Senate, to Boldly Throw Out clueless Harry Reid!!

Focusing on the Senate races is it worth ten bucks a week to you (2 12 packs of Dr. Pepper?) to eliminate Reid's control and give the Senate responsible leadership again?

With that in mind, this week we look to the open Senate seat in NC. Can you contribute just $10 to Senate candidate Thom Tillis?

Real Clear Politics has Tillis up 1.0 points on the average, and rates the state as a toss up.

You can contribute to Thom Tillis here. Good luck and Godspeed, Thom!

(If you mark your contribution as "Ten Buck Friday", they'll see if the blogosphere can give them a little bump.)

Be sure to visit our fellow Ten Buck Friday bloggers:

Adrienne's Corner   ·   Diogenes' Middle Finger   ·   Fishersville Mike   ·   For God, Family, and Country   ·   Laughing Conservative   ·   Left Coast Rebel   ·   Mind Numbed Robot   ·   Polination   ·   Political Clown Parade   ·   Proof Positive   ·   Texas Conservative News   ·   Theo Spark   ·   WyBlog

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Previously:
The return of Ten Buck Friday, support Tom Cotton for U.S. Senate
The return of Ten Buck Friday, support Joni Ernst for U.S. Senate
The Return of Ten Buck Friday (David Perdue)

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The return of Ten Buck Friday, support Tom Cotton for U.S. Senate

Week Three of a Nine Week Mission, to Seek Out new life for the Senate, to Boldly Go where our nation needs to be!

Focusing on the Senate races (Republicans need just six seats to oust the Dimbulb from Searchlight, Harry Reid as majority leader, ten to show Obama what the country really thinks of him!), is it worth ten bucks a week (1½ lbs. of bacon?) to eliminate Reid's control and give the Senate responsible leadership again?

With that in mind, this week we look to the open Senate seat in AR. Can you contribute just $10 to Senate candidate Tom Cotton?

Real Clear Politics has Cotton up 1.7 points on the average, and rates the state as a toss up.

You can contribute to Tom Cotton here. Good luck and Godspeed, Tom!

(If you mark your contribution as "Ten Buck Friday", they'll see if the blogosphere can give them a little bump.)

(Aside from Wy — last week before Ten Buck Friday Joni Ernst was up by 2 points; after Ten Buck Friday she's now up by 6! Behold the power of the blogosphere!)

Be sure to visit our growing list of fellow Ten Buck Friday bloggers:

Adrienne's Corner

Diogenes' Middle Finger

Fishersville Mike

For God, Family, and Country

Laughing Conservative

Left Coast Rebel

Mind Numbed Robot

Polination

Political Clown Parade

Proof Positive

Texas Conservative News

Theo Spark

WyBlog

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The return of Ten Buck Friday, support Joni Ernst for U.S. Senate
The Return of Ten Buck Friday (David Perdue)

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The return of Ten Buck Friday, support Joni Ernst for U.S. Senate

Week Two of a Nine Week Mission, to Seek Out new life for the Senate, to Boldly Go where our nation has been before!

Once again focusing on the Senate races (Republicans need just six seats to oust the Dimbulb from Searchlight, Harry Reid as majority leader), is it worth ten bucks a week (30 pkgs. of Ramen?) to eliminate Reid's control and give the Senate responsible leadership again?

With that in mind, this week we look to the open Senate seat in IA. Can you contribute just $10 to Senate candidate Joni Ernst?

Real Clear Politics has Ernst up 2 points on the average, and rates the state as a toss up.

You can contribute to Joni Ernst here. Good luck and Godspeed, Joni!

(If you mark your contribution as "Ten Buck Friday", they'll see if the blogosphere can give them a little bump.)

Be sure to visit our fellow Ten Buck Friday bloggers:

Adrienne's Corner

Diogenes' Middle Finger

Fishersville Mike

For God, Family, and Country

Laughing Conservative

Left Coast Rebel

Mind Numbed Robot

Polination

Political Clown Parade

Proof Positive

Texas Conservative News

Theo Spark

WyBlog

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Previously:
The Return of Ten Buck Friday (David Perdue)

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The return of Ten Buck Friday

Back in halcyon years of old (2010), some conservative bloggers put forth a plan where, a poll would be taken of conservative candidates around the country and the winner would be the recipient of a ten dollar contribution to their campaign from each of the participants. Forgive me for not taking a poll, but there are only nine Fridays between now and the midterm elections. Our country has not had a budget passed in the Senate since 2009, forcing a series of continuing resolutions which keep the nation at the brink of a shut down and masks the obscene amounts of money that the President and Congress want to spend. Hundreds of bills passed in the House are not even brought up for a vote in Harry Reid's Senate.

Focusing on the Senate races (Republicans need just six seats to oust the bottleneck, hyper partisan Harry Reid as majority leader), is it worth ten bucks a week (two lattes?) to eliminate Reid's control and give the Senate responsible leadership again?

With that in mind, this week we look to the open Senate seat in GA. Can you contribute just $10 to Senate candidate David Perdue?

You can contribute to David Perdue here. Good luck and Godspeed, David!

(If you mark your contribution as "Ten Buck Friday", they'll see if the blogosphere can give them a little bump.)

Be sure to visit our fellow Ten Buck Friday bloggers:

Adrienne's Corner

Diogenes' Middle Finger

Fishersville Mike

Laughing Conservative

Left Coast Rebel

Mind Numbed Robot

Political Clown Parade

Proof Positive

Texas Conservative News

Theo Spark

WyBlog

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Congressman Steve Stockman introduces "The Dog Ate My Tax Receipts Act"

The IRS blew off Congress with lame excuses. Repeatedly, and shamelessly.

So Congressman Steve Stockman believes that American citizens should have the right to blow off the IRS with lame excuses too.

Because what's good for the goose is good for the gander, right?

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NJ GOP voters pick gold bug Jeff Bell to challenge Cory Booker for US Senate

Because it isn't enough for the GOP candidate to be an underdog, he has to be a nut too. There is zero chance the US, or any nation, will return to the gold standard, ever. So what is Jeff Bell's paramount campaign issue?

Returning the US dollar to the gold standard.

Bell said he ran to make sure the public hears about two issues: returning the dollar to the gold standard and do away with the Federal Reserve's policy of charging no interest on federal government debt.

And the delusion runs deep.

"I think a lot of people who predicted I wouldn't win, which was virtually everybody, underestimated the difference between party activists — the type of people who are on the county committees — and the typical voters," Bell said. "The typical voters were very open to the message I had in this race. I got a lot of resonance on it."

Uh, OK, sure. Whatever you say Jeff.

Maybe it "resonates" with the typical septuagenarian country clubber in his tweed jacket and Cadillac land yacht. Maybe. More likely they humored you while looking around for the guys from Candid Camera.

The original gold standard worked because everybody was on it. And as soon as one country jumped ship, it was doomed.

Pegging the US dollar to gold without cooperation from all the other central bankers is no more sane than pegging it to the price of coffee. Commodity prices vary, sometimes wildly. Which would then make the value of your dollars vary, daily. Today bread is $1.75. Tomorrow it's $2.50. Next week, 89 cents.

Uncertainty, it's what everybody wants!

Now, am I a fan of the Fed? No.

Am I a fan of Keynesian quantitative easing? Hell no!

But sadly, the average voter in New Jersey is. Well, that and free stuff. Which is why Cory Booker is gonna clean Jeff Bell's clock. By a margin that'll make Chris Christie's 22 point "landslide" look like a horse race.

Oh, did I mention that Bell has already been trounced in one US Senate race? By Bill Bradley, 55 - 43.

We nominated a kooky retreaded loser who looks just like the crotchety old guy from Up. Does the NJ GOP put the "fun" in dysfunctional, or what?

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