• Ashley Judd,  Sarah Palin

    SHAME ON YOU: Sarah Palin Strikes Back at Ashley Judd and the Defenders of Wildlife Campaign

    From the Eye on Palin Web Site: Exposing Alaska Governor Sarah Palin’s anti-wolf and anti-wildlife agenda

    Alaska Governor Sarah Palin responded today to Hollywood Celeb and PDS (Palin Derangement Syndrome) sufferer Ashley Judd’s video above. The video was sponsored by the Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund.

    Governor Sarah Palin released the following statement today in response to attacks by the Defenders of Wildlife:

    “It is reprehensible and hypocritical that the Defenders of Wildlife would use Alaska and my administration as a fundraising tool to deceive Americans into parting with their hard-earned money.

    “The ad campaign by this extreme fringe group, as Alaskans have witnessed over the last several years, distorts the facts about Alaska’s wildlife management programs. Alaskans depend on wildlife for food and cultural practices which can’t be sustained when predators are allowed to decimate moose and caribou populations. Our predator control programs are scientific and successful at protecting vulnerable wildlife. These audacious fundraising attempts misrepresent what goes on in Alaska, and I encourage people to learn the facts about Alaska’s positive record of managing wildlife for abundance.

    “Shame on the Defenders of Wildlife for twisting the truth in an effort to raise funds from innocent and hard-pressed Americans struggling with these rough economic times.”

    Flap is surprised “The ‘Cuda” didn’t invite Ashley up for a little demonstration of Alaska’s wildlife management program. But, Judd, wouldn’t go anyway because like many LEFT-WING Hollywood types she knows little or nothing about the subject.

    Shame on Ashley Judd, indeed.


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  • Barack Obama,  economics,  Sarah Palin

    Sarah Palin Continues to Express Serious Concern On Democrat/Obama Economic Stimulus Bill

    Sarah Palin Feb 3 2009

    Alaska Gov, Sarah Palin, center, takes photos with members of the Army’s 4th Brigade Combat team (airborne) 25th Infantry Division during a deployment ceremony in Anchorage, Alaska on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2009. The 3,500 solder brigade from Fort Richardson, Alaska is being sent to Afghanistan for 12 months. The brigade returned for a 14-month tour in Iraq in November and December 2007

    The ‘Cuda has reissued her concerns about the Democrat/Obama Economic Stimulus bill. S. 1 as a rumor spread throughout conservative talk radio that she favored the bill. Her original press release while she was in Washington over the last weekend is here.

    Here is Governor Palin’s statement:

    Governor Sarah Palin again today expressed her serious concerns with President Obama’s proposed stimulus package. In a joint letter sent to Alaska’s congressional delegation, Governor Palin, House Speaker Mike Chenault and Senate President Gary Stevens cautioned that unrestrained spending, initiation of new programs that the states may be asked to continue after the federal stimulus is gone, and the borrowing of hundreds of billions of dollars to pay for it may result in serious economic problems in the future.

    Governor Palin recently traveled to the nation’s capital to personally express her concerns with the stimulus package with business, economic and political leaders. The trip was not an effort to endorse or lobby for the current stimulus package now before Congress.

    “I agree with the decision of Senator Murkowski and Congressman Young to vote NO on the package,” Governor Palin said.

    The governor has strongly supported funding for infrastructure that creates good American jobs and will have a positive effect on the nation for generations to come.

    “It’s a given that a stimulus package is needed and will happen,” Palin said. “With guaranteed spending on the table, I am arguing for needed construction projects and tax breaks that will truly stimulate the economy and create jobs, and against increased federal programs that will become a state’s unfunded mandate to continue funding for generations.”

    Senate President Gary Stevens agreed. “We need the funding but not more federal programs to maintain,” he said. “We need to make wise use of limited state funds.”

    House Speaker Mike Chenault added, “The letter addressed to members of Congress and the Alaska Delegation basically tells those members where Alaska sits on the issues of the stimulus package and how it will affect Alaska as far as a funding formula goes. So it just gives them a little bit clearer picture on what the needs are for the state of Alaska in comparison with the rest of the nation.”

    Governor Palin and the legislative leadership also highlighted the conventional fuels that Alaska has to offer and the need to find ways the federal government can help bring the state’s clean burning natural gas through a pipeline to the midwest.

    Governor’s Palin letter to Alaska’s Congressional delegation is here.


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  • Barack Obama,  economics,  John McCain,  John Thune,  Mel Martinez

    GOP Senators Propose Alternative to Democrat/Obama Stimulus Bill – Why Have They Waited So Long?

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    Republican Presidential candidate Senator John McCain (L) walks into the Senate Chamber in the Capitol in Washington October 1, 2008.  McCain returned to Washington to vote on the $700 billion financial rescue package. With McCain is Senator John Thune (R-SD)

    There is now a Senate Republican alternative to the Democrat/Obama economic stimulus bill, S.1..

    A group of Republican U.S. senators on Tuesday offered a $445 billion (308.3 billion pound) alternative plan to boosting the ailing economy, about half of which would be in the form of tax cuts.

    The stimulus package would include cutting payroll and income taxes for a year, as well as lowering the 35 percent corporate tax rate to 25 percent and offering home buyers a tax credit worth $15,000 or 10 percent of the purchase price, whichever is less.

    Sens. John McCain, John Thune, and Mel Martinez were among the group of lawmakers offering the alternative to the $885 billion package crafted by Democrats who control the Senate.

    Here is Senator McCain’s speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate opposing S. 1 is here.

    Some highlights:

    It is unfortunate that, even in these difficult economic times, Members of Congress could not resist the temptation to load up this bill with hundreds of millions of dollars in unnecessary spending that will do nothing to stimulate the economy.  Here are just a few of the things that have been included under the guise of stimulus:

    In The House Bill:

    • $400 million for STD prevention;
    • $600 million for new cars for the federal government;
    • $34 million to remodel the Commerce Department headquarters here in DC;
    • $25 million to rehabilitate ATV trails;
    • $150 million for honey bee insurance;
    • $75 million for smoking cessation, and
    • $50 million for the National Endowment for the Arts.

    In The Senate Bill:

    • $100 million to assist States with aquaculture losses;
    • $300 million for diesel emission reduction grants;
    • $150 million for facility improvements at Smithsonian museums;
    • $198 million for school food service equipment, and
    • $2.9 billion for the Weatherization Assistance Program.

    Flap wonders why McCain and the GOP did not craft such an alternative last October when he was running for President. Was the Bush White House an impediment?

    Instead, McCain gave Obama a pass on the economy and the GOP ticket sank like a stone in the polls.

    Amazing……

    But, in comeback mode, McCain wants your support AND contributions.


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  • Barack Obama,  Tom Daschle

    Get Out the Crying Towel for Tom Daschle: He is OUT Again

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    Tom Daschle, former Democrat Senate Majority Leader who was defeated for re-election by the GOP is out AGAIN as he withdraws his nomination for Secretary of Health and Human Services.

    Tom Daschle has withdrawn his nomination to be Health and Human Services secretary.

    That’s according to a joint White House statement from President Barack Obama and his former nominee.

    Obama said Tuesday he accepted the withdrawal “with sadness and regret.”

    Daschle has been battling for his nomination since it was disclosed he failed to pay more than $120,000 in taxes.

    He said he’s withdrawing because he’s not a leader who has the full faith of Congress and will be a distraction.

    Surprised they did not mention his ethical problems with lobbyist contributions and his ties to Left-Wing donor Leo Hendry.

    The failure to pay the taxes should have been enough.

    Exit question: Who will be the next Obama nominee to fall because of a tax problem?


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  • Barack Obama

    Another Obama Nominee Tax Problem: Nancy Killefer Withdraws Candidacy as First Chief Performance Officer

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    Timothy Geithner, Tom Daschle and now Nancy Killefer. Three Strikes and you are OUT.

    Nancy Killefer, who failed for a year and a half to pay employment taxes on household help, has withdrawn her candidacy to be the first chief performance officer for the federal government, the White House said Tuesday.

    Killefer was the second major Obama administration nominee to withdraw and the third to have tax problems complicate their nomination after President Barack Obama announced their selection.

    “Nancy Killefer has decided to withdraw her nomination, and we accepted her withdrawal,” Tommy Vietor, a White House spokesman, said Tuesday. The 55-year-old executive with consulting giant McKinsey & Co., was expected to explain her reasons for pulling out later in the day.

    When her selection was announced by Obama on Jan. 7, The Associated Press disclosed that in 2005 the District of Columbia government had filed a $946.69 tax lien on her home for failure to pay unemployment compensation tax on household help.

    Since then, administration officials refused to answer questions about the tax error, which she resolved five months after the lien was filed. Obama’s first choice for commerce secretary, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, took his name out of consideration when his confirmation appeared headed toward complications because of a grand jury investigation over how state contracts were issued to political donors.

    More recently, Timothy Geithner was confirmed as Treasury secretary despite belatedly paying $34,000 in income taxes, and Tom Daschle is still waiting to see if his late payment of more than $128,000 in income taxes will harm his nomination to be health and human services secretary.

    Interesting that this hypocrite when working in the Clinton Administration supported increasing Internal Revenue Service audits by 40 per cent.

    Flap wonders if Timothy Geithener, the new Treasury Secretary (and Head of the IRS) who also did not pay his taxes timely will insist on the same?


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  • Rick Perry,  Sarah Palin

    Sarah Palin Endorses Texas Governor Rick Perry in GOP Primary Race

    Republican Governors

    Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, left, shakes hands with Texas Gov. Rick Perry after he introduced her at the Republican Governors Association Annual Conference in Miami, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008

    Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has endorsed incumbent Texas GOP Governor Rick Perry in his race against U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison for the GOP Gubernatorial nomination.

    Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has endorsed Rick Perry for re-election, calling him the “true conservative” in a primary election showdown with fellow Republican Kay Bailey Hutchison.

    Palin, who electrified the GOP base as the party’s vice presidential nominee last year, has strong support among the party’s social conservatives. Her endorsement appeared aimed at undercutting Hutchison’s appeal with GOP women. Both groups will be important in picking the party’s nominee in next year’s Republican primary.

    In a letter to “Texas Republican women” distributed by the Perry campaign, Palin touts the Texas governor’s conservative credentials.

    “He walks the walk of a true conservative. And he sticks by his guns – and you know how I feel about guns,” she said.

    Palin cited one of the Perry campaign’s top issues – opposition to federal financial bailouts. And she singled out Perry’s opposition to abortion rights.

    “Not every child is born into ideal circumstances, but every life is sacred,” Palin said in the mail appeal. “Rick Perry knows this – it is at the core of his being.”

    Hutchison supports abortion rights, although with restrictions, including parental notification and a ban on certain late-term procedures.

    The GOP primary draws a large number of social conservatives for whom abortion and gay marriage are litmus-test issues. And in recent weeks, Perry has made high-profile appeals to abortion opponents.

    Is this endorsement all about abortion?

    Probably not but Sarah Palin reinforces her social conservative CRED which she will need in early GOP Presidential primary contests in Iowa and South Carolina should she decide to run for President in 2012 or 2016. Palin has nothing to lose here since Perry is a conservative and is not afraid to run on it.

    Flap remembers when Governor Perry called out California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger at his own California State GOP Convention.

    Stay tuned as this primary race becomes another bitter primary intra-GOP brawl.


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  • Barack Obama,  economics

    Poll Watch: 37 Per Cent of Americans Say Major Changes Needed for Obama Economic Stimulus Bill

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    This poll will certainly not help the passage of S. 1 as it is now written – all 736 pages of it.

    Flap wonders why President Obama who is clamouring for quick passage of an economic stimulus bill cannot demand a “CLEAN BILL” from Democrat Congressional leaders?

    How about stripping out the pork-barrel spending, adding a payroll tax cut and immediately jump start the job market with business tax cuts?

    Sounds too simple, doesn’t it?


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  • Day By Day,  Global Warming,  James Hansen

    Day By Day by Chris Muir February 3, 2009 – (Falling)Sky TV

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    Day By Day by Chris Muir

    Since former Vice President Al Gore took up the cause celeb of global warming, the entire science has been corrupted by political agendas. Now, there is a case of outright misleading the public.

    NASA does fine work and there are fine people working for NASA. Some have even gone on record disparaging both Hansen and his publicity-seeking methods. In an article Science, Ignorance is not Bliss (Launch magazine, July/August 2008) former astronaut Walter Cunningham delivered a blistering denunciation of Hansen for fostering the “current hysteria” of climate alarmists by misusing NASA data. Cunningham states, “NASA should be at the forefront in the collection of scientific evidence and debunking the current hysteria over human-caused, or anthropogenic Global Warming (AGW).” Nor is Cunningham happy at what Hansen is doing for NASA’s reputation as a serious player in scientific research. He says of NASA, “Unfortunately, it is becoming just another agency caught up in the politics of global warming, or worse, politicized science. Advocacy is replacing objective evaluation data, while scientific data is being ignored in favor of emotions and politics.”

    And, for good measure, Cunningham reminds us of yet another Hansen blunder. “After warning 2007 would be the hottest year on record,” says Cunningham, “what we experienced was the coolest since 2001.” Lamenting that the GW debate had deteriorated into a “religious war” between “true believers and non-believers” Cunningham astutely observes about those who follow Hansen’s logic, “it is impossible to reason a person out of positions they have not been reasoned into.”  Cunningham states Hansen is “a political activist who spreads fear even when NASA’s own data contradicts him.”  To drive home his point that Hansen is circumventing the real science, Cunningham highlights that, “warming in the upper atmosphere should occur before any surface warming effect, but NASA’s own data show that has not been happening.” Cunningham goes on to note how when Hansen’s boss, Michael Griffin, “a distinguished scientist in his own right, attempted to draw a distinction between Hansen’s personal and political views and the science conducted by his agency” he was “forced to back off”.

    Exit Question: Why is a politically driven climate alarmist allowed to continue spewing his nonsense from a government paid postion?


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  • Del.icio.us Links

    links for 2009-02-03

    • Sen. Judd Gregg will be nominated as the new Commerce secretary Tuesday morning, giving President Obama a fresh independent voice in his Cabinet but at a huge cost to Republicans and the larger Senate.

      The run-up to the nomination has focused on backroom deals, from New Hampshire’s statehouse to Washington, to preserve the balance of power in Congress. And Tuesday’s White House announcement is expected to be accompanied by one by New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch that will ensure that Gregg’s seat won’t switch to the Democrats before the 2010 elections.

      But lost in the shuffle is the greater dynamic: Gregg himself and the fact that Obama, while talking a good game about bipartisanship, is draining the Senate of the very talent he needs to achieve this goal.
      ++++++
      An eventual long-term loss for the GOP that will affect the Senate a liitle now and alot in 2010

      (tags: Judd_Gregg)
    • Not every gubernatorial appointment of a senator is as rocky or controversial as the recent situations in Illinois or New York. But nor do they always survive their next chance to stay in office.

      Below, a list of the last time in the past half-century each state had an appointed senator and how that appointee fared in the next election:

      (tags: us_senate)
    • I am thankful for Flap

      Flap is Gregory Flap Cole. By his profile on Twitter he's:

      A conservative Christian father of 4/ dentist / blogger / Republican activist enjoying Southern California #TCOT Updates from Flapsblog.com

    • If Judd Gregg were to leave the Senate to join the Obama administration, it would clearly be a slap in the face to Republicans. Even were New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch to agree to appoint a Republican, anybody Lynch picked would be a moderate who would likely be more vulnerable than Gregg in 2010. So what is Gregg thinking? Obviously, only he knows, but last July, The American Spectator hosted a dinner attended by Gregg, and looking back at my blog account from that time left me with a few possible insights.
    • On January 8th, GOP Senator Christopher “Kit” Bond of Missouri announced that he would not seek re-election. Bond has a long, distinguished career in Missouri and national politics and has held his current Senate seat since 1986. He’s a fairly dependable conservative vote, with an 82.5% lifetime rating from the American Conservative Union. He disappoints hard-core conservatives on occasion, as with his recent support for the automaker bailout, but he is, in general, a dependable vote for the GOP (for example, today’s opposition to protectionism in the Obama economic destruction recovery legislation). Considering the current battle for the GOP to hold fillibuster rights, Bond’s seat is critical, and will be one of THE key matchups in 2010.
    • I AM DISMAYED THAT LEGISLATION HAS AGAIN BEEN INTRODUCED in Congress to prohibit forever oil and gas development in the most promising unexplored petroleum province in North America — the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, in Alaska.

      Let's not forget: Only six months ago, oil was selling for nearly $150 per barrel, while Americans were paying $4 a gallon and more for gasoline. And today, there is potential for prices to rebound as OPEC asserts its market power and as Russia disrupts needed natural gas to Europe for the second time in three years.

      (tags: sarah_palin)
    • Barack Obama may have just racked up the biggest Democratic election victory margin in California since FDR. But that isn't stopping Republican Party A-listers from descending on Sacramento for this month's California Republican Party Spring Convention.

      The guest list for Feb. 20-22 conference at the Hyatt Recency includes former Massachusetts governor and presidential candidate Mitt Romney, current South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, former United Nations Ambassador John Bolton and conservative author/pundit William Bennett.

      The convention is also drawing top CA-listers actively plotting gubernatorial bids or mentioned as potential candidates. They include former eBay CEO Meg Whitman, state Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner, former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina, Rep. Darrell Issa and 2002 GOP gubernatorial nominee Bill Simon.

    • Florida Republican Gov. Charlie Crist is considering a run for the Sunshine State's open Senate seat although he remains a long shot to run, according to informed sources in the state and in Washington.

      Jim Greer, the chairman of the Florida Republican party and a close ally of Crist, said that "whether [Crist] is going to actually run for the Senate is a decision that will be made down the road because he doesn't want to take his eye off the ball, which is serving the people of Florida as governor."

      No final decision is expected from Crist until the legislative session in Florida concludes in early May, said those familiar with the governor's thinking. Crist would not, under any circumstances, appoint himself to a Senate vacancy if Martinez were to step aside early, those same sources made clear today.

    • The prominent role that outside groups are playing in the selling of Obama's economic stimulus plan is a marked contrast to the campaign when the former Illinois senator went out of his way to cut off funding for these sorts of organizations — in hopes of keeping his messaging tightly controlled by his political inner circle.

      It remains to be seen whether Obama will allow these sorts of groups to grow and prosper as advocates for his agenda or whether he will use his own massive grassroots machine as the principal message driver of his legislative efforts.

    • Here is the text of the complete bill – HR 1
    • Senior White House advisers are quietly beginning to put a system in place to ensure coordination between the White House and outside liberal groups and unions that are ramping up to push the Obama administration’s agenda and target its foes, a senior Dem operative who regularly advises the White House and is involved in these discussions tells me.

      The operation, which is in its early stages, is expected to be overseen by senior Obama hand Valerie Jarrett, the senior Dem says, and Jarrett is playing a key role in assembling it, though other senior Obama advisers will also play a role.

    • In what could be a Sunshine State one-two punch, multiple Republican sources are confirming that Florida Gov. Charlie Crist (R) is giving serious consideration to running for Senate — and that Sen. Mel Martinez (R-Fla.) is contemplating resigning from his seat before his term is up next year.
    • Taking some of the allure — though only some — out of the Gregg choice, New Hampshire Governor John Lynch signaled he'll appoint a Republican in a statement:

      We are in the midst of a national economic crisis, and it calls for cooperation on all of our parts. We all need to work together to do what is in the best interest of our country and our state.

      I have had conversations with Senator Gregg, the White House and U.S. Senate leadership. Senator Gregg has said he would not resign his seat in the U.S. Senate if it changed the balance in the Senate. Based on my discussions, it is clear the White House and Senate leadership understand this as well.

      It is important that President Obama be able to select the advisors he feels are necessary to help him address the challenges facing our nation.

      (tags: Judd_Gregg)
    • In an effort to ramp up pressure on Republican lawmakers who might agree to a compromise budget deal, a top GOP official has submitted a resolution for the party's convention later this month to formally censure any Republican who votes for new or higher taxes.

      "If the Republican party loses the ability to say that we're the party against higher taxes than we've been dealt a grievous blow," said Jon Fleischman, the author of the resolution and a Southern California vice chairman in the California Republican Party.

      Fleischman, who publishes the conservative FlashReport Web site, said the resolution is meant as a "stick" to dissuade GOP legislators from agreeing to any budget plan with higher taxes crafted with majority Democrats and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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      Stick and Carrot approach

    • The DCCC is running targeted radio ads and making 100,000 "person-to-person" calls to hammer 28 Republicans who voted against the stimulus last week and the leaders who high-fived afterwards.

      The radio ads will run for about a week and target members on state-specific issues — jobs, health care and education.

      But the ones running in the districts of Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-Via.) and NRCC chief Pete Sessions (R-TX) are extra-special, hitting the leader with voting against the stimulus while voting for "big banks" on TARP I.

      That's sure to aggravate Republicans, seeing as Democratic leaders urged passage of the bank bailout, calling it a litmus test of bipartisanship. C'est la guerre.

      "Did you know Congressman Eric Cantor voted to bail out big banks, but opposed tax breaks for 95 percent of American workers? Times are tough, tell Member to put families first."

      (tags: GOP democrats)
    • Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH) has emerged as the leading candidate to be nominated for Secretary of Commerce, but the panic level among Republicans (59 – 1 = dGov + 1 = 60) is lower than it was on Friday. Chatter among New Hampshire Republicans suggests that Gov. John Lynch (D) is considering appointing Doug Scamman, the former GOP Speaker of the House, well respected by both sides, semi-retired, pushing 70, as a caretaker. Another possible replacement: J. Bonnie Newman,a former chief of staff to Gregg and Reagan administration official.
    • At a political level, the pick could well be a masterstroke. While sources on Capitol Hill suggest that Gregg will only take the job if Democratic Gov. John Lynch promises to appoint a Republican to serve out the remaining two years of his term, there are many people — particularly within the GOP — who wonder whether Gregg will really win that concession. Even if he does, the names being bandied about for Republicans are all in the "caretaker" model, meaning that the seat will be open in 2010. Democrats are quickly lining up behind Rep. Paul Hodes as their nominee and Republicans have no obvious candidate to step in for Gregg. Given New Hampshire's strong move toward Democrats over the last two elections, the party would have to feel good about winning in an open seat scenario. (FYI: The frontrunner for the caretaker nod is Bonnie Newman, a former chief of staff to Gregg, and a founding member of Republicans for Lynch in 2004.)
    • Senator John McCain says there's too much unnecessary spending and too few tax cuts in the Obama administration's economic proposals to stimulate the economy.

      The Arizona Republican and former presidential candidate also complains the plan has no "endgame."

      Interviewed Monday on CBS's "The Early Show," McCain said that after the economy recovers the U.S. should "be on a path to a balanced budget."

      Instead, he says, the Democrats' plan would burden future generations of Americans with the biggest budget deficit in history.

      He says it's time for both parties to sit down and negotiate. He says the Democrats need to consider his party's concerns, especially on cutting taxes.

    • Michael Steele frequently reads blogs at 2 o'clock in the morning.

      … At least, that's what he told me a few months ago during our first (and only) blogger conference call conversation. His interest in blogs rings true, inasmuch as he apparently spent an hour on the phone with blogger Rob Bluey, after Bluey endorsed another candidate for RNC chairman and wrote a post in opposition to Steele's election as RNC chairman.

      Unlike the Democrats, who in 2005 followed the lead of bloggers and elected Howard Dean chairman, the 168 members of the RNC seemed to pay little attention to the concerns of conservative bloggers, who were among Steele's harshest critics.

    • The new chairman of the Republican National Committee said Sunday that his party should put the brakes on Democratic initiatives, from the economic stimulus bill to President Obama's plans for his Cabinet.

      Michael Steele said in a telephone interview that Republicans should oppose former Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle's nomination to be secretary of Health and Human Services. Daschle is the second Cabinet nominee to acknowledge he didn't pay thousands of dollars in taxes.
      +++++++
      The GOP let Geithner go but should draw the line with Tom Daschle.

    • New U.S. President Barack Obama promised during his campaign to post all nonemergency legislation on WhiteHouse.gov before signing it as a way to allow the public to review and comment on it.

      On Jan. 20, Obama's first day in office, a blog post on WhiteHouse.gov repeated that promise. On Thursday, Obama appeared to break that promise with the first piece of legislation he signed into law.

      Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, designed to make it easier for women to sue employers that pay them less than their male counterparts. The text of the legislation was apparently posted about the same time that Obama signed it.

      (tags: barack_obama)