• Day By Day,  GOP,  Michael Steele

    Day By Day January 6, 2009 – Rhinoceros Rex

    January 6, 2010 /

    Day By Day by Chris Muir

    Chris, I would not be so quick to shoot the messenger in RNC Chairman Michael Steele. Political machinations, including the opening of the North Dakota Senate seat are happening quickly and there are not unlimited resources to run campaigns.

    Political parties are strange organizations in that they are not quick to adapt to change – especially the donors who must be persuaded that your candidate can help them in the future.

    If anything the national GOP is looking up as compared to a year ago when all of the Left pundits were saying the Republican Party was irrelevant and a regional only party.

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  • Afghanistan,  Al Qaeda,  Barack Obama,  Day By Day,  Global War on Terror

    Day By Day November 30, 2009 – Lip Service

    November 30, 2009 /

    Day By Day by Chris Muir

    The world awaits President Obama’s decision on troop deployments in Afghanistan tomorrow. There have been more leaks and trial baloons floated over the Thanksgivng weekend.

    Now, there is discussion of an EXIT STRATEGY.

    President Obama plans to lay out a time frame for winding down the American involvement in the war in Afghanistan when he announces his decision this week to send more forces, senior administration officials said Sunday.

    Although the speech was still in draft form, the officials said the president wanted to use the address at the United States Military Academy at West Point on Tuesday night not only to announce the immediate order to deploy roughly 30,000 more troops, but also to convey how he intends to turn the fight over to the Kabul government.

    “It’s accurate to say that he will be more explicit about both goals and time frame than has been the case before and than has been part of the public discussion,” said a senior official, who requested anonymity to discuss the speech before it is delivered. “He wants to give a clear sense of both the time frame for action and how the war will eventually wind down.”

    The officials would not disclose the time frame. But they said it would not be tied to particular conditions on the ground nor would it be as firm as the current schedule for withdrawing troops in Iraq, where Mr. Obama has committed to withdrawing most combat units by August and all forces by the end of 2011.

    Officials of one allied nation who have been extensively briefed on the president’s plan said, however, that Mr. Obama would describe how the American presence would be ratcheted back after the buildup, while making clear that a significant American presence in Afghanistan would remain for a long while. That is designed in part to signal to Pakistan that the United States will not abandon the region and to allay Pakistani fears that India will fill the vacuum created as America pulls back.

    Well, it appears that the President is giving lip service to our troops, the Afghans and the Pakistanis. In order to appease, the far left of the Democrat Party he might as well announce a retreat and/or a withdrawal. The Obama Administratrion is no longer committed to the Global War on Terror – let the fireworks begin.

    The terrorists have won and MORE innocent people will die.

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  • Day By Day,  Democrats,  GOP

    Day By Day November 29, 2009 – Card Sharks

    November 29, 2009 /


    Day By Day by Chris Muir

    Chris, you make a great precise with your cartoon above for the coming campaign for Congress in November 2010. The Republican Party considered moribund just one year ago will make a comeback.

    How much of a comeback will depend upon how many good candidates who will make a run at incumbent Democrats.

    However, shouild health care reform be rammed through the Congress, the economy remains weak with high unemployment, the Republican candidates will be lining up en masse.

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  • Barack Obama,  Day By Day,  SEIU

    Day By Day November 25, 2009 – In Labor

    November 25, 2009 /

    Day By Day by Chris Muir

    Chris, Big Labor, like the Service Employees Internation Union (SEIU) have a history of corruption, what should we expect? But, American voters voted for Chicagoland POL anyway.

    However, President Obama is cratering in the polls.

    Those chickens that Obama’s Pastor Jeremiah Wright were talking about ARE coming home to roost. Watch Big Labor now try to prop up their man in the White House.

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  • Day By Day,  GOP

    Day By Day November 4, 2009 – Blockbuster

    November 4, 2009 /

    Day By Day by Chris Muir

    The GOP had a good night.

    In winning the Governorships of Virginia and New Jersey the Republican Party has started on its way back from the disasters which began in 2006 when they lost their majorities in Congress.

    Although the White House ignored the elections, the message is clear, especially to Blue Dog Democrats from red leaning congressional districts. This message is moderation and go-slow rather than pushing far-left Democrat leadership sponsored legilsation.

    An example will be health care reform or Obamacare which will now be postponed until after the first of the year. Another may be Senator Barbara Boxer and Senator John Kerry’s Cap and Trade climate change legislation.

    Also, the fiasco of the New York 23 congressional district played out to a standard result. The GOP was split and the Democrat won. The lesson learned: change the election process to allow a primary election vote for the GOP nominee rather than party leaders choosing a candidate.

    The Republican Party smells Democrat Party blood in the water for the 2010 midterm Congressional elections.

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  • Day By Day,  GOP,  Newt Gingrich

    Day By Day November 3, 2009 – Newtonian Physics

    November 3, 2009 /


    Day By Day by Chris Muir

    The GOP leadership and Newt Gingrich made a mistake in upstate New York in supporting a marginal Republican Dede Scozzafava. But, does this mean purging the GOP of all non-ideologically pure Congressional candidates?

    No and the Tea Party, Dick Army and Red State based RIGHT had better take pause in aligning themselves with marginal FAR RIGHT parties, Libertarians and Ron Paulites in supporting candidates. If the GOP hopes to regain seats in 2010, each race MUST be locally based and NOT one based on a nationally set ideology on blogs and Twitter.

    This is not to say that better candidates should not be chosen. But, ultimately it is the candidate that can marshall the most votes, isn’t it?

    Let’s watch the anti-Obama referendum play out in today’s New York, New Jersey and Virginia elections.

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  • Day By Day,  GOP,  Newt Gingrich

    Day By Day October 29, 2009 – GinGRINCH

    October 28, 2009 /

    Day By Day by Chris Muir

    Chris, I just don’t understand the GOP Civil Wars being fought by the national Republican Party and conservatives, including Newt Gingrich, Sarah Palin and Tim Pawlenty. The entire flap appears to resemble a PURGE with its associated litmus tests, imposed by right-wing interest groups.

    In the fifty United States, there are regional differences in culture, language inflections and political ideology. Isn’t this evident by our government structure, devised so wisely by the Founding Fathers? Isn’t this what, we as Republicans want – local government, directly responsive to a local electorate.

    The point of politics is to win elections and govern.

    If the Republican Party reverts to a set of litmus tests imposed by the outside, they will accomplish neither.

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  • Day By Day,  GOP

    Day By Day October 27, 2009 – OverDue

    October 27, 2009 /


    Day By Day by Chris Muir

    I remember the Presidential elections of 1968 with George Wallace and 1992 with Ross Perot. Both were third party candidates that delivered the races to opposition candidates with surprising results. Was the country better for their running?

    Questionable

    America has developed a two party system for a reason – check and balances.

    Third party or multi-party candidates and candidacies are usually short-lived with little lasting political impact.

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  • Day By Day,  Democrats,  Obamacare,  Rahm Emanuel

    Day By Day by Chris Muir October 16, 2009 – News to Jan

    October 16, 2009 /

    Day By Day by Chris Muir

    This is why Obamacare with the “public option” will stall in the Congress – Libs must be conservative.

    The Blue Dog Democrats will NOT wish to put their political asses on the line and incur the wrath of senior citizen voters in their red tilting districts.

    Rahm Emanuel, Obama’s Chief of Staff, helped these Blue Dog Democrats win favor with conservative voters to get them elected. Rahm won’t be there with them when they face the Congressional midterm elections next year.

    Since the implementation of Obamacare taxation will occur before the reforms begin (ya gotta pay for it, after all), there will be sufficient time for a new Congress (less dominated by Democrats) to reverse the entire program.

    So, will many members of Congress, except those in safe districts be willing to step up?

    Doubtful……

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    In blogging matters, Flap will be enjoying his 40th high school reunion weekend beginning this afternoon in El Segundo, California.

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