Sen. Craig to resign tomorrow
Friday, August 31st, 2007According to several high level GOP officials:
Craig will announce at a news conference in Boise Saturday morning that he will resign effective Sept. 30, four state GOP officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
The announcement follows by just five days the disclosure that he had pleaded guilty Aug. 1 to a reduced misdemeanor charge […]
What does it mean to be poor?
Friday, August 31st, 2007It certainly meant something different when LBJ embarked on his Great Society program intended to lift many out of poverty. When LBJ talked about poverty he talked about people living in houses with dirt floors and without electricity and heat.
This is not the case anymore, yet we still consider millions to be poor. […]
Quote of the Day II
Friday, August 31st, 2007I wouldn’t put myself, hopefully, in that kind of position, but if I was in a position like that, that’s what I would do.
Senator John Ensign, on the political position that Senator Larry Craig is in, and not on, um, the position that caused the scandal.
Breaking: Sen. Larry Craig rumored to resign today
Friday, August 31st, 2007CNN reports that Sen. Craig is rumored to be resigning today.
Several well-placed GOP sources in Washington and Idaho have told CNN that embattled Republican Sen. Larry Craig is likely to resign soon, possibly as early as Friday.
A GOP source with knowledge of the situation told CNN’s Dana Bash that the Republican National Committee was poised […]
Quote of the Day
Friday, August 31st, 2007I’m just disappointed in you, sir. I mean, people vote for you.
The arresting Minneapolis police officer, to Senator Larry Craig.
Safe Sex Drive: Pull-Out method not effective
Friday, August 31st, 2007On Wednesday, the Washington State University College Republicans held their first event of year: Safe Sex Drive.
It was meant to express their strong belief that a pull-out of Iraq would be an ineffective way to advance U.S. interests and would instead result in civil war, chaos, and regional destabilization. Much like […]
CR Composition Corner
Thursday, August 30th, 2007We are still seeking, although no longer on a regular basis, political articles written by College Republicans.
So, if you are a College Republican and you wrote something, send it in and we’ll consider posting it.
Spreading the Republican message is a major component of what CRs are all about, and we wanna do it […]
Homeless for a night
Thursday, August 30th, 2007A homeless advocacy group is challenging all Democrat Presidential candidates to sleep on the streets for one night in order to bring to their attention just how the other half lives…
[a] challenge laid down this month by the National Coalition for the Homeless (NCH), a non-profit advocacy organization, to all of the announced candidates in […]
You think gas prices are high now?
Thursday, August 30th, 2007Wait until we pull out of Iraq. According to what Rep. Jon Porter (R-NV3) claims to have been told, a premature exit from Iraq would increase the price of gasoline to $9 a gallon.
That’s right. $9 a gallon.
Sounds rather extreme to me. But if “Big Oil” all of a sudden starts supporting their Democratic tormentors, […]
“Courage”
Thursday, August 30th, 2007That’s the message that John McCain is stressing in two recent videos released on his campaign website. One is a 12-minute documentary of McCain and his experience as a prisoner of war. The other is a 60-second version of the documentary.
60-second version.
12–minute version.
Couple of thoughts: I think McCain’s “Ready to Lead” theme is a non-starter. […]
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