senate republicans

Further signs of GOP unity on drilling, gas prices

Friday, August 8th, 2008

When was the last time 15 Republican senators did anything together…. that was positive.

Jesse Helms 1921-2008

Saturday, July 12th, 2008

There were few mistakes from Jesse Helms-better on race than critics would admit but not strong enough in supporting racial integration pre-1970(James Meredith and Harvey Gantt are example he cited at the time and gets zero credit for), perhaps better support for free trade, and he should have been a strong supporter of  the INF […]

No meters on our modems!

Thursday, October 4th, 2007

On November 1, the ban on taxes for internet access expires. This would leave state and local government free to impose taxes on your ISP bill, just as there have been taxes on your phone bill for decades.
Senate Republicans want to permanently extend the ban. Mitch McConnell recorded yesterday the video below declaring determination […]

Quote of the Day

Monday, October 1st, 2007

Let’s be clear: This is not a debate over whether we’re going to provide health insurance for our nation’s low-income children, because we all agree that we will do that. This is a debate over whether we should move to nationalize health care.
-Senator Mel Martinez (R-Fl) in today’s Orlando Sentinel on the underlying focus of […]