RedState Briefing 02/03/2014

Morning Briefing For February 3, 2014 >> Today's Sponsor Time to Change. Time to Choose. When the White House and Congress of the United States of America were controlled by Republicans, the nation found itself at war. It was a war not asked for by America, but one we were dragged into by terrorists who wished us dead. Some tried to blame America. Some claimed it was because of the cycle of poverty and violence our enemies suffered. They ignored facts. But George W. Bush kept us safe. His foreign policy was not perfect, but far better than the present blundering of Barack Obama. Unfortunately, while George W. Bush focused on keeping us safe, his party waged war on thrift and small government domestically. Hiding behind war spending, the Republicans in Congress, with the President’s blessing, destroyed any sense of reasonableness to the size and scope of the federal government. They passed Medicare Part D, expanding entitlements. They passed No Child Left Behind, expanding the federal government’s incursion into state run public schools and setting the stage for Common Core. When the GOP, finally fat and corrupt with members of Congress being carted off to jail, was removed from control of Congress, the GOP continued. They helped pass TARP. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell called it one of the finest days ever in the history of the Senate. They passed the General Motors bail out. When President Bush left office and Barack Obama came in, the GOP faltered. They, once back in control of the House, refused to do everything they said they would do to kill Obamacare. They caved and surrendered more often than the French in the face of mice. They started spending again. They held to sequestration until they had cover to let it go. They raised taxes hiding behind Paul Ryan’s charm. And now, again, when the nation continues its fury about Obamacare, the Republicans plan to divide their own side with a fight over immigration. In 2014, Republicans have a choice.  . . . please click here for the rest of the post → Barry Loudermilk in GA-11 Barry Loudermilk is a candidate for Congress in Georgia’s 11th Congressional District. The incumbent, Phil Gingrey, is leaving his seat to run for the U.S. Senate. Barry is running against some fine and decent people. But as I have said repeatedly, conservatives this time need to find some good disruptive candidates who will go to Washington and be willing to tell their own side no. I know that Barry will and I know that his opponents are less like to do so than him. . . . please click here for the rest of the post → The GOP Pulls Defeat From The Jaws Of Victory Because They Can As incredible as it may sound, both major political parties have decided to throw in the towel on the 2014 elections. Both parties made their announcements true to their traditions. The Democrats did it in their typically coy way, having their plutocrat masters hint that no money would be forthcoming for House races. The Republicans did it by calling their base racist and telling it  . . . please click here for the rest of the post → Labor unions utterly betrayed by #obamacare Try to restrain your evil laughter. . . . please click here for the rest of the post → Obama Spills the Beans on the Citizenship Fig Leaf Based on the statements from most House GOP leaders, it appears that the major fig leaf in the latest push for open borders will be “legalization without citizenship.”  Let’s put aside for a moment the fact that the Dream Act will directly or indirectly grant citizenship and bring in millions of illegal immigrants without any other amnesty legislation.  The broad notion of a permanent or long-term legal status without citizenship is preposterous.  Look no further than Obama’s response to . . . please click here for the rest of the post → DCCC Resorts to Desperate Contradictory Memos About Lobbyists and Party-Switchers If you actually read through some of the paper that the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is putting out, you’ll start to get the impression that the Democrats have stopped trying to take back the House  this year. . . . please click here for the rest of the post → >> Today's Sponsor Sincerely yours, Erick Erickson Editor-in-Chief, RedState Forward This Email to a Friend Take me to RedState