Monthly Archives: October 2014

A public apology to the Tea Party might be appropriate, Mitch. And it might save your ass

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Designated2

Remember this Townhall report —   McConnell: We’re Going to ‘Crush’ Tea Party Candidates in GOP Primaries This Year Here’s an excerpt of Guy Benson ‘s report on McConnell’s very tough talk back in March: Provocative comments over the weekend from … Continue reading →

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Ebola, Obamanomics, Obama’s I^crock Statement

Posted on October 5, 2014 by Designated2

Writing for National Review, Jonah Golberg’s Goldberg File on Friday started off with a chilling Ebola scenario: If I were in charge of overseas contingency operations at the Islamic State or al-Qaeda, I would send as many suicide-bomber types back … Continue reading →

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Oh! the Humanity!

Posted on October 5, 2014 by Designated2

“You behead one of ours, we force feed two of yours.”  It’s the Chicago Way  (and the food will not be gluten-free!). Jihad John must be thinking, “why didn’t I think of that?” Here’s an excerpt of the MSNBC story … Continue reading →

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Republican Principles Reinced Clean

Posted on October 4, 2014 by Designated2

Conservatives agitated for a new Contract with America for this election but it was for something more definitive than this schlock. With two exceptions it would not require too facile a Democrat to take most of these and with a … Continue reading →

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And it’s one, two, three, What are we fighting for ?

Posted on October 4, 2014 by Designated2

Senate Minority Leader McConnell has already signaled, if not promised, that if the GOP reclaims the Senate, he will restore the filibuster rules which were trashed by Harry Reid and have already proven to be incredibly destructive. I ask, how … Continue reading →

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America’s First Grandparents, and more

Posted on October 3, 2014 by Designated2

Although never to her face, Hillary Clinton use to be referred to as the First Lady. Given all the hoopla over Chelsea having elected to give birth, insuring another generation for the throne, you would think Bill and Hillary were … Continue reading →

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Prospects of Boehner Strong Arming – Another Reason for Term Limits

Posted on October 2, 2014 by Designated2

An article in the Heritage Foundation publication the Daily Signal advises that Opposing John Boehner for Speaker Could Come With Repercussions. Here are some excerpts from the article by Melissa Quinn: Conservatives planning to buck the status quo and oppose … Continue reading →

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The Trouble With (Early) Voting — Patriot Post

Posted on October 2, 2014 by Designated2

Oct. 2, 2014Daily Digest – Reprinted with permission ©  Patriot Post  (excerpt) Perhaps instead of claiming voting is too restricted and difficult, the nation should be more concerned that voting is entirely too easy. David Harsanyi, Senior Editor at The Federalist, … Continue reading →

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Updates and Briefs

Posted on October 1, 2014 by Designated2

But first, just so you know . . . we are not smug . . . this is smug:    How hard could this have been?  Scott County Republican (SCR) Web site now has a list of Republican candidates.   Of course … Continue reading →

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