House Republicans introduce resolution opposing the VAT

House Republicans introduce resolution opposing the VAT

A value-added tax would damage the economy and hamper job creation, House Republicans said Tuesday.

"Several House leaders along with more than 80 other lawmakers introduced a nonbinding "sense of the House" resolution today opposing a VAT on top of the current tax code. The Senate recently approved a similar resolution.

"A European-style VAT will only further the catastrophic cycle of tax and spend government in Washington," House Ways and Means Committee member Wally Herger (R-Calif.) said in a release today.

Herger, Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio), Republican Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va.) and Republican Conference Chairman Mike Pence (R-Ind.) are responding to several recent comments by the Obama administration that the VAT is still on the table as a potential revenue raiser..." House Republicans introduce resolution opposing the VAT

Four Republicans seek chance to topple Yarmuth

Four Republican seek chance to topple Yarmuth

"Each is a fiscal and social conservative, all but one are new to politics and all say that, with unemployment reaching 12 percent in Louisville, their top priority would be creating jobs by lowering taxes.

“Jobs are the signature issue in this election,” said Todd Lally, a 39-year-old UPS pilot who lives eastern Louisville, one of four candidates hoping to win the May 18 Republican primary for Louisville’s 3rd Congressional District.

Lally’s competitors are 57-year-old Pizza Hut franchisee Jeffrey Reetz, 45-year-old financial adviser Larry Hausman, and 51-year-old accountant Brooks Wicker..."
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ObamaCare Flatlines: The Voice of the American People

ObamaCare Flatlines The Voice of the American People

64%: USA Today/Gallup Poll: “USA Today/Gallup poll found 64 percent saying the law will cost the government too much. Also, the poll found that 65 percent said the law will expand government's role in health care too much." 3/30/2010

54%: Rasmussen Poll: “One week after the House of Representatives passed the health care plan proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats, 54% of the nation's likely voters still favor repealing the new law.” 3/29/2010

ObamaCare Flatlines

Educating the American Public about the need to Repeal and Replace

"Today, Congressman Peter Roskam (R-IL), Deputy Whip and Ways and Means Committee member, announced open registration for a new educational course called Healthcare 218: Intro to the Democrat Health Plan. With 218 days between now and November 2, 2010, Healthcare 218 will daily chronicle the massive new costs, delays, hidden problems and bureaucratic hurdles the recently passed healthcare legislation will impose on American families. .." Educating the American Public about the need to Repeal and Replace

Republicans have their sights set to take over another Kennedy seat

"Republicans put themselves back on the map in the Northeast by stealing one Kennedy seat. And now, the last vestige of the Kennedy legacy has become a cause célèbre.

Rhode Island state Rep. John Loughlin has found himself the unwitting beneficiary of a concerted effort by 2008 GOP presidential candidates to take that other Kennedy seat — retiring Democratic Rep. Patrick Kennedy’s eastern Rhode Island district...." The Hill

Clearly Sarah Palin needs help

Clearly Sarah Palin Needs Help: John Ziegler Daily Caller

"Is the most famous woman in American political history;

• Has more money both personally and politically than she probably knows what to do with;

• Has found a place in public life that has largely ended the attacks on her family;

• Is the most sought after public speaker/endorser in all of politics;

• Has more influence over the media’s agenda than anyone but the president;

• Appears to now be completely immune to media attacks;

• Is the leader in just about every poll for the Republican presidential nomination and has a virtually unfiltered platform on by far the largest cable news channel;

• Is perceived by many as the leader of the most potent grassroots movement in modern American political history;

• Is the author of the most purchased political book in recent times; and..." John Ziegler Daily Caller

McConnell's Strategy for 2012

McConnell's Strategy For 2012

from Elephant's in the Blugrass

"Politico reports on Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell's plan for picking up Republican seats next year

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has settled in on his election-year strategy: Identify issues that unite his caucus but divide the other party, then use them to drive a wedge between the White House and congressional Democrats.

At the top of his list: the administration’s handling of terrorism cases..." Elephant's in the Bluegrass

GOP Tuesday Target Ads

"Liberal interest groups spent nearly $600,000 to convince Republican senators that they should back the Democrats' $900 billion economic stimulus package. The way numbers are flying around these days, this half a mil (and then some) probably sounds like chump change. Sens. Kit Bond (Mo.) and Richard Lugar (Ind.) , Sens. Jim Bunning (Ky.), Richard Burr (N.C.), and Mel Martinez (Fla.) are targets for the ads. ..." from Townhall.com

Republicans have many well-funded candidates in crowded primaries

"Republicans are on track to have more than 100 challengers running this cycle, but many of them will be in the same races.

Well-funded candidates crowded GOP primaries across the country in the fourth quarter of 2009, after the dust settled on a summer that saw the rise of the Tea Party movement...."

Republicans have many well-funded candidates in crowded primaries

Kentucky Republican Candidates for Congress

Kentucky Republican Candidates for Congress

Larry Hausman

Todd Lally for Congress

Louisville KY GOP

Republican files Against Yarmuth

Republican files against Yarmuth
Todd Lally, a UPS pilot and former state House candidate, announced Friday that he would join the field of Republican candidates who want to challenge U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth for his congressional seat in 2010.

Sen. Hatch Questions Constitutionality of Obamacare

Sen. Hatch Questions Constitutionality of Obamacare

""Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah, who has served in the Senate for 33 years and is a longtime member of the Judiciary Committee, told CNSNews.com that he does not believe the Democrats’ health-care reform plan is constitutionally justifiable, noting that if the federal government can force Americans to buy health insurance “then there is literally nothing the federal government can’t force us to do.”....Constituionality of Obamacare?

rncroots.org RNC Roots

RNCroots.org

Here is your chance to submit ideas to rncroots.org to improve use of the internet, social media, & technology to spread the RNC message

you can also find the RNC on Facebook
for the GOP Tech Summit

John McCain visits Inez, KY

John McCain Visits Inez, KY from Cyberhillbilly:
"Big day today for the small town of Inez, Kentucky, as it plays host to John McCain. Here's the text of the town's press release yesterday putting his visit into context:

The mountain hamlet of Inez, one of Kentucky’s smallest towns, is rarely at the heart of the national political scene and the subject of national media inquiries—until now.

“This is big news for a little town like Inez. We are thrilled to have Senator McCain visit our mountain home....." McCain will tour Kentucky Coal

Romney's TV Presence in New Hampshire

Romney's TV presence in New Hampshire:

During October, Romney regularly spent more than $100,000 a week on ad buys at WMUR-TV, New Hampshire's only statewide commercial television station.

This month, Romney upped the ante yet again. His campaign is now spending more than $200,00o a week on WMUR:

October 31 - November 6: $219,865 for 191 ads

November 7-13: $228,500 / 220 ads

November 14-20: $227,475 / 204 ads

That's Romney round-the-clock, at the rate of more than one ad an hour, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. from Politico.com

McConnell Approval above 50%

"A majority of Kentuckians continue to approve of the job that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is doing, though they are nearly evenly divided over whether he should support the war in Iraq, according to The Courier-Journal's latest Bluegrass Poll.
The Kentucky Republican's approval rating was 54 percent -- unchanged from the last time the Bluegrass Poll asked about McConnell, in February -- while 28 percent disapproved and 17 percent had no opinion. ...." Courier Journal

"Despite rumblings from liberals in the blogosphere, Senator McConnell remains popular in Kentucky with a majority of voters approving the job he is doing as Senator.Below are the results of three recent polls confirming the Senator's strength in the Bluegrass State." Team Mitch

Mitch McConnell