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Big Government : Will the GOP Establishment Betray Tea Party for the ‘Bachus Bigger Government Agenda’?

Fri, 12 Nov 2010 21:32:27 +0000

I've had my eye on Bachus for a while. This guy's voting record is somewhat conservative only because he's a go-along, get-along backbencher. That's also why he followed like a lemming into voting yes on TARP and "Cash for Clunkers." IMO, he thinks his job is to appease the leadership, to wait his turn for jobs that come with seniority, and to get reelected. As I mentioned in my last column, Bachus spent so much of his time as House Financial Services Committee Ranking Member focused on various schemes to block Americans from accessing p0ker sites (really his sole claim to fame) that he pretty much blew off the important issues before the committee, including bank bailouts, banking regulation, mortgage reform, and credit card regulation. He was almost removed as Ranking Member in 2008. Rep. Roy Blunt, then minority whip, had to replace Bachus at the bank bailout negotiating table that year. This guy is only up for the slot because the business-as-usual crowd thinks it's his turn. That's why Hugh Hewitt and Sarah Palin are speaking out against this, along with Sen. Inhofe.

Big Government : Will the GOP Establishment Betray Tea Party for the ‘Bachus Bigger Government Agenda’?

Fri, 12 Nov 2010 18:33:22 +0000

I'm glad his line is busy. Hopefully we'll keep it that way! :-)

Big Government : Will the GOP Establishment Betray Tea Party for the ‘Bachus Bigger Government Agenda’?

Fri, 12 Nov 2010 04:35:57 +0000

Rep. John Boehner can be reached at (202) 225-6205. I called. I hope many of us will let him know our opinion on this matter. After all, these guys work for us!

Big Government : Election Irony: Ron Paul Overseeing the Fed?

Wed, 10 Nov 2010 17:22:58 +0000

I would love to see this. Even better would be for Rep. Paul to chair the full committee (the House Financial Services Committee). Spencer Bachus is in line for that slot, but he's proven himself completely incompetent. If that weren't enough, he recently lashed out at Sarah Palin and the Tea Party, blaming them for the fact that the GOP didn't win control of the Senate! See http://biggovernment.com/rmuny/2010/11/09/gop-rep... for the whole story.

Big Government : GOP Rep. Spencer Bachus Lashes Out at Tea Party, Sarah Palin

Wed, 10 Nov 2010 03:17:19 +0000

Very nice!

Big Government : GOP Rep. Spencer Bachus Lashes Out at Tea Party, Sarah Palin

Wed, 10 Nov 2010 00:17:29 +0000

PPA is a million-member group of poker players who organized to protect themselves from big government attacks on their liberty. They were simply minding their own business, bothering no one, when they found themselves under attack by big government establishment types like Bachus. In other words, Bachus and his ilk drove poker players to add yet one more lobby to Washington D.C.

Big Government : GOP Rep. Spencer Bachus Lashes Out at Tea Party, Sarah Palin

Wed, 10 Nov 2010 00:12:12 +0000

Thanks! Glad you liked it..

Big Government : GOP Rep. Spencer Bachus Lashes Out at Tea Party, Sarah Palin

Wed, 10 Nov 2010 00:04:38 +0000

The PPA is not a gamblers' lobby. It's a million-member organization formed by poker players who were minding their own business but who found themselves under attack by big government establishment types like Bachus. In other words, Bachus and his ilk drove poker players to add yet one more lobby to Washington D.C.

Big Government : GOP Rep. Spencer Bachus Lashes Out at Tea Party, Sarah Palin

Tue, 9 Nov 2010 23:54:33 +0000

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Big Government : Will the Justice Department Be Authorized to Shut Down Internet Sites?

Thu, 30 Sep 2010 18:10:34 +0000

Well said!

Big Government : Will the Justice Department Be Authorized to Shut Down Internet Sites?

Thu, 30 Sep 2010 18:09:47 +0000

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Big Government : Electoral College Attack Leads to Voter Fraud

Wed, 4 Aug 2010 06:17:53 +0000

Absolutely. Our Founding Fathers were very wise in choosing a representative federal republic for our nation.

Big Government : Time to Pull In the REINS on Executive Power?

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 18:48:17 +0000

IMO, we need to do two things. Rein in the federal government AND restore the Constitutional balance of power. No reason we can't work for both in parallel.

Big Government : Time to Pull In the REINS on Executive Power?

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 17:52:10 +0000

I don't disagree with that at all. IMO, the biggest thing here is that Congress is at least starting to look at this problem.

Big Government : Time to Pull In the REINS on Executive Power?

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 15:23:34 +0000

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Big Government : Time to Pull In the REINS on Executive Power?

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 15:02:44 +0000

Thanks! It' about time Congress starts speaking up for the Constitutional balance of power.

Big Government : The American Flag is Disrespectful on Cinco de Mayo?

Sat, 8 May 2010 17:00:22 +0000

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Big Government : Broadband Providers to FCC: Don’t 'Deem and Pass'

Mon, 3 May 2010 19:05:37 +0000

Well said!

Big Government : Will Widening Fissures Doom the GOP’s Chances this November?

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 06:51:27 +0000

How sad that you must resort to ad hominem attacks and mischaracterizations to defend your big government beliefs. Sorry, but there's a new conservatism in the air. Goldwater conservatism has been reborn, and it's as vibrant as ever. Admit it -- in your heart you know he was right. I realize the new direction of conservatism will anger some like you. That's just too bad. You say it's wrong to attack other conservatives -- while attacking other conservatives. I have no doubt you were as angry with Ron Paul in '07 and '08, and probably with Goldwater himself, for refusing to kowtow to the social issue statists. Sorry, but you cannot stop limited government conservatives from standing up for themselves any longer. We're driving the train now and we'll stand up for our beliefs. Finally, I did not attack FoF. I merely responded to their attack on us! If you truly believe conservatives attacking conservatives is a problem, perhaps you should complain to them.

Big Government : Will Widening Fissures Doom the GOP’s Chances this November?

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 06:24:14 +0000

Again with the personal insults. You seem deeply offended that someone challenged FoF and the social issue statists within the GOP. Too bad you think ad hominem attacks and personal insults will somehow win arguments. And, no, I'm not not a Daily Kos or Media Matters plant. I'm a true conservative who has had enough of those who want to limit my freedom just because they think they know better than I do. I don't need big government to tell me how to run my life, and more and more conservatives are coming to the same conclusion. Finally, LOL at your idea that it's limited government conservatives who are trashing social issue statists. We're the ones who were under attack the last election cycle, and you saw where that got the party.