Eric Cantor – GOP Will Repeal ObamaCare

Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) promises that a GOP Congress will repeal ObamaCare:

"we will do everything we can" to delay, defund and repeal Obamacare.

Let’s hold Eric to his promise.  Elect a GOP House and Senate – then put their feet to the fire!

H/T – Lynn Mitchell @ SWACgirl and RealClearPolitics

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How Our Members of Congress Voted on ObamaCare

Here is a the link to yesterday’s roll call vote in the House.  (I’ve also included last December’s vote in the Senate).

This is how our members voted:

YES (for ObamaCare)

DE         Carper (D)

DE         Kaufman (D)

MD         Cardin (D)

MD         Mikulski (D)

MD-02   Ruppersberger (D)

MD-03   Sarbanes (D)

MD-04   Edwards (D)

MD-05   Hoyer (D)

MD-07   Cummings (D)

MD-08   Van Hollen (D)

VA         Warner (D)

VA         Webb (D)

VA-03   Scott (D)

VA-05   Perriello (D)

VA-08   Moran (D)

VA-11   Connolly (D)

 

NO  (for Liberty)

DE         Castle (R)

MD-01   Kratovil (D)

MD-06   Bartlett (R)

VA-01   Wittman (R)

VA-02   Nye (D)

VA-04   Forbes (R)

VA-06   Goodlatte (R)

VA-07   Cantor (R)

VA-09   Boucher (D)

VA-10   Wolf (R)

Don’t let your representatives forget!  Thank them for voting right (if they did) and work hard to defeat those how voted to take America one more giant leap down the socialist path.

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Is Offshore Oil Moving Closer to Virginia?

House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA) met yesterday with Interior secretary Ken Salazar to push for Virginia’s inclusion in the offshore leasing program.

“During the last comment period conducted by MMS, nearly 8 in 10 Virginians expressed support for some form of offshore exploration. Offshore energy exploration has the potential to provide thousands of jobs and millions of dollars in revenue for Virginia and is supported by the people of the Commonwealth, our Governor, and our legislature. I appreciated the opportunity to speak directly with the Secretary to encourage him to move forward so that Virginia can responsibly develop and produce domestic energy off our shores,” Cantor said.

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Support Conservatives – Not Republicans

Former New York Gov. George Pataki has endorsed Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman over GOP candidate Dierdre Scozzafava in the race for New York’s 23rd Congressional District.  Principle over party is now the cry!

As Hoffman narrowly moves into first place in a three way race, we are fast seeing who is willing to take a stand:

• George Pataki
• Sarah Palin
• Tim Pawlenty
• Sen. Jim DeMint
• Fred Thompson
• Steve Forbes
• Dick Armey
• Tom Cole (former RNCC chair)
• Ed Meese
• David Keene
• Al Regnery
• David McIntosh
• Brent Bozell
• Jim Miller
• Richard Viguerie
• Tony Perkins
• Tom Winter
• Ken Blackwell
• Craig Shirley

Who is supporting Scozzafava?

• Michael Steele
• Newt Gingrich
• The RNCC

Gingrich has ceded all ties to the conservative movement with this move.  Steele never had any.  Their support of liberal Wayne Gilchrest merely made them look foolish.  However, this race has the potential to be as meaningful to conservatives as the 1976 GOP presidential primaries.  Assuming Hoffman pulls off a victory, Steele’s resignation should be demanded immediately.  Those on the RNC who voted for Steele over Ken Blackwell should be ashamed!  As for the RNCC, no conservative should donate a dime as long as the House GOP caucus is led by the likes of Boehner and Cantor (see below).

Worst of all – Who is standing on the sidelines?

• John Boehner
• Eric Cantor
• Mike Huckabee
• Mitt Romney

This is merely a warm-up for next year.  We are witnessing the GOP elite support statist candidates over true conservatives.  We need to support people like Marco Rubio in Florida and Chuck DeVore in California.  As Neil Stevens recently reminded us, there are two kinds of Republicans.  We know which kind our country needs.

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Morning Line – March 25, 2009

Delaware -

NCCo Council talks pay cut AFTER tax hike.

Kilroy highlights Delaware bills calling for transparency in school district contracts and disbursements.

DelawareLibertarian finds flaws in Delaware FOIA reform.

David Anderson argues for Delaware gay marriage ban.

Maryland -

8% of Maryland seniors may not graduate.  I guess that making them take a test lowers their self esteem.

Majority leader Miller says it’s time to change state song.  I’m sure that will fix all of the state’s woes.

Ehrlich ally on Cordish slots team.

Phillip Morris getting help from Maryland Dems.  If you can’t get a tax cut, hike the taxes on your competitors.

Tax amnesty moves forward.

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Morning Line – March 19, 2009

Delaware -

NCCo homeowners upset about proposed 25% tax hike.  Gee, I wonder why?

Delaware Gov. Jack Markell to attempt closing state’s deficit.

kavips provides a great analysis of Delaware’s economic strengths.

Delaware House passes trans-fat ban in schools.  Proves that they can take of the really important stuff.s

Fugitive QB reported dead.

Maryland -

Liquor lobby squares off against the disabled.

Maryland Senate Majority Leader Mike Miller advocates state to go into horse racing biz.

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McHenry Shows Why GOP Not Ready to Return to Majority

Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) has never been a conservative.  In many ways McHenry is the Frank Kratovil of the GOP.  He has no true philosophy.  When it can get him votes, he claims the mantle of Reagan.  When it suits, he sucks up to the Bush wing of the party.  Basically, the guy would sell his parents for the right number of votes.

Greg Sargent claims that McHenry is a “key player in crafting the Republican message.”  If this is true, this only proves that we are not ready to move back to the majority.

McHenry’s view:

We will lose on legislation. But we will win the message war every day, and every week, until November 2010,” said Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., an outspoken conservative who has participated on the GOP message teams. “Our goal is to bring down approval numbers for [Speaker Nancy] Pelosi and for House Democrats. That will take repetition. This is a marathon, not a sprint. Read more

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Faux-Cons Sieze House Leadership …

… Disco and Leisure Suits Coming Back

The only thing left to prove that the 1970′s are back is to see if President-Elect Barack Obama governs like Jimmy Carter.  As far as the House GOP is concerned, the Bee Gees are back at the top of the charts.  As Rep. John Boehner cements his control over the House GOP caucus, Republicans can be assured that the Wilderness Years are just beginning.

Boehner’s overwhelming re-election as Minority Leader provides yet more evidence that the House GOP caucus is only fit for the minority.  Coupled with the elevation of Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) to Whip, and Boehner loyalist Rep. Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) to Conference Vice-Chair conservatives can be reassured that there is no place for them in the House leadership structure.

While leading House conservative Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN) was elected Conference chair, expect this to be mere window dressing by Boehner and Cantor.  Both, former conservatives, have become too attached to power and have proven themselves unable to provide genuine conservative leadership.

While unfortunate, it appears that we must go back to the days of primary battles to elect true conservative leaders before we will be able to launch a genuine fight for the majority.  It is unlikely that a majority of Americans will be willing to accept promises of fiscal responsibility from the likes of Boehner and Cantor.  Merely pandering on social issues while promoting corporate welfare will not be sufficient for the GOP to retake the House.

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US House – Principle or More of the Same?

Are the Republican members of the US House serious about taking back the majority? … or saving their own skins and egos?

It’s obvious that Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) is more worried about his ego.  Leadership under Boehner has been little better than that under disgraced former leader Tom DeLay.

If Boehner were half as principled as he claimed he would resign his leadership post.  Any attempt to move the GOP caucus to a principled position on the political spectrum will simply not be possible under Boehner.  His past willingness to sell out fiscal conservatives means that the public won’t trust a House caucus lead by him.

It is ironic that Boehner has jumped on the bandwagon endorsing Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN) for Conference Chair.  I guess that Boehner believes that backing a real, live, principled conservative for the number three spot in the leadership will somehow make up for his betrayal of the principles that brought us to the majority in 1994.
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Bailout – Leadership Absent, Hypocrisy Abounds

Where was the leadership during yesterday’s bailout debacle in the Congress?  It surely wasn’t wasn’t coming from either the Democrat or GOP camps.  Unfortunately, hypocrisy – the life’s blood of Washington – seemed to be in ample supply on both sides of the aisle.  With claims that the world economy will collapse without action by the US Congress, it’s been politics as usual – except the players are getting more air time.

It’s the Democrats fault.  No, all of the blame lies with Republicans.  Let’s blame it all on President Bush.  Your head will literally spin watching the players pass the buck.

While everyone spoke prior to yesterday’s vote, if you were a Democrat you seemed to parrot the same speech:

We need to all come together because this is the nation’s problem.  It’s the world’s problem.  And of course we all know that this is due to the failed economic policies of the Republicans.

Republicans used a similar tack; simply claiming that this debacle lays at the feet of Dems.

You’ll seldom here me say this, but the truth is somewhere in the middle.  It is absolutely true that we can trace the root of SOME of these problems to the Clinton administration … even the administration of Jimmy Carter.  It is equally true that too many Republicans approved of a system bereft of reasonable regulation and allowing institutions to merge to the point that they were too big too fail.

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