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September, 2010

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2010 Elections, 9/30 edition – House/Senate/Governors polls

2010 Election Predictions – How we rank individual races With the exception of a Republican Congressional runoff (and other statewide and local races as well) this Saturday in Louisiana, we are now in the thick of election season.  In fact,... (Continue reading)

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Chris Comeaux Provides Documentation for His Statements Regarding Jay Dardenne’s Liberal, Tax-and-Spend Record

Tea Party activist Chris Comeaux is pleased to provide the following documentation to rebut claims by Secretary of State Jay Dardenne that statements about his voting record made by Mr. Comeaux and others are “lies.” Below is a fairly comprehensive... (Continue reading)

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Oh, If Only We Could Get More Of This…

Everybody ought to take a listen to this. It’s Mark Levin interviewing professional BS artist and left-wing political operative Gloria Allred about this illegal alien client of hers who was Meg Whitman’s housekeeper until it was discovered she was here... (Continue reading)

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Boehner’s Remarks on Congressional Reform

Republican House minority leader John Boehner made a speech today on the dismal state of congressional affairs and his ideas about congressional reform.  I’ll spare analysis of the full details because the speech is essentially the Pledge to America explained in a concise... (Continue reading)

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REPOST: Meeting Between Restaurateurs, Landrieu Refuels Obamacare Controversy

The following post originally appeared on The Hayride on April 23 of this year. We’re reposting it in light of the news that McDonald’s is dropping the health care plans for some 30,000 employees unless coverage rules in Obamacare are... (Continue reading)

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Downer Campaign At It Yet Again

It’s been a busy week for the Hunt Downer campaign. Downer started the week by stoking a round of controversy among the Tea Party movement, accusing Jeff Landry’s campaign of “buying” the endorsement of one Tea Party group (for $600,... (Continue reading)

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Gloom And Doom In The Halls Of Congress

National Review’s Robert Costa with a terrific description of the scene last night after the House adjourned in failure to return home to campaign. The Democrats weren’t happy…... (Continue reading)

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Fights erupt among tea party groups

According to an AP article today in The Advocate, the Louisiana Tea Party Federation “issued a statement blasting the Tea Party of Louisiana and Roger Villere, the GOP chairman for the state and a candidate for lieutenant governor.”... (Continue reading)

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McCarthyism.gov, Powered By Sen. Leahy

Information, is power. Those in power know it, which is why they instinctively fear it and seek to control it. Think North Korea, China, Russia, Iran, Cuba, etc., etc. And if Senator Patrick Leahy has his way, you can add... (Continue reading)

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Don’t Complain, Al, You Brought This On Yourself

The guys at Townhall.com decided, in the wake of Florida scumbag congressman Alan Grayson’s Hall of Shame attack ad against Republican challenger Daniel Webster, to give Grayson a bit of his own medicine. Well played, I sez.... (Continue reading)

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On Cato’s “A” Grade For Jindal

Fellow Louisiana Taxpayers: I will raise my hand as one who has been critical of Governor Jindal as of late. Much of my disagreements come with the way he seems to have allowed the State Senate to tack on nearly... (Continue reading)

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Quote Of The Day

“Downer faces much more daunting odds of winning the runoff than does Landry so Downer is searching for a line of attack that will resonate with voters. It’s a strategy of throwing enough mud at your opponent and hoping that... (Continue reading)

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Jindal Receives “A” Grade for Fiscal Policy

Cato Institute ranks Governor second in nation Today the Cato Institute released its 2010 Fiscal Policy Report Card on America’s Governors, and awarded Governor Bobby Jindal one of only four A grades. Each governor received a score for his past... (Continue reading)

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Democrat Russ Carnahan Laughed At By Forum Audience….Again….

Missouri Congressman Russ Carnahan (D)  found himself in a situation becoming all too familiar to Democrats this time of year. No, not in the unemployment line (at least not until after November 2nd).  I’m talking about the Democrats being the... (Continue reading)

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Mushy Murkowski Move Makes Clear New Blood Badly Needed In GOP Caucus

Fallout continues to pile up from last week’s doings at the Senate GOP caucus conference on the fate of defeated Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who opted for a write-in independent campaign after losing a primary race to Joe Miller. Specifically, an... (Continue reading)

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Massive Landry Lead In Latest Independent Poll (UPDATED)

With reports last week and early this week surfacing that Jeff Landry had built a lead as large as 20-23 points over Hunt Downer in advance of Saturday’s election for Louisiana’s 3rd District congressional GOP primary, the news that an... (Continue reading)

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Drinkin’ With Bob’s Fox News Rant

We took a vote, among all us nutria down here in Barataria, and we decided that we’d make Drinkin’ With Bob – I guess his real name is Bob, huh? – an honorary nutria. Hell, it ain’t much of a... (Continue reading)

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Pelosi Blocks Tax Vote, Adjourns House Until Lame-Duck Session

Despite having 47 Democrats who pledged not to raise taxes on dividends and capital gains to pre-Bush tax cut levels, and 31 other Democrats who support a full extension of all Bush tax cuts, and despite GOP House leader John... (Continue reading)

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Now THIS Is One Heckuva Campaign Ad

This one’s courtesy of a guy named Sean Duffy, who’s a Republican running for David Obey’s old seat in Wisconsin.... (Continue reading)

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DCCC Stays Out Of Louisiana In Latest Round Of Election Spending

It’s not a surprise to those watching closely, but the Democrat Congressional Campaign Committee hasn’t thrown any support behind Democrat candidates in Louisiana according to the latest Federal Election Committee filings. The latest round of disclosures, as researched by the Washington... (Continue reading)

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