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AP story notes Republican involvement in GSE mess

By Steve McGough / December 7, 2008 / Comments Off on AP story notes Republican involvement in GSE mess

I’m fully on board with blaming Democrat lawmakers in Washington for contributing to the mortgage crisis that started with Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. Republicans introduced legislation that would more closely regulate the government sponsored entities (GSEs). Democrats – including Barney Frank (D-Mass.) – blocked that legislation, all but calling those asking for the changes…

Compassionate conservatism equaled big government

By Steve McGough / November 7, 2008 /

We all knew it. Bush 43 tried to define his presidency by bringing new tone to Washington D.C., and called his politics compassionate conservatism. By reaching across the aisle and letting Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) write the No Child Left Behind in 2001, propping up the U.S. steel industry with tariffs in 2002, and dishing out…

Gingrich: Obama is just incompetent

By Jim Vicevich / June 18, 2010 /

Well this is one where I disagree with Gingrich. In the sound bite that follows you will hear Sean Hannity ask Newt Gingrich if there is some kind of plot here. Gingrich says absolutely not. I agree with that, but not the full answer. In fact I find the President amazingly focused.

O’Reilly: Obama’s not a socialist, just President Johnson on steroids

By Jim Vicevich / February 22, 2010 /

Yeah, that makes me so much more comfortable. Well Newt has a tough problem not laughing thougout the entire interview. As it was, he still laughed plenty. It started with Rush’s rant last week where a woman caller brought up O’Reilly’s name and Rush took a level only Rush could. He mocked Bill about his “fair…

Middle Class Tax Increase

By Jim Vicevich / March 2, 2009 /

Newt Gingrich nailed it Friday when he showed how the Obama budget will eventually lay a hefty tax increase in rising energy costs on all Americans. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7d5DEWDPH9I Yesterday on Face The Nation Bob Schieffer puts the question to Rohm Emmanuel who does a nice job of evading the question, instead talking about the $7.69 a…

Looking for Republican National Committee leadership

By Steve McGough / November 11, 2008 /

Many have been clamoring for leadership at the national level for the Republican National Committee. Does anyone even know who Mike Duncan is?