Why the GOP blocked financial reform
(theweek.com) - A new poll suggests the public are overwhelmingly in favor of stricter regulations on Wall Street banks. So why are the Republicans still fighting against it?
Can This Man Save the GOP?
(thedailybeast.com) - Calling all Republicans: Pay attention to Paul Ryan. You need him. You
are in quicksand. And he’s got the policy and rhetorical ropes to save
the party from being perceived as insular and irrelevant on the issues—most notably the implementation of
Obamacare—which will drive the
next couple of election cycles.
Conservatives, Fired Up
(thedailybeast.com) - A frisky, fun keynote by Beck, an encouraging straw poll that left Palin with a happily meager 7 percent - CPAC showed that for better or worse, the GOP is fired up and ready to go.
