On Thursday night, the executive committee of the Alaska Republican Party met to consider charges of rules violations brought against incoming chairman Russ Millette. While the charges were aired, the meeting left the matter unresolved until February 1, the day Millette is scheduled to take over the reigns of party leadership from incumbent chairman Randy Ruedrich.
18 Jan 2013
Russ Millette was elected chairman of the Alaska Republican Party in April when a group of Ron Paul supporters, tea party backers, and anti-establishment delegates showed up at the state party's convention in large numbers. In Alaska, the Republican Party chairman is elected in an even numbered year and begins his term at the beginning of the next year.
17 Jan 2013
The relationship between the Republican establishment and Ron Paul supporters within the GOP has been at times volatile over the past year, and until now Priebus has not proactively sought out support from the Ron Paul-Libertarian side of the party.
16 Jan 2013
Anyone who purchases books on Amazon.com has noticed that the minute a conservative book gains notoriety, a pack of left-wing trolls who have never read a page of it descend on the book's site and give it the lowest rating possible, along with predictably negative reviews.
15 Jan 2013
Mark Willis, the Republican National Committeeman from Maine who is challenging incumbent Reince Priebus for the RNC Chairmanship, told Breitbart News on Sunday that the RNC needs a vendor selection process based on competitive bidding and a leader who understands how to manage technology projects.
14 Jan 2013
The National Institutes of Health recently found evidence that retired San Diego Chargers All-Pro linebacker Junior Seau, who committed suicide on May 2 by shooting himself in the heart, suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). The NIH report highlights the NFL's brain injury problem. While the connection between CTE and boxing had been known for many years, it was not until 2002 that the football connection was confirmed. And the NFL, football fans, and the American public have just now started to think about and deal with this issue.
13 Jan 2013
In July 2009, after Michael Steele took over as chair of the Republican National Committee, the 168 members of the RNC passed a "Resolution in Support of Good Governance" that required the chair to conduct competitive bids for all contracts that exceeded $100,000 in value. Steele apparently observed the resolution. Current RNC chair Reince Priebus appears to be ignoring it.
11 Jan 2013
A bipartisan report issued by the Senate Homeland Security Committee on December 31, 2012 concluded that the State Department "failed tragically" to protect American diplomats prior to and during the September 11, 2012 attacks on the American Mission in Benghazi, Libya.
11 Jan 2013
A few days before Christmas, Engage DC, a well respected new media consulting firm, released "Inside the Cave," a detailed account of how the Obama campaign thoroughly dominated the GOP in the 2012 digital arena through superior management, innovative analytics, and the deployment of cutting edge technologies.
7 Jan 2013
By going public with a conversation Governor Patrick had believed was private, former Congressman Frank has now forced the governor to either publicly embrace or reject his request for the appointment. But, as Frank himself admitted to Joe Scarborough, modesty has never been his strong suit.
5 Jan 2013