Well, at least there's *some* good news coming out of the NRSC. [UPDATE: And NRCC.]
Whether you consider that good news yourself is of course open to question.
By Moe Lane Posted in 2008 | GOP | John McCain | NRCC | NRSC | RNC | Senate Conservatives Fund — Comments (9) / Email this page » / Leave a comment »
The NRSC is announcing (via Roll Call) that they have exceeded expectations at this year's President's Dinner fundraiser: $13.5 million, or $1.5 million over their goal (it's a joint fundraiser between them and the NRCC, which was aiming for $7 million; I've got a call out to find out how they did) [UPDATE: They raised $8 million, or $1 million over their goal]. To give perspective, the NRSC's 2007 total was $7.5 million; in 2006, it was $12 million; and in 2004, $7 million. Said dinner will headline the President, but not Senator McCain... which is again one of those things that you can take any way you like; and no doubt, most people will.
Folks, brass tacks time. You're unhappy with the job performance of the GOP's legislative branch. Fair enough; so am I. But it's an election year, and if we want to have fights for offshore drilling (see also this) and investigations into possibly tainted mortgage legislation and logrolling bad legislation - and, oh, yes, doing their part to make sure we don't actually lose the war - then we actually need to have legislators in there doing the fighting.
So... this is the NRSC's donation page. This is the NRCC's donation page. If you can't bear it, really and truly, here's Senator DeMint's new Senate Conservatives Fund. Failing that, there's always the RNC, or a local race. And, of course, John McCain. There's got to be somebody on that list that you can give money to.
The situation is what it is, folks. And the thing about situations is: it can always get worse. It can always get worse.
Moe Lane
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Well, at least there's *some* good news coming out of the NRSC. [UPDATE: And NRCC.] 9 Comments (0 topical, 9 editorial, 0 hidden) Post a comment »
That one actually sounded promising until I went to the website. They don't actually identify which candidates they're planning on supporting. They only thing they do is list the '20 most competitive races' which includes such notable conservatives as Ted Stevens and Susan Collins and ask you to email them on which races you think they should support.
So until they decide which candidates to support I'd have to just say no. So far in this election cycle my money has gone to Fred, which was basically wasted, and Club for Growth, which hopefully will not be.
They just launched. Just like any other PAC, they take time to get the endorsements rolling.
Now also found at The Minority Report
And if they restrict themselves to actual conservatives in competitive races they'll get some of my money. As for local races my Rep is in about as safe a district as exists. But I'm really torn on Cornyn. Hopefully he can pick up enough money from the farmers he pandered to with his Farm Bribe vote to offset needing money from me.
Apart from that, I'll toss a few dollars to a few races nationally where it looks like they need the help and can do some good.
putting the candidates it will go to on their site!
Freedom of Religion NOT Freedom from Religion
"Always be honest with yourself. Even if you are honest with no one else."
--me
Aint THAT the truth. In 1975-76, after the Nixon/Watergate scandal, after abandoning Viet Nam and virtually ceding the Cold War to the USSR, and as the petroleum embargos and OPEC were causing havoc, I bet we thought it couldn't get any worse.
Then came Jimmah.
Unfair. Unbalanced. Unmedicated. -- IMAO