Congressman Mike Pence

Those of us who aren’t supporting John McCain are working incredibly hard for conservative Congressional candidates like Gayle Harrell , Luke Puckett , Mike Sodrel , John Cornyn , and many more like them. But we can’t take a breather on November 5th. We have to keep on trucking because there will be a second battle shortly thereafter. With the new Congress coming in, Republicans and Democrats will chose their minority and majority leaders, whips, and the rest of their command structure. After the 2006 disaster, House Republicans had the opportunity to elect a conservative named Mike Pence to a position in their leadership. ... Read Full Story

Republicans on Saturday slammed a Democratic bill before the House that seeks to address climate change, arguing that it amounts to an energy tax on consumers. In the GOP's weekly radio and Internet address, Rep. Mike Pence said Congress should instead open the way for more domestic oil and natural gas production and ease regulatory barriers for building new nuclear power plants. "During these difficult times, the American people don't want a national energy tax out of Washington, D.C.," the Indiana Republican said. Pence reiterated what GOP lawmakers have been saying for weeks: that the climate bill being considered in the House capping releases ... Read Full Story

Anyone who knows me is aware of my deep and abiding suspicion of Hillary Clinton as a result of her campaign's tactics while she was seeking Presidency back in 2008. Over the past few weeks, my suspicion has been gradually thawing as she's proven herself to be an excellent Secretary of State and an apparent believer in the "No Drama Obama" philosophy. The amazing smackdown she delivered in the below video in response to a question from rabid wingnut Indiana Representative Mike Pence just helped thaw my suspicion even more: Read Full Story

Yglesias gives us a useful summation of nutjob Republican Rep. Mike Pence: For quite some time now I’ve been trying to emphasize the point that Pence is not an intelligent man. It’s good to see Ricks notice this as well. But I think it’s important for people in the journalism game to get a bit more interdisciplinary on this. Oftentimes people are inclined to grant the benefit of the doubt. A Ricks might say “well, this guy doesn’t know what he’s talking about on national security, but maybe his energy ideas make sense.” Ask around, though, and you’ll see it’s not the case. He’s ... Read Full Story

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