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More Sessions Needed
Start thinking Senate, 2010.
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Likewise in Louisiana, if Vitter is convinced to step aside, a step backward in time might do the trick. Retiring Rep. Jim McCrery, or long-retired powerhouses Billy Tauzin or Bob Livingston, all remain extremely popular in their home states. And former Gov. Buddy Roemer never really lost the political bug, and Louisianans who tired of him as governor may yet think his crusading persona could do some good in Washington. Or, on the contrary, freshman U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise, a true rising star, might be ready sooner than expected for a statewide bid.
The simple fact is that the Senate is where the real legislative fights will be in 2011 and 2012 — the fights that set the tone for the 2012 presidential campaign. Even with the filibuster available, you can’t win fights if you don’t have the numbers — and you can’t have the numbers in the Senate unless you have the candidates who can win.
Jeff Sessions, and superb colleagues of his like DeMint, Coburn, John Cornyn, and Jon Kyl, can fight for solid principles with all their hearts, but it won’t do any good if there are too few other senators who are at least persuadable for the right. Ideas are powerful. Ideas do matter. But only if good people are there to promulgate them.
The time to start recruiting those people is now.
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Quin Hillyer is a senior editor of The American Spectator and a senior fellow at the Center for Individual Freedom. Follow him on Twitter @QuinHillyer.
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papasri| 11.13.08 @ 8:57AM
Mr.Martinez of Fla is a RINO with no redeeeming qualities. He is a MCcain /Gramnesty moderate. He should be defeated in a primary at all costs. So is Specter of Pa. We should quit worrying about numbers and worry about quality. After 8 years of compassionate conservatism, and Bush/Rove sabotage of conservative candidates who challenged RINOs in the primaries, it is time for the grassroots to take charge. The reason we are where we are is because of McCain, L Gramm,Warner,Lott,Specter,Coleman etc.
levotb| 11.13.08 @ 11:33AM
Conservatives should leave Dorgan alone. He's on our side on most every issue.
Kathy| 11.13.08 @ 12:32PM
Thanks for highlighting Senator Jeff Sessions. As an Alabamian, I can attest to his conservative values and workhorse attitude. He is well liked in Alabama. I had hoped he would put his hat in the ring for minority leader.
Mary | 11.13.08 @ 1:38PM
I LOVE Jeff Sessions...I wish he had run for President. He represents everything a senator should be...I called his office a few times urging him to run....alas it was not to be. Instead we got stuck with the demonrat McCain , a RINO's RINO if there ever was one. Principles, honesty and straight alk...(FOR REAL) are what this country needs. Most of the bums in congress are in it for their own egos or pocketbooks!
Catman| 11.13.08 @ 3:24PM
Arnold doesn't stand a chance if he runs as a Senator. California conservatives hate him and liberals will vote for one of their one. The man has been effective in running the state as McCain was campaigning. Schwartzenkennedy is washed up in politics after 2010.
Sam Deakins| 11.14.08 @ 6:25AM
It will be extremely difficult to elect conservatives in 2 years and nearly impossible in 4. Why? Because Obama and the DNC are going to push their propaganda down thru groups like ACORN with support financially and politically. These groups as we know are not bi-partisan, they are strictly socialist Democrats. Also once Obama emancipates that 10 million illegals in the USA he will have another caste of voters for the socialist Dem's. We are evolving into a one-party state and with a new POTUS that has so much distain for the Constitution, the America we knew will be a thing of the past. I wonder how many terms in office Obama will have..4 like FDR or like Castro a lifetime of rule?
D. Sirrine| 11.14.08 @ 9:28AM
Another very important component...closed primaries in every state. Let's end the influence of the Left on our primaries!
KenS| 11.14.08 @ 12:02PM
Jeb Bush to replace Mel Martinez is my vote.
Mel can't get his head around the crimmigration issue. Yes that's right criminal immigrants. His racist rants that the GOP is anti-Hispanic have lost my vote. He's a lawyer and an educated man. I love legal immigration. It enriches America. People who break the law to come here demonstrate that they don't respect the law. Which laws pertain? Is the law a smorgasboard where we get to pick the ones that we'll follow? Perhaps that's how it works in South Florida, but the rule of law is a principle many in the GOP hold dear.
Barbara| 11.15.08 @ 9:47AM
I found out about Sen. Sessions when I joined the fight against illegal immigration. This man is wonderful! And I agree with KenS, Martinez needs to go. We will never get ahead if we allow the Democrats to grant amnesty to millions of law-breaking illegals. We cannot continue to make laws, just to see our politicians not enforce them...we have immigration laws now, and the Dems and some Reps. don't want to enforce them.
I wish Sen. Sessions would run for Prez...and pick Sarah Palin as his VP.
Brian| 11.17.08 @ 3:28AM
Jeb supports illegal immigration, and the first thing he did as Gov was raise taxs. He also opposes off shore drilling. No more Bushs
Tripp| 11.18.08 @ 12:11AM
Roll Tide!
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