The Red State blog's battle against the House GOP leadership has
earned notice at The Hill newspaper and elsewhere, and John Boehner
reportedly is feeling the heat. For
those to whom this is a new topic, a recap: To replace ethically
questionably John Doolittle on the Appropriations Committee, the
House GOP leadership appointed.... ethically questionable (and
major porkmeister) Ken Calvert, despite MULTIPLE questions about
earmarks that just so happen to benefit his real estate investments
and despite an old arrest for consorting with a prostitute. Erick
Erickson of Red State, a highly respected conservative blog, is
leading the charge, which is being endorsed by a growing number of
other conservative bloggers, to insist that the House GOP actually
live up to its promises on ethics and earmarks. After all, it's not
as if these guys didn't get their butts kicked last fall in large
part because of their horrible ethics and out-of-control
spending... now is it? Scroll down through the posts in the link
above to get a fuller report on all this. It's well worth
watching.
topics:
John Boehner, Earmarks
