http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/clubforgrowth/ en-us Tue, 30 Sep 2008 02:18:01 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2093619/posts September 29, 2008 Brian Wesbury on the Bailout Vote Andrew Roth When it comes to understanding the economy, it's always smart to find out what economist Brian Wesbury is thinking. Here's his reaction (PDF) to today's vote in the House and the subsequent market decline. I highlighted what I thought were very strong points. Since the subprime crisis first became evident, we have steadfastly believed the US would avoid a recession. And, at least so far, it has. But with today’s vote, two things have happened. First, Congress finally said enough already with the knee-jerk responses to the crisis by... Club for Growth http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2093619/posts#comment Tue, 30 Sep 2008 02:18:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2065620/posts Washington – With the recent publication of the GOP Convention lineup, the Club for Growth was disappointed to see the absence of the party’s most steadfast elected economic conservatives. With the Republican Party’s brand in shambles, it is important for the Party to showcase those leaders who are currently in office fighting to preserve the limited-government, free-market principles the GOP used to stand for. In the Senate, Tom Coburn and Jim DeMint have waged a two-man war on wasteful spending. In the House of Representatives, conservative leaders like Jeff Flake (AZ-06), John Shadegg (AZ-03), Jeb Hensarling (TX-05), Mike Pence (IN-06),... Club for Growrth http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2065620/posts#comment Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:16:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2057483/posts The conservative anti-tax group Club for Growth said Wednesday that Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.) has evolved into the kind of vice presidential candidate it could get behind if Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) should tap him. The group argued that Cantor has been “consistently strong in several economic policy areas” and, after a start in the “key area” of government spending that was “less strong,” the Club for Growth now thinks that Cantor “ranks among the most pro-growth members in the House.” “Over the past two years, Rep. Cantor has been one of the few Republicans to come to grips with... The Hill http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2057483/posts#comment Wed, 6 Aug 2008 16:51:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050657/posts If you want to know how out of touch Congress is on the issue of wasteful spending, listen to Florida Rep. John Mica defend his pork projects: "There's no way in hell I would support banning earmarks. That's our job, getting elected and making decisions." Mr. Mica is the most powerful Republican on the Transportation Committee. The idea that bringing home federal dollars is integral to a politician's job and essential to getting re-elected is a favorite of Republicans and Democrats alike. Three months ago, Hillary Clinton told the Pittsburgh Tribune Review, "I'm very proud of my earmarks. It's one... Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050657/posts#comment Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:46:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2029693/posts House conservatives are renewing their fight to unilaterally ban earmarks for a year within the Republican Party. House GOP leadership has also renewed their own version of an earmark ban, but it's woefully diluted -- it is contingent on Democrats playing along. Frankly, that's too little, too late. But thanks to Jeb Hensarling, Jeff Flake, and the other RSC members who are pushing for an earmark ban now, I'm confident that we'll see a moratorium before the election. I've been told that they have the votes needed (50) to receive a conference-wide vote. This will force leadership to make a... Club for Growth http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2029693/posts#comment Wed, 11 Jun 2008 22:37:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2027137/posts Today, the Club for Growth Political Action Committee endorses Alaska Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell in his bid to unseat Republican Rep. Don Young in the state's August primary. The reason for the endorsement is simple. Mr. Parnell is a solid conservative who led the fight for lower taxes and spending in the state legislature, and joined Gov. Sarah Palin in pushing for reform in the state. The man he is hoping to replace isn't economically conservative in the least. Mr. Young is actually a poster child for what has gone wrong with the Republican Party in Washington. Over his 35... WSJ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2027137/posts#comment Fri, 6 Jun 2008 16:32:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2026526/posts Without a doubt, the Republican primary for California's Fourth Congressional District was the highest profile legislative race taking place in yesterday's statewide elections in California. Whether you look at how the race shaped up locally, or how it was covered Inside The Beltway, the battle between conservative State Senator Tom McClintock and moderate former U.S. Representative Doug Ose was truly looked to as an election-day indicator of where the heart and soul of the GOP was, and whether Republicans want to see change in direction that their party has taken in the United States Capitol. Despite the massive financial advantage... Club for Growth http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2026526/posts#comment Thu, 5 Jun 2008 16:43:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2021751/posts Hampton,Va.(HFR:WASHINGTON) A conservative, free-market advocacy group will begin airing ads this week pressing Senate Republicans and Democrats to vote against a bill that aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The Club for Growth wants to scuttle a bill by Sens. Joe Lieberman, an independent from Connecticut, and John Warner, R-Va., that the Senate is scheduled to begin debating next month. Despite the ad campaign, the bill seems to lack the votes needed to overcome a filibuster. With $250,000 in radio and television spots, the Club for Growth is targeting Republican Sens. Elizabeth Dole of North Carolina and Lamar Alexander... Daily Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2021751/posts#comment Tue, 27 May 2008 03:59:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2012896/posts The Club for Growth Political Action Committee has long been attacked for intervening in Republican primaries and targeting the party's most economically liberal incumbents. In 2000, Pennsylvania Rep. Jim Greenwood called the Club "cannibals." When the Club ran ads against Ohio Sen. George Voinovich and Maine Sen. Olympia Snowe for resisting President Bush's 2003 tax cut, Karl Rove deemed the ads "counterproductive." And Newt Gingrich, the man who ushered in a conservative Republican majority in 1994, once denounced the Club. "Their strategy is explicitly wrong," he said. "The key is to elect more Republicans and have a bigger majority and... Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2012896/posts#comment Thu, 8 May 2008 09:53:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2013611/posts Washington - Today, the Club for Growth released its 2007 annual scorecard, awarding the Defender of Economic Freedom award to six senators and forty-nine representatives who scored a 90 or above on the Club's scorecard.... "These top-scoring members of Congress are staunch defenders of American taxpayers," said Club for Growth President Pat Toomey. "Their votes are critical to lowering taxes, cutting wasteful spending, and promoting economic growth for all Americans. The Club for Growth scorecard allows taxpayers to see how their senators and representatives are performing in Congress and find out who is truly fighting for pro-growth, limited-government policies...." The... The Club for Growth http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2013611/posts#comment Fri, 9 May 2008 16:15:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1992843/posts McCain is right on Free Trade.Conservatives rightly have many fears over John McCain. However, it is noteworthy that on certain issues — health care, earmarks, agricultural subsidies, and the subprime situation ("no bailouts!") to name a few — he is notably superior to our current president.The Club for Growth today released this statement on his free trade policy, which is also meritorious:  Washington – The Club for Growth commends Senator John McCain for calling for a new free trade agreement with the European Union. Currently, the United States and the European Union have low tariffs on most manufactured goods traded between... National Review http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1992843/posts#comment Fri, 28 Mar 2008 01:02:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1963464/posts While John McCain has risen to the top of the heap among contenders for the Republican presidential nomination, Focus on the Family founder James Dobson remains adamant that he will not support McCain’s bid for the White House. Dobson, one of the nation’s most influential evangelical Christians, declared more than a year ago that he wouldn't support McCain under any circumstances, saying McCain didn't support traditional marriage values. A Dobson spokesman told the New York Times’ David Kirkpatrick Wednesday that he stood by that position, and as a matter of conscience could never vote for the Arizona Senator. According to... NewsMax http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1963464/posts#comment Fri, 1 Feb 2008 22:07:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1963000/posts In a move that could alter the outcome of the Republican primary in the race to replace retiring Sen. Pete Domenici (R), the Club for Growth announced Wednesday that it was endorsing Rep. Steve Pearce (R) over Rep. Heather Wilson (R). Roll Call http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1963000/posts#comment Fri, 1 Feb 2008 03:28:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1959263/posts Club for Growth goes after McCain TRIBUNE-REVIEW by Salena Zito Posted January 24, 2008 10 :38 PM BOCA RATON, Fla. -- During the debate, the Club for Growth sent out an e-mail criticizing one of John McCain’s answers. The e-mail highlighted McCain's statement that he voted against the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts “because I knew, unless we had spending under control, we would face a disaster.” The e-mail began: “There is one problem with this statement: It’s not entirely true. In 2001, Senator McCain stole a page out of Ted Kennedy’s class-warfare playbook, dec Tribune-Review http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1959263/posts#comment Fri, 25 Jan 2008 04:22:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1958676/posts Duncan Hunter is a man of integrity, and wouldn’t endorse Huckabee if he thought it would lead to McCain winning the nomination. Sometimes the most obvious explanation is the best one. Duncan Hunter endorsed Huckabee because Huckabee is the most conservative candidate left. Including on immigration. And he endorsed Huckabee because he thinks Huckabee still has a chance to win this thing. They spent a lot of time together, and Hunter knows Huckabee’s character. He also knows Huckabee has, like many Republicans, become much more aware of the scope of the illegal immigration problem and the required solutions. Huckabee is... Boston Herald Reader Comments http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1958676/posts#comment Thu, 24 Jan 2008 09:49:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1954800/posts Question: What does $585,000 buy you? Answer: It bought Mitt Romney backers a smear job against Mike Huckabee orchestrated by Beltway Insiders. The Club for Growth has an affiliated 527 group, Club for Growth.net, running anti-Mike Huckabee ads in early primary states. - At least $585,000 in contributions from Mitt Romney financial backers. - Club for Growth has spent $750,000 against Governor Huckabee in Iowa, South Carolina and Michigan. Here are donors that have donated both to Club for Growth.net* and Mitt Romney: Name: John Childs** Contribution to Beltway Group $100,000 on 11/16/07 $100,000 on 12/31/07 Contribution to Mitt Romney... mikehuckabee.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1954800/posts#comment Wed, 16 Jan 2008 21:59:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1954709/posts Shades of Hillary's VRWC . . . Mike Huckabee went on Morning Joe today and toyed with suggesting a "conspiracy" composed of the "Washington power circles" was out to get him. At 7:41 AM ET, the former Arkansas governor was discussing his efforts in South Carolina with Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski. View video here. NewsBusters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1954709/posts#comment Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:50:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1950544/posts The Club for Growth is advertising heavily against Gov. Huckabee, and, in every other way, opposing his candidacy in the Republican primaries. Yet Huckabee is the one candidate whose tax plan, the FairTax, would promote economic growth. So why is the Club for Growth so anti-Huckabee? Its official reason is that he raised taxes and spending as governor in Arkansas. But Huckabee had to raise taxes to comply with a court order requiring Arkansas to increase spending on education. We suspect that it really opposes Huckabee because of another issue that they mention: he has dared to call for "fair... WorldNetDaily.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1950544/posts#comment Wed, 9 Jan 2008 00:12:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1948834/posts More than three years after John Kerry's bitter defeat, at the dawn of what looks like a far more promising campaign cycle for the Democrats, the party is still haunted by the specter of the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth. Once upon a time, "Swift boat" denoted an obscure military vessel, but thanks to the activities of this group it has come to represent movement conservatism's penchant for ruthlessly (and effectively) smearing any and all political opponents, from a sitting senator and war hero to an 11-year-old boy with a cranial fracture. Research by The Nation into Federal Election Commission... Yahoo! News/The Nation http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1948834/posts#comment Sat, 5 Jan 2008 18:26:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1948763/posts Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee's rise to prominence in the Republican presidential field is worrying some business groups that question his support for free trade and want more details about his economic plans. While Huckabee's campaign Web site provides few details of his views on trade, some of his public statements "sound awfully protectionist," said Nachama Soloveichik, a spokeswoman for Club for Growth, a pro-business advocacy group. "It's amazing someone is now considered a first-tier candidate, but we know so little about his proposals," Soloveichik said Yahoo news http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1948763/posts#comment Sat, 5 Jan 2008 15:43:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1947840/posts Washington – Today, the Club for Growth released an updated white paper on former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee (PDF file). The Club for Growth originally released the Huckabee white paper on January 29, 2007, the first in its presidential white paper series. As the presidential race developed over the past ten months, many readers have expressed comments and questions, and new information about Governor Huckabee’s record has come to light. In order to ensure that the presidential white papers continue to be thorough and relevant, the Club for Growth decided to issue an updated account of Mike Huckabee’s economic record.... Club For Growth http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1947840/posts#comment Thu, 3 Jan 2008 19:11:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1946831/posts Guess Who Really Pays the Taxes By Stephen Moore From the November/December 2007 Issue Yes, income in America is skewed toward the rich. But taxes are skewed far, far more. The top 5 percent pay well over half the income taxes. STEPHEN MOORE has the numbers. 1. Are income taxes fair?That depends on who is offering the opinion. Democratic candidates for president certainly don’t think so. John Edwards has said, “It’s time to restore fairness to a tax code that has been driven badly out of whack.” Hillary Clinton laments that “middle-class and working families are paying a much higher percentage... The American http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1946831/posts#comment Tue, 1 Jan 2008 19:17:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1945758/posts Governor Huckabee's record on taxes as a steward of the public’s money has been CLEAR and consistent as a conservative with strong pro-growth.policies. The Club for Growth misrepresents this record. Governor Huckabee is a fiscal conservative who cut taxes almost 100 times in the state of Arkansas. He doubled the standard deduction and the child care credit, eliminated the marriage penalty, repealed capital gains taxes for home sales, lowered the capital gains rate, expanded the homestead exemption and set up tax-free savings accounts for medical care and college tuition. The fact is that when Governor Huckabee began in office, the... Mike Huckabee for President http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1945758/posts#comment Sun, 30 Dec 2007 01:00:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1944553/posts WASHINGTON - A conservative anti-tax group Wednesday expanded its ad campaign against Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, helped by a major GOP donor who bankrolled ads that questioned Democrat John Kerry's war record during the 2004 campaign. The Club for Growth is spending $175,000 to continue running ads in Iowa that highlight tax increases adopted in Arkansas when Huckabee was governor. During the past three weeks, the group has spent $550,000 to criticize Huckabee's economic policies. According to Federal Election Commission records, ClubForGrowth.net received $200,000 this month from Bob Perry, a Houston homebuilder who in 2004 pumped nearly $4.5 million... AP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1944553/posts#comment Thu, 27 Dec 2007 02:22:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1944474/posts You've probably seen Huckabee rail against CEO pay (if you haven't, see here and here, but until now, Huckabee has not been clear about what exactly he would do about CEO pay if he were President. Yesterday, CNBC's John Harwood asked Mike Huckabee just that. HUCKABEE: It’s a combination. It’s when one person losing his job who helped make the company successful and the person who steers the company either into bankruptcy or selling off it in pieces is taking that golden parachute of several hundred million dollars. I mean, there’s just something wrong about that, and every American knows... Club For Growth http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1944474/posts#comment Wed, 26 Dec 2007 21:15:28 GMT