The Washington Independent

Posts Tagged Patrick Ruffini

Conservative Base Stands Up to GOP in NY Race

By | 10.20.09 | 6:00 am

Asked what he’d do if he got to Congress, Doug Hoffman hesitates. He has a few ideas, such as revisiting the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act, putting the breaks on cap-and-trade legislation. But the idea of winning the Nov. 3 election and becoming the only non-Republican, non-Democrat in the House More…

Sympathy for Sarah Palin

By | 07.03.09 | 5:07 pm

Conservatives are having no trouble spinning Gov. Sarah Palin’s (R-Alaska) surprise cut-and-run from her office as an act of personal heroism that will help her political career. Fox News anchor Stuart Varney, running the network’s coverage right now, has opened the gushers, saying that Palin “represented real people with real More…

A Facebook Group for Socialist Sympathizers

By | 05.14.09 | 9:55 am

Late yesterday, smart Republican Web guru Patrick Ruffini sent out an invitation to join a Facebook page that protests the proposed Republican National Committee “Democrat Socialist Party” resolution.

As conservatives, we shouldn’t shy away from calling out officials in both parties who have supported this unprecedented growth in government

More…

RNC Chair Frontrunners Say Shoot the Messenger

By | 01.06.09 | 3:38 pm

Chip Saltsman has put the “magic negro” story behind him. The news that the ex-Mike Huckabee campaign manager and candidate for chairman of the Republican National Committee had sent RNC members a CD of parody songs that included “Barack the Magic Negro” lit up the political press during the slow More…