Arizona: John Boehner

Posted by AzBlueMeanie:

One of my favorite bloggers, Jon Perr at crooksandliars.com, reports today on the National Council for A New America GOP Launches Second Rebranding in a Year

[T]he GOP is launching a national rebranding effort. As part of its National Council for a New America, the Party of No will host public forums around the country for its rag-tag band of tea-bagging faithful and anyone who else wants to attend. As it turns out, this is the Republicans' second attempt at reinvention in 12 months.

A year ago, former Virginia Rep. Tom Davis warned that "the Republican brand is in the trash can," adding, "if we were dog food, they would take us off the shelf.

Posted by AzBlueMeanie:

In a Truthout Perspective commentary, author Ravi Batra exposes Saint Ronnie Reagan for what he truly was, a Robin Hood in reverse Socialist who redistributed wealth from the poor and middle class to the most affluent Americans. Reagan: The Great American Socialist

Socialism has been much in the news for some months. Recently, some GOP stalwarts charged President Obama with preaching the heresy. John Boehner, the House minority leader, characterized Obama's stimulus package as, "one big down payment on a new American socialist experiment."

"Socialism" is a pejorative term in American politics and needs to be carefully examined. It usually refers to increased government control over the economy, or policies that promote the redistribution of wealth.

U.S. Rep. John Shadegg (R-Phoenix) had strong words for his fellow Republicans in the House, as he criticized the Republican Caucus for re-electing the current leadership and failing to learn the lessons of 2006 and this year.

"I think Republicans in congress should feel that they're in deep trouble," Shadegg told PolitickerAZ.com. "We've lost now 50 seats in two elections. Some of them just want to blame on President Bush - I think that is a mistake."

Randy Pullen, Chairman of the Arizona Republican Party, is doing his part to make the case on the local level that the national Republicans are pushing in Congress: Democrats have failed to deliver on their promise to ease gasoline prices, and worse, are actively working to ensure they continue to climb.

Beginning on Tuesday with an assault on Democrats on several issues, an AZ GOP press release read: