Bob McDonnell to resign as Attorney General

The Washington Times reports that he’ll be stepping down from his post to concentrate on the gubernatorial race full-time:
“For the last three years, I’ve had a terrific opportunity to serve as Virginia’s 44th attorney general,” said Mr. McDonnell, the lone Republican running to replace Gov. Tim Kaine, a Democrat. “But now it’s time for me [...]

The #5 Republican to Watch

The Washington Post’s Chris Cillizza has issued his “Ten Republicans to Watch” list, and Bob McDonnell comes in at number five:
5. Bob McDonnell: McDonnell, Virginia’s attorney general, will be the Republican standard-bearer in the Commonwealth’s gubernatorial race in 2009. Off-year statewide elections are always looked to by the two parties as litmus tests for how [...]

John Murtha manages to say something stupid…again

Take a peek at how Rep. John Murtha is defending himself after calling his constituents racists:
“What I said, that indicted everybody, that’s not what I meant at all. What I mean is there’s still folks that have a problem voting for someone because they are black,” Murtha said.
 
Murtha said the history of southwestern Pennsylvania is [...]

Good news for John Kennedy?

Quin Hillyer of the American Spectator thinks that Louisiana State Treasurer John Kennedy is tightening his race with Sen. Landrieu.
Help get the race tighter by donating to John Kennedy’s campaign.

The Washington Times on PA-11

The Washington Times has a good profile of the Congressional race in Pennsylvania’s 11th House District between Rep. Paul Kanjorski and Down the Ticket-sponsored candidate Mayor Lou Barletta.
You can donate to Lou Barletta’s campaign here.

Jeff Beatty would be a Do-Something Senator

Jeff Beatty, who is running for the Senate in Massachusetts, penned an op-ed in Human Events today.  He makes a strong case that the Commonwealth’s people just can’t afford six more years of John Kerry (especially with Deval Patrick as the Governor):
Kerry’s shilling for Barack cannot mask what we here already know: The combination of [...]

Allen West on the Rush Limbaugh Show

Allen West will be on at the top of the third hour, or just after 2pm Eastern Time if you’re listening live.  If you’re like me and can’t listen to the show live, here is a site where you should be able to find streaming audio throughout the day.
You can donate to Allen West here.

The Economist on Pete Olson

It’s an even handed article, laying out both Pete Olson’s hopes and the challenges he faces wresting Texas’ 22nd District out of the hands of an incumbent Democrat.
You can donate to Pete Olson’s campaign here.

Gov. Gregoire and the SEIU

If there were an ethical bone in Gov. Christine Gregoire’s body, I’d certainly be shocked.  As is the case with most Democrats, she has the labor unions in her back pocket.  However, her involvement with the Service Employees International Union has led to a conflict of interest that she has chosen to ignore.  Luckily, Dino [...]

Jason Chaffetz profiled on NPR

I saw this during the week, but I thought I’d save it for the weekend. It’s a larger article on various GOP races, but it gives some background on Jason Chaffetz and his campaign:
The 41-year-old Chaffetz is an all-but-certain winner in November, having knocked off Rep. Chris Cannon in the June 24 Republican primary [...]

Sean Parnell in the Wall Street Journal

Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell’s primary fight against Rep. Don Young gets a (positive) mention in John Fund’s article on corruption in Alaska politics.
You can donate to Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell here.

Alaska takes center stage

The New York Times has a great article up (I know, I’m shocked, too) on the new generation of ethical Republicans in Alaska.  It includes a mention of Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell, who is seeking to unseat Rep. Don Young in the August 26 GOP House primary.
You can donate to Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell’s campaign [...]

Human Events on Tom McClintock

Leading conservative magazine Human Events commented on the state of the House race in California’s 22nd District and finds State Sen. Tom McClintock in a good position to win in November:
The district is very Republican, giving Bush about 60% in both elections. Brown started the third quarter with a cash advantage, because McClintock had spent [...]

Bob Novak notes Mayor Barletta’s success

Columnist Bob Novak highlighted the race to represent Pennsylvania’s 11th District yesterday:
Rep. Paul Kanjorski, a 71-year-old, 12-term congressman from a solidly Democratic Wilkes-Barre, Pa., district, may be the only incumbent House Democrat to lose in what shapes up as a disastrous 2008 for the Republicans.
Kanjorski is running behind Lou Barletta, the Republican Mayor of Hazleton, [...]