Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Have You Figured It Out Yet Conservatives?

One reality that becomes immediately apparent to a non-Kool-Aid conservative who goes to work as a Hill staffer is the irrelevancy of the conservative movement and conservative media in the eyes of the Republican conference, including the leadership and ranking members. 45 Republicans voted to expand the SCHIP program last night. From what I gather, there wasn't much concern about limited government emanating from Minority Leader John Boehner, Minority Whip Roy Blunt and other senior Republicans.