RedState Briefing 01/10/2014

Morning Briefing For January 10, 2014 >> Today's Sponsor 1.  The Single Biggest Thing You Can Do to Clean Up the GOP If you have not heard, the National Republican Senatorial Committee has attacked nationally syndicated conservative radio host and best selling author Mark Levin. They publicly attacked Mark Levin because the Jim DeMint created Senate Conservatives Fund (“SCF”) gives out copies of Mark Levin’s book. The NRSC alleges a quid pro quo relationship to help drive up the popularity of Levin’s book. The book was published in 2009 before SCF was a significant force and had already become a best seller before SCF gave out copies.  . . . please click here for the rest of the post → 2.  Does the National Republican Senatorial Committee Turn a Blind Eye to Kiddie Porn? Brad Dayspring, McConnell point man at the NRSC Josh Holmes, and Brian Walsh, a former NRSC staffer still on the payroll who writes op-eds attacking the Senate Conservatives Fund, are all in photographs with Ryan Loskarn. They are all good friends with him. One picture that had been on Loskarn’s Facebook page was of a fire pit noting he and Brian Walsh were hanging out together. Another is of him with Holmes and Walsh at an event. Another is him having a beer with Dayspring. Media reports out after Loskarn’s arrest allege he was to be in Brad Dayspring’s upcoming wedding. Yes, it is absolutely ridiculous to connect the NRSC and its staffers to Ryan Loskarn’s child pornography arrest. They just happen to be friends, drinking buddies, and colleagues of his. It is just as ridiculous to accuse Mark Levin and the Senate Conservatives Fund of a quid pro quo relationship when they happen to be allies in a fight and also happen to be friends. . . . please click here for the rest of the post → 3.  Obama proposes education mandates his own education can’t meet In yet another cycle of what’s good for the government goose is not good for you, President Obama’s Department of Education proposes rules for private-sector colleges that his own education at Harvard Law would fail to meet. The new leaner and meaner rules require that students graduate with less than 12% debt-to-income ratio or debt-to-discretionary-income ratio lower than 30%. When President Obama graduated from Harvard Law, he financed that, in part, with more than $42,000 in loans. The price in 1990 was just $13,400. Now, the tuition cost is more than 320% higher – or $44,000 per year. Adjusting, that means that today, President Obama could graduate with upwards of $134,000 in debt. . . . please click here for the rest of the post → >> Today's Sponsor Sincerely yours, Erick Erickson Editor-in-Chief, RedState Forward This Email to a Friend Take me to RedState