In a move that surprised no one, state Senator Bill Hardiman (R-Grand Rapids) announced his candidacy for Congress to replace retiring Congressman Verh Ehlers.

HHR Blog highlights “Rupert Parchment”, a Republican seeking a congressional seat for Georgia’s District 13

I have been recently inspired to begin to share my ideas about the current Congress and itʼs Constitutional proposals (or lack thereof). This past week, our own Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, was asked what I believe to be a very relevant question about the Health Care bill going through Congress. A media reporter asked Mrs. Pelosi “where does Congress get the Constitutional authority to enact a health care mandate?”To this question, Mrs. Pelosi simply answered “are you serious? Are you serious?”

If this is not bothersome to all Americans, then I should be rather worried. This answer, to me, highlights a very specific characteristic about our Speaker of the House. When pausing after the question, delaying after the question, and ridiculing the question, I have come to the conclusion ( a logical one) that Nancy Pelosi simply does not care about the Constitutional powers of Congress (enumerated or implied).

Angela McGlowan today held a news conference in Oxford, Miss. to formally announce that she’s seeking the Republican nomination for Congress. The GOP is hoping to unseat Rep. Travis Childers (D-Miss.), who has held Mississippi’s 1st Congressional District seat since mid-2008.

The corrupted business, technological, and psycho-therapeutic jargon so prevalent in our society today has no place in the world of politics, there is no room for wishful thinking. It is one thing to have optimism but to have specious optimism is a recipe for disaster.

Navraj Singh has recently announced his candidacy for California’s 27th District. The 27th congressional district covers part of Los Angeles County and takes in a large portion of the San Fernando Valley and Burbank. It is represented by Democrat Brad Sherman.

If you are still reading this post, you can probably guess that I am in favor of keeping the filibuster. As Cost notes, moderates are becoming less and less rare in the Senate, and Congress as a whole. It was the moderates that were the dealmakers that could get legislation passed. A bill proposed by the Democrats would have some Republican support and visa versa. But as the parties become more polarized, it only makes sense that when one party proposes a bill, the other party will oppose it. It also means that the party in power is really in power and the filibuster is the only tool the losing party has.

Klein and others are mad that there had to be so much work done to get 60 votes for health care to pass. If there were no filibuster then a health care reform bill would pass, probably with a public option. The remaining moderates in the Democratic party would be sidelined, and the liberal base would become even more powerful. That would be music to Klein’s ears, but I think it would be bad in the long run for American democracy.

Part of the problem with our polarized climate today is that when one party wins an election, party stalwarts tend to think this is a mandate from the people to get their own agendas done. They also think that a losing party basically has to sit there and take it. So, in the health care debate, Democrats think that all Republicans should basically shut up since they won the election.

But this isn’t a pure democracy, it’s a republic that believes that even minorities have to be listened to. People may not like that the GOP was threatening to use the filibuster, but is the only voice the GOP had. The same goes for when the Democrats were the minority party. They need to be able to have some say in how a bill is crafted and absent bridge building moderates, this is how minorities can speak.

Too the winner goes the spoils might work in sports, but not in politics.

It’s been a good day for Ryan Frazier, the Aurora city councilman who is one of the leading African-American Republican candidates running for Congress this year.

Virginia Fuller is a rising star in the Republican Party, both a nurse and foster care activist in California; she is now running for Congress in California’s 7th Congressional District

“We do need healthcare reform, particularly to help low-income and minority communities that today often don’t have access to the quality care they need. But those reforms should focus on preserving what’s best about our current system - its high quality and medical innovation - while fixing the system’s flaws”

Sam Meas is a Republican candidate running for the 5th Congressional District of Massachusetts. His personal story of overcoming the odds is one-of-a-kind and is a genuine testament to the American Dream.

HHR Blog caught up with Colorado, Aurora City Councilman Ryan Frazier about his latest decision to run for Congress. Below are a few questions our blog sent him, which he graciously replied.

HipHopRepublican.com sat down with Professor Agnes J Otjen, a Progressive Republican and candidate for US Congress for the great State of Montana. Currently A.J. Otjen is a Professor at Montana State University.