Lisa Murkowski.  It's difficult to type her name without grinding my teeth.  For those who reveled in the defeat of Mike Castle (R-DE) and understood why it's better for conservatism - and for Liberty - to lose a general election than to sanction a RINO, Murkowski is now the Queen of Bad Votes.  Not a Republican insofar as her "yeas" and "nays" differentiate her from Democrats, she is, by consensus, the new Arlen Specter.  In fact, in this pseudo-constitutional "duck," she's voted like a woman with the initials N.P.-The sell-out tax deal-*YES -The Food Safety Modernization Act-YES -The DREAM Act-YES -Don't Ask, Don't Tell-YES -The START Treaty-YES Incredibly, eighteen Democrat senators broke with their party on one of these issues.   That she's allowed to remain in the party, that leadership - the McConnells and Cornyns -  embrace her, speaks volumes: the Senate GOP does not want less government.  Murkowski...(Read Full Post)