Hot Air » Don Young

Rep. Young: Hey, no disrespect intended by that ethnic slur I used

Ed Morrissey — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 13:41:40 +0000

Terrific.

Not too many Republicans outside of Alaska will claim Rep. Don Young, and most of us in the lower 48 began wondering years ago why voters up there kept him in Congress. Young brings home the pork-barrel bacon, though, which apparently pays for a lot of embarrassment. Therefore, Alaska voters, here’s what your votes buy [...]

Read this post »

House GOP: Hey, who’s up for a few earmarks? Update: Proposal withdrawn

Ed Morrissey — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 13:01:49 +0000

A pork-barrel renewal?

Alternate headline: The House GOP has a fee-vah and the only prescription is … more pork-barrel politics! Having won the House majority two election cycles in a row, some inside the GOP caucus want to bring back earmarking — with reforms, of course: Rep. Don Young of Alaska, a longtime supporter of earmarks, will offer an amendment [...]

Read this post »

Great news: GOP Rep. Don Young endorses Democrat in totally winnable Hawaii Senate race

Allahpundit — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 01:25:26 +0000

Terrific.

Remember, the only hope the GOP has of repealing ObamaCare is taking back the Senate next year. It’s no sure thing that GOP nominee Linda Lingle would vote with the caucus to do it — being the deciding vote to torpedo the legacy of Hawaii’s favorite son would require some nerve — but she says [...]

Read this post »