The Club in the News...

"The lesson for today is: Never get on the Club for Growth's bad side."

- The Washington Times, September 12, 2007

"The Club for Growth...advocates limited government and lower taxes..."

- Associated Press, August 28, 2007

"...the Club for Growth, an aggressively pro-tax-cut group that advocates policies to promote economic growth."

- The Washington Times, August 27, 2007

"The Club for Growth is one of the top advocacy groups for conservatives worried about wasteful government spending."

The Sacramento Bee, August 25, 2007

"...the Club for Growth, one of the premier advocacy groups for fiscal conservatives..."

- Human Events, August 24, 2007

"The anti-tax group Club for Growth has become a power broker of sorts with the conservative movement and has not been afraid to take on Republicans they view as unsupportive of their cause."

- CBSNews.com, Aug. 3, 2007

"The Club for Growth, an influential anti-tax small government group..."

- washingtonpost.com, Aug. 3, 2007

"...the Club for Growth, a private organization that promotes nonrestrictive economic policies."

- Omaha World-Herald, Aug. 2, 2007

"...the Club for Growth [PAC], a group that backs free-market candidates..."

- Bloomberg.com, July 6, 2007

"...the Club for Growth [PAC], a national political action group that emphasizes conservative views on economic issues..."

CQ (Congressional Quarterly), July 5, 2007

"The Club for Growth [PAC], an influential conservative political action group that focuses on economic issues, is well-known for going after GOP incumbents and other candidates that its officials regard as too liberal and slapping them with the label of RINOs, for Republicans in Name Only."

- CQ (Congressional Quarterly) Today, July 2, 2007

"...the Club for Growth, a conservative group that focuses on economic issues."

- Los Angeles Times, June 26, 2007

" Anyone who considers himself (or herself) a fiscal conservative knows about the Club [for Growth] and its reputation as the defender of staunchly conservative economic policies."

The Fix by Chris Cillizza, washingtonpost.com Politics Blog, June 19, 2007

"Insiders will note the Club for Growth logo in the background...a subtle appeal to authority and expertise."

- Marc Abminder, A Reported Blog on Politics, theAtlanticonline, June 19, 2007, writing about Republican presidential candidate, Mitt Romney's, campaign video posted on YouTube using footage from a speech Romney made at the Club for Growth's annual economic conference.

"Club for Growth, a conservative and politically influential fiscal group..."

- Los Angles Times, June 13, 2007

"The Club for Growth does awesome work on tax policy."

- Laura Ingraham on The Laura Ingraham Show, May 2, 2007

"...the Club for Growth, a high-profile group dedicated to cutting taxes, spending and regulation."

- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel April 16, 2007

"...the Club for Growth, an influential conservative group."

Wolf Blitzer on CNN's "The Situation Room", March 30, 2007

"the powerful Club for Growth..."

New York Daily News, March 29, 2007

"A major fiscal test will come for [Mitt] Romney when the Club for Growth, a conservative group that advocates smaller government, publishes a white paper on his record."

- The Hill newspaper, March 27, 2007

"The Club for Growth is among the most successful groups in defending traditional conservative economic values."

Sen James M. Inhofe, Press Release, March 15, 2007

"...Club for Growth [PAC] has a proven record of success in primaries - thanks to its ability to bundle tens and even hundreds of thousands of dollars to its chosen candidate(s)..."

- washingtonpost.com's Politics Blog, March 15, 2007

"...the influential anti-tax advocacy group Club for Growth [PAC] endorsed [John] Sununu, its first formal endorsement of the 2008 election cycle. The organization cited his 100 percent rating on their 2005 congressional scorecard, which tabulated lawmakers' votes on "pro-growth" and anti-tax legislation."

CQ Politics.com, March 6, 2007

"'The elections last fall were not a repudiation of conservatism,"said Pat Toomey, head of the anti-tax group Club for Growth. "They were a repudiation of a number of Republicans who have abandonded conservatism.'"

- Reuters News Service, March 3, 2007

"...the Club for Growth...has been remarkably successful at convincing Republicans to adopt very conservative economic positions and stick to them."

- The Nation, February 21, 2007

"We direct Gov. Tim Pawlenty to www.clubforgrowth.org. It is the Web site that could help determine whether this Minnesota sapline ever grows into vice presidential timber. The Club for Growh, which operates the site, is an influential, tax-averse organization of fiscal conservatives."

- Twin Cities.com Pioneer Press, February 9, 2007

"Patrick Toomey, president of the...antitax group Club for Growth, said Mr. Edward's plan wouldn't sit well with most voters, who he said, 'already think taxes are too high'"

Wall Street Journal, February 6, 2007

"'John Edwards talks about "two Americas"', said Pat Toomey, the president of the anti-tax increase group Club for Growth, 'but there is only one America and its taxpayers think they should be allowed to keep more of their hard-earned money - not less.'"

- ABCnews.com, February 5, 2007

"'The 2003 Bush tax cuts produced one of the broadest and strongest economic expansions in the nation's history,' said Pat Toomey, president of the anti-tax group Club for Growth. 'It is mind-boggling that John Edwards would seek to derail that expansion for the sake of his big-government, collectivist schemes'"

- Reuters news service dispatch, February 5, 2007

"...the Club [PAC] has become a force in congressional elections, taking aim at moderate Republicans who don't support...tax cuts and spending discipline. Seven Club [PAC] backed conservatives...won House races in November. Despite the grumbling from some GOP quarters, the group has plenty of conservative admirers for its refusal to compromise its principles."

- The Washington Post, February 4, 2007

"The Club for Growth is out with its first white paper on the presidential candidates. And Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee might want to quit while he's behind. Club President Pat Toomey says Mr. Huckabee's 10-year economic policy record 'includes numerous tax hikes, ballooning government spending and increased regulation.' Next!"

Pittsburgh (PA) Tribune-Review editorial, February 1, 2007

"The Club for Growth did a survey, and the messages are, as to why the Republicans lost, that Republicans failed to deliver on fiscal conservatism; Republicans failed to be the champions of the middle class; Republicans failed to be reformers, particularly on ethical matters; and Republicans became the party of big corporations and big corporation welfare - all of which tended to expand government and certainly increased the spending of government."

Human Events Online, posted February 1, 2007 (Quoting from a speech delivered on Nov. 30, 2006 by former Reagan Attorney General Edwin Meese III)

"Russert also pressed Huckabee about tax increases during his two terms, a fiscal record that does not sit well with groups like the Cato Institute and the Club for Growth."

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, January 29, 2007

"The Club for Growth - a political action group that often criticizes Republican officeholders viewed as straying from the party's conservative economic principles - released an uncomplimentary study on Huckabee...as part of its series of reports on presidential candidates."

The New York Times.com, January 29, 2007

"..The Club for Growth, another conservative think tank, wrote this: 'About Gov. Huckabee, the Club for Growth...is adamant...they say he raised taxes five times - a gas tax increase in 1999, the cigarette tax hike, tax increases in 2004, a tax on beer and a tax on nursing homes.' That's a tough record to sell to a Republican audience in primary states."

- Tim Russert on NBC's Meet the Press, January 28, 2007