AK-1

Two :15 spots from ClubforGrowth.net on Don Young and the gas tax. If Young had his way, it would be $5 gas.

Time to give the boot to the AFL-CIO's favorite Republican by supporting Sean Parnell. And if you need some more convincing, watch this:

I'm speechless at this. Huckabee endorses Don Young:

Don is one of the few members of Congress to totally understand the critical state of our nation’s infrastructure and when I was a Governor and Chairman of the National Governors Association, he was one of the few members of Congress who fully recognized the direct link between infrastructure and job creation and economic development. I consider him a personal friend and have enjoyed duck hunting with him, but I didn’t enjoy the fact that he is such a marksman that he put the rest of us to shame” Huckabee said.

Last winter, I was pretty vocal about the fiscal right calling off its jihad against Mike Huckabee. The primary reason John McCain and not Mitt Romney was the Republican nominee is because the right decided to focus single mindedly on destroying the un-nominatable Huckabee rather on the rising McCain.

Ever since, I've been interested in the idea of a reconciliation between the two camps. We've welcomed Governor Huckabee to The Next Right and hope to welcome him again. But moves like this show there's a lot of work to do before the fiscal and social wings of the party can unite again.

In a nutshell, the Club for Growth, Huckabee's arch-nemesis, has swung into action behind Sean Parnell. So, Mike Huckabee decides to return the favor by backing corrupt porker Don Young. 

Even his blog commenters are slamming this endorsement. As Ambinder reports:

"You blew your reputation on this...and a reported 70% of Alaskans disagree with you," said one. Another: "This the best HuckPAC can come up with????" A third: "You have one problem with Don Young and it's called "The Bridge To Nowhere""

Huckabee's followers understand enough about fiscal / social conservative fusionism that you don't throw your weight behind an unelectable Republican whose "Bridge to Nowhere" branded the Congressional GOP as beyond redemption. And you don't do it by touting his ability to bring home highway funds!

Huck may feel some spite towards the Club and its allies, but this conflict is wholly manufactured. His grassroots understands that you don't get behind the AFL-CIO's favorite Republican. This could have been a great unifying moment: Huckabee and fiscal conservatives get together to kick out Don Young. Instead, Huckabee has just needlessly reopened the wounds of the primary season.

Contribute to Sean Parnell now.

A few minutes ago I got an email from the Club for Growth asking me to support Sean Parnell on the final day of the 2nd quarter. I didn't even need to read it -- I knew what to do. I clicked through and contributed, and felt really good about it. You should too.

Sean Parnell -- Sarah Palin's lieutenant governor -- is challenging Don "It's my money!" Young in the August 26th Republican primary for Alaska's at-large House seat.

Young is the worst of the worst when it comes to the nexus of corruption and earmarks. He was the original sponsor of the Bridge to Nowhere. And he is under an FBI bribery investigation.

Some people don't like to rock the boat with primaries, but this one is about saving this seat and sending a message that the GOP can police itself. Young has so discredited himself that he is running behind his Democratic opponent. Parnell keeps this seat in Republican hands.

This is not a difficult call. Let's help elect an honest, conservative, Sarah Palin Republican to Congress. Contribute to Sean Parnell today, before the filing deadline.

Special bonus: It's really cheap to run campaigns in Alaska. Your dollars will go further here than virtually anywhere else this cycle.

Please post about your contribution in the comments. It can be as little as $5.

• Republican media guru Alex Castellanos has an interesting frame on the future of conservatism: Governing is too important to be left to the government.
• KY-SEN: The netroots is touting a Rasmussen poll showing Democrat Bruce Lunsford ahead of Mitch McConnell 49-44. Whether this poll is bogus or the results of Lunsford's post-primary name ID bounce, it's a wake-up call. Being tagged as a Washington Republican/appropriator is a liability everywhere, even in a state that seems destined to vie with Utah/Wyoming for the biggest McCain blowout in November. Still, I'd rather have bad polls in a sleeper race like this first materialize now than after Labor Day so there's self-awareness and time to correct.
• AK-1: Republican primary challenger and Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell is even or ahead of Don "Bridge to Nowhere" Young in AK-1. Parnell is one of the good guys -- a Sarah Palin Republican trying to put away one of Congress's most corrupt appropriators. This could be THE primary race of the cycle. Give what you can.

 Update from Soren: Stu Rothenberg doesn't buy the poll and points to one with McConnell up 11.