
Apparently it wasn’t enough for Rep. Peter King (R-NY) that, as reported yesterday, Democrat VP Joe Biden spent most of his time at a gathering of firefighters bashing Republicans — a very petty Peter King opted to do the very same
by Dan Riehl11 Mar 2015, 7:46 PM PST0

Prospective GOP candidate for the 2016 nomination Jeb Bush has sold his interests in the consulting firm Jeb Bush & Associates and also in the consulting and investment group Britton Hill, meaning he is now divested from all of his business interests, according to a report by The Hill.
by Dan Riehl11 Mar 2015, 6:12 PM PST0

Jeb Bush has resigned from the educational foundation he founded. But that organization’s spending policies in recent years indicate Bush is far from a staunch conservative on education policy.
by Dan Riehl11 Mar 2015, 7:21 AM PST0

While Rep. Paul Ryan doesn’t explicitly say it’s his only reason for not seeking the 2016 GOP nomination for president, in this Yahoo News report, he points to a film showcasing his fight against “poverty” to explain why he isn’t running for president.
by Dan Riehl10 Mar 2015, 7:20 PM PST0

Wisconsin Gov. Walker seems to be stepping back from his principled opposition to ethanol mandates. Instead, he’s engaging in the time-honored art of pandering to Iowa’s corn farmers, promising to keep the RFS for now, and phase it out at an undetermined future date.
by Dan Riehl10 Mar 2015, 5:36 PM PST0

All Biden wanted to do was fire cheap shots at Republicans also speaking at the event and put his pandering to Big Labor above everything else.
by Dan Riehl10 Mar 2015, 12:14 PM PST0

A new poll still points to Hillary Clinton as the likely Democrat nominee next year. But on the Republican side, things are much more competitive.
by Dan Riehl10 Mar 2015, 9:53 AM PST0

The Washington Times reports in a move to “beef up” staffing for a possible run for the 2016 GOP presidential nomination, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has hired Senate staffer Brian Phillips as senior adviser to his Jobs, Growth, and Opportunity PAC.
by Dan Riehl10 Mar 2015, 7:38 AM PST0

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz was roundly applauded by both the crowd and the media for rejecting the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), an ethanol subsidy that contributes significantly to Iowa’s farming economy.
by Dan Riehl9 Mar 2015, 4:42 PM PST0

Attorney General Eric Holder’s remarks in Selma, AL, “echoed”—according to a report by The Hill—Obama’s comments on Saturday that “the march is not yet over.”
by Dan Riehl8 Mar 2015, 6:46 PM PST0

Hillary’s ongoing email scandal may just as well have never happened in Clinton land.
by Dan Riehl8 Mar 2015, 1:38 PM PST0

A new McClatchy-Marist College poll has Hillary Clinton leading Senator Rand Paul by 11 points, 51 to 40, while Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker comes closest to Hillary out of all Republicans in the survey.
by Dan Riehl7 Mar 2015, 7:17 AM PST0

Amid controversy over having taken money from foreign governments while Hillary Clinton served as Secretary of State, former Clinton U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna Shalala will be taking over at the Clinton Foundation.
by Dan Riehl6 Mar 2015, 9:52 PM PST0

Friends and associates of former Texas Gov. Rick Perry launched the Opportunity and Freedom PAC on Thursday, a Super PAC to raise and spend money on behalf of Perry’s effort to secure the 2016 GOP presidential nomination.
by Dan Riehl6 Mar 2015, 6:12 AM PST0

The Star Ledger’s Paul Mulshine highlights two polls, one in South Carolina and one in Florida, in which Christie is stuck far back in the GOP pack in also-ran land.
by Dan Riehl6 Mar 2015, 5:33 AM PST0

RNC Communications Director and chief strategist Sean Spicer issued the following statement in response to former DNC Communications Director and current American Bridge President Brad Woodhouse’s attack on New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, which claimed Democrats “want to kill him dead.”
by Dan Riehl5 Mar 2015, 8:39 PM PST0

As Politico pointed out, the exclusive, closed to the press annual Clinton Foundation gala on Wall Street last night couldn’t have come at a worse time for presumptive Democrat presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. With its star-studded cast of attendees, its plush
by Dan Riehl5 Mar 2015, 5:34 AM PST0

Potential Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson has apologized for recent remarks he made on CNN claiming being gay is a choice because “a lot of people who go into prison go into prison straight — and when they come out, they’re
by Dan Riehl5 Mar 2015, 5:26 AM PST0

Jeb Bush used what amounts to an early campaign stop in Nevada to draw a distinction between himself and two past Bush presidencies.
by Dan Riehl4 Mar 2015, 6:29 PM PST0

According to a New York Post report, House Oversight Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) will head a panel, joining the House Benghazi committee, to investigate whether former Secretary of State and likely 2016 Democrat nominee Hillary Clinton broke the law in using a personal email account for official business while Secretary of State.
by Dan Riehl3 Mar 2015, 8:04 PM PST0

With Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s numbers and name recognition climbing, Rasmussen Reports is out with a new poll that has him giving “likely Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton a run for her money,” now that Walker is seen as at the head of the GOP pack of potential candidates.
by Dan Riehl3 Mar 2015, 7:54 PM PST0

In “How to Beat Hillary Clinton,” BuzzFeed reviews several aspects of past campaigns against Hillary Clinton and how gleaned insights might help her next opponent, from capitalizing on “Hillary Hate” to being ready for a biased liberal media helping her when they can.
by Dan Riehl3 Mar 2015, 5:58 AM PST0

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker already has staff and time invested in Iowa and New Hampshire, the first two states in the GOP’s presidential sweepstakes. Now he’s plotting what CNN describes as a “blitz” in South Carolina.
by Dan Riehl2 Mar 2015, 8:17 PM PST0

Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) has announced her retirement from the Senate. She will serve out the remaining two years of her term and not seek re-election.
by Dan Riehl2 Mar 2015, 5:05 PM PST0

With the House and Senate at odds over a Department of Homeland Security funding bill that would or would not fund Obama’s unconstitutional power grab in immigration policy, there may be a way out for House Speaker John Boehner, although it’s bound to come with risks of its own.
by Dan Riehl2 Mar 2015, 7:39 AM PST0