While Republican Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and other top Republicans have bragged about their desire to destroy the so called Tea Party, or their own conservative GOP base, even their own polls are demonstrating how they may have over-reached and
by Dan Riehl5 Jul 2014, 5:36 PM PST0
In 1996, Hillary Clinton penned, It Take A Village. Currently under fire for her six figure speaking fees, it seems It takes a foundation is Hillary’s current mantra. Unfortunately, Hillary’s defense doesn’t do anything to relieve the frustration of students
by Dan Riehl5 Jul 2014, 5:24 PM PST0

Per the White House press pol report, Barack Obama is golfing, again. It’s the president’s 23rd time playing this year and the 180th of his presidency. Today he’s golfing at Andrews Air Force Base with “longtime Obama friends Marty Nesbitt
by Dan Riehl5 Jul 2014, 5:16 PM PST0
At the eleven minute mark of this 15 minute interview, Kansas Senator Pat Roberts is reduced to a stumbling, bumbling pile of a 47 years in Washington incumbent who can’t manage to coherently explain why he doesn’t actually live in
by Dan Riehl5 Jul 2014, 12:25 PM PST0
In the wake of the Hobby Lobby decision, the Obama administration received an important letter on Tuesday signed by “14 different religious leaders, including Pastor Rick Warren of the Saddleback Church in California, Gabe Lyons of Q Ideas, and Michael
by Dan Riehl3 Jul 2014, 9:43 AM PST0
While many moderate Republican talking heads continue to push the narrative that the Tea Party is dead and buried, it simply isn’t supported by events on the ground. The New York Times recently credited the conservative wing of the GOP
by Dan Riehl3 Jul 2014, 9:29 AM PST0
One consequence of Democrats continuing to go Left under Obama as a national party is poised to cost them a Senate seat in a year when they’re fighting to retain control of that same institution. While South Dakota is conservative,
by Dan Riehl2 Jul 2014, 7:53 AM PST0
A new PPP poll has Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., at 44% in the November primary, with U.S. Rep. Bill Cassidy, R-Baton Rouge at 27%. With the unpopular Landrieu stuck well below 50 percent, a December run-off is considered likely and Landrieu’s numbers
by Dan Riehl1 Jul 2014, 3:30 PM PST0
As Roll Call points out, the Democrat’s problem with the Veterans Affairs’ scandal isn’t only what it says about the VA, it’s what it says about the ‘big government’ mentality that’s so central to many Democrat policies and ideas. It
by Dan Riehl1 Jul 2014, 12:54 PM PST0
An American Crossroads poll has Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell up by 5 points over Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes in Kentucky. The poll of 800 likely voters was done between June 14 to June 17 by Public Opinion Strategies. It
by Dan Riehl1 Jul 2014, 11:48 AM PST0
Sources close to Republican U.S. Senate candidate Scott Brown say he has raised more than $2 million in the three-month fundraising period since entering the race, which would be “the largest fundraising quarter for any U.S. Senate candidate in New Hampshire
by Dan Riehl1 Jul 2014, 11:30 AM PST0
If some pundits want to make a case that the Tea Party is dead, or dying, they might want to check with the New York Times. The paper of record rightly points out that in the people’s house, not only
by Dan Riehl30 Jun 2014, 7:09 PM PST0
Vulnerable Democrat Sen. Mark Begich (Alaska) insists he’s not going to shy away from talking climate change in his campaign for re-election. But in reality, it appears as though he’s trying to have it both ways. “I’m not afraid to
by Dan Riehl30 Jun 2014, 2:43 PM PST0

Real Clear Politics points out why you won’t see the Democrat in the White House, Barack Obama, on the stump with very many Democrats fighting for their political lives this November. They just aren’t that into him, any more. Instead,
by Dan Riehl30 Jun 2014, 10:19 AM PST0
A new report by the Washington Post details how Northern Virginia school districts, including those in Fairfax County, are struggling under the weight of an influx of new students seemingly poised to tax both the system and Virginia taxpayers to
by Dan Riehl30 Jun 2014, 9:49 AM PST0
Several Salt Lake citizens are irate after a police officer entered a fenced yard in search of a missing child then shot a 110-pound Weimaraner named “Geist” when he felt the dog presented a threat to him. The child was later
by Dan Riehl29 Jun 2014, 3:21 PM PST0
During his first campaign for the presidency, Bill Clinton infamously admitted to having tried marijuana a time or two while studying at Oxford, yet insisted he had never “inhaled.” Bill Clinton was mocked relentlessly during his first campaign for president
by Dan Riehl29 Jun 2014, 1:00 PM PST0
Barack Obama doesn’t think the broad criticism Hillary Clinton has received for her “dead broke” comments will impact on any potential plans to run for the presidency. Said Obama, Hillary’s “track record on that speaks for itself” in an interview with
by Dan Riehl29 Jun 2014, 12:47 PM PST0
Saginaw, Michigan parolee Jordan D. Haskins is campaigning for the 95th District House seat despite a past that includes jail-time in two states. His early record dates back to when he was just fifteen years old. “His earliest offenses — related
by Dan Riehl29 Jun 2014, 12:21 PM PST0
A disturbing video depicting a gang of teens beating a woman who had been sitting on a bench in Brooklyn’s Windsor Terrace area was posted on Facebook on Friday. A man’s voice can be heard in the background shouting, “These are my
by Dan Riehl29 Jun 2014, 9:42 AM PST0

Currently traveling in Minnesota, Barack Obama appears to be bristling at the notion that House Republicans are set to challenge him in the courts. PBS characterizes his demeanor as “mocking.” Perhaps. But observers of he Obama White House might note
by Dan Riehl28 Jun 2014, 1:49 PM PST0

Obama is busy trying to blame Republicans for not much getting done in Washington; however, as the AP is reporting, it’s actually Democrats paralyzed by the fear people might figure out what they’re really up to that has work in
by Dan Riehl28 Jun 2014, 9:34 AM PST0
With Democrat-leaning polls showing a tight race, or giving a slight edge to challenger Alison Lundergan Grimes, Mitch McConnell’s campaign has released a poll of their own claiming the incumbent is up by 7 points. “… an internal poll conducted for
by Dan Riehl27 Jun 2014, 11:20 AM PST0

A funny thing got left out of this Star Tribune report and much of the other coverage involving mother and accountant Rebekah Erler, whose letter to the White House Barack Obama used in his ongoing push to raise the minimum wage. White
by Dan Riehl27 Jun 2014, 10:06 AM PST0
Now that the Supreme Court has ruled Barack Obama exceeded his authority when he appointed three National Labor Relations Board members, Arkansas’ Mark Pryor is singing a different tune than the one he sang initially back in 2012, when he pronounced Republican
by Dan Riehl27 Jun 2014, 7:54 AM PST0