Today on Frank Gaffney’s Secure Freedom Radio, Frank relates a thorough break down of the new ‘who’s who’ on Capitol Hill in terms of national security. Frank lists the notable members who will be in a position to influence U.S.
From FoxNews: Two black Republican victories tonight mark the first time African-Americans will represent the GOP in Congress in seven years. Retired Lt. Colonel Allen West’s win in Florida’s 22nd District and South Carolina State Rep. Tim Scott’s victory in
While pundits sift through the ‘tea-leaves’ to learn the lessons of this midterm election, we hope that they realize this was a victory of the grass-roots, not the establishment GOP. Winning candidates were those who had the backing of the
This has been a long night- and with the GOP taking the House, yet the Dems keeping the Senate, there is going to be a great deal of ‘negotiating’ having to be done over what will the new DoD look
The most stirring election headline may come from the (UK) Daily Mail: “Republicans seize control as millions of U.S. voters turn their backs on Obama”. (This is what that looks like.) Other good news comes in from California voters who
This is good for our country and good for our foreign policy. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is overseas as America elects a new Republican Congress–but she doesn’t trash the Tea Party or the newly elected members of the House
At just after 10 p.m. EST on Nov 2nd, CNN projected Republicans would take over the House of Representatives. Simultaneously, on NBC News, Brian Williams was pointing out that the elections were guaranteeing that the new Congress would have fewer
A big priority for the new Republican majority in the House will hopefully be to dramatically cut government spending. Welfare, waste, and corporate welfare are easy targets. But what about defense spending? Does it need to be cut too? Libertarians
The beginning of the end of Democrat Rep. Etheridge started here… —— Back in June, my colleague, Big Government Editor-In-Chief Mike Flynn wrote the following: Expect more of this. The hard, progressive left captured the Democrat majority in Congress and
Incredible timing with this news. Bad news dump of the year? The Los Angeles Times reports: ACORN, a national organization whose mission included registering and turning out low-income and minority voters, announced on this election day that it was filing
As millions watch the election results for Congressional races across America tonight, thousands of state legislative races will fly under the radar of most political pundits. Even though these state legislative races will receive little ink in the mainstream press,
If you have dreamed of watching Nancy Pelosi’s face when she realizes that she won’t be Speaker of the House anymore because her party lost the majority, don’t hold your breath. The Democrats are climbing into their bunkers to ride
One of the most important congressional races to watch tonight is in South Florida where Colonel Allen West is trying to knock off Congressman Ron Klein. Polls show West with a slight lead. The Palm Beach Post reported this on
With Republicans expected to take the House of Representatives, attention will soon be turning to who on Capitol Hill will be calling the shots on defense and foreign policy. Foreign Policy magazine offers a summary of who’s-who. An excerpt: Foreign
In a story that will appeal to lovers of irony and hypocrisy everywhere, and is perhaps illustrative on the micro-level of the attitudes that precipitated this historical wave, Chellie Pingree (ME-01) finds herself down by four to Dean Scontras. As
The halls of our Capitol and history tells us a story of our Founding Fathers who committed their lives and sacrificed homes, reputations, careers, families, and even their lives fighting for our freedoms. They lived, loved and breathed a dream.
The elections going on Tuesday night are going to be very interesting in Colorado for a multitude of reasons. In 2008, CO broke ‘blue’, rather than the ‘purple’ it had been for several previous elections. The Front Range area of
In the movie “The Candidate,” Robert Redford grabs his campaign manager on election night, pulls him into the closet and asks, “What now?” Whoever soon controls Congress will have to do better than that. On the national security front, there
Tea Pluribus Unum. The brew of individual liberty. What’s good for One is good for the Many. That’s my simple message to Paul Krugman, who, along with Frank Rich, serves as the New York Times’ chief peddler of Tea-ophobia these
If Obamacare is completely implemented, doctors will no longer be practicing medicine. They will instead become the drones tasked with deciding who gets the meager healthcare crumbs doled out by the bureaucrats who have the ultimate power over patient life
This Tuesday, as we go to the polls all over the country, we have a chance to elect some great Americans– including many veterans like Allen, Nick Popaditch, Ilario Pantano, Jesse Kelly and many others— who’ve seen this nation’s enemies
In the final days leading up to Tuesday’s critical vote, reports are making the rounds on the Internet that Democrats have acknowledged that they will lose the House of Representatives.. “[John] Kerry was touring Boston Medical Center and decided to
Senator Tom Coburn (R-O K) put out a report this morning titled “Federal Programs to Die for: American Tax Dollars Send Six Feet Under” showing rampant waste, fraud and abuse in government programs. This report has put together programs totalling
If someone were to ask you how many now convicted child pornographers Senator Barbara Boxer has employed, what would your answer be? My answer would have been none, before beginning an investigation into media double standards, as a result of
In his Daily Show appearance last night, President Obama made a very revealing–and presumably inadvertent–statement about those in Congress who have supported his radical agenda. In the context of many congressional seats being up for grabs in what pundits and
