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Democrats May Regret Transforming Senate with Nuclear Option

Democrats May Regret Transforming Senate with Nuclear Option

If Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) grants Democrats their wish and uses the nuclear option next week, Democrats, along with the country, may face long-term blowback and unintended consequences. The fallout and chaos would fundamentally transform the world’s greatest

Rubio Drops to 5th in Iowa Poll

Rubio Drops to 5th in Iowa Poll

On Thursday, Public Policy Polling released its latest 2016 tracking poll of Iowa Republican voters. The results show a dramatic shift in Republican voter sentiment. Sen. Marco Rubio, who had led in previous surveys, has dropped to 5th place. Sen.

Lamar Alexander Calls In 'Wacko Bird' to Save His Seat

Lamar Alexander Calls In 'Wacko Bird' to Save His Seat

Sens. Cruz, Lee and Paul have become the conservative conscience of the Senate. Sen. John McCain, an improbable GOP nominee for President, smeared the triumvirate and other principled conservatives as “wacko-birds” earlier this year. McCain ally, Sen. Lamar Alexander, who

Biden: GOP Senators Tell Me Their Fear of Cruz and Paul

Biden: GOP Senators Tell Me Their Fear of Cruz and Paul

According to Mark Finkelstein of Newsbusters, vice-president Biden sent out a fundraising email that declared GOP senators confessed to him their secret motivations for voting against background checks, and their reasons were that they were afraid of Ted Cruz and

Exclusive: Rand Paul Unloads on Immigration Bill

Exclusive: Rand Paul Unloads on Immigration Bill

On Tuesday afternoon, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) unloaded a series of harsh criticisms on the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill in an exclusive interview with Breitbart News. When asked if there is a concern that government bureaucrats may take advantage of

Slate's Yglesias Calls Rand Paul 'White Supremacist'

Slate's Yglesias Calls Rand Paul 'White Supremacist'

In the surest sign that the liberal/progressive journalist special forces aligned to protect President Obama and the prospective candidacy of Hillary Clinton are beginning to fear the rise of Sen. Rand Paul, founding member of Journ-o-list and darling of the “Juice Box

Rand Paul: DNI Clapper 'Just Decided to Lie'

Rand Paul: DNI Clapper 'Just Decided to Lie'

Appearing on The Mike Church Show on Sirius XM Patriot 125, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) said that Director of National Intelligence James Clapper had lost all credibility on the National Security Agency’s snooping on American citizens. “You know, in March

Gohmert: U.S. Gov Divisive, Dismissive, Derisive

Gohmert: U.S. Gov Divisive, Dismissive, Derisive

Members of Congress, including Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), join with Tea Party activists in an “Audit the IRS” rally, to protest alleged abuses by the Internal Revenue Service. The event is organized by the Tea Party Patriots.

Rand Paul: Immigration Bill 'Fatally Flawed'

Rand Paul: Immigration Bill 'Fatally Flawed'

June 18 (Bloomberg) — Rand Paul, a Republican U.S. Senator from Kentucky, discusses the flaws he sees in the pending immigration bill and whether he would support the legislation as is. He speaks on Bloomberg Television’s “Market Makers.”

Poll: Dems Like Christie More than Republicans Do

Poll: Dems Like Christie More than Republicans Do

A Gallup poll released Tuesday revealed that Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ) is actually more popular among Democrats than Republicans. He scores a favorable/unfavorable rating of 53 percent to 25 percent among Republicans; he scores a 57 percent to 17 percent

Problem solvers vs. system builders

Jonah Goldberg has an interesting post at National Review about the two faces Barack Obama presents to the public: “There is the man who claims to be a non-ideological problem-solver, keen on working with anybody to fix things. And there

Rand Paul: Secure the Border First

Rand Paul: Secure the Border First

In a speech on Wednesday, Sen. Rand Paul outlined his views on immigration reform. Acknowledging the need for some legalization process for the 12 million illegal immigrants already here, Paul stressed that border security had to come first. Under Paul’s

Rand Paul Talks NSA to Millennials

Senator Rand Paul has chosen once again to speak directly to millennials, this time regarding the NSA. In an op-ed at PolicyMic, he talks privacy, security, and constitutional rights to the generation most active in the digital community: This assault