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The Old Gringo: Jeb Strives for Unearned Hispanic Identity

The voter registration error is a bizarre one. Had the New York Times not uncovered it, it wouldn’t have helped or harmed his presidential hopes. Unlike Elizabeth Warren’s use of Native American identity on job applications, there appears to be no visible benefit to the eldest Bush son save his own amusement (and that of his family, apparently). This usurpation has been going on for years.

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The Old (Dems) and the Restless

The average age of the Democrats’ 2016 bench is an eye-popping 67. If you’re a liberal, let that number sink in for a while as you start to panic about how thin your party’s bench is for 2020 and beyond.

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Marco Rubio Reacts To Cruz Announcement: ‘He’ll Be A Very Strong Candidate’

Sen. Marco Rubio discusses the 2016 presidential field. “I think there’s going to be a number of other people over the next few weeks get in, and as Republicans I think we’re blessed to have such a large number of quality talented people who are willing to compete for the highest office in the land, and from that competition I think we’re going to have a great nominee.”

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Eric Holder Says He’s ’Feeling Love’ From Republicans

Eric Holder jokes that Senate Republicans seem to want him to stay on as attorney general. “Given the Senate’s scheduling and delays in scheduling Loretta Lynch’s nomination for a vote, it’s almost as if the Republicans in Congress have discovered a new fondness for me,” he tells a progressive group.

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Jindal: Obama ‘Not Qualified’ to be Commander-in-Chief

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal joined about 900 Californians Saturday at the Unite IE Conference in Riverside’s Fox Theater with a strong, unapologetic and presidential speech that focused on “the importance of repealing all of Obamacare,” repealing “all of Common Core,” and winning “the war against radical Islamic terror.”

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Report: Top Conservative Congressmen Quit GOP Leadership Whip Team

Florida Congressman Ron DeSantis (R) is said to have quit the House Republican whip team because House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) has politicized the procedural vote process and has threatened to kick out those members who did not conform to the wishes and demands of House leadership, this according to a source very close to whip team itself.

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Immigration Reform Could Dictate 2016 Elections

With President Obama signing his executive amnesty orders late last year, and the U.S. Congress still trying to hammer out some kind of compromise legislation on immigration reform, could the issue of immigration be the one issue that defines the 2016 presidential election?

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White House Targets California with Amnesty Tweets

The White House’s official promotion of President Barack Obama’s executive amnesty policy used California as its poster child in a tweet Monday touting individual states’ “benefits” following the aggressive–and unconstitutional–move.

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Obama: Republicans Secretly Agree With Me

Wednesday at Boise State University, President Barack Obama said, “Watching last night, some of you might have noticed Republicans were not applauding for many of these ideas. They were kinda quiet.  But when it comes to issues like infrastructure and

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The Party That Stands Up for Taxpayers Will Be the Party of Freedom

Another State of the Union speech; another empty pageant of “signals” sent by selecting special guests; another chance for President Obama’s party to create a brief illusion of popularity by furiously applauding pronouncements that will be forgotten within days; and another wish list of billion-dollar spending proposals designed to make the opposition party look bad by blocking them. None of it has anything to do with responsible government, and only the political class will pay much attention.