On October 12, the editorial board of the Washington Post endorsed Democratic candidate Terry McAuliffe for governor of Virginia. Calling the endorsement a clear choice between “pragmatic and moderate or polarizing and provocative,” the editorial board acknowledged that “many Virginia voters
Just prior to the president’s ObamaCare pep rally in the White House Rose Garden, Monday morning, U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) released the following statement regarding Obamacare’s failure to live up to Obama’s many promises: Today President Obama will draw
Senator Marco Rubio is once again putting himself at odds with the very base that elected him to public office, the Tea Party. This past Sunday, Rubio appeared on Fox News, where he expressed his unwaivering support for Senate Minority
(AP) GOP Rep. Tim Griffin won’t run for 3rd termBy ANDREW DeMILLOAssociated PressLITTLE ROCK, Ark.Republican U.S. Rep. Tim Griffin says he won’t seek a third term representing central Arkansas in the U.S. House of Representatives. Griffin said Monday that he
This past week Ann Coulter’s 10th book, Never Trust a Liberal Over Three-Especially a Republican, was released. In her first interview with Sean Hannity after the book came out he said that he always reads the book and tries to
What a month it’s been for conservatives, during which the most chilling aspect has been the circular firing squad, with conservatives blaming and pointing fingers at one another. McConnell, Cruz, Rubio, McCain, Lee, King, FreedomWorks, HeritageAction, Jeb Bush, Rand… we
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on CBS’s “Face The Nation”
The latest crisis in D.C. was just the opening act in the unfortunate last chapter of Obama’s America, one that will have a very tragic end for all hard-working Americans. The House of Representatives’ constitutional duty is clear. It is
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s campaign spokeswoman Allison Moore attacked the Senate Conservatives Fund for endorsing McConnell’s primary challenger Matt Bevin on Friday. The Senate Conservatives Fund (SCF), the group Moore was referring to, was instrumental in helping Sens. Rand
The advocacy group formed by Facebook mogul Mark Zuckerberg to promote comprehensive immigration reform will hold a “hackathon” with illegal immigrant “Dreamers” next month in an attempt to shine a bigger spotlight on the issue. FWD.us, Zuckerberg’s group that
The Corrupt Bastards Club. They said it. I didn’t. In Alaska we had a group of politicos who chuckled as they dubbed themselves the “CBC,” which stands for “Corrupt Bastards Club.” But it was no laughing matter. I, and many
Judging from the speech Obama gave following the deal to end the government shutdown, Republicans better get wise to the president’s next fiscal gambit when the three-month stop-gap budget and debt measures come due. As was the case with his
Tea Party groups and big-business interests will ratchet up the civil war for the heart and soul of the Republican Party during the 2014 elections. Fed up with conservatives who do not want comprehensive immigration reform and more government expansion,
The government shutdown is over and the political elites in Washington, D.C. decided to pass a short-term budget, known as a Continuing Resolution, while fully funding Obamacare. They made sure furloughed federal employees will be paid for their 16-day vacation.
In politics, when you suffer a defeat, there are two ways to go. You can a) figure out how not to lose again or b) start the search for “traitors” in your own ranks. For Republicans, the choices, a) or
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) blasted Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) for being a “laughingstock” and claimed Cruz did not know how to legislate. Reid told the Huffington Post that Cruz “proved he has a great fundraising operation” and then pointed out
On Thursday, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said lawmakers in Congress who do not oppose the fundamental transformation of America need to be primaried. When asked on The Kelly File on Thursday if she would support primary challengers to Senators Mitch
During the past week, the House and Senate released bipartisan letters informing President Obama the “U.S. will not be bound by [the] U.N. Arms Trade Treaty” (ATT). The treaty was signed by Secretary of State John Kerry on September 25.
There are a lot of reasons to be upset about the latest bipartisan Congressional responsibility punt – i.e., the CR and debt limit deal. For starters, it is beyond unfortunate that the Senate’s short-term agreement does not include any of
On Wednesday, as Congress was agreeing on a short-term resolution to re-open the government and raise the debt ceiling temporarily, President Barack Obama said he believed comprehensive immigration reform can get “done” this year. “We still need to pass a
Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) became the second GOP congressman initially supportive of some type of immigration legislation to publicly buck any efforts from President Barack Obama to grant amnesty to America’s at least 11 million illegal immigrants. Gowdy said that
Even though President Barack Obama indicated he felt comprehensive immigration reform could get done this year, Rep. Raul Labrador (R-ID) said he believed House Republicans would not allow that to happen, especially after Obama refused to engage in substantive negotiations
The George Soros-funded National Immigration Forum (NIF) is organizing a “fly-in” of what it calls conservatives from across the country aimed at lobbying House Republicans for an amnesty bill. According to USA Today’s immigration beat writer Alan Gomez, NIF is
As President Barack Obama, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, and the rest of the left-wing network lobbying for House Republicans to pass immigration legislation gear up for a renewed push, leaders of the conservative movement
On Thursday, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) slammed Sen. Ted Cruz’s (R-TX) strategy for defunding Obamacare that led to the government shutdown, saying it was a “tactical” error and “not a smart play.” McConnell made his comments to Politico. He
