So says my friend Ed Morrissey, and he’s largely right. But it is worth pointing out why that strategy feels inadequate to many conservatives: we were told the same thing in 2012, when the candidate did not really run on
On Thursday, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) blasted Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) for not being more like Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), whom he praised effusively during the budget fight. He also predicted that Cruz and the Tea Party have
The White House and its press corps have come to a consensus that the recent shutdown/debt limit debate was a “manufactured crisis”–the implication being that it was manufactured by Republicans. That is untrue–first because President Barack Obama and the Democrats
On Thursday, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) vowed not to let another government shutdown occur in order to repeal Obamacare even though Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) did not rule out that option in order to give Americans some relief
(AP) Obama lashes Republicans as government reopensBy DAVID ESPOAP Special CorrespondentWASHINGTONThe 16-day partial government shutdown was a Republican-provoked spectacle that “encouraged our enemies” around the world, President Barack Obama said Thursday in withering day-after criticism. The popular panda cam went
Conservative senator faults old guard for one-sided results of budget showdown. On Wednesday, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) ripped establishment Republicans for going out of their way attacking and undermining the defunding Obamacare effort and ensuring that Senate and House Republicans
In the aftermath of the Republican surrender on the government spending and debt fight, Senate GOP Leader went to legacy media outlet The Hill, to promise that Republicans would never again shut down the government over ObamaCare. Make no mistake,
I preferred a world where conservative writers and talkers could make arguments and toss out theories, while the Republican Party was responsible for getting our candidates elected. Chatterers could take dazzlingly outre positions without ever having to deal with the
Booker gives his team a soaring speech on the power of love that would have warmed the heart of anyone who has never heard of Barack Obama. “Hey, you!” A friendly cab driver waved us into his car, smiling. Within
Well, here we are again. Congressional GOP leaders caved in to Obama and the Democrats. The so-called “deal” reached between Reid and McConnell was actually a corrupt bargain, with the American people getting screwed yet again. Over and over we
(AP) Obama nominating Johnson to head Homeland SecurityBy NEDRA PICKLERAssociated PressWASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama has chosen former Pentagon lawyer Jeh (jay) Johnson as the new secretary of the Homeland Security Department. Obama plans to announce Johnson’s nomination Friday. He must be
With the government shutdown over, President Obama took the opportunity to lecture his political opposition about the way government is supposed to work: he’s supposed to dictate, and others are supposed to remain silent. Speaking from the White House on
On Thursday, President Obama took to the White House podium to triumphantly announce the end of the government shutdown. In doing so, he proclaimed that he wanted to push forward with other legislative priorities, including a budget, immigration reform, and
Before Republicans ultimately gave in to President Obama’s demands in the shutdown/debt ceiling debate, GOP strategist Karl Rove said Tuesday the Republican Party should quit while it is not as far behind as it could be. Rove appeared on Fox
President Barack Obama has said repeatedly that he hopes the “fever” of Republican opposition will “break,” as if checks-and-balances were a disease rather than the essence of the American Constitution. Ron Fournier of the National Journal–who in the past has
The apparent end of the standoff in Washington over raising the ceiling for the national debt provides all sorts of opportunities for commentators to blame one side or another. More than anything else, Americans are offended by the idea that
In response to No Negotiation on Immigration: Obama will now set his sights on immigration reform. The House will not offer Obama the same amnesty-lite immigration reform bill the Senate served up, and many expect that the GOP will instead
To end the government shutdown and raise the debt ceiling without accepting any meaningful GOP conditions, President Obama resorted to falsehoods, wounded American democracy, and damaged U.S. global leadership. The president accused the House GOP majority of refusing to pay
On Thursday, the federal government reopened, ending the partial government shutdown. The Treasury has new borrowing authority to continue its deficit spending. The House and the Senate reached agreement to convene a conference committee to discuss longer-term budget issues. The
(AP) Congress votes to end shutdown, avoid US defaultBy DAVID ESPOAP Special CorrespondentWASHINGTONUp against a deadline, Congress passed and sent a waiting President Barack Obama legislation late Wednesday night to avoid a threatened national default and end the 16-day partial
Todd and I were proud to stand with Mark Levin and other bold, patriotic warriors in support of Steve Lonegan in the New Jersey Senate race! Mayor Lonegan fought the good fight, and he and his supporters have not “finished
With the collapse of the defund Obamacare, many conservatives are looking for the next step in the fight to stop the most damaging piece of law in generations before its full implementation. The answer to that question lies in lessons
On Wednesday night, Congress cleared the last hurdle to end the partial government shutdown and lift the nation’s debt ceiling. Just hours after the Senate cleared the agreement, the House voted to accept the deal negotiated by Sens. Reid and
Newark’s Democratic mayor, Cory Booker, won the special election to succeed the late Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) in the United States Senate on Wednesday when Booker’s Republican opponent, Steve Lonegan, conceded at 9:50 pm. The Associated Press called the race for Booker
Twenty-seven Republican senators voted for Wednesday’s bill passed by the upper chamber to fund the U.S. government in a continuing resolution and extend the nation’s debt limit. Eighteen voted against the measure, and one was not present. Yea votes Lamar
