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Private Unions: Open for GOP Candidate in 2016?

A fissure erupting between private and pubic labor unions may pave the way for a GOP presidential candidate in 2016. On two significant issues, the differences between the private unions and Barack Obama have become public; the Keystone XL Pipeline and Obamacare’s tax on so-called Cadillac health insurance plans.

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Jeb Bush Hits Bumps Along the Road

A recent Politico article is pointing to two “embarrassing” technological issues that have apparently hampered Jeb Bush’s budding presidential exploratory campaign. The two issues in question are the firing of Bush’s tech guy, Ethan Czahor, who was fired after his

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Sen. Ted Cruz Offers a Choice, Not an Echo

When I read the report that Sen. Ted Cruz is going to oppose President Obama’s nomination of Loretta Lynch to be Attorney General, I thought, “There’s a gutsy choice.” I mean, who doubts that Cruz will be bombarded, once again, by the usual liberal hit-men, from Jon Stewart to E.J. Dionne to Rachel Maddow?

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Mitt Romney Bashes Hillary Clinton on Foreign Policy

Many Republicans want new blood, and while they think Romney is a swell guy, they feel his time has passed, and that Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, Scott Walker, or some other like-minded candidate would have a better shot of defeating the Democrat nominee in 2016.

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Obama: Republicans Pretend Major Issues Don’t Exist

Thursday at the University of Kansas, President Barack Obama accused Republicans of “pretending” major issues simply don’t exist. Obama said, “What you can’t do is simply pretend that issues like child care or student debt aren’t out there. That they

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The Spectator: The Sadness of Mitt 2016

This article was originally posted in The Spectator and written by Alex Massie: The suggestion Mitt Romney might make another run for the Presidency of the United States made me think of a line from one of my father’s novels: ‘There’s

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GOP Rep. Richard Nugent Questions John Boehner’s Leadership

Florida Congressman Richard Nugent (R), fresh off being booted from his seat on the House Rules Committee for opposing Speaker John Boehner in the recent Speaker of the House election, delivered a magnificent gutting of Boehner by calling out the Speaker’s missteps and poor leadership.

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GOP 2014 Victory Triggers Pro-Life Legislation in States

One of the major consequences of the massive GOP victory in 2014 is the recharging of the anti-abortion movement and its pro-life legislation in state Houses across the country. The GOP won 11 legislative chambers previously held by Democrats, raising their total to 68 across the country, as opposed to 30 for Democrats.

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Buchanan, Zuckerman: GOP Winner of Year, Obama Loser

Columnist Pat Buchanan and US News and World Report Chairman and Editor-in-Chief and publisher of The New York Daily News, Mort Zuckerman declared the Republican Party the winners of the year and President Obama the loser of the year on Friday’s “McLaughlin

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