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Brat, McDaniel, Carr, and Maness: Get Rid of Common Core

As expected, the Common Core standards have become a significant electoral issue – one that is separating Washington establishment politicians from grassroots conservative candidates. While Dave Brat’s (R-VA) stunning victory over House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) was largely focused

Brat, McDaniel, Carr, and Maness: Get Rid of Common Core

Sen. Lamar Alexander: 'Let's Don't Talk About Common Core'

Under increasing pressure because of his support for the Common Core standards, Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) said Saturday, “Let’s don’t talk about Common Core.” “Let’s talk about standards,” Alexander continued. “Education is not just a problem in West Tennessee. It’s

Sen. Lamar Alexander: 'Let's Don't Talk About Common Core'

Candidates Use Gun Giveaways to Stand Out in 2014

Senator Lamar Alexander’s (R-TN) Republican primary opponent Joe Carr has seized on one good way to differentiate between himself and Alexander–by holding gun giveaways. Carr just held a contest “in which a Beretta 921a will be given away.” Forty-five thousand

Candidates Use Gun Giveaways to Stand Out in 2014

Jesse Ryan Loskarn's Last Letter

Unbeknownst to those closest to him, top Senate staffer Jesse Ryan Loskarn was a troubled young man who was sexually abused as a child. This all came to light after he was arrested for possession of child porn. He eventually

Jesse Ryan Loskarn's Last Letter

Blown Away? US Suspends Wind Power Subsidies, For Now

Historic subsidies propping up US wind energy ended on January 1 and Congress refused to renew them, despite supporters arguing that the aid has made renewable power cheaper than coal. The United States has subsidized wind-sourced electricity since 1992 to

Blown Away? US Suspends Wind Power Subsidies, For Now

House GOP Will Force Obama Admin to Reveal ObamaCare Numbers

House Republicans are planning legislation next week to get some closeted information from the Obama Administration regarding Obamacare. The legislation, called the Exchange Information Disclosure Act, H.R. 3362, would require the Obama administration to release weekly reports stating how many

House GOP Will Force Obama Admin to Reveal ObamaCare Numbers

House GOP Demanding Regular ObamaCare Updates

It’s pretty sad when Congress has to pass bills just to make “the most transparent administration in history”  more transparent about the president’s signature legislative achievement – but that’s where we’re at.  The administration apears to be playing politics with

A 9/11 Tribute from Kabul, Afghanistan

Written by and posted with permission from Brigadier General John E. Michel, USAF – Commanding General, NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan; Commander, 438 Air Expeditionary Wing “September 11 is one of our worst days but it brought out the best in

Sen. Alexander: 'I Will Vote No' on Syria

Monday afternoon, Tennessee Sen. Lamar Alexander announced his opposition to President Obama’s proposed military strike on Syria. Alexander’s opposition is important, as his Senate colleague, Sen. Bob Corker, helped author the resolution approving military action. Alexander had also recently come

Sen. Alexander: 'I Will Vote No' on Syria

Lamar Alexander Slammed For Silence on Syria

America is on the cusp of engaging in yet another military action in the Middle East and many senior elected officials are silent on the issue. On Monday, Tennessee senior Senator Lamar Alexander drew strong criticism from his primary opponent,

Lamar Alexander Slammed For Silence on Syria

Alexander Lashes Out at Tea Party

Facing an active campaign by grass-roots activists to defeat him in next year’s primary, Sen. Lamar Alexander penned a letter to the state’s largest newspaper defending his pragmatic, “problem solving” approach to governing. The letter in The Tennessean defends his record

Alexander Lashes Out at Tea Party