Despite on onslaught of national press that seemed to be pushing Elizabeth Colbert Busch toward a victory in the South Carolina special congressional election, former Gov. Mark Sanford, baggage and all, prevailed with a resounding victory. And while I never judge personal lives, it is fair to say that voters in that district overlooked quite […]Continue Reading
Illinois Republican Party Chairman Pat Brady resigned on Tuesday less than a month after surviving a challenge by some party leaders after he voiced public support for gay marriage as the state legislature considers a bill to legalize same-sex nuptials. “It has been an honor and a privilege to serve as chairman of the Illinois […]Continue Reading
John Hawkins One of the many great ironies of American politics is that liberals claim that conservative men don’t like strong women. Supposedly, we demand that women be seen and not heard while they’re barefoot in the kitchen cooking pot pies and preparing to bring us a beer. Yet, there is a host of fiery, […]Continue Reading
Donald Trump is scheduled to deliver a major address at the largest Republican gathering in Michigan, raising the question: Is Trump planning to run for president in 2016? Trump will be the keynote speaker at the 124th Annual Oakland County Lincoln Day Dinner in Novi, Mich., just outside of Detroit, on May 21. Observers are […]Continue Reading
As President Obama joined four ex-presidents for the dedication of a facility honoring his immediate predecessor, comparisons were unavoidable. Jimmy Carter and George H.W. Bush were teenagers during the depression. The childhoods of Bill Clinton and the honoree, George W. Bush, spanned the 1950s. Generational and political differences jump out from any perusal of these […]Continue Reading
By: George Will America’s most interesting development since November is the Republican Party becoming more interesting. Consider the congressman from Grand Rapids, Mich., who occupies the seat once held by Gerald Ford, embodiment of vanilla Republicanism. Justin Amash, 33, may seek the Senate seat being vacated by six-term Democrat Carl Levin, who was elected in […]Continue Reading
US lawmaker apologizes after making derogatory slur against Jews while debating a bill on the House floor. A United States lawmaker apologized after using an anti-Semitic idiom while debating a bill on the House floor that would allow merchants to legally offer discounts on goods. “They might try to ‘Jew me down’ on a price. […]Continue Reading
ATLANTA — A rare open U.S. Senate seat in Georgia promises a scrambled 2014 campaign that already has some Republicans quietly nervous about retaining it. Democrat Barack Obama lost the state in both of his White House races, and it’s a seat that Republicans cannot afford to lose as they try to regain a Senate majority […]Continue Reading
WASHINGTON (AP) — A visibly infuriated President Barack Obama surrounded himself with tear-stained parents of Connecticut school shooting victims Wednesday after the Senate voted down a measure designed to keep guns out of the hands of criminals and declared it a “pretty shameful day for Washington.” The Senate, which is controlled by the president’s own […]Continue Reading
By David Lawder and Sam Youngman WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As the Senate prepares to debate a gun-control bill for the first time in two decades on Monday, Republicans in the House of Representatives are devising ways to delay and weaken gun legislation they see as limiting Americans’ right to bear arms, congressional sources say. Some […]Continue Reading
Daniel Doherty Retired Congressman Ron Paul (R-TX) is well-known as one of the most outspoken advocates for foreign non-interventionism. And surely, in addition to his libertarianism, his opposition to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are why the 77-year-old became so popular with young people during the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections. But now after […]Continue Reading
It’s political malpractice for the GOP to ignore the constituency that could be critical to its long-term success. The most important political event on a busy Wednesday in Washington wasn’t the long-awaited release of President Obama’s budget. It wasn’t even the bipartisan Senate compromise on gun control between Joe Manchin and Pat Toomey. It was […]Continue Reading