Former GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney insists he is not running for president for a third time, but a commentary in Politico Magazine argues he would have a reasonably good chance of pulling off the nomination for 2016. The article was written by Emil Henry, former assistant treasury secretary under President George W. Bush. He […] Continue reading → 
Clinton believes it is her “turn” to read from the teleprompter Hillary Clinton revealed the prevailing attitude of the elite during an interview with a freelance reporter in California. The reporter, Samuel Rosales-Avila of La Habra California, was writing a feature on Clinton focused on how a her presidency might influence Hispanic Americans. The […] Continue reading → 
First it was Chris Christie, humbled by members of his staff who shut down a bridge from New Jersey into Manhattan in an apparent act of political retribution. Now it’s Scott Walker, who prosecutors in Wisconsin believe acted criminally by coordinating the fundraising and spending of outside conservative groups. They’re two of the nation’s highest-profile […] Continue reading → 
Dr. Ben Carson refuses to let the Left shut him up, and continues to speak loudly in opposition to President Obama and Obamacare. He has called Obama “unfit for office” and accused him of using the IRS as his Continue reading → 
If Joe Biden ends up running against Hillary Clinton for the 2016 Democrat presidential nomination, it’ll be the Godzilla vs. Mothra of gaffe smackdowns. Both of them say the most amazingly stupid things when someone points a camera at them. Biden’s gaffes tend to be funnier, giving him a goofball reputation that voters aren’t likely […] Continue reading → 
Hillary Clinton could become the first female President of the United States. That reality alone has been the primary driver of Hillary’s political existence. She rode her husbands coattails all the way to the US Senate. She ran in New York, of course, because the long-time Arkansan would be given a clear path to victory […] Continue reading → 
For two decades, immigration has largely split the Republican Party into two camps. The first wants to make a number of changes in the nation’s border and immigration programs, including finding a path for some of the 11 million people living in the country illegally to be become citizens. The second wants to focus primarily […] Continue reading → 
Hillary Clinton said the latest round of congressional investigations into the 2012 attacks on the U.S. diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya, would not deter her from seeking the presidency. “Actually, it is more of a reason to run because I do not believe our great country should be playing minor league ball,” Clinton told ABC […] Continue reading → 
Here’s a look at the who, what, when and where of the 2016 presidential contest at the cusp of summer. Why? Because more is going on than you might think two years from the event. To those who might run, 2016 is the day after tomorrow and there’s no time to waste. For almost a […] Continue reading → 
A look at preparations by Gov. Scott Walker, R-Wis., for a potential 2016 presidential campaign: Nondenial denial: “I’m really focused on 2014, not getting ahead of the game. … You guys can predict all you want.” — Jan. 5, CNN. Won’t commit to serving full term if he wins re-election in November. Book: Yes. “Unintimidated: […] Continue reading → 
Terresa Monroe-Hamilton, Entering to the sound of riotous and raucous applause, Senator Ted Cruz stormed the Texas GOP Convention amid calls welcoming him as the next president of the United States. May it be so. Cruz crushed Rand Paul and Rick Perry in the straw poll held at the convention. It wasn’t even close. 43% […] Continue reading → 
Nondenial denial: Says he will decide after the 2014 elections whether to run. “We’re definitely talking about it, my family is talking about it. I truly won’t make my mind up until after the 2014 elections. But I haven’t been shy in saying we’re thinking about it.” — Fox News, March 9. Write a book: […] Continue reading → 
Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) kicked off his week by winning the Republican Leadership Conference straw poll for President in New Orleans, pulling 30 percent in a tight race against Dr. Ben Carson’s 29 percent, with Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) coming in surprisingly distant third with 10 percent. (Cruz attended the conference, while Carson and Paul […] Continue reading → 
The 2014 Senate elections might be six months away, but the 2016 Senate elections will start in full force after the ballots are counted this year. While Democrats have a ton of seats to defend in 2014, it will be the Republicans with all the action next. They will have roughly 24 of the 34 […] Continue reading → 
Like every other potential 2016 presidential candidate, Dr. Ben Carson is currently floating in the placid lagoon of maybe, the golden moment of tranquility when everyone is running for President, and no one is. There are signs that Dr. Carson is seriously considering a run… and maybe not as a Republican. The Washington Times recounts his […] Continue reading → 
George Will All modern presidents of both parties have been too much with us. Talking incessantly, they have put politics unhealthily at the center of America’s consciousness. Promising promiscuously, they have exaggerated government’s proper scope and actual competence, making the public perpetually disappointed and surly. Inflating executive power, they have severed it from constitutional constraints. So, sensible voters […] Continue reading →