If Republicans capture control of both houses of Congress in November, they will have a golden opportunity to lay the groundwork for a market-based health-care overhaul — a goal that can only be achieved after the next presidential election. Repeal of Obamacare, and replacement of it with a complete set of conservative reforms, should remain […] Continue reading → 
If there were any doubts that former Republican Gov. Charlie Crist would be accepted by Florida Democrats, they were cast aside as he overwhelmingly earned the Democratic nomination to challenge Republican Gov. Rick Scott on a day when four states chose candidates for statewide office. Crist easily defeated former state Sen. Nan Rich on Tuesday, […] Continue reading → 
When voters go to the polls in primary elections across Florida on Tuesday most attention will be focused on the race in November for the state’s governor’s mansion, shaping up to be one of the most contested - and expensive - in recent memory. The outcome of Tuesday’s Republican and Democrat primaries is a foregone […] Continue reading → 
Confronted several times by hecklers demanding immigration reform, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio told attendees at a Republican fundraising barbecue that no country has been more generous to people from elsewhere than the United States. “I’ll start on that topic, how’s that?” Rubio said, just moments into his presentation. “I actually sympathize with what they’re saying.” […] Continue reading → 
Neel Kashkari is running a different kind of Republican campaign. He spent one week over the summer living as a homeless person to bring attention to poverty. He visited an African American church frequented by Democratic politicians to speak with congregants. He marched in a gay pride parade. These may not be on the bucket […] Continue reading → 
Glenn Grothman is a fiery conservative who wants to slash welfare programs and crack down on illegal immigrants who he says will “destroy” America. And if U.S. House Speaker John Boehner wants to keep his job next year, he had better be sure Grothman and his fellow House of Representatives newcomers are happy. Grothman, the […] Continue reading → 
Texas Governor Rick Perry, a possible contender for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016, was booked on political corruption charges inside an Austin courthouse as supporters chanted his name outside. Perry, 64, smiling as he entered and left the courthouse today, told reporters that he would prevail because the charges were “baseless” and an attack […] Continue reading → 
Ed Morrissey, When the New York Times editorial board rebukes Democrats for perverting the criminal justice system in a political attack against a Republican, the shark has well and truly been jumped. This is an editorial board that is not exactly known for its even-handed consistency when it comes to political attacks, and which spends […] Continue reading → 
Texas Governor Rick Perry’s indictment makes him the third potential 2016 Republican presidential candidate accused of abusing the power of his office, complicating the party’s search to find someone to take on Democrat Hillary Clinton, if she runs. Perry, 64, was charged today on two felony counts by a Texas grand jury investigating his decision […] Continue reading → 
The U.S. conducted new airstrikes against Islamic State militants in Iraq today and Iraq’s parliament went home without ending a political deadlock that’s seen as adding to the turmoil. Coming to the aid of Kurdish forces near Erbil, the regional capital, the U.S. used fighter jets and armed drones to destroy several armed trucks and […] Continue reading → 
John Ranson, Donjindrawrote: We’re running huge deficits. Of course our tax bill will go up. It should go up. Do “conservatives” think there’s a free-lunch? That money grows on trees? Apparently so. -Merry Christmas: This Tax Increase is for You, America Dear Comrade Jindra, OK, so now liberals are worried about the deficit? And you […] Continue reading → 
There is something of a little “rebellion” brewing in the US against President Obama and the federal government, but you likely won’t hear about it from the mainstream media. Some states are fighting back, reasserting their power and sovereignty against an overreaching and increasingly oppressive federal government, pushing back on things like gun control, Obamacare, […] Continue reading → 
Retired neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson is looking and sounding more and more like a man preparing to run for office, namely the office of the President. Dr. Ben Carson has been receiving thousands upon thousands of petitions asking, if not demanding, that he run for President. Dr. Carson is also doing quite well in many […] Continue reading → 
New Jersey voters give Governor Chris Christie his lowest net approval rating since August 2011, with 49 percent who like the job he’s doing and 47 percent who don’t, in a Quinnipiac University poll. While the 51-year-old Republican gets negative ratings for his handling of the economy and jobs, the state budget and education, 56 […] Continue reading →