It’s really been fascinating to see the way Trump and the MSM has handled the Cruz-birther issue, as well as how the blogosphere has reacted. I see the questions everywhere—which is exactly what Trump and his forces want. The way … Continue reading →
Remember that slogan, “repeal and replace”? There have actually been quite a few bills passed in the House to repeal Obamacare in the last couple of years, whether you’ve noticed it or not. Here’s an article about it from this … Continue reading →
Let’s see how far this bill gets: A group of Senate Republicans wants to largely pause the acceptance of Syrian and Iraqi refugees until the administration meets a wide-range of hurdles aimed at bolstering background checks. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) … Continue reading →
…this effort will get: …[A]n influential Republican Party official is now seeking the ouster of another GOP leader who has frustrated conservatives: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. “McConnell needs to resign!!” Louisiana GOP Chairman Roger Villere wrote in a Facebook … Continue reading →
Well, the frustrated conservative base got what it wanted: John Boehner, Speaker of the House, will resign in October, not only from his post but from Congress as well. The tea leaves are somewhat murky; it’s hard to read them. … Continue reading →
Of course, they’re only in the House, so they wouldn’t be giving up anything. Multiple House Republicans want Senate leaders to “go nuclear” over the Obama administration’s deal with Iran now that Democrats have stymied efforts to derail the accord … Continue reading →
Twenty-five House Democrats joined all the House Republicans (save Massie of Kentucky, who voted “present”) in voting “no” to approval of Obama’s Iran deal. So once again, a bill has bipartisan support—and that support goes against the president. And once … Continue reading →
[see UPDATE in ADDENDUM II] …on whether to proceed with the vote on the Iran deal. As has often been the case in the past, Ted Cruz is leading the way in the Senate, along with several conservatives in the … Continue reading →
When it’s Obama’s, and signifies a sellout of Israel, the world, and 35 years of unified and unquestioned US policy. That’s when. This development is one of the many problems with Corker-Menendez. If there never was a chance of getting … Continue reading →
Andrew McCarthy has not been a fan of Corker-Menendez, to say the least. Today he has an article in National Review that lucidly explains how the bill can be taken to its logical conclusion by living up to its provisions, … Continue reading →
No way you can disagree with this, from Donald Trump: [Jeb’s] doing very poorly in the polls, he’s a very low-energy kind of guy… Bush comes across as the most boring teacher you ever had, a fairly decent sort but … Continue reading →
In yesterday’s thread we talked about the problems in Congress between the GOP and conservatives. Today I want to highlight part of a comment by “Mark” that goes like this: “McConnell’s gift is his brutally candid assessment of reality” and … Continue reading →