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Social Issues are a Losing GOP Platform

Social Issues are a Losing GOP Platform

Is America better off with a second term for President Obama, a Democratic majority in the Senate and a dilution of the Republican majority in the House going into 2013? Obviously the answer is a resounding NO. On this point I trust every conservative... read more »

 

Mr. President, Cowboy Up

Mr. President, Cowboy Up

In ‘Decision Points’, W. talks about how furious he was at all the lies and the smears that his father had to endure during his Presidency and how he wished to protect his father from these attacks. During his own presidency he came... read more »

 

Obama in 2008: I’d Prefer a Gradual Increase in Oil Prices

Well, it’s been 4 years, Mr. President. Is this gradual enough for you? Related: Obama’s Double Talk on High Gas Prices; David Harsanyi: “Aren’t High Gas Prices What Democrats Want?” Hat tip: RNC Research

 

Hey @NancyPelosi & @TheDemocrats, Wanna Talk About Gas Prices Now?

Hey @NancyPelosi & @TheDemocrats, Wanna Talk About Gas Prices Now?

There’s nothing like using someone’s own words against them. Check out this 2007 clip featuring former Speaker Nancy Pelosi on an extended rant bashing George W. Bush about gas prices: Huh. So a national average of $3.05 a gallon... read more »

 

CNN Poll: Arizona GOP Race Practically Tied Up

CNN Poll: Arizona GOP Race Practically Tied Up

The upcoming GOP primary elections in Michigan and Arizona one week from today are going to be fun. Santorum has a small lead in Michigan (basically a tie) and now Romney has a small lead in Arizona (basically a tie). Drama. On the eve of the... read more »

 

Yes, Obama Did Turn Down the Keystone Pipeline

Yes, Obama Did Turn Down the Keystone Pipeline

I understand this is Jay Carney’s job as White House Press Secretary, but c’mon man. Have some dignity. From the Washington Examiner: White House Press Secretary Jay Carney declared that President Obama did not actually “turn... read more »

 

You hear that? That’s the Sound of the Hysterical “State-Sponsored Rape” Meme Crashing Down

I have about enough of people equating requiring an ultrasound before an abortion with rape. Not only does it dilute the meaning of the word, it minimizes it to the millions of people that have had that awful crime perpetrated on them.  First... read more »

 

Social Issues Aren’t Important? Speak for Yourself.

I don’t view myself as a social issues voter, but the recent kerfuffle surrounding abortion, contraception, sonograms, etc., and the reactions it has elicited has motivated me to chime in on the subject. I get the argument that with... read more »

 

Obama Adviser Buys Illegal Gold From a Congolese Warlord

Obama Adviser Buys Illegal Gold From a Congolese Warlord

Allegedly. An important trade adviser to the Obama White House, a bundler and close friend of the Clinton family is in a little bit of trouble. He’s now entangled in at least (but probabaly more) scandals involving corrupt warlords in... read more »

 

Why Are Republicans So Bumfuzzled?

Why Are Republicans So Bumfuzzled?

Just when you thought it could not get any more disconnected and inane the Republican Party is getting so far off the rails they are threatening to miss a genuine opportunity in 2012. From the Presidential race down through the Senate and the... read more »

 

Santorum is Not Our Man

Santorum is Not Our Man

In my latest post on Clarity Media’s (the guys behind the Washington Examiner and Weekly Standard) Red Alert Politics, I lay out the case against Santorum – just by looking at his record and why Republicans were losing up until 2010... read more »

 

Whitney Houston – Rest In Peace

Whitney Houston – Rest In Peace

There has been much made of the untimely and regrettable death of Whitney Houston in the last week. Speculation about her addictions and personal life; political questions raised about Gov. Christie’s order to fly the American flag at half-mast... read more »