Category Archives: GOP

Liz Mair To Ann Coulter: “You’re In No Way A Conservative”

An epic showdown between two politico wonks. On one side, you have Ann Coulter, who has seemed to relish going way over the line over the past few years, and has lost much of her charm among Conservatives. On the other, you have Liz Mair, Republican media consultant, who, let’s face it, has been attached […]

Good Grief: Trump Chimes In On Cruz Birtherism

There’s a reason it’s called the Silly Season (Washington Post) Donald Trump said in an interview that rival Ted Cruz’s Canadian birthplace was a “very precarious” issue that could make the senator from Texas vulnerable if he became the Republican presidential nominee. “Republicans are going to have to ask themselves the question: ‘Do we want […]

“How Donald Trump Is Like Liberace”

That’s the actual headline by Daily Beast writer Ciro Scott. Is this piece big news? A deep reflection of the man? No and no. But, it did catch my attention and amuse me Send the illegal immigrants home. Bar the door to Muslims. Kill the media. Mucho macho Donald Trump loves to talk tough. Real […]

Trump Goes After Bill Clinton: “Penchant For Sexism”

Have you heard the one about Bill Clinton taking a bigger role in Hillary’s campaign? I wonder how that’s going to work out? (The Hill) Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump late Saturday blasted the announcement that former President Bill Clinton will campaign for his wife, Hillary Clinton. The real estate mogul said the former president […]

North Carolina Joins Call To Restrict “Syrian” Refugees

One of the problems is that, according to at least one report, only 20% of the “refugees” entering Europe are actually from Syria. Some 80% are coming from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nigeria, Albania, Libya, and other nations not called Syria. And a good majority are young men of fighting age. North Carolina governor McCrory joins the […]

Is The GOP Establishment Panicking Over Trump And Carson?

That’s what the Washington Post is implying Time for GOP panic? Establishment worried Carson or Trump might win Less than three months before the kickoff Iowa caucuses, there is growing anxiety bordering on panic among Republican elites about the dominance and durability of Donald Trump and Ben Carson and widespread bewilderment over how to defeat […]

Ted Cruz: Journalists Wouldn’t Be So Blase’ On Illegal Immigration If Their Jobs Were Being Taken

Ted Cruz had one of the best answers during the Tuesday night debate (Breitbart) During the November 10 Republican presidential debate, Senator Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) suggested that reporters and news anchors who do not see illegal immigration as a threat would change their tunes if the people crossing the Rio Grande had journalism degrees […]

Washington Post: Say, Why Do So Many Republicans Hate Ted Cruz?

I’m guessing this is meant to be a soft hit-piece on Senator Ted Cruz as he runs for President, but, it perfectly explains why he’s so popular with the Conservative base A lot of people just don’t like Ted Cruz. How come that’s okay with him? Ted Cruz has been branded a “wacko bird” by […]

Tom Tancredo Explains Why He’s Quitting GOP

Tom Tancredo has long been a Conservative stalwart, with a lifetime rate of 99% per the American Conservative Union for his 10 years in office. He writes over at Breitbart that he is leaving the GOP In a panel discussion at the University of Colorado after the recent Republican debate, I was asked by a […]

Winners And Losers From The GOP Debate

The biggest loser? CNBC. They have been roundly criticized for their absurd questions. Here’s a bit of Ted Cruz on the subject “Let me say something at the outset,” the Senator from Texas said. “The questions asked in this debate illustrate why the American people don’t trust the media.” “This is not a cage match. […]

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