Category Archives: GOP

Cruz Hits Trump On Amnesty, Liberal Values

It goes to show, when you tangle with a guy who is incredibly smart, and was a national debate champion while at Princeton, a guy who graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1995, and a guy who’s sponsored over 97 conservative pieces of legislation in the Senate, said guy is not going […]

Ted Cruz Apologizes For “NY Values” Comment

But not in the way you thing (CBS NY) Amid heat from both sides of the aisle following his comments about “New York values” during Thursday night’s Republican presidential debate. Ted Cruz issued an apology – but not for his remarks. (snip) “You’re right. Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton and Andrew Cuomo and Bill de Blasio […]

Trump Learns That Tangling With Ted Cruz Is A Dangerous Decision

People may think of Ted Cruz as just some Texas hick, an ultra-Conservative firebrand with no brain, but they forget he’s a national college debate champion while at Princeton. Check out his resume. And he’s more than able to take on Donald Trump’s bluster (Bloomberg) During a lengthy and heated back-and-forth at Thursday’s Republican presidential […]

Rep. Jason Chaffetz: This Obama Guys Loves His Executive Abuse And Overreach

Representative Jason Chaffetz (R) pens an opinion piece for CNN, but forgets one extremely salient point among all the other points After listening to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address, I came away with this question: What does a president do when he thinks he is right and the people he governs are […]

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 […]

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