Category Archives: GOP

Rick Perry To California: “we don’t judge success on the number of people we have on public assistance.”

Texas Governor Rick Perry continues his tour to swipe jobs and companies from Blue States, having recently gotten into it with Maryland Commissar, er, Governor Martin O’Malley. Now… (SFGate) Texas Republican Gov. Rick Perry, on a tour aimed at pushing “red state” tax and business policies to drive growth, said Friday that a major economic […]

Rand Paul: If Elected Democrats Don’t Want Obamacare For Themselves, Why Should You?

Writing in the Washington Times, Rand Paul makes the point that Democrats tend to not want the “Affordable” Care Act for themselves Earlier this week, in an effort led by Sen. Ted Cruz, some of my Republican colleagues and I took to the Senate floor with the intent of making Washington listen. The American people […]

Rand Paul Wants John Roberts, All Federal Workers Enrolled In Obamacare

Let them live under the rules they seem to like so much (Daily Caller) Arguing federal workers should not get special treatment, Rand Paul says he does not want taxpayers subsidizing the personal health care plans of any federal employee — including Chief Justice John Roberts — anymore. With some in Congress arguing lawmakers and […]

Politico Really Concerned That The GOP Isn’t In Favor Of Bombing Syria

In fact, they think we’ve become downright Doveish Hawkish GOP taking dovish stance on Syria Of all the unexpected turns in the Syria debate, one stands out most: The GOP, the party of a muscular national defense, has gone the way of the dove. A decade after leading the country into Iraq and Afghanistan, Republicans […]

Delaying The Employer Mandate Was A Huge Mistake By Team Obama

Like you, I’ve had time today to listen to the talking heads and read the blog posts on Obama delaying the rollout of the employer mandate (read Gabriel Malor’s discussion of what the mandate is). Erika Johnson has a good breakdown as to the massive job losses that will now be put off till after […]

Rubio’s Political Future Tied To Success Of Amnesty Bill

In a long article, the Washington Times discusses how Marco Rubio’s future is tied to the success of the amnesty bill, having been the face of this malarkey Sen. Marco Rubio was the glue that held together the immigration deal in the Senate, helping set the stage for adding tens of thousands of Border Patrol […]

Boehner To Refuse To Bring Gang Of 8 Amnesty Bill Up For Vote?

That’s what Jonathon Strong reports (via Allahpundit) In closed door mtg, Boehner just told Rs the House will not bring up the Senate immigration bill — Jonathan Strong (@j_strong) June 26, 2013 Allahpundit also notes that a new Rasmussen poll has immigration being considered Very Important for the 2014 midterms by 51% of poll respondents, […]

Ted Cruz Files Amendment Requiring ID, Citizenship To Register To Vote

Is it any wonder Ted Cruz is so darned popular with Conservatives? He stands up for, in this case, law and order (via Phineas on Twitter (make sure you follow him) (Daily Caller) Texas Sen. Ted Cruz will propose an amendment to the comprehensive immigration reform bill that would allow states to require ID before […]

Menendez: GOP Path To White House Requires Amnesty Bill

Just what we need, electoral advice from a Democrat (Politico) Sen. Robert Menendez says Republicans need to accept a pathway to citizenship in immigration reform, or they’ll never take back the White House. Discussing the debate over border security measures in the bill, the New Jersey Democrat who chairs the Senate Foreign Relations Committee decried […]

Rep. Jim Bridenstine Blasts Obama Administration

Epic (and I take no responsibility for what happens to your laptop/Smartphone/Tablet when you get to the end) This comes via The Blaze, which provides a transcript, and He then went on to say that the president’s “dishonesty, incompetence, vengefulness and lack of moral compass lead many to suggest that he is not fit to […]

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