The State of the Union

Congressman Paul Ryan (R-WI)House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) announcedhis disinclination to running for President in 2016. As I had written four years ago, Ryan is doing the right thing. As a failed Vice Presidential candidate in from 2012, Ryan…

“Issue One! Issue Two! Issue Three!”Taking a foreign policy turn, the 12-19-2014 episode of the McLaughlin Group touched on three distinct developments, all of which connected to foreign relations. Because the Republicans have not officially taken over the…

US Senator Ted CruzUS Senator Ted Cruz’ tactic to force a vote on Homeland Security funding did not go as planned:But the strategy backfired: Not only did Congress clear the $1.1-trillion spending bill without restrictions on immigration policy, but Democrats…

Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CaliforniaThe CIA report, released by liberal US Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) criticized the agency of Enhanced Interrogation Techniques which apparently did not work. It shows that the CIA’s actions a decade ago are a stain on our…

Gina Raimondo (D-Rhode Island) Nearly two months later, I am still broken up about CranstonMayor Allan Fung’s loss. He was not a bad candidate (although the Blockheadcommercial was a bad move). In comparison, Raimondo was no better, since sheran against her…

on my extended take on the last-minute CRomnibus bill which passed in the US Senate on December 13.Claude TodoroffIt was business as usual for the Congress. Waiting until the last second to pass a bill and one so big that nobody knows what’s in it. Most of…

Atheist Christmas Display in Smith Hill State House On a December 4th post, Chippendale’s comments includedthe following: So I was in theStatehouse this week to assist with the Freshman orientation for the incominglegislators. While there I took some time to…

Wisconsin Governor Scott WalkerWisconsin Governor Scott Walker has emboldenedconservatives, enabled businesses, and relieved taxpayers and families lookingto make ends meet as well as improve their economic situation. After winningthree statewide elections in four…

Flash Report for the last two years.I agree with a great deal of his conservative politics, and I share his frustration with the Republican National Congressional Committee missing out on nine opportunities for unseating incumbent Democrats in swing districts. They…

the McLaughlin Group hosts a discussion of best and worst categories, similar to the Academy Awards, but with a focus on politics, culture, and world events. If I were on the show for the last week of Year 2014, these would be my Year End Awards:Destined for Political…

The McLaughlin Group. Eleanor CliftHow she can stand by he assessment of President Obama’s extralegal lawlessness renders not just a marginal voice on the program, but regrettable if not laughable. On the November 21, 2014 edition of the program, Clift bent over…

The Munger Games”.The man is apparently wasting his patrimony on acrimonious Republican vs. Republican contests. Why invest in a race where Republicans are certain to win, only to ignore close contests where a GOP needed that extra boost to carry over? Here is a…

US Senator Barbara Boxer pleads for Executive AmnestyEven though the Democrats lost the majority on November 4th, President Obamaand his diminishing political majority insist on pushing amnesty piecemeal,regardless of the Constitution or the will of the American…

US Senator Mary LandrieuUS Senator Mary Landrieu is French Toast. She will not survive the December 6th run-off. Her votes and her voice do not match with Pelican State values. Still, at the last minute, she tried to salvage her seat, and pushed through the…

Professor Glenn Harland Reynold’s six suggestions for legislation from the new GOP Congress are brilliant politically as well as financially and morally. Republican lawmakers are already acting on one of them. The genius behind these pieces of legislation is…

Hose Bill O’Reilly talked with Congressman Trey Gowdy about President Obama’s planned executive order on amnesty.Gowdy is another rising conservative star in the House of Representatives. He exhorted his colleagues about Obama’s rising lawlessness….

Maryland State FlagThen there’s Maryland, where neither Democrats nor Republicans were paying attention, unlike the other two races mentioned above. How could a practically anointed Democratic successor to left-of-Obama Martin O’Malley blow a double-digit…

Carl DeMaioIn the days following the election and the last-ballot counting, DeMaio blasted the media frenzy around numerous, salacious accusations against him:“If I were a Democrat, there would be people in the streets rioting over what we’ve had to…

Predicted UpsetsMia LoveIn Utah, Mia Love pulled off a close upset in conservative Democrat Jim Matheson’s seat. He barely survived with President Obama at the top of the ticket in 2012. Taking no chances, he moved out and let Mia Love move in. David RouzerIn…

Openly gay Republican Carl DeMaioThis question deserves more vetting.DeMaio was an openly gay, pro gay-marriage, pro-gun control, pro-Cap and Trade pro-amnesty candidate. This man fit the definition of RINO. If anyone takes a good look at the Republican Party…

Tony Strickland’s latest lost. They should have written about electionchallenges for incumbent Democrats, and many opportunities for Republicanchallengers. The California Democratic Party is tarnished with incompetenceand corruption. Four state senators were…

RegretRhode IslandNot just on national politics, I focus on Rhode Island politics, and despite some victories at the local level, the statewide field fared terribly.The Ocean State Republicans had a bad night statewide.Cranston Mayor Allan Fung has one of the best…

North Carolina Thom TillisWith the tight polling out of North Carolina, I had predicted the worse: Hagan back in Washington for six more years. Indeed, the polling was close until the end, and Tillis won by only two points.But he won! The sins of Raleigh were not as…

The Obvious GOP Pick-ups Shelley Moore CapitoWest Virginia: Shelley Moore CapitoThe long-standing Congresswoman was a sure winner the moment she announced her intentions to run. This race received very little attention precisely because the outcome was practically…

I have seen desperate campaign ads in the past. This year, the Democratic Party across the country is pulling all the last-minute stops. Southern Democratic candidates and incumbents are resorting to the race card to turn out the minority vote which propelled Obama to…