Ostensibly, Cliven Bundy’s cattle grazing controversy could not have come at a more opportune time for conservatives. The perceived momentum heading into November’s elections had begun to lose some of its steam prompting one Republican … [Read more...]
Grover Norquist Collateral Casualty of 2012?
In light of the election post mortems taking place among conservatives, perhaps no one is more delusional, with the exception of Karl Rove, than Grover Norquist. Norquist, a high priest of limited government, is having nothing to do with … [Read more...]
Keystone, China and Access to Canadian Oil
As a follow on to "Why Can't Conservatives Be Honest About Keystone?" and as a result of an e-mail exchange I had with a conservative friend I thought it best to bring up a sidebar story related to the Keystone pipeline decision. … [Read more...]
Why Can’t Conservatives Be Honest About Keystone?
It has been quite amusing to read over some comments posted recently that tried to portray Barack Obama as being opposed to building the Keystone Pipeline when the reality is that the president isn’t opposed to the project at all, he’s just … [Read more...]
Fox News Turns the Guns on the Far Right
Something happened on the way to the presidential forum in Orlando last week, Roger Ailes the CEO of Fox News decided to change Fox News' ideological course and turn the guns on conservative candidates themselves. Quoting Howard Kurtz, "It … [Read more...]
John Boehner: Caught Between a Rock and a Tea Party
Few can forget Minority Leader John Boehner's constant haranguing of President Obama with the question: "Mr. President, where are the jobs?" In fact, in the run up to the 2012 mid-term elections all Boehner and the rest of the Republican … [Read more...]
Republican Leaders Again Equivocate on Spending Cuts
Once more since arriving on Capitol Hill, the new Republican dominated House of Representatives and the newly reinforced Republican Senate minority has equivocated on the topic of spending cuts. By now we are all well aware that the … [Read more...]