If you ask five Republicans what do to about immigration, you’ll get five different answers. The differences between Republican positions and those of their leftist counterparts are more about the details than the big picture. Most Republicans will tell you immigration reform is needed. Most would add that a key component of any immigration reform […]
Governor Cuomo Says Extreme Conservatives Are Not Welcome in New York
In a radio interview earlier this month, Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo discussed the state of the Republican Party in New York. He observed that Republicans are currently divided, with those who hold more moderate views battling those who hold more extreme views, and that the party seemed to be battling itself more extensively […]
Science Supports The Republican Position On Abortion
Opponents of the Republican Party seek to portray it as somehow “anti-science” to further their political agendas. On the issue of abortion, those same opponents suffer from selective memory as scientific advances have consistently affirmed the Republican Party position. The 1973 Supreme Court cases of Roe vs. Wade and Doe vs. Dobson effective legalized abortion […]
Little Sisters of the Poor Is About Obama Restricting Religious Freedoms
The crux of the matter in the case of the Little Sisters of the Poor, a Roman Catholic order of nuns dedicated to serving the elderly poor, versus the federal government’s Affordable Care Act is at once simple, and confounding. The simple part? President Barack Obama’s administration is wrong to attempt to enforce the HHS […]
Republican Views on Gun Control
The Republican Party has from the outset made public its commitment to the paramount nature of freedom and individual responsibility. This belief is said to be a fundamental principle to the party. Republicans believe in smaller government with fewer regulations. They believe that such conditions bring about a more efficient way to manage the affairs […]
5 Republican Blogs Every Conservative Needs to Follow
I’m many things. I’m a Republican. I’m a political junkie. I’m a blogger. And I’m an avid reader. So it makes complete sense that I love to read Republican blogs! I thought I’d take a few movements and share my favorite Republican blogs with you today. You might have heard of some of these blogs […]
Is The Healthcare Website Fixed? November 2013…
No! The healthcare website, www.healthcare.gov, has not been fixed. Despite the propaganda that the liberal media is spewing out today, the Obamacare website has not been fixed. I say propaganda because that is exactly what it is. I was watching Chris Matthews on Hardball tonight and their lead segment was about how the healthcare website […]
What I Learned From “Double Down” Part 1
Over the last week I have been listening to the audiobook version of Double Down: Game Change 2012 by John Heilemann and Mark Halperin. This is the sequel to the 2008 book Game Change. Double Down is the definitive account of the 2012 election. The book covers everything from the Republican primary all the way up through the reelection of […]
Prediction: Mitt Romney Runs Again in 2016
I have a prediction. I think that Mitt Romney is going to run for president again in 2016. At this point it seems like a stretch and maybe even a little absurd. But I definitely think that there is a good chance that The Mitt makes one more run. The main reason why I think […]
The Republican Party Platform
The Republican Party, in its 2012 Presidential Convention, approved a highly controversial and extremely conservative party platform. However, it is important to remember that the GOP was not conservative for most of its existence. It’s initial party platform was personified by President Abraham Lincoln, who successfully abolished slavery and guided the Union to victory in […]