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A Letter to Michael Steele
Dear Michael, You are, I know, a patriot. So I ask you to consider, over this July 4 weekend, doing an act of service for the country you love: Resign as chairman of the Republican party. Your tenure has of course been marked by gaffes and embarrassments, but I for one have never paid much attention to them, and have never thought they would matter
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General McChrystal: Rolling Stone story a sign of frustration?
Underlying the flap over Gen. Stanley McChrystal’s comments in Rolling Stone magazine about his civilian superiors, including in the White House, are tensions resulting from the growing sense that conditions in Afghanistan are not progressing as anticipated.
Tea Party Candidates, Women Roar in Primary Election Night
The primary elections Tuesday amounted to a night of messages — from the Tea Party, from female candidates and for the Democrats. With hundreds of primaries held across 11 states, a number of candidates made history while others pulled out come-from-behind wins.
Gallup Poll shows largest Republican lead ever
With five months to go before the general election, a new poll finds that Republicans have opened their widest lead yet when it comes to which party voters prefer this fall. Gallup’s generic congressional ballot finds that the number of voters who say they will vote GOP has jumped to 49 percent,
Ad Questioning Candidate’s Faith Jolts Alabama Governor Contest
A mysterious ad that accuses a candidate for governor in Alabama of supporting the theory of evolution and questioning the Bible has triggered a dizzying and nasty shouting match in the state’s hotly contested Republican primary race.
Black Hopefuls Pick This Year in G.O.P. Races
Among the many reverberations of President Obama’s election, here is one he probably never anticipated: at least 32 African-Americans are running for Congress this year as Republicans, the biggest surge since Reconstruction, according to party officials. via Black
Liberals are from Mars, Conservatives are from Earth
One of the things I like so much about writing for American Thinker is the comments page. Readers offer so much: tips for books to read, quotes to ponder, spiritual inspiration. And then there are times when the comments absolutely floor me. I was shocked that readers were shocked about my previously
Republicans Sound Alarm on Administration Plan to Seize 401(k)s
In February, the White House released its “Annual Report on the Middle Class” containing new regulations favored by Big Labor including a bailout of critically underfunded union pension plans through “retirement security” options. The radical solution most favored by Big Labor is the seizure
Black Republican Rebukes Steele
RNC Chairman Michael Steele said that the GOP has not given blacks a reason to vote Republican. As a black conservative Republican, I ask, what is the GOP suppose to do — serve soul food at Republican events? In other words, I reject the concept of dividing Americans into victimized groups and
Republicans Threatening Congressional Seats Long Held by Democrats
Rep. David Obey has won 21 straight races, easily prevailing through wars and economic crises that have spanned presidencies from Nixon to Obama. Yet the discontent with Washington surging through politics is now threatening not only his seat but Democratic control of Congress. Obey is one of nearly
