Republican congressional candidate Kyle McCarter today welcomed the support of The Club for Growth PAC, which endorsed him over incumbent nominee John Shimkus.
“The Club for Growth is the gold standard of conservative principles, and their endorsement today demonstrates that my message of fiscal restraint, core values, and free market economics is reaching true conservatives,” McCarter said.
A member of the Illinois State Senate, McCarter is seeking the party nomination in the state’s 15th Congressional District, which comprises much of the state’s southeastern quadrant from Danville in the north, Metropolis in the south, and going west to Madison county in the metro east.… Continue Reading
Written by Michael Medved
Donald Trump supports the idea that immigration and customs officials should ask any migrants or visitors to our country whether they’re Muslim, and if they are Muslims, they should be denied entry.
Why would this make us safer against potential terrorists?
If an extremist plans to perpetrate violence against America and Americans, he (or she) would certainly be willing to lie about his religious affiliation. As former anti-terror prosecutor Andrew McCarthy makes clear, the only people who’d be hurt by asking Muslims to identify themselves, or to register with the government based on their religious faith, would be law-abiding Muslims.… Continue Reading
Tags: Andrew McCarthy, Donald Trump, Election 2016, Gun control, immigration, Islam, Terror
Federal Elections, Political | David E. Smith | 
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Written by Frank Cannon
Donald Trump says a lot of things. We’ve become all too used to that now. Some of these things should probably be taken with a grain of salt — “Only Rosie O’Donnell” comes to mind — but some deserve to be analyzed more closely.
Here’s an example. Remember Trump’s discussion about U.S. Supreme Court Justices back in August with Bloomberg Politics? Mark Halperin asked Trump, “Is there someone out there today who isn’t on the [Supreme Court], but say, this is the kind of person I would consider for the court?… Continue Reading
Tags: Anthony Kennedy, Antonin Scalia, Bill Clinton, Clarence Thomas, Donald Trump, Election 2016, John Roberts, Maryanne Trump Barry, Obamacare, SCOTUS
Federal Elections, Political | David E. Smith | December 28, 2015 8:41 AM | Comments Off on Who Would Trump Appoint to the U.S. Supreme Court?
Written by Lloyd Marcus
Some say, “I like Cruz, but I’m voting for Trump because I don’t believe Cruz can win the general.” These voters are really saying they believe we have lost the country to the Left. Therefore, a true conservative touting traditional values cannot win the presidency in today’s America. This mindset reminds me of what many conservatives did to Sarah Palin.
Palin epitomized the character, principles, and values we in the tea party longed to see in our politicians.… Continue Reading
Tags: DOJ, Donald Trump, Election 2016, IRS, Mitt Romney, Planned Parenthood, Sarah Palin, Ted Cruz
Federal Elections, Political | David E. Smith | December 19, 2015 8:39 AM | Comments Off on Can Cruz Win the General? Yes, He Can!
Written by Ryan Lovelace
James Dobson, founder of the influential Christian group Focus on the Family, endorsed Ted Cruz for president on Thursday. Dobson is a prominent evangelical activist and author.
“Ted Cruz’s record on religious liberty, life and marriage is second to none in this Republican field,” Dobson said in a statement shared by the Cruz campaign. “I have met with the senator on multiple occasions: He is brilliant, articulate and informed. Shirley and I have been praying for a leader such as this, and we are confident that Ted Cruz has the moral and spiritual foundations to lead our nation with excellence.… Continue Reading
Written by Leonardo Blair
While GOP 2016 presidential front runner Donald Trump declared he doesn’t want the endorsement of rival Jeb Bush should he become the party’s eventual nominee, the brash billionaire on Thursday picked up the support of no less than Russian President Vladimir V. Putin.
A report in The New York Times citing Russia’s official Interfax newswire said Putin praised Trump Thursday after his year-ending conference in Moscow and called him “a very bright and talented man and the absolute leader of the presidential race.”
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Written by Matt Barber
“Hillary is a liar.”
This was Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr.’s response to Sean Hannity when asked about Hillary Clinton’s disgusting, and completely out-of-context, charge that he committed treason by encouraging LU students to defend themselves should Muslim terrorists, like the “San Bernardino Two,” ever attack Liberty University. Clinton, a woman intimately familiar with the elements of treason, made her defamatory accusation on ABC’s “This Week with George Stephanopoulos.”… Continue Reading
Written by Russ Stewart
The “Laquan McDonald Monster” has surfaced, and unlike the Loch Ness Monster, it is tangible, palpable and deadly. Those 16 bullets will be remembered by black voters in 2016, and a torrent of rage — and votes — will be directed in the March 15, 2016, Democratic primary against both Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez and any non-black candidates closely associated with Mayor Rahm Emanuel and police superintendent Garry McCarthy.
Over the past 50 years, there have been periodic “galvanizing” moments among local black voters, precipitating an electoral eruption and the defeat of candidates deemed hostile.… Continue Reading
Tags: Andrea Zopp, Anita Alvarez, Barack Obama, Barb McGowan, Bernie Carey, Black Panthers, Christian Mitchell, Cook County, Donna More, Dorothy Brown, Ed Burke Jr., Ed Hanrahan, Election 2016, Garry McCarthy, Harold Washington, Hillary Clinton, Jane Byrne, Jason Van Dyke, Joe Berrios, Josina Morita, Karen Yarbrough, Ken Dunkin, Kim Foxx, Laquan McDonald, Mariyana Spyropoulos, Michelle Harris, Mike Madigan, Richard M. Daley, Roderick Sawyer, Todd Stroger, Tom Dart, Tom Greenhaw, Toni Preckwinkle
Illinois Politics | David E. Smith | December 10, 2015 7:21 AM | Comments Off on LaQuan Backlash Will Devour Alvarez in 2016
Written by Ray Northstine
Texas U.S. Senator Ted Cruz is the new GOP frontrunner in Iowa, according to a Monmouth University poll released Monday.
Cruz leads Trump 24 percent to 19 percent in Iowa, which holds its 2016 caucuses on February 1, 2016.
Monmouth noted that Cruz’s lead is the first time he has come out on top in any state polling for the 2016 election cycle.
However, A CNN/ORC poll released Monday, shows Trump still leading in Iowa with 33 percent support to Cruz’s 20 percent.
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Tags: Barack Obama, Ben Carson, Donald Trump, Election 2016, Hillary Clinton, Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, Monmouth University poll, Patrick Murray, Paul Ryan, Steve King, Ted Cruz
Federal Elections, Political | David E. Smith | December 9, 2015 6:38 AM | Comments Off on Evangelicals Help Cruz Surge Ahead of Trump in Iowa Poll
Written by Laurie Higgins
This is an update and correction regarding the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, also known as No Child Left Behind. Late last week we reported on the passage of the 1,061-page U.S. House version of the bill (after only two days for the public to review it), titled Every Child Achieves Act (ECAA). We incorrectly reported that the bill was headed to the president as it passed the U.S.… Continue Reading
