From Republican News Watch: Rodney Davis, a State GOP insider at the center of the Illinois Republican Party’s money transfer scandal, was chosen today to replace retiring Congressman Tim Johnson on the ballot this November. Davis, who as long-time right hand man to Congressman John Shimkus and State GOP Chairman [...]

Another good one from columnist John Hawkins—here are a few from his list: Real median household income is down $4300 since Obama took office. The country has had the longest streak of +8% unemployment since the Depression under Obama: 39 months and counting. Going into this election cycle, Barack Obama [...]

From Victor Davis Hanson’s latest: There is one general rule about the history of the modern state of Germany since its inception in 1871: Anytime Germany has been both unified and isolated, armed conflict has followed. We often scoff at such quaint historical laws — forgetting that World War I [...]

Last week I saw a scary headline: “Romney’s team starts to look like Bush’s.” That’s not good news to those of us who have no desire to go backwards. The article quoted Chris Edwards from the Cato Institute: Chris Edwards, director of tax policy studies at the Cato Institute, a [...]

As limited government Republicans we don’t want governmental over-regulation. But we also can’t have under-regulation to the point where banks get so big they’re seen as “too big to fail” (thus needing taxpayer dollars to bail them out). No bank’s failure should be able to cause systemic risk. The following [...]

Rush Limbaugh should step aside and give his time to Mark Levin…click here to listen. (Mark Levin is doing God’s work, don’t you doubt it.)  

Watch this and tell me the federal government isn’t absolutely out of control. It seems clear that we need a completely revamped GOP…

Here’s another important post from Erick Erickson—and he includes two important links in his article… First, a quick excerpt: There have been many studies out on the “tea party congress” and just how tea party it actually is. One study last year noted that 70% of candidates who went to [...]

I asked Laurie Higgins, a Cultural Analyst with the Illinois Family Institute, to explain to me the problem with the term “sexual orientation.” Here was her reply: By Laurie Higgins The term “sexual orientation” is a biased, political term created to equate heterosexuality and homosexuality. While homosexual activists and their [...]

When you read on this website or at RepublicanNewsWatch.com that there’s something wrong with the Republican Party—and you think we’re exaggerating, reports like this from Erick Erickson at RedState.com should help convince you otherwise: Surely House Republicans realized that Americans want them to cut more spending than 3%–and be more [...]

I’ve been asked: what can Illinois Republican General Assembly members do since they’re in the minority in both chambers? Good question—and an easy one to answer. When you’re in the minority is when you really need to present a plan to the public. Why else would they vote to put you in charge unless you tell them how you’re going to fix the problems that government has created?

Continuing on from yesterday’s topic, people say, “We need to focus on the economy.” We’ve been hearing that ever since Pat Buchanan gave this warning to the 1992 Republican National Convention: “…this election is about much more than who gets what. It is about who we are. It is about [...]

Narcissism on steroids (aided by a sycophantic staff, no doubt)…from Commentary Magazine: Many of President Obama’s fervent devotees are young enough not to have much memory of the political world before the arrival of The One. Coincidentally, Obama himself feels the same way—and the White House’s official website reflects that. [...]

With more than 2 million K–12 students in the U.S. currently being educated at home, the popularity of homeschooling continues to rise. Since 1999, the number of homeschooled students has increased by a staggering 75%, mostly in response to increasing dissatisfaction and frustration with the public school system.

Dr. Michael Brown’s book (published last year) is titled “A Queer Thing Happened to America.” It’s an impressively researched and footnoted work that spans almost 700 pages. To set the context for what it contains I’m going to quote several times in this column from a book by another author [...]

Yahoo News has some of the best (and craziest) news stories. This one—with the above headline—was brought to my attention: There’s always something new to discover in Vatican City. Anthony Zonfrell, 20, a visitor to the holy city did a double take when he saw Sylvester Stallone in one of [...]

From the book’s promotional page: Illinois’ state pension systems are in the worst financial condition of any state system in the country. According to Pew Research, Illinois ranks dead last with only 51% of its pension obligations funded. In this well-documented and provocative book, Bill Zettler debunks the common myths [...]

In part 6 we discussed Congressman Paul Ryan’s confusion about the nature of human behavior and homosexuality. Let’s move on to one of my favorite members of Congress, Rep. Allen West from Florida. West has continually spoken strongly and clearly about how this country is on the wrong track and [...]

If Republicans knew how to communicate in the modern era we wouldn’t need to learn about this only from a Heritage Foundation email: Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) has introduced a budget resolution that mirrors the bold and thorough reforms The Heritage Foundation first proposed in our comprehensive program, “Saving the [...]

Washington Times columnist Robert Knight hit Obama in his column last Friday but didn’t ignore Mitt Romney (emphasis added is mine): [P]resumed Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney practically chokes on his lunch when asked about this straightforward moral question. Yes, he “personally” considers marriage to be the union of a [...]