A new PBS documentary looks at the 2014 Congressional vote on amnesty for illegal aliens and shows exactly how close the GOP Congress came to caving in to the illegal alien lobby and handing Barack Obama a huge political victory. After the Senate passed the comprehensive immigration reform bill, the activity shifted to the House […]
Guest Writer Stephen Moore: What the Tea Party Has Achieved
Remember the much maligned Tea Party movement? These were the patriotic Americans—millions of them—who took to the streets and the town halls across America and revolted against President Bush’s corporate bailouts, President Obama’s stimulus spending blowout and Obamacare, and the Federal Reserve’s policy of tossing trillions of dollars out of helicopter windows (figuratively). Good news: […]
Despite GOP pressure, Donald Trump not backing off immigration rhetoric
By Steve Peoples, The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump says he’s not going away. A day after the Republican National Committee chairman asked the reality television star to tone down his rhetoric, Trump refused to back off his portrayal of Mexican immigrants as criminals. At the same time, he vowed […]
GOP Surrenders Over Amnesty Funding
The inside-the-Beltway publication Politico reported today: Hill Republicans have all but surrendered the fight against President Barack Obama’s executive actions on immigration. Despite holding majorities in both the U.S. House and U.S. Senate and despite electoral results which indicate those majorities were won in part to block President Obama’s illegal alien amnesty, GOP leaders are […]