By Tim Graham ~ After a week of leftist-media hazing about a “hard right” faction holding Kevin McCarthy’s bid for House Speaker “hostage,” it’s a breath of fresh air to find Washington Post columnist (and Deputy Opinion Editor) Karen Tumulty acknowledging that there were principled reasons to negotiate in a piece entitled “What the House […]
January 11, 2023 by PA Pundits - International
By Fred Lucas ~ Some House Republicans are urging federal action to bar private money from bankrolling election administration after a Big Tech-aligned group that made controversial grants in 2020 is issuing another round of grants aimed at the 2024 elections. “Private money has no place in public election infrastructure,” Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., told […]
January 8, 2023 by PA Pundits - International
By Gary Bauer ~ I’m willing to debate any Democrat any time over who in Washington is embarrassing the country. Rep. Kat Cammack of Florida really annoyed Democrats Wednesday. During a speech nominating Kevin McCarthy for speaker of the House, she looked over at House Democrats and referred to how much they were enjoying all […]
December 20, 2022 by PA Pundits - International
By Rob Bluey ~ In just two weeks, Republicans will control the U.S. House of Representatives. They’ll be able to conduct oversight of the Biden administration that’s badly needed after two years of unified Democrat government. And yet, even before Republicans get the gavel, they are about to give up their leverage to hold the […]
November 16, 2022 by PA Pundits - International
By Mary Margaret Olohan ~ Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he will again attempt to become president of the United States. “Together we will be taking on the most corrupt forces and entrenched interests imaginable,” Trump said Tuesday evening. “Our country is in a horrible state. We for grave trouble.” The 76-year-old former president made […]
November 15, 2022 by PA Pundits - International
By Samantha Aschieris ~ Republican lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives are set to hold leadership elections Tuesday, despite conservative leaders calling for a delay in the elections given how many House races remain undecided. Here are four positions members will vote on as they prepare for the next Congress. 1. Speaker of the […]
November 9, 2022 by PA Pundits - International
By Tyler O’Neil ~ Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis will win reelection, The Associated Press, The New York Times, and Fox News projected. It remains to be seen how large his margin of victory will be but with nearly 80% reporting, DeSantis leads with more than 16 points and more than 1 million votes, 57.96% […]
September 19, 2022 by PA Pundits - International
By Gillian Richards ~ The Republican National Committee released a report this Friday showing that Republican-led states have led the way in creating new jobs and lowering unemployment since the COVID-19 outbreak. Using new Department of Labor data, the committee found that in August, 9 out of the 10 states leading the way in job […]
September 14, 2022 by PA Pundits - International
By Jarrett Stepman ~ MIAMI—Florida has become a “refuge of sanity in a world gone mad.” That was the assessment of Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., in remarks Saturday evening at the third National Conservatism Conference here in Miami. DeSantis’ speech focused on the core theme of how Florida has become a bastion of liberty—a refuge […]
April 28, 2022 by PA Pundits - International
Douglas Andrews ~ In an age of ever-increasing partisanship, one senator had a remarkable ability to work across the aisle without compromising his conservative principles. ~ Orrin Grant Hatch, who died Saturday at age 88, played the piano, the organ, and the violin, and something about him so inspired Frank Zappa that he once recorded […]
July 19, 2021 by PA Pundits - International
By Clay Waters ~ A front-page New York Times story Saturday by Reid Epstein managed to pack in 18 hostile ideological labels into an 1,800-word story on a sadly familiar theme at the paper — how far Texas is hurdling to “the right” politically under GOP control — in “Can Texas Turn Further Right? Top […]
July 10, 2021 by PA Pundits - International
By Deroy Murdock ~ Democratic Govs. Andrew Cuomo of New York, Gavin Newsom of California, and Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan shatter everything they touch. Ron DeSantis, conversely, seems to get everything right. The Florida Republican has emerged as America’s governor. “We’re standing with our folks. We’re going to do the right thing. We leaned into it, […]
January 17, 2021 by PA Pundits - International
DOUGLAS ANDREWS ~ Nancy Pelosi and her fellow Democrats may have got what they wanted, but they’ve further divided the country and made impeachment meaningless. We’ve said it before, but it bears repeating: The Left destroys everything it touches. It’s true. You name it, and, as Dennis Prager astutely observes, the Left has likely ruined it: […]
January 4, 2021 by PA Pundits - International
By Kay C. James (President of The Heritage Foundation) ~ After 2020—a year with a deadly pandemic, a crushing economic shutdown, brutal riots, and a contested presidential election—it often feels as though things can’t get any worse. Yet, the political left sees these very moments when the American people are overwhelmed and exhausted as opportunities […]
November 1, 2020 by PA Pundits - International
By Jay Maxson ~ President Donald Trump is gaining support from MMA fighters and legendary sports figures, causing consternation for USA Today, which was none too pleased about this development. Jack Nicklaus and Brett Favre made headlines this week for lending their support to the president, golfer Bryson DeChambeau is a Trumper and Politico featured […]
January 13, 2023 by PA Pundits - International
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