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Super Tuesday came and went, and it belonged to the Republican women. The high profile GOP primaries in SC, CA, and NV found victories for Nikki Haley, Meg Whitman, Carly Fiorina, and Sharron Angle. Okay, so Haley fell short of capturing 50% to avoid a runoff but let’s hope Barrett does the right thing and [...]

First, Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) was definitely out of line when he yelled “You lie!” at one point during the speech. That’s just unacceptable. This was a presidential address to Congress, not a town hall meeting. He’s since issued an apology and spoke with Chief of Staff Rahm Emmanuel, but I wouldn’t be surprised if [...]

Many prominent conservative bloggers and pundits (e.g. Patrick Ruffini) are arguing that adulterous Gov. Mark Sanford shouldn’t resign over his affair with a woman in Argentina: At the core of the Sanford and Ensign episodes is the cloud of “hypocrisy” that hangs over any Republican who strays from the bonds of their marriage. (Quickly forgetting [...]

Yes, maybe it’s a bit drastic, but if the Republican Party wants to have any chance of a comeback, it needs to think about purging those who have skeletons in their closets. Extramarital affairs, embarrassing addictions, alcoholism, closet socialists, etc. — step out now and do your party a favor, please. Many people are just [...]

This sucks for the Republicans. Republican Gov. Mark Sanford had gone missing over Father’s Day weekend, thought to be hiking in the Appalachians Trail, but was sighted in Atlanta’s airport and today drops a bomb at his press conference: I have an affair with a woman in Argentina. Sanford had so much going for him. [...]

That’s what America is turning into. The federal government is dangling a $150 billion gigantic carrot in front of the governors to lure them into becoming the big spending, big government monsters Washington has already turned into. Thankfully, there are a few Republican governors with enough sense to tell Washington to “talk to the hand“: [...]