On a conference call with reporters Thursday morning prior to a Barack Obama Ohio campaign stop later in the day, Ohio Secretary of State and Republican Lt. Governor Candidate Jon Husted blasted the troubled tenure of Richard Cordray at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Ohio Republican Chairwoman Jane Timken…
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New Data Shows Sherrod Brown Number-One in Money Raised from Lobbyists
Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) likes to come across as a man of the people, a self-proclaimed populist who “sticks up for the little guy.” At a rally on the campus of Ohio University, Browned railed against the “gun lobby,” among other special interests tied to Republicans. But according to new data published…
Read MoreWill Obama’s Visit to Ohio Mean More Insults for Those Who Dared to Not Vote Democrat?
As former President Barack Obama heads to Ohio for a campaign rally for Democrats, Ohioans are bracing for more insults. In a speech last week, Obama insulted the millions of Ohioans – including thousands of Democrats – who voted for President Donald Trump in November 2016. “The politics of division and resentment and…
Read MoreCommentary: Clowns to the Left of Us, Jokers to the Right, and Media All Around
by Jeffery Rendall Living in the news bubble that is Washington DC it’s easy for swamp dwellers to lose perspective on their own actions and how they’re being viewed by others. Last week’s media circus surrounding the confirmation hearings of Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh must’ve given outsiders…
Read MoreWalter Williams Commentary: Brett Kavanaugh’s Opponents Aren’t Really Against Him, They’re Against the Constitution
by Walter E. Williams One of the best statements of how the Framers saw the role of the federal government is found in Federalist Paper 45, written by James Madison, who is known as the “Father of the Constitution”: The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the federal…
Read MoreFox News Guest Who Called Out Abortion Advocates For ‘Irresponsible Sex’ Now Faces Death And Rape Threats
by Grace Carr Fox News guest and PJ Media contributor Denise McAllister stated that abortion advocates regard the procedure as an easy solution for irresponsible sex and has since been met with death and rape threats, she told The Daily Caller News Foundation. After McAllister sent out a Sept. 6 tweet…
Read MoreTrump-Endorsed Eddie Edwards Wins Crowded Primary for New Hampshire’s Toss-Up Congressional District
A former police chief backed by the Trump administration won the Republican nomination Tuesday in New Hampshire’s toss-up congressional district, while Democrats picked experienced, establishment-backed nominees for both that seat and for governor. Eddie Edwards, who was endorsed by Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani, defeated six Republican opponents in the 1st…
Read MoreDemocrat Candidate in Ohio-19 House Race Mary Lightbody Doesn’t Think Voters There Pay Enough Taxes
According to her campaign website, Democrat Ohio House District 19 Candidate Mary Lightbody wants to “Light up Ohio with Lightbody.” However, if her far left agenda is enacted, Ohio taxpayers may be left simply too poor to afford a lightbulb. Ohio House District 19 is located in Eastern Franklin County. The…
Read MoreMichigan Republican John James Dings Opponent Debbie Stabenow For Taking Money From Drug Industry She Claims To Fight
by Evie Fordham Michigan Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow was called out by Republican challenger John James’s campaign for the disconnect in her anti-big pharma rhetoric and the roughly $400,000 she has received in campaign contributions from the drug industry. Stabenow published an ad about her opposition to high drug…
Read MoreCommentary: Social Justice Teaching Has Invaded Business Schools
by George Leef Many professors cannot resist the temptation to smuggle their personal beliefs into the courses they teach. As long as those beliefs are “progressive,” there is little chance that higher-ups in their departments or top administrators will try to rein them in. For example, engineering has been…
Read MoreWisconsin GOP Senate Hopes Rely on Underdog Leah Vukmir
Leah Vukmir is used to being the underdog. Few gave the Republican U.S. Senate candidate from Wisconsin much of a chance of defeating her better-funded primary challenger last month, but she prevailed thanks largely to support from the party establishment. Now Vukmir faces another opponent with deeper pockets – Democratic…
Read MoreInfamous Late-Term Abortion Doctor Funneling Money to Aftab Pureval and Sherrod Brown Campaigns
Pro-life conservatives haven’t celebrated many victories since the Supreme Court legalized abortion in the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision. But the one victory that infuriated the left perhaps more than any other was when then-President George W. Bush signed into law the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003. Pro-abortion…
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