Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher, the Ohio man who became known as “Joe the Plumber” after confronting then-candidate Barack Obama during his 2008 presidential campaign, has died, his wife said. He was 49.
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Nebraska County GOP Votes to Censure Ben Sasse; State Party to Hold Meeting on His Anti-Trump Votes and Comments
The Republican Party in one Nebraska county has chosen to censure GOP Senator Ben Sasse for supporting the impeachment trial of former President Trump in the Senate, and a number of other committee delegates throughout the state are reportedly thinking about doing the same. The Nebraska Republican Party will be holding a meeting later this month to discuss “possible action” related to Sasse’ votes in the Senate and his continual anti-Trump remarks.
The Scotts Bluff County Republican Party chair told the local Star-Herald newspaper regretfully that state law prevents them from recalling the senator.
Read MoreMcCain Called Slotkin, Sponsor of House War Powers Resolution, ‘Unqualified’ for National Security Position
The late Sen. John McCain repeatedly called Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI-08) “totally unqualified” to serve in a national security position in President Barack Obama’s administration.
Read MoreCharismatic Venture Capitalist Blake Masters, May Challenge Sen McSally For AZ GOP Nomination
A charismatic Republican venture capitalist from Tucson, Arizona is considering a run against Republican Senator Martha McSally in the Republican-leaning state’s primaries next year.
Read MoreOhio Grassroots Brace for Smash-Mouth Politics in 2020
DAYTON, Ohio – The conservative grassroots group Miami Valley Citizens Informed welcomed Tom Zawistowski, president of We the People Convention, executive director of the Portage County Tea Party and former president of the Ohio Liberty Coalition, to its meeting Monday night. The veteran grassroots organizer was invited to share his thoughts…
Read MoreNew Details Emerge of the Path the Steele Dossier Took through Media and the Government
by Chuck Ross Court documents released last week in a lawsuit involving the Steele dossier revealed new details about the campaign to disseminate the infamous anti-Trump report to the press and within the U.S. government. Much was already known about Fusion GPS and dossier author Christopher Steele’s efforts to…
Read MoreRetired Astronaut Mark Kelly Announces Run for McCain Senate Seat in Arizona
Retired astronaut Mark Kelly, who rocketed to the national spotlight when his Congresswoman wife Gabrielle Giffords was shot in a failed assassination attempt, announced Tuesday he’s running to finish John McCain’s last term in the U.S. Senate. Kelly is a top Democratic recruit to take on Republican Martha McSally in…
Read MoreSenators Give Up On Effort to Rename Senate Office Building in Honor of John McCain
by Molly Prince The effort to rename a Senate office building after the late Republican Sen. John McCain has seemingly gone to the wayside as months pass without any further action. Following McCain’s death in August, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer pledged to introduce a resolution that would change…
Read MoreCommentary: Red State Dems’ ‘Moderate’ Claims Fall Flat Under Glare of Truth
by Jeffrey A. Rendall Here’s a bit of wisdom: a liar is a liar is a liar. It isn’t complicated; if there’s a Democrat running for senate from a red state chances are he or she claims they’re “my own person,” intends to “work with President Trump” on the…
Read MoreRoger Kimball Commentary: Burying the Dead With Bile-Filled Histrionics
by Roger Kimball The big news last week revolved around the funerals of a 1960s pop singer and an unreliable Republican senator with a cult following among masochistic conservatives and cynical leftists eager to capitalize on his capacity to spread dissension among his nominal allies. I suppose the exploitation…
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