By Kevin Mooney — By an overwhelming margin, Arizona voters approved a ballot initiative in Nov. that explicitly forbids government agencies from discriminating on the basis of race, sex and ethnicity. Despite the best efforts of far-left pressure groups to mislead the electorate and intimidate supporters, Proposition 107, also known as the Arizona Civil Rights Initiative (ACRI), prevailed with 60 [...]

By Kevin Mooney — Americans who rely on cheap, affordable energy sources for their livelihood have a new champion in the form of New Mexico Republican Gov. Susana Martinez, who was sworn in earlier this month. As a candidate, she campaigned aggressively against the “cap and trade” scheme that her Democratic predecessor sought to impose on the state without legislative [...]

By Kevin Mooney – Republican operatives should be credited and recognized for their aggressive fundraising efforts, shrewd communication tactics and for cultivating an alliance with “outside interests” and corporate benefactors. But the party’s renewed commitment to constitutional limited government had very little bearing on the 2010 election returns, according to the New York Times. This is the central message of [...]

By Kevin Mooney — Attention incoming House and Senate Republicans. You are well positioned deep inside enemy territory to operate as constitutional insurgents. This means you are not part of the club and must remain separate and distinct from your party’s leadership in order to remain effective. Incoming House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell deserve the [...]

By Kevin Mooney — Political operatives connected with renamed ACORN affiliates remain strongly positioned to help swing close, competitive races for left-leaning candidates in 2012 elections, according to former insiders and policy analysts who are familiar with the network’s operations. Even as the organization known in full as the Association of Community Organizers for Reform NOW (ACORN) files for bankruptcy, [...]

By David Bozeman – Senator-elect Marco Rubio, in one of the most rousing speeches on election night (is anyone really inspired by calls for bi-partisanship and compromise?) declared that the Republican Party was given a second chance to do what it had promised before. Last chance may be closer to the truth. Indeed, the sweep of 2010 is wider than [...]

By Kevin Mooney — While he previously served as a U.S. attorney, Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey would sometimes get waivers for hotel stays when the government rate was not available. This greatly upsets the New York Times, which makes effort  to uncover wrongdoing where none exists. Christie is identified here as a “rising star in the Republican Party” [...]

Obama will admit on Sunday’s episode of 60 Minutes that “leadership isn’t just legislation.” Barry is still terribly confused on what happened this past Tuesday. Communication on his legislation was not the issue, it was his legislation itself that frustrated most Americans. Instead of attempting to discredit this absurdity spewing forth from Obama, we should be reading in to the [...]

By Frank McCaffrey – The voting public turned right on Tuesday and the Democrats don’t seem to get the message. Republican leaders do not see that a compromise is what their supporters are asking for. Reporter Frank McCaffrey looks at what both sides are taking from the 2010 election.

There is no question that the tea party movement has dramatically contributed to the Republican takeover of the House of Representatives and narrowing the margin in the Senate. In addition to providing boosted turnout — it helped raise turnout to an estimated 41.5 percent (some 90 million) — since early 2009, the tea parties and other citizen activists have helped [...]