Jack Kemp’s Lesson for Paul Ryan

Jack Kemp was his usual forthright self.
Out there on the campaign trail for the GOP presidential nomination in 1988, Kemp — the godfather of Reaganomics and the man widely considered by conservatives to be Reagan’s ideological heir — had no hesitation going after the rival who was the personification of the GOP Establishment, the man Ronald Reagan had selected as his 1980 vice-presidential running mate in a bid to unify the party: George Herbert Walker Bush.
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Riots, Guns, Bribes: TR's Contested Convention

Would a candidate for president of the United States ever officially condone a riot on the floor of a national convention? Would a candidate actually ever seek to provoke one? Should delegates at a convention be permitted to carry guns? Can supporters of a candidate try to buy delegate votes? Could any of these things happen at a contested Republican Convention this year in Cleveland?
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Ben Carson's Bad Idea -- Get Rid of the Electoral College

Many conservatives, including me, thought nothing but the best about Dr. Ben Carson's run for the White House...until now. Recently, Dr. Carson has suggested that we need to get rid of the Electoral College because it disregards the "will of the people." Underlying this proposal is the idea that pure, national democracy is the best form of government.
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HILLARY CLINTON IS AN OLD-HAND WHEN IT COMES TO STEALING DOCUMENTS

Document theft or destruction is nothing new for Hillary Clinton. Although the Hillary Clinton /Whitewater/Castle Grande scandal. took place 25 years ago, it is relevant today because the heart of that scandal was theft and wrongful destruction of documents, a central issue in Hillary's current email scandal. Read more at Powerline Read More......

Karl Rove: Why McKinley Still Matters

The economy has been staggering, with stagnant or no growth, for several years, after a financial crisis. Loud complaints have been raised against Wall Street financiers and the concentration of great wealth in few hands. Rapid technological development is generating massive economic change, with many old-line jobs vanishing. Majorities disapprove of the Democratic president, as they had of his Republican predecessor.
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Jeb Bush Has Learned the Wrong Lessons From His Family Tradition

Jeb Bush may be his own man, as he has repeatedly insisted to interviewers. But in his place, practically everyone would be influenced––even in spite of themselves––by knowledge of what their father and big brother did in similar situations, especially given that every likeness and reversal will prompt commentary. As voters weigh whether to entrust the presidency to a third member of the Bush family, it is proper to reflect on the legacies of George H.W. and George W. Bush.


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