RENEW AMERICA 10/26/2015

URGENT: Demand a STRONG CONSERVATIVE for speaker—NOT Paul Ryan! DUMPBOEHNER.COM — We need someone who will stand up to Obama...not go along with his immigration plan or his push for expanded trade authority. INSIST ON SOMEONE WHO DEFENDS CONSERVATIVE PRINCIPLES!... (more) October 26, 2015 Candidates part of the GOP political mafia Ryan, Trump, Carson, Fiorina are 'faux' outsiders ALAN KEYES — Are true conservatives doomed to be without representation in U.S. politics? When Soviet citizens voted in elections under the Communist Party dictatorship, even if every vote was counted, all the votes counted for nothing. This was so because the only choices available were those dictated by the Communist Party... (more) October 26, 2015 Ryan defies 2014 voters, taps longtime 'bipartisan' lobbyist to be his chief of staff WASHINGTON EXAMINER — K Street veteran David Hoppe will serve as Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan's right-hand man should he replace outgoing Speaker of the House John Boehner, Ryan announced Sunday.... (more)  Paul Ryan silent as permanent political class cooks up giant backroom big government budget, debt ceiling deal (Breitbart) October 26, 2015 Breaking: Ryan supports homosexual civil rights LINDA HARVEY — Is this a trick? It's certainly not a treat. America may be handed a Speaker who will open the door for the "gay" lobby to achieve its fondest dream, even beyond marriage. It is highly likely prospective House Speaker Paul Ryan would support the homosexual "civil rights" bill, H.R. 3185, because he cast a vote for its younger sister, ENDA, in 2007.... (more) October 26, 2015 BOOK REVIEW: 'Wealth, Poverty and Politics: An International Perspective,' by Thomas Sowell WES VERNON, RA ANALYST — Herewith, please find a persuasive case for laying to rest the politically combustible claims of those who argue that virtually any "income inequality" is per se "unfair."... (more) October 26, 2015 Police found Carey toddler 'covered in glass and blood' GARTH KANT — How in the world did a toddler in the backseat survive the barrage of bullets puncturing the car in the photograph above? And did she really escape unscathed, as authorities assured her family? WND has obtained evidence that may put that in doubt.... (more) October 26, 2015 Wedded 'throuples' coming to America WORLDNETDAILY — Has the Supreme Court's ruling that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry paved the way for all kinds of non-traditional relationships to be legally recognized?... (more) October 26, 2015 What political correctness has wrought ROBERT KNIGHT — If you're wondering how America and Western Europe went from marriage-centered societies to post-Christian sexual anarchy abetted by massive government growth enforced by brutal political correctness in just a few decades, let's just say it was no accident.... (more) October 26, 2015 Russian ships near data cables are too close for U.S. comfort NEW YORK TIMES — Russian submarines and spy ships are aggressively operating near the vital undersea cables that carry almost all global Internet communications, raising concerns among some American military and intelligence officials that the Russians might be planning to attack those lines in times of tension or conflict.... (more) October 25, 2015 The Obama machine takes over Canada CLIFF KINCAID — In typically biased fashion, Time magazine has greeted the defeat of Canada's conservatives with the headline "Why Justin Trudeau's Election Is Good News for the Fight Against Climate Change." But the story has a valid point which bears on the question of why Obama campaign operatives were deployed to subvert the conservative government of Stephen Harper.... (more) October 25, 2015 Hillary's breathtaking mendacity ANDREW C. MCCARTHY — 'We've seen the heavy assault on our post in Benghazi that took the lives of those brave men. We've seen rage and violence directed at American embassies over an awful Internet video that we had nothing to do with." Those words, depraved words, were spoken by then--secretary of state Hillary Clinton, with President Obama by her side, on September 14, 2012.... (more) October 25, 2015 Islamic State earns $50 million per month on oil sales WASHINGTON TIMES — The Islamic State terrorist group is raking in up to $50 million a month from the sales of crude from oilfields under its control in Iraq and Syria, according to Iraqi intelligence and U.S. officials.... (more) October 25, 2015 Cruz: 'One liberal justice' away from no guns WASHINGTON EXAMINER — Ted Cruz didn't mince words in Iowa Friday, predicting the U.S. is one liberal justice away from a reinterpretation of the Second Amendment, the demolition of veterans' memorials and Americans being subject to international criminal courts.... (more) October 25, 2015 What? Romney decries rise of conservative media, end of liberal media dominance MRC NEWSBUSTERS — Why isn't Mitt Romney president? Because he thinks like this. Over at Breitbart was this headline: MITT ROMNEY: DEMISE OF LEGACY MEDIA EMPOWERING CONSERVATIVE 'INSURGENTS,' PREVENTING MORE 'COLLABORATIVE ACTION'... (more) October 25, 2015 House conservatives vowing not to raise debt limit NEWSMAX — Congressional Republicans say they are short of the necessary votes for raising the debt limit and avoiding a first-ever government default. With barely a week before deadline, there's no plan on what to do.... (more) October 25, 2015 Ted Cruz won't defend Paul Ryan's 'conservatism,' highlighting crisis in the GOP THINK PROGRESS — Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) refused repeatedly to endorse Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) as a "true conservative" on NBC News' Meet the Press Sunday, withholding the label amid an ongoing power vacuum in the House created after Cruz's allies chased Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) into resignation and stymied Rep. Kevin McCarthy's (R-CA) campaign to replace him.... (more) October 24, 2015 Paul Ryan's selection as speaker represents all that's wrong with the GOP MARK KRIKORIAN — Elevating Paul Ryan to the House speakership, where he will be one of the main public faces of the Republican party, suggests that the party's poobahs and panjandrums still haven't learned their lesson. Ryan as chairman of Ways and Means worked. Ryan as the de facto leader of the GOP does not, for three reasons:... (more) October 24, 2015 Rep. Gohmert: 'Put me in crazy category,' but I won't vote for Paul Ryan [VIDEO] NEWSMAX — Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert is bucking fellow conservatives' support for favored speaker of the House candidate Rep. Paul Ryan, telling Newsmax TV the Wisconsin lawmaker's voting history is a "problem."... (more) October 24, 2015 Paul Ryan: The problem, not the solution JOSEPH FARAH — How do I put this delicately? By all accounts, Paul Ryan is a very nice fellow. He's a good family man. He's an impressive orator. He's smart. He's good-looking. But he would be one of the very worst choices Republicans could make for speaker of the House.... (more) October 24, 2015 Not so fast, Paul Ryan REP. DAVE BRAT — The Washington elites, who have missed every major call of this political season, are now informing us that the speaker's race is just "inside baseball." They could not be more wrong.... (more) October 24, 2015 DeLay on Obama gun executive order: Congress should consider impeachment [VIDEO] NEWSMAX — Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay told Newsmax TV on Friday that if President Barack Obama implemented a plan to require background checks on some gun sales by executive order and without congressional approval, the House should consider impeachment proceedings.... (more) October 24, 2015 No jail for Bergdahl? 'A total miscarriage of justice' GREG COROMBOS — The military is "upside-down" for recommending that Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl be given no jail time for voluntarily leaving his unit and being taken by the Taliban, a move that got several troops killed and led to the freedom of five hard core Taliban figures in exchange for Bergdahl.... (more) October 24, 2015 Conservatives outraged at Lois Lerner decision: 'Miscarriage of justice' NEWSMAX — Conservatives were outraged Friday that the Justice Department closed its two-year investigation into the IRS targeting scandal without charging former supervisor Lois Lerner or anyone else at the agency, with tea party activist Mark Meckler slamming the decision as "a whitewash and miscarriage of justice."... (more) October 24, 2015 Stop Obama's war on watchdogs MICHELLE MALKIN — In the sadistic era of fraudulent Hope and Change, inspectors general inside the federal government have been kicked, neutered and starved of the authority and information they need to do their jobs.... (more) October 24, 2015 The money race: The fundraising favors Cruz NATIONAL REVIEW — As of now, Ted Cruz (and maybe Donald Trump) lead the GOP field, Ben Carson is going nowhere, and Rick Santorum and Mike Huckabeee aren't making a comeback.... (more) October 23, 2015 Selling out their constituents: How the Freedom Caucus caved to Paul Ryan NATIONAL REVIEW — House Freedom Caucus (HFC) members filed into the Capitol early on Wednesday morning. They'd had a restless night, grappling with the quiet chaos unleashed by Paul Ryan's announcement of a conditional bid for speaker. Ryan's terms were steep, including weekends off, limited travel, and a scaled-back role in GOP campaigning and fundraising... (more) Previous news