“How can Bill Flores prove to you he is a conservative?” my wife asks. “I mean, what actions can he take or words can he say that will change your mind?” Am I hearing these questions from the lady who up until 2 years ago pretty much voted the party line without question?

“Well, he could…he could…what about…”. Suddenly I realized that I do not have an easy sound bite answer to this question.

Proving yourself conservative is not an easy task, especially if you are not one. In fact, that’s called proving a negative – which can’t be done. However, as I discuss further down the column, if Flores is a Conservative, there are ways to prove it.

But first, let’s explore what we do know about Bill Flores and his “Conservative credentials” in TX 17. American Write-In “Chris” suggested we come up with a summary list of things, and (more…)

Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee and his Political Action Committee has sent out a press release: (more…)

“Reconciliation,” as the Liberals in Congress are calling it relative to the potential for using it to pass Obamacare, is what used to be called the Nuclear Option back when Republicans were threatening to use it to get President Bush’s judicial nominees through the advise and consent process.

The Liberals are threatening to use it now to pass Obamacare while a few years ago they were aghast at the thought of using it for anything other than the strict budget process usage it was designed for – by Liberal Racist Senator Byrd, incidentally.

Here’s what they said:

SENATE MAJORITY LEADER HARRY REID: (more…)

Note: The numbers of delegates has been updated since this first post and email earlier this morning. FoxNews delegate count is added to underscore the difference in media counts. The calculations still use the CNN count and stats.

THE STATUS OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY PRIMARY ELECTION AND DELEGATE COUNT AND THE NEXT FIVE MONTHS:

Delegate counts represent The Medias’ best guess at the most recent total for each candidate. There apparently is no real official count at either party headquarters, at least not until the convention and the delegates actually (more…)