November 4, 2010

WES VERNON, RA ANALYST — As of late Wednesday -- with just a few close races yet to be settled -- the Republicans stood to make a net gain of as many as 67 seats in the House of Representatives -- "the people's House"... (more)

November 3, 2010

CNSNEWS.COM — With Republicans in control of the House of Representatives, President Obama says he may rely on the "lame-duck" Democratic Congress to push through a measure to legalize homosexuals openly serving in the U.S. military... (more)

November 3, 2010

NEWSMAX — Republicans reacted sharply on Wednesday to President Barack Obama's post-election speech, objecting that it showed he still "doesn't get" the message Americans are trying to send to him and the Democratic Party... (more)

November 3, 2010

CNSNEWS.COM — In a historic move, voters in Iowa kicked out three State Supreme Court justices over their 2009 decisions to allow same-sex couples to marry... (more)

November 3, 2010

NEWSMAX — One of the most remarkable yet least reported developments stemming from Tuesday's stunning GOP landslide was the return of two African-American Republicans to Congress for the first time in over a decade. Allen West in Florida's 22nd congressional district, and Tim Scott in South Carolina's 1st congressional district, have been declared the likely winners in their respective races... (more)

November 3, 2010

THE HILL — Democrats who voted for their party's signature domestic achievement dropped like flies throughout the evening, adding credence to Republicans' claim that the American public wants them to repeal healthcare reform. The law's proponents read the writing on the wall early on and acted quickly to pre-empt that impression... (more)

November 3, 2010

NEWSMAX — Republicans have won "de facto control" of the U.S. Senate, syndicated columnist and Fox News commentator Charles Krauthammer declared early this morning. The message voters delivered on Election Night was so strong, Krauthammer said, that Senate Democrats will continue to distance themselves from President Barack Obama's policies for fear of political repercussions... (more)

November 3, 2010

ASSOCIATED PRESS — A top House Republican who's been considering a possible bid for the White House is stepping down from the House GOP leadership team. Indiana Republican Mike Pence says he's considering new opportunities to serve his state and the nation and might not be able to pledge to serve a whole term as GOP conference chair... (more)

November 3, 2010

BLOOMBERG — Republicans won governors' seats from Democrats in Michigan, Pennsylvania and at least eight other states, capitalizing on economic discontent to win a majority of U.S. capitols... (more)

November 2, 2010

FOX NEWS — A lawyer for the Nevada Senate candidate Sharron Angle filed a complaint with the Justice Department on Tuesday accusing Senator Harry Reid's campaign of engaging in voter intimidation... (more)

November 2, 2010

WASHINGTON TIMES — Republicans celebrating yesterday's ballot-box drubbing of Democrats should not be lulled into thinking their virtues carried the day. The election was first and foremost a referendum on the policies of President Obama and congressional Democrats. That verdict was clear: The American people want change... (more)

November 2, 2010

NEWSMAX — University of Virginia Center for Politics expert Dr. Larry J. Sabato tells Newsmax that Republicans appear to be headed for a record-breaking night in the House of Representatives. Sabato's Crystal Ball publication projected that Republicans would score a net gain of at least 55 seats in the lower chamber... (more)

November 2, 2010

CONNIE HAIR — House Republican Leader John Boehner was in Washington, D.C. last night at the National Republican Congressional Committee shindig celebrating the historic win for House Republicans. Boehner, the presumptive new Speaker of the House for the 112th Congress, topped off the night with talk of putting the American people back in charge, cutting spending and reducing the size of government... (more)

November 2, 2010

WASHINGTON TIMES — Congressional Democrats are poised to lose the largest governing majority in a generation. The House certainly will return to Republican control after only four years, and the Democrats' 60-seat Senate supermajority effectively will be reduced to a tie. Liberals are having a hard time explaining why this is happening... (more)

November 2, 2010

NEWSMAX — Tsunami. Earthquake. Hurricane. Even as pundits struggle to find new metaphors to describe the scope of the GOP landslide expected on Tuesday, the latest polls indicate the midterm grass-roots wave could be even more powerful than analysts are predicting... (more)

November 2, 2010

A.W.R. HAWKINS — When the Founding Fathers created this nation, they designated it a republic rather than a democracy. They did so because a republic is fixed and tends toward stability over time, whereas a democracy, which is always in flux, is prone to violent dissolution at any moment... (more)

November 1, 2010

NEWSMAX — Michael Reagan, son of late President Ronald Reagan, predicted a rousing GOP triumph on Election Day and blasted "old dog" Republicans he says are posing as grass-roots conservatives, telling them, "Please leave the room and leave this to us"... (more)

November 1, 2010

ASSOCIATED PRESS — A federal appeals court extended the military's ban on gays serving openly Monday by indefinitely freezing a judge's order halting enforcement of the so-called "don't ask, don't tell" law, heightening pressure on the Obama administration to persuade the U.S. Senate to repeal the law before a new Congress is sworn in... (more)

November 1, 2010

WES VERNON, RA ANALYST — The incoming (more conservative) Congress should add one more item at or near the top of its agenda: Bring back the House Committee on Internal Security (HCIS). We need to know who our enemies are on our own soil -- abusing our freedoms to plot the death of Americans and of America itself... (more)

November 1, 2010

RENEWAMERICA — RenewAmerica received a mass emailing last week asking RA to publicize a new "premier nonpartisan social networking site providing civic services and connecting politicians, voters, and political causes across the U.S."... (more)