11 March 2016 - Granite Grok

March 11, 2016

National Review Endorses Ted Cruz for President

National Review has endorsed Ted Cruz for President. Here is a snippet of their endorsement remarks. You can read the entire endorsement here. Conservatism should not be merely combative; but especially in our political culture, it must be willing to be controversial. Too many Republicans shrink from this implication of our creed. Not Cruz. And …

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Are Campaign Finance Reformers Ignorant or are They Lying to You?

We are increasingly living in an oligarchy where big money is buying politicians. We must overturn Citizens United before it’s too late. — Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) March 11, 2016 The unspoken half-truth behind this idea is that while money has influence campaign finance reform does nothing to fix that. Citizen’s United made it better. Campaign finance reform …

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Kyle Tasker is Your Fault

Kyle Tasker resigned his House seat Wednesday, probably before they voted to boot him out. Tasker was arrested for possession with intent to sell and soliciting sex from a minor over the internet, which we talked about here. And there is more to discuss on those points. But that’s not the story today. Today, according …

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