GOP needs to focus on issues important to youth of all political backgrounds, CPAC panel says

As the GOP looks toward the future — and specifically tries to capture young people — the party needs to highlight conservative principles that are popular with young people of all political backgrounds, according to a group of panelists at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Thursday.

By /// March 15, 2013

Arizona Sheriff at CPAC: gun control is illegal, calls federal government ‘Gestapo-like’

Sheriff Richard Mack of Graham County, Arizona took to the podium Thursday at CPAC with a message that you might not expect to hear from a police officer: gun control in America is illegal.

 

By /// March 15, 2013

At CPAC, Donald Trump says the US should recruit educated immigrants, not illegal immigrants

Businessman Donald Trump has some savvy ideas to make America the superpower again, but many of those thoughts, such as recruiting educated European immigrants, are a bit far-fetched and nonsensical.

 

By /// March 15, 2013

McConnell praises the next generation of conservative leaders in Washington in CPAC speech

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) called on his fellow Republicans to embrace libertarianism and younger voters during his speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) this morning.

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CPAC panel concludes GOP must embrace spicy food, dump phony “outreach” tactics to reach minorities

Thanks to Stephen Fong, chairman of the Asian American caucus, Republicans are have finally been given a foolproof way to better reach minorities: embrace spicy food.

 

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Grover Norquist, others call for Balanced Budget Amendment at CPAC panel

Having a Balanced Budget Amendment is crucial for insuring that America is financially prosperous in the future.

That was the crux of the argument during the panel “AAA America: Could a Federal Balanced Budget Amendment Save America From Congress?” at CPAC on Thursday. The panel was moderated by Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) President Grover Norquist, and featured Derrick Khanna, a former professional staff member for the House Republican Study Committee, Nick Dranias of the Goldwater Institute, National Tax Limitation Committee President Lew Uhler, and Congressman Andy Harris (R-Md.).

By /// March 15, 2013

DeMint calls on Republicans to ‘build that big tent’ in CPAC speech

Incoming Heritage Foundation president Jim DeMint stressed the importance of unifying the Republican party and conservative movement in his speech at the CPAC Presidential Dinner last night.

By /// March 15, 2013

Debating Foreign Policy, “Fight Club” Style

The debate between CNN Democratic Strategist Paul Begala and Editor-in-Chief of the Daily Caller Tucker Carlson on Thursday came with lots of jabs and plenty of one-liners, but when it came to foreign policy the two men were all business, disagreeing on almost every point.

By /// March 14, 2013