Immediately after the Family Heritage Alliance publicly endorsed Mike Rounds for U.S. Senate, I briefly shared the gist of what I am about to say with Dale Bartscher, but I felt it important that since the entire FHA board…
Author: Bob Ellis
Republican vs Republican(?)
RINOs Use Democrat Smear Tactics Against Conservatives Steve Deace’s latest column highlights how the RINO establishment in Mississippi squeaked out a victory over Tea Party-backed Chris McDaniel. Deace points out that in addition to mobilizing Democrats to vote in…
Stop Illegal Immigration
South Dakota GOP Resolution Against Illegal Immigration While the resolution calling for the impeachment of President Barack Obama garnered the most immediate attention, there were several other noteworthy resolutions passed by the South Dakota Republican Party during the convention…
Standing Strong for Marriage and Family
Get a half-dozen disgruntled liberals in one place, and the “mainstream” media creates a firestorm of publicity. Get a large group of conservatives together to stand for the values upon which our great republic depends, and there’s a collective yawn…if…
The Republican Crony Capitalism Problem
Congressman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) recently spoke with the Wall Street Journal about the problem the Republican Party has with “crony capitalism.” Crony capitalism isn’t really capitalism at all, but rather is more akin to a benevolent fascism where politicians…
Democrat Crocodile Tears for the GOP Establishment
Crocodile (Photo credit: Tomas Castelazo) Todd Cefaratti at Tea Party News Network has an article cataloging some of the caterwauling from the Democrats over RINO U.S. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s recent trouncing in Virginia by Tea Party backed…
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas Nails It
Bob Ellis, of the American Clarion, published this quote by Justice Thomas. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas “By yielding to a false form of civility, we sometimes allow our critics to intimidate us. As I have said, active citizens…
Cost Of Regulation Choking America
U.S. Regulatory Costs Equivalent to the World’s #10 Economy Many of us have long known that federal mandates and regulations are stifling the productivity and prosperity of the American economy. But a new report reveals that the impact is…
No Cow Justifies Federal Heavy-Handedness
Evoking memories and comparisons to the Ruby Ridge debacle in 1992, a Nevada rancher is going head-to-head with federal thugs in Nevada–where 85% of the state is controlled by the federal government. Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval (Photo credit: Brian Sandoval)…
Pro-Life Scorecard for South Dakota Legislature
South Dakota Right to Life has released their latest scorecard on the South Dakota Legislature. A number of Republicans received perfect scores. Among them: Rep. Stace Nelson, Senator Larry Rhoden, Senator Phil Jensen, Rep. Chip Campbell and Rep. Betty Olson.…