HotAir Daily Express 02/03/2016

Illinois Board of Elections declares Cruz a natural-born citizen 2/3/2016 8:51:02 AM  Ed Morrissey 15 Comments I know, I know … what does Illinois know, anyway? As the Washington Examiner points out, the Board of Elections decision isn’t the first ruling on this matter, but it may be the strongest yet in debunking claims that Ted Cruz is ineligible More... Obama seeks more military funding for Europe, countering Russia 2/3/2016 8:01:53 AM  Jazz Shaw 29 Comments Wait… I thought we were doing a Pacific pivot. In a move which I suppose can be dropped into the category of better late than never, the President is requesting a fourfold increase in military spending for operations in Eastern Europe, presumably More... Quotes of the day 2/2/2016 10:01:12 PM  Allahpundit 598 Comments Donald Trump on Tuesday said "we had a very good result" in Iowa, adding that he wished he had spent more time campaigning there. "I was told don't even go to Iowa, start right here in New Hampshire," Trump said during a press conference in Milford, New More... Obama allies to Sanders: Hey, we're "true progressives" too, you know 2/2/2016 9:21:28 PM  Ed Morrissey 31 Comments Touchy, touchy! Last night, Bernie Sanders declared his virtual tie in the Iowa caucuses as the start of a political revolution — against the media (natch), billionaires and Wall Street (of course), and the political establishment, too. More... Chicago teachers union rejects contract offer, will likely go on strike 2/2/2016 8:41:34 PM  Jazz Shaw 65 Comments Whenever you’re feeling down in the dumps, distressed at the turn of events in the world or simply empty inside, just remember one thing: you could always live in Chicago, so things could be worse. (With apologies, if you happen to actually live in More... "Rattle of death": Team Bush fears wave of donors, endorsements set to break for Rubio in New Hampshire 2/2/2016 8:01:23 PM  Allahpundit 68 Comments If Rubio finished third with, say, 14 percent last night, today Team Jeb would be touting it as proof that he’s a paper tiger with a hard ceiling in the mid-teens and that the only hope of “somewhat conservative” voters against Trump More... Video: Hillary's declaration of victory could still be a "disaster" 2/2/2016 7:21:34 PM  Ed Morrissey 66 Comments Could Hillary Clinton wind up with egg on her face after her “victory” speech last night? The egg may have missed, but not for lack of trying by Hillary. She won six precincts on coin flips, and only hours later did Democrats confirm what More... Rush Limbaugh: Marco Rubio is a legitimate full-throated conservative and a disciple of Ronald Reagan 2/2/2016 6:41:38 PM  Allahpundit 573 Comments When I posted these clips to Twitter, a reader replied that of course Rubio is a Reagan disciple. He supports amnesty, doesn’t he? Zing. Fairly or not, a dynamic has developed within the grassroots right online that you can’t be pro-Trump and More... Hmmm: Kerry sent Hillary classified e-mail over his private account 2/2/2016 6:01:17 PM  Ed Morrissey 89 Comments Apparently, exposing classified information via unsecured communications channels was all the rage among Democrats in 2011. Who knew? Actually, that’s a darned good question arising from the latest release of e-mails from Hillary Clinton’s More... North Dakota moves to budget cuts as oil industry stalls 2/2/2016 5:21:06 PM  Jazz Shaw 20 Comments We’ve previously discussed some of the well understood fallout from crashing oil prices and that pattern is continuing. On the plus side, consumers are saving some serious cash on gasoline and heating, but we’re taking a hit on the jobs front More... Trump lands the Scott Brown endorsement 2/2/2016 4:41:52 PM  Allahpundit 91 Comments Man. Lotta 2010-vintage tea-party heroes are climbing aboard the Trump train these days, huh? First Palin, now this. Presumably Trump’s holding the Joe the Plumber endorsement in reserve for just the right moment. This is a decent get for More... VA reverses demotion of second disgraced official 2/2/2016 4:01:35 PM  Jazz Shaw 47 Comments On Friday we received the news that disgraced VA official Kimberly Graves had her demotion reversed and her former position restored after having been found to have misused her authority and soaked the taxpayers for tens of thousands of dollars in More... Tuesday TEMS: Andrew Malcolm, Rep. Ron DeSantis 2/2/2016 3:21:32 PM  Ed Morrissey 1 Comments Today on The Ed Morrissey Show (4 pm ET), we have another great lineup for the news of the day! Andrew Malcolm joins us for Tuesdays with Andrew! The Prince of Twitter and I will discuss all of the hot political stories of the day. Rep. Ron DeSantis More... Tim Scott: Marco Rubio for president 2/2/2016 2:41:09 PM  Allahpundit 281 Comments There was some surprise last night when Scott’s endorsement was announced, although Hot Air readers knew it was more or less in the bag a month ago. (Scott appeared at a Rubio rally in South Carolina in mid-December.) The news leaked as the votes More... Hillary's e-mails vs Plame scandal: A tale of two administrations 2/2/2016 2:01:19 PM  Ed Morrissey 74 Comments When we write stories about Hillary Clinton’s e-mails, critical responses typically come in three veins. One, no one thinks laws have been broken. Two, maybe laws have been broken, but the material wasn’t significant enough to prosecute. More... Trump: I get no credit for self-funding my campaign, but I'll keep doing it — even though it's "not worth it" 2/2/2016 1:21:35 PM  Allahpundit 417 Comments Pro tip: If you’re a candidate for office and you’re complaining about not being given your due, make sure your target is the media or “the establishment.” Not the voters. Never mind the fact here that Trump isn’t entirely More... GOP leadership won't back Lamar Smith's investigation of Clinton emails 2/2/2016 12:41:15 PM  Jazz Shaw 103 Comments (See updates below) I think somebody in the top ranks of the Republican Party missed a memo somewhere along the line. When John Boehner stepped down and Paul Ryan took the gavel we were told that there would be more of a bottom up approach to the More... Rubio: I'll be the Great Uniter the GOP needs 2/2/2016 12:01:03 PM  Ed Morrissey 306 Comments Can Marco Rubio unite the Republican Party? Does it actually want to be united? Rubio previewed this argument all throughout Iowa, and then in an ebullient quasi-victory speech last night. This morning, the surprisingly strong bronze medalist expanded More... Why did Trump underperform in Iowa? 2/2/2016 11:21:44 AM  Allahpundit 249 Comments Conventional wisdom is congealing around two key factors in Trump’s loss this morning, so let me offer them to you as I think there’s merit to both. The main factor: Evangelicals came through for Cruz in the crunch. Political sites have been More... EPA under pressure to "get the lead out" of America's water supply 2/2/2016 10:41:29 AM  Jazz Shaw 49 Comments The man made disaster that is Flint, Michigan actually comprises a lot more than toxic sludge coming out of the drinking fountains, but that’s where the nation’s focus is at the moment. While the government is hard at work (*cough*) trying to More... Has "Trump fever" broken? 2/2/2016 10:01:02 AM  Ed Morrissey 342 Comments Flipping channels last night, the consensus forming in the wake of the Republican caucuses in Iowa cast Donald Trump as the yuuuuuge loser of the evening. Trump underperformed the polls and got beaten by the man he had most seriously targeted for his More... Obama's mosque visit today should be a Yuge success 2/2/2016 9:21:32 AM  Jazz Shaw 95 Comments Now that the Iowa caucus is out of the way, Barack Obama will be making some headlines for himself tomorrow as he heads to Baltimore, Maryland. At first glance you might suspect that he’s going there to poke his snoot into the Freddie Gray case, More... Breaking: Rand Paul to suspend presidential campaign Trump tweets: "Ted Cruz didn't win Iowa, he stole it" Polls were way off on Donald Trump. Here's what It means Marco Rubio's difficult path to the nomination Two signs from Iowa that should worry Hillary Why only Trump can reform immigration Americans are packing classes in how to survive a shooting A socialist nearly won Iowa. Will the media stop obsessing 24/7 about Trump now? Rubio's surge is a triumph for Trumpism Iowans didn't just vote for Cruz, they denied Donald Trump