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Elections 2013

 Wednesday, November 6th Elections 2013 Clearly the two biggest elections on the national stage were the governors races in Virginia and New Jersey. In their own ways they are supposed to represent something grand about the Republican party and conservatism. In New Jersey, Chris Christie won handily with over 60% of the vote. Many people see this as the start of his 2016 presidential campaign. I can understand why some believe that to be the case. Where Christie fails as a potential GOP candidate is that many conservatives believe he isn't conservative enough to really energize the base. When it comes to Ch...

Wendy Davis is pro-life, except when it comes to killing babies Via @dailycaller

 DAILYCALLER.COM 3 Hours Ago Wendy Davis is pro-life, except when it comes to killing babies Via @dailycaller by  Jim Treacher Tweet You may know Wendy Davis as the Texas state senator who wore pink sneakers while filibustering for the right to kill as many babies as you want, became a liberal media darling, and is now trying to parlay that "success" into a gubernatorial campaign. But did you know she's also a hilarious stand-up comic? Ty Johnson,  Brownsville [TX] Herald : It was late June when Wendy Davis, a state senator from Fort Worth, rocketed to national prominence on the strength of a 11-hour filibuster of a bill being considered that would indirectly lead to closing abortion clinics across Texas… But while in Brownville Tuesday, Davis revealed her campaign for governor isn't based on her abortion filibuster and brightly colored shoes… Davis suggested that her views on abortion access do not mean she does not care about life. "I am pro-life," she sai...

Joe Biden Called and Congratulated the Wrong Man for Boston Mayoral Election

 MEDIAITE 2 Hours Ago Joe Biden Called and Congratulated the Wrong Man for Boston Mayoral Election by  Andrew Kirell Oh, Uncle Joe. After securing a victory in Tuesday evening's Boston mayoral election, Democratic mayor-elect  Marty Walsh  fielded congratulatory phone calls from President  Obama  and outgoing Mayor  Thomas Menino . Missing from that list? Vice President  Joe Biden . But here's the catch: Biden did call Marty Walsh. Just not  the  Marty Walsh. Instead, he called former Sen.  Edward Kennedy  campaign staffer Marty Walsh , beginning the conversation with "You son of a gun." MassLive scribe (and Mediaite contributor)  Garrett Quinn  reports tha t, according to staffers, the two spoke briefly before Biden called and left a voicemail on the  real  Walsh's phone. At least he initially called someone involved in politics and not any of the several dozen other Martin Walshes in the Boston metro area....