Conservative Pulse

McCain keeps things civil

During a recent McCain stop in Cincinnati, pre-show speaker Bill Cunningham, a nationally syndicated talkshow host, repeatedly pointed out that “Hussein” is Illinois Senator Barack Obama’s middle name. McCain later denounced Cunningham’s statements, saying that he wanted to keep the discourse focused on the issues. “A comment disparaging of Senator Clinton or Senator Obama is totally [...]

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The Other March 4th States

In case you missed it, there are actually four states voting on March 4th.  Texas and Ohio are the major delegate prizes, but voters in Vermont and Rhode Island will also be heading to the polls.  Right now, it’s expected that Barack Obama will cruise to an easy victory in the Vermont primary and Hillary Clinton [...]

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Ron Paul Pushes Forward, Cash in Hand

Longshot Republican Ron Paul is pushing forward with his Presidential campaign despite earlier indications that he was calling it quits to focus on a tough renomination fight for Congress.  Apparently, at the end of January, the Paul Presidential campaign had about $6 million in cash on hand.  That’s more than Huckabee, more than Romney, and even [...]

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Michelle Obama: Open Foot, Insert Mouth

Michelle Obama (wife of Barack) said Monday in Madison, Wisconsin that: “For the first time in my adult lifetime, I’m really proud of my country.” It’s unfortunate that she can’t be proud of her country unless it’s voting for her husband.  That’s really just kind of sad, actually… and not what I would expect from a [...]

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Meet the McCain Blogette

Meghan McCain graduated in May of 2007 from Columbia University with a major in Art History. Her previous job experiences include working at “Saturday Night Live” and “Newsweek”. Now, the 24 year-old daughter of Senator John McCain maintains her own blog along with two of her friends.  It’s an entertaining read that gives you a real [...]

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Is Obama Stealing More Rhetoric?

Oh boy, more videos of Obama supposedly stealing rhetoric from Gov. Deval Patrick have surfaced.  The Clinton’s have been banging this drum all day and it’s starting to work. The Politico lays out the newest set of similarities… Here is Deval Patrick on June 3, 2006, according to an 11-second YouTube video posted Tuesday afternoon: “I am [...]

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Can Hillary Survive a Wisconsin Loss?

Hillary Clinton’s campaign has decided it has a chance to win in Wisconsin, and they’ve poured resources into the state.  It was originally expected she would skip the state and focus on Ohio and Texas.  But polls show her within reach in Wisconsin, so they went for it.  Trying to break Obama’s 8 state winning streak [...]

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H.W. endorses John McCain

Former President George H.W. Bush, father of current president George W. Bush, has endorsed McCain, saying that he is “a remarkable patriot” and dismissing concerns about his conservative credentials. Asked about conservative unease with McCain, the 41st president read from the diaries of former President Ronald Reagan, who was also assailed by the Right during his [...]

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Global Warming Forced into Classrooms?

A California lawmaker is pushing a bill to require global warming be included in all science courses throughout the state’s public schools. What business does the state legislature have of deciding what is taught in a science class? Shouldn’t science teachers and local school officials makes these sort of decisions? A Silicon Valley lawmaker is gaining [...]

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Clinton Giving Up on Wisconsin

Here’s another sign that the Democratic nomination is slipping through Hillary Clinton’s fingers, she is giving up on Tuesday’s Wisconsin primary… Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton has scaled back her Wisconsin campaign schedule by a full day, and is now planning to leave the state after Monday morning instead of Tuesday morning. The move suggests the campaign does not [...]

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