Jeb Bush has quit the presidential race in defeat partly because he spurned the voters’ anger and worries about the one-size-fits-all Common Core education program, along with other problems, including large-scale immigration and political dynasties.
Presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson wants the IRS to investigate the Council On American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). The Saudi-funded, terror-tied CAIR may have jeopardized its non-profit status and violated the law by calling for Carson to step down and withdraw from the presidential race.
As a new Monmouth University poll points out, while there’s “no single contender breaking from the pack,” New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie finds himself falling further behind, leading to a slew of bad headlines in his home state.
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R) is still considering a bid for the 2016 GOP presidential nomination, says Politico.
Editor’s Note: This is an excerpt from Jay Cost’s new book “A Republic No More: Big Government and the Rise of American Political Corruption,” which is available now at Amazon.com. — With a new, all-Republican Congress now seated for the first
Popular conservative author and columnist Thomas Sowell takes a look at the potential GOP presidential field for 2016, and it appears he especially likes what he sees in Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and Louisiana’s Bobby Jindal.
