After four years of Democratic Party control over both houses of Congress, the American voting public opted for a change last Tuesday. As result of elections around the country, Republicans will control the United States House of Representatives next year, and the Democratic majority in the United States Senate has been narrowed. An analysis of this election [...]
Posts Tagged ‘immigration’
Lessons from Arizona
Dominating the headlines for the past few weeks across the United States has been a news item out of Arizona. Recently, Arizona lawmakers passed a tough measure into law meant to tackle illegal immigration. The contents of this law, and reactions to it, offer valuable lessons moving forward to anyone concerned with American politics and public policy.
Senate successes require sound strategy and sound policy.
Fellow NextGenGOP contributor Abel S. Delgado, in his post entitled “Draft Ridge and Castle for 2010 Senate Races,” is right to encourage the Republican Party to maintain a strong center, particularly in the Northeast, where GOP fortunes have diminished substantially since the 1990′s. Mike Castle should be supported in the Delaware Senate race in 2010, and Ridge [...]
A Reaction to the Report Row
Both sides miss the point in the row over the recently-leaked DHS memo (available via a link here) regarding potential domestic security threats. The administration, in its sense of self-righteousness and view of American history, misses the faults in its assumptions about such threats. Conservatives meanwhile, in their own self-righteousness and certitude, miss key lessons from the history [...]