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Henry Olsen of the Ethics & Public Policy Center has a bone to pick with Senator Ted Cruz and the latter’s regular invocation of the Alamo as a metaphor for how conservatives should approach elections. Here’s a sample of Olsen’s comments, which appeared in the October 20 issue of National Review:

Senator Ted Cruz is a bright man with a bright idea: Conservatives have no power because their leaders have no principles. Rediscover the latter, he says, and we will recover ... Read More >>

The 2016 Contenders’ Weaknesses

At dinner the other night with a collection of political consultants, pollsters, some journalists and a few civilians, we went around the table giving our predictions of the presidential nominees for 2016. Some interesting names popped up. One of them was Bill de Blasio, the lefty mayor of New York, and another was Rand Paul, the Kentucky senator who seems to be running for president on a platform of discovering who he is. Elizabeth Warren was also mentioned and so, in a weary sort of way, was Hillary Clinton. Like Paul, she’s looking for a message.

Will another member of the Bush family dynasty make a run for the White House? In an interview in College Station, Texas, this week, George P. Bush told ABC News’ Jonathan Karl he thinks his father, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, will “more than likely” run for president in 2016.

Gov. Chris Christie came to Iowa to campaign for the state’s popular five-term Republican governor, but he focused his attention Saturday night on the national stage, unleashing an attack on President Obama while speaking at a fundraiser in this first-in-the-nation presidential caucus state.

Bradley: Don’t Count Sanders Out For President

Former U.S. Senator and one-time presidential candidate Bill Bradley joined a crowd of roughly 75 people for a question and answer session at Williams College this week. The Democrat gave some insight into how he thinks the 2016 presidential race will turn out.