Home GOP USA NEWS GOP USA NEWS GOPUSA Conservative news, information, and commentary NEWS -- Safety of US soldiers is secondary under Obama administration WASHINGTON (AP) - A key to the U.S. approach to fighting the Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan is this seemingly backward logic: The more aggressively you protect your own troops, the less secure they may be. NEWS -- Small business lobby joins challenge to health law WASHINGTON (AP) -- The nation's most influential small business lobby is joining a court challenge to President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, arguing that Americans cannot be required under the Constitution to obtain insurance coverage. NEWS -- Palin endorses candidate in SC gov race COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is endorsing the only female candidate in South Carolina's gubernatorial race who is also popular with tea party activists. NEWS -- After dismissing fence, McCain touts it in ad PHOENIX (AP) -- Three years after dismissing the effectiveness of building a fence on the U.S.-Mexico border, Arizona Sen. John McCain is airing a campaign ad in which he declares: "complete the danged fence." NEWS -- Kagan courts converts, gains favor on Capitol Hill WASHINGTON (AP) -- Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan won praise from skeptical senators in both parties Thursday, building momentum toward what for now appears a smooth road to confirmation this summer. NEWS -- 3 Pakistanis arrested in Times Square bomb probe WATERTOWN, Mass. (AP) - Three Pakistani men who authorities say supplied funds to Times Square car bomb suspect Faisal Shahzad were arrested Thursday in a series of raids across the Northeast as the FBI followed the money trail in the failed attack. NEWS -- Draft GOP plan keeps Iowa, NH 1st in voting cycle DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- The chairman of the Iowa Republican Party says a national GOP panel supports keeping Iowa and New Hampshire first in the presidential nominating process. NEWS -- Todd Palin helps Murkowski challenger WASHINGTON (AP) -- Todd Palin, former Alaskan "first dude" and husband of one-time Republican Gov. Sarah Palin, is helping raise money for a long-shot candidate challenging GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski. COMMENTARY -- Our Broken Deportation System Strikes Again By Michelle Malkin -- Wouldn't it be grand if the Obama administration cared more about policing our borders than about policing our refrigerators? How about fixing our deportation system instead of fixing our junk-food diets? First Lady Michelle Obama argued this week that obesity is a "national security" issue. But her husband allows far greater threats to go unabated. The FBI's arrests of two Boston-area men tied to the Times Square bombing attempt -- both held on immigration violations -- underscore the continuing homeland security lapses. COMMENTARY -- The Power of Incumbency No More By Michael Reagan -- In politics, incumbency usually provides a significant advantage to a candidate. Usually special interests and large-dollar donors flow to those who are currently in power and have control over government purse strings. Incumbents also carry the distinct advantage of staying in the public eye simply in the course of their duties and at the public expense, making campaigning considerably easier. So, election after elections, odds are you get to keep your seat. [ Back ]