All Posts Tagged With: "conservatives"
IRS admits to targeting Conservatives
On Friday, the Internal Revenue Service made a formal apology for targeting specific groups with the word patriot or tea party in their names. The apology confirmed accusations that have been longstanding by a number of conservatives that solicitations for tax exempt status were being improperly scrutinized or delayed. The official in the IRS who [...]
Romney to make First Post Election Appearance
Mitt Romney, the GOP presidential nominee who lost to President Barack Obama last November will give a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference in March. The conference is a gathering of activists that is held annually. The appearance of Romney at the CPAC will be his first big speech since he lost the race [...]
Hatch Wins Republican Primary in Utah
Senator Orrin Hatch was able to easily defeat another Republican candidate backed by tea party activists. It was the first time since Hatch was elected in 1976 to the Senate that he has seen a primary challenge. Hatch who is 78, was bracing for a difficult challenge for his reelection, but was able to breeze [...]
Santorum Forming Conservative Group
Rick Santorum, a former presidential candidate for the Republican Party launched on Friday a new conservative group with the idea of recruiting over one million people to help defeat incumbent President Obama in November’s general election. Santorum is a former U.S. Senator from the state of Pennsylvania and said the new group called Patriot Voices [...]
