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Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump has hired the senior communications advisor to former candidate Ted Cruz to head the campaign's press shop

There’s an unspoken assumption in the article that if you are a Republican elected official on Capitol Hill or in a State House you are “on the Right” – you are a conservative – and that just plain isn’t true.

As a direct descendent of Tennessee Patriots who were veterans of every major conflict in defense of American Liberty from the American Revolution forward, I stand in awe of my home state's distinguished list of Patriot sons and daughters. From 19th-century notables like Andrew Jackson*, Davy Crockett, Sam Houston, Nathan Bedford Forrest** and Sam Davis, to a long list of 20th-century Patriots headed by Alvin York, warriors from the "Volunteer State" have distinguished themselves in battle with honor and courage.

On the eve of Constitution Day, and the 15th anniversary of The Patriot Post, we are preparing to launch a legal battle in support of our mission to reinstate Rule of Law as enshrined in our Constitution. This legal action, unlike others before it, regards Breach of Oath -- breach of the contract established by our Constitution between the elected and appointed members of the Executive, Legislative and Judicial branches of our government, and We the People. It seeks remedy for the lack of any proscription against, and penalty for such breach.

To ignore history is reckless. To invert its lessons is suicide. As we continue to fight for our existence as a free people, we are crippled by two impulses that one would think are mutually exclusive. Regarding the thousand year continuing threat to Western Civilization, we display amnesia, incapable of integrating the present attacks into a much larger arc of action. Yet, when determining a response to our current enemies, our literal, overly precise concept of what constitutes a "crusade" precludes adding any overt spiritual/moral/religious component to our effort. Which is it? Confronting a remarkably patient enemy, how can we...

Why We Continue the Fight The challenge for this generation of veterans is to harness our shared lessons to ensure that America’s best days remain ahead. Since the towers fell in 2001, America’s newest warrior generation has liberated two countries, battled two insurgencies, surged to victory in Iraq, and begun working toward the same outcome in Afghanistan. In the face of multiple tours, strategic errors, unforeseen injuries, and political posturing, our troops have forged ahead. Having completed tours in Guantanamo Bay and pre-surge Iraq, I’ve seen the horrors of war and the virtues of valor, and I will soon spend...

Senate Democrats who think they can use a lame-duck session to force the country into a final, decisive lurch to the left may be in for a big surprise: newly elected senators ready to take their seats and derail major policy changes before the new Congress convenes.

Dick Francis, who used his career as a champion jockey to launch an even more successful one as a thriller writer, died yesterday at the age of 89.

Dominic James, an Australian pilot, has been hailed a hero after he safely ditched his small plane into the Pacific Ocean at night, saving all six people on board.

A STATEMENT FROM THE GOVERNOR -- June 22, 2006 The following is a statement from Governor Tim Pawlenty regarding the full-page ad in today’s Star Tribune from the “Growth & Justice” think tank calling for a $2 billion per year tax increase. “After decades of struggle, we are proud to have moved Minnesota out of the top ten in taxes. We now have budget surpluses and double digit revenue growth to the state. We are not undertaxed and will be able to fund our key priorities like education without raising taxes. “Having read the names of those who signed the...

Does anyone know if copies of the video introduction of President Bush that was shown at the Republican National Convention last Thursday are available for purchase? If so, who do I contact to order? Thanks