Jedediah Bila

January 8 marked a terrible tragedy in Tucson, Arizona. Twenty-two-year-old Jared Loughner, whose incoherent, rambling YouTube clips indicate serious psychological problems, opened fire at a “Congress on Your Corner” event, killing six and injuring fourteen. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was among those seriously injured. The immediate reaction by many was to pray – to put their [...]

Governor Chris Christie—who has commendably been a defender of fiscal responsibility in New Jersey—recently declared, “I think Delaware was a missed opportunity to have a really good U.S. Senator,” affirming that he was proud to have endorsed Mike Castle. Former George W. Bush speechwriter Michael Gerson wrote in The Washington Post that unlike Christine O’Donnell [...]

Did Palin-endorsed mama grizzlies roar? Some most certainly did, including Pam Bondi (FL–Attorney General), Martha Roby (AL–2), Sandy Adams (FL–24), Michele Bachmann (MN–6), Vicky Hartzler (MO–4), Renee Ellmers (NC–2), Diane Black (TN–6), Susana Martinez (NM–Governor), Mary Fallin (OK–Governor), Nikki Haley (SC–Governor), Beth Chapman (AL–Secretary of State), and Kelly Ayotte (NH–Senate). Others suffered losses, including Christine [...]

Do you think the winners, as well as the losers, will recognize this election for what it is – a restraining order? – Joe, New York I hope elected Republicans realize that Americans expect them to reject a big-government agenda, and to represent the antithesis of what tax-and-spend Obama allies have championed. I don’t have [...]

It’s crunch time, folks! Just one week remains until conservatives cast votes for a new wave of leaders they hope will halt Obama’s tax-and-spend agenda, restore a commitment to our Constitution, protect states’ rights, and shake up the Washington machine. According to a new POLITICO/George Washington University Battleground Poll, “Republicans hold a 14-point edge among [...]

Rush Limbaugh routinely hits home runs when battling the Left’s intolerance, hypocrisy, and tax-and-spend agenda. But on October 1, he hit a grand slam against what’s eating away at the conservative movement right in our own backyard—political elitism. Rush addressed his monologue “to those of you who are embarrassed of Sarah Palin and Christine O’Donnell [...]

What’s your take on the Senate races overall? – Ronald; Florida I’m looking forward to solid conservative victories. We need more leaders like Alaska’s Joe Miller and Florida’s Marco Rubio. —>CONTINUE READING HERE

What do Marco Rubio, Sarah Palin, and Joe Miller have in common? One:  They’re principled conservatives. Two: They aren’t part of Washington’s business-as-usual machine. And three: They – and many like them – have caused quite a few in the GOP establishment to shake in their boots. The National Republican Senatorial Committee has backed RINOs [...]

As I exited a small café in Massachusetts on a recent weekend getaway, two women were standing outside holding signs that read Stop the anti-woman GOP women. (They were not far from another female wearing a poster that read Death penalty for Bush/Cheney, among other delightful messages of liberal tolerance. But I digress.) I casually [...]

My mother recently received some interesting mail. Upon opening it, she quickly enjoyed a hearty laugh. Dad soon stuck it in an envelope and sent it my way. So, what summer gift did the Bilas receive in the mail this year? A request for donations from EMILY’s List. We’ll get to the accompanying letter soon [...]