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Here we go: Mike Castle hints at write-in campaign in Delaware; Update:...
"I probably won't do it." First Crist, then Murkowski, now this. My friends, after this year, I fear the stain on the good name of “RINO candy-ass” may never come out. Note to Castle: You’re no longer...
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Big media’s biggest failure?
Closure. Credit Michael Kinsley for a little honesty: I’m sitting here in a pile of reports and studies by think tanks, public-policy schools, the Office of Management and Budget, and self-appointed...
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Quotes of the day
Redemption. Listen, actual sexism should, and does, get pointed out. Deciding to discuss if Sarah Palin had a boob job the day after primaries, as a way to diminish the primary wins of candidates she...
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Video: Fiorina slams “Senator Ma’am” in first TV spot
"I'll really go to work." Carly Fiorina releases her first TV spot in the general election today, and takes aim at Barbara Boxer’s insistence on being called “Senator” in a rebuke during a military...
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Obamateurism of the Day
Platitudes. I knew when I read this quote that it would get all sorts of criticism, deservedly so, but mainly the wrong kind. Bob Woodward’s new book contains this rather odd statement from America’s...
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Gillibrand lead down to a single point; Update: Q-poll puts Gillibrand up only 6
Lukewarm. Yesterday, we got the first big hint that the Tea Party wave may have crashed all the way to the normally safe haven of New York when a Quinnipiac poll put Carl Paladino just six points back...
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Judiciary Committee taking up confirmations of controversial bench nominees
Warning on five. Jeff Sessions is ringing the alarm bells on Judiciary Committee hearings set to take place today for five Barack Obama nominees to the federal bench. The Senate, which has few days...
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Initial jobless claims still bouncing around a 2010 average
The new normal. Over the last couple of weeks, the number of initial jobless claims dropped, allowing media outlets to speculate on a job recovery as the third quarter comes to an close in one week....
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The Pledge: the first steps forward
Context. Today is Pledge Day, when the house Republican Caucus releases their new “Pledge to America” that details the commitments they will make for the 112th Session of Congress, assuming as most do...
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Uh oh: DoJ lawyer to testify tomorrow on voter-intimidation case dismissal
Defying Holder and the White House? When the Civil Rights Commission attempted to discover why the Department of Justice dropped a voter-intimidation case they had already won, the Obama administration...
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New NRSC ad “Prove Them Wrong” has a familiar face
Embraced. In the aftermath of the Delaware primary, a report from Fox News indicated that the NRSC wouldn’t support the winner, Christine O’Donnell, which raised howls from grassroots supporters until...
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GOP pollster shows how the wave will break
Sitting on top of the world? Via Taegan Goddard, who notes that Glen Bolger is a GOP pollster, with the understandable implication that he may be somewhat inclined toward irrational exuberance. Bolger...
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Video: Chrysler workers drinking, toking on the job
One toke off of the line, sweet taxpayers ... Nomally this kind of story wouldn’t be of much interest in politics. If a company’s workers start drinking and smoking marijuana on their breaks, it should...
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Obama looking for a reset button with staff changes?
Or doubling down on insularity? The Washington Post hears rumors of a staff sweep in the West Wing — and rumblings of discontent within President Obama’s party. The presumed departure of Rahm Emanuel...
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TEMS tonight: Guest hosting the Hugh Hewitt Show!
6-9 pm ET! The Ed Morrissey Show is movin’ on up tonight to the big leagues! I’m guest hosting for Hugh tonight on the Hugh Hewitt Show, heard coast to coast on the mighty Salem network from 6-9 pm...
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Zuckerman: Only one fix for housing crisis
Jobs. The housing crisis is certainly a tempting target for government intervention. With over six trillion dollars lost in home equity and a staggering 23% of mortgages under water at the moment, the...
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Obligatory: Chris Christie gets in heckler’s face at Meg Whitman rally;...
"You know what. You want to yell, yell at me." Another two or three more viral hits like this, I figure, and he’ll be nominated next year whether he wants to be or not. After all, Ace is right: This...
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Not much of a Pledge to America
The vision thing. Allahpundit did his usual spiffy job at rounding up reax to House Republicans’ “Pledge to America,” which was leaked yesterday. I offer a remix to make a few additional points. First,...
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Ahmadinejad’s speech to UN: Hey, maybe 9/11 was an inside job
"Truth." Via Mediaite, you’ll see in the clip how the U.S. delegation reacted to the “news.” A hint: It’s the same way they’ve reacted to all of his UN speeches. I didn’t watch today’s tirade but I’ve...
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Fun: Axelrod, lefty bloggers get testy with each other on conference call
"We're the girl you'll take under the bleachers but you won't be seen with in the light of day." Have tea partiers had any calls like this yet with the GOP leadership? All in good time, all in good...
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