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The Ed Morrissey Show: Guy Benson, Jim Geraghty, Nick Popaditch
3 pm ET! Today on the Ed Morrissey Show (3 pm ET), Guy Benson gives us a different angle on Alan Grayson’s despicable ad campaign, and a potential nasty surprise in the CA gubernatorial race. He also...
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47 Democrats revolt over Pelosi, Obama stance on tax hikes; Update: House...
Breaking rank. Both Nancy Pelosi and Barack Obama insist that they will not move to extend the current tax rates on upper-income Americans, creating by default a tax hike on those with capital and...
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Video: “Logrolling”
Badger karma. Most of the clever campaign ads this season have come from candidates with more creativity than opportunities to win in November, but one exception to that trend has been Sean Duffy. The...
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Baucus to IRS: Start probing political groups
Camels noses, tents, etc. In one sense, this isn’t as outrageous as it first sounds. After all, political groups use IRS regulations to receive exemptions on donations, allowing donors to deduct those...
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Rasmussen: GOP leading FL, CO Senate races, NV dead heat
Likely. These polls come at us so fast that sometimes it’s easier to take them in groups. Rasmussen has three polls out this morning on key Senate races, and they’re mainly good news for the GOP....
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October surprise: Meg Whitman’s former maid admits she’s an illegal alien
"[C]old and heartless treatment of a hardworking Latina." I’m surprised Gloria Allred didn’t wait two days to hold the press conference so that it’d be a true October surprise. Well played, Democrats....
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Obama: Let’s not turn illegal immigration into an “us and them” issue
"I'm always suspicious of politics that is dividing people instead of bringing them together." Via CNS News, a bon mot from yesterday’s backyard pain-feeling extravaganza in New Mexico. I think all he...
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Too bad to check: Miller 38, Murkowski 36, McAdams 22
Nightmare. I hope Dick Morris and Sean Trende are right about the GOP winning 100 seats in November. Because if Murky pulls this one out, that’s how big the wave will have to be to ease the pain. A...
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Video: Hey, remember when Charlie Crist was a conservative?
Heh. Why … no, actually. But I remember him saying he was a conservative. And so does Kendrick Meek, who’s rolling this spot out today to try to finish Crist off among Democrats in Florida. Nothing...
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Meg Whitman: I swear, I didn’t know the maid was illegal
Hmmmm. Cavuto runs through the basics with her but, alas, neglects to ask about the potential smoking gun, that alleged red-flag letter sent to Whitman by the Social Security Administration several...
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Dan Webster: Alan Grayson’s dirtbaggery has really helped my campaign
Aw. I’m paraphrasing. As you’ll see, Webster is far too soft-spoken to call Teacups what he is, although the part about helping his campaign is dead on. Until this past weekend, I didn’t know who...
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Video: A thrill-killing in Afghanistan?
Gulp. I want you to see the clip because this will be a very big story very soon, but I don’t know what to say about it that isn’t completely obvious. No one’s been convicted of anything yet, a lesson...
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CNN accuses James O’Keefe of bizarre prank
Emphasis on "bizarre." There’s no way to summarize this story. It’s simply too detailed and too weird, so take the time to either watch the clip below at Mediaite or read CNN’s write-up (and Boudreau’s...
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Castle rules out write-in campaign for Delaware Senate
Out. The bad news: I couldn’t find anything good for the “Quote of the Day.” The good news: Now I don’t need to. Delaware Republican Rep. Mike Castle has opted against against running as a write-in...
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Obamateurism of the Day
Po-tay-to, po-tah-to ... Let's call the whole thing off. Barack Obama stumped for Diane Denish earlier this week, telling New Mexico voters what a great governor she would make. His personal...
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Bipartisanship: No recess appointments for Obama
The Berwick effect? When Democrats took control of the Senate in 2007, they began blocking appointments such as George Bush’s nomination of John Bolton to the UN post. After Bush began using recess...
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Final Q2 GDP: 1.7%
Not much change in initial jobless claims, either. Commerce released its final revision of the annualized rate of growth from the second quarter. Initially estimated at 2.4% in July, the number got...
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Q-poll: Rubio up 13, almost at 50%
Toast. For those disinclined to trust Rasmussen’s polling, the latest from Quinnipiac might change minds. Their survey of likely voters essentially corroborates yesterday’s Rasmussen poll in Florida...
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Cato grades the governors: Pawlenty, Jindal get As
Crist a D, Paterson an F. The fiscal conservative-libertarians at Cato Institute have issued a report card for current governors, and they aren’t exactly generous with the praise. If a C is the...
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Colbert jumps the shark?
At least on Capitol Hill. Comedian Stephen Colbert didn’t take Rep. John Conyers’ advice and leave his hearing on immigration reform before making a mockery of it and embarrassing Zoe Lofgren (D-CA)...
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