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Schakowsky: Those radical Republicans talk about self-government!
And quote the Constitution! And now, a rant so absurd that both NewsAlert and The Blaze picked up on it. Rep. Jan Schakowsky, who once argued that government should destroy the private health-insurance...
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Quotes of the day
One nation? “[F]or all the chanting about how ‘the people, united, will never be divided,’ this turnout was small, and suffering from an enthusiasm gap compared the conservative populists who crowded...
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Poll: What was the Obamateurism of the Week?
Getting tough to swallow. Time to be your President’s keeper and choose the Obamateurism of the Week. We can’t let this be a feature without end, but it has at least two more years to go, so try to...
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NFL Week 4 open thread
Showdown. The Pittsburgh Steelers play their fourth and last game without their starting QB, Ben Roethlisberger, and to add to the drama, they take on their arch-rivals, the Baltimore Ravens. Not only...
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The inevitable 10:10 remix
Go Green ... or else. The irony here is that this remix by “Orwell’s Spectre” has essentially the same message as the original mini-film from 1010Global; it’s just made a little more clear in the...
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The eternal, futile, and dangerous demand for “unity”
And essentially unserious. Yesterday, when looking at news of the One Nation rally, I checked our Headlines and found John Avlon’s takedown at The Daily Beast. Avlon is a talented writer and a sharp...
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Senate score: Lawyers 57, manufacturers 0
Rosters. Today, many of us will watch our favorite football teams play in the NFL, and those games come down to the players on the field. Do you have a roster designed to succeed, or do they feature an...
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Reason TV: What we saw at the One Nation rally
Slogans. Nick Gillespie and the Reason TV crew spent some time at the One Nation rally, talking to the organizers and the speakers, and provide some enlightening moments. For instance, ALF-CIO chief...
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Video: Rand Paul’s Scott Brown moment
Whose seat? When David Gergen referred to “Ted Kennedy’s seat” in the Massachusetts debate between Martha Coakley and Scott Brown, he had at least two extenuating circumstances. First, he wasn’t one of...
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Marriage Encounter and the Refresh Challenge
Vote the Chicago Way. As many Hot Air readers know, the First Mate and I volunteer our time at Twin Cities Marriage Encounter, serving as weekend leaders as well as the president couple of the board....
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Quotes of the day
A third way? “I’ve just spent a week in Silicon Valley, talking with technologists from Apple, Twitter, LinkedIn, Intel, Cisco and SRI and can definitively report that this region has not lost its...
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Obamateurism of the Day
Motivational. As I mentioned on Friday, this is hardly a motivational rallying cry for anyone, let alone the President less than five weeks ahead of the midterms: “Now’s not the time to quit…it took...
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Who’s Polarizing Now?
Projection. Remember how leftists were accusing Fox News talk show host Glenn Beck of being a polarizing figure after and especially before his “Restoring Honor” rally? He was too outspoken, not...
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Dems getting the spin ready for the midterm debacle?
Reality bites. Democrats are starting to roll out two new narratives. First, they’re now claiming that their base has re-energized and that they will hold the House and the Senate — and then they’ll...
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Manufacturing tanks in August
Housing stablizing? Until Joe Biden started selling “Recovery Summer,” manufacturing had been one of the few areas in which Americans could take hope that the recession had truly ended. August’s...
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Bloomberg predicts small rise in unemployment
Bloomie shoots first! On Friday, the Department of Labor will release the last monthly unemployment number before the midterm elections, and Bloomberg predicts that it won’t bring good news for...
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Health-care sector defecting to GOP?
Endorsements. Okay, but will John Boehner hand out lab coats at the press briefing? A new portrait of the health industry landscape has begun to take shape, with some of those major players shifting...
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Ashjian taped Angle conversation, leaked tape to media
Bad manners, not a crime. See update below; meeting was in person, not over the phone. Proclaimed “Tea Party” candidate Scott Ashjian has managed to insinuate himself into the Senate race in Nevada,...
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Stunner: Minnesota’s 8th CD in play; Update: “Great news, not surprising”
Sinking sinking Oberstar ... Or perhaps not so stunning, since Jim Oberstar has lived for almost 50 years in Washington DC rather than Minnesota’s 8th CD. The working-class, union, and most...
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USA Today proclaims midterms “The Year of the Setback” for women
Huh? Perhaps a better headline would be: “Republican women run record number of races; women hardest hit.” USA Today’s Susan Page laments that a number of women could lose their seats in Congress and...
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